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This seems very unusual on many, many levels. I hate to ask, but were you a child when this happened? If so, are you sure you were in all the conversations. First- There are less t…

You're not wrong, but the weakness you point out isn't a new concept. Market cap is, at best, a rough valuation of the company. It has many confounding variables of which liquidity…

Obesity is widely regarded as a chronic disease that includes the interaction of genetic and other factors with behavioral factors. The unbelievably low success rate of diet and ex…

Statistically. Do many trials and measure how often it succeeds/fails.

Ehh... you're both wrong. Argentina ended 2024 with an annual inflation rate close to 100%. That's significantly lower, but still hyperinflation. It should be lower this year, but …

That's just not true. The models have real predictive power, they just have limitations. Behavioral economics, which tackles this frontier is still a growing field. Thaler, Kahnema…

There are two more steps: - Demand drops due to increased price to buyers. - Prices drop so manufacturers can remain profitable.

The key difference in the markets is that it takes a very long time to build more apartments and houses, especially in France. There also isn't an option to not have housing. (Low …

I'm sorry, but that's not what OP said. OP didn't say anything about the essential-ness of the entire workforce. They solely spoke to the larger, well documented and endorsed by ma…

Proof or you're lying. Yelling doesn't make something true. It's the standard you've asked others to be held to in these comments. It's fair to be held to it yourself.

Can you provide a basis in fact for the argument about a large portion of government spending? I'm asking because I think the argument is specious. First- 49% of national spending …

Two things that frustrate me about this line of argument is a failure to recognize the scale being discussed and an implicit assumption that something that isn't trivially obvious …

This is /s, right? First- Many of the cuts haven't been legally conducted and, rather, represent waste themselves as they are going to disrupt activities and create litigation. So …

Definitionally, at least in the US, Autism is a disability. It's a qualifier for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The specific definition: "A disability is a physical or mental…

Can you clarify what you mean by "social politics?" I ask because rural health is effectively its own subspecialty in family medicine. There doesn't seem to be a locality equivalen…

I think the point was that it's concerning. In fact, to quote the article: "It’s a direct quote from a 2019 European report about the ethical concerns of the world’s superpowers at…

Those aren't the objectives of this group. If you read the prompt about the panel, those are potential upcoming capabilities they're concerned about.

I like how the article did its best to bury the lede that the crux of the discussion was how to better understand and manage these new technologies. To quote the panel prompt "[T]h…

The recent curative hepatitis treatments have paved the way for this. There are a variety of different approaches including statewide cost sharing funds that pool the cost across a…

Paperclips and Crude Oil value, relative to another paperclip or barrel of oil, can be based on well-defined, finite, measurable standards that can be measured indeterminate of the…

I would argue that the cost is less in setting up than in running and maintaining a site at the scale of Recreation.gov. That includes aspects of customer support. Many of these ag…

Because they aren't writing for a general audience. They're writing for an academic, professional finance, and governmental audience. It's extremely relevant that their word choice…

As with most fields a lot of it relates back to the first principles of the field. A lot of it is around what the best way to classify, measure, and show an economic transaction. O…

You'll see similar models in law firms. IMHO it's driven by two key elements in the business: An apprenticeship-like, up-or-out model for developing talent and a vested owner-opera…

Companies that file for bankruptcy don't have much damage done to operations and the organizational structure because its ability to keep operating is usually the highest value out…