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Why aren't bonuses for bankers more popular with the hoi palloi?

Nothing. I love my fate--let it eternally recur!

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I've been watching some geopolitical strategists on YouTube. They seem to be expecting a collapse of the global world order. This means they need to flood North America with fresh …

I would call it a labor caste system. You're the one speaking like we're living in another time. A time where people were freer and there was more economic opportunity. 40% of Amer…

An investment? Don't go to college and you'll be drowned in the flood of third world labor that has been allowed to invade the country. This is not the 1950's. You aren't going to …

Billions of dollars in military aid given to a foreign country where Biden had shady interests. Response: I stand with Ukraine Billions spent in failed foreign wars, which created …

This attitude is the product of an insanely competitive and violent environment. People have learned that this is how you have to be to make it to the top. Also, what's the fun of …

The game was rigged to begin with. Individuals can't make sound choices within this insanely dysfunctional system. You can work hard, be the greatest model citizen, and still end u…

I don't know what's going to happen in the future. No one does. I don't have all the facts. And even if I did, I would need a galaxy brain to integrate them all into an outlook. No…

You choose homeostasis. Feeeling good about the future makes you feel good. This leads to immediate improvements in one's quality of life. People are attracted to those who have a …

It's called "class warfare." America isn't one nation: it's a hierarchy of classes. The managerial/administrative class is superior to the proletarian educator class in the hierarc…

There are drug addiction pipelines. Get in a car accident -> hurt back -> prescribed opiates -> get addicted -> prescription stops -> seek street alternatives -> move up the food c…

I think the poster is interested in this case as an example of how delegating a task to technology leads to skill atrophy. We do it more and more every year. Technology may be maki…

Even if that's the case, corrupt politicians and institutions will use the disgruntled proletariat to gain power. Also, many corporations are pushing for central government too. Wa…

It's the best of times and the worst of times. Some are taking joyrides to space. Others are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. The inequality is real and tremendous. You …

You feel well connected through your family. That's all people really need. As you say, your children are your world. Some people don't have this family structure. Many come from b…

Most of us feel it. It's real. Don't let anyone gaslight you. You aren't sick: our culture is sick. (For those alone and struggling). Social alienation is the source of much mental…

It is for me in Connecticut.

There are whole regions of America that are almost post apocalyptic. People dying of drugs everywhere, rampant hopelessness, mass murder and gang violence, millions of people in pr…

Nothing is more important for survival and thriving than belonging to a tribe. An isolated man is a dead man. Also, we don't need neuroscience to condescend to us like this. Isn't …

This thread offers us an opportunity to understand why it does. Look at how many comments ordain the practice out of a callous disregard for those who incur the unfortunate label o…