GameStop, Bitcoin and the Commoditization of Populist Rage

Post by mechEpleb » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 11:23 AM UTC

pattusk wrote: post #40

Clewza313 wrote: post #14

> Everyday I see a world where many in my generation have simply given up all hope for opportunity of a family, a house, a stable career and forced to confront an uncertain future in a world that is slowly boiling itself to death. South Korea and Japan are 10-20 years ahead of the same curve here. However, the result has been resignation and stagnation, not revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampo_generation h…

They are not 10 to 20 years ahead of the curve. The Sampo and Satori generations are very much in the same age bracket as Western millenials. Stagnation and resignation has also been the answer for millenials in the West. If by revolution you mean the recent Capitol riots, most of the protesters were over 40 and well off. If anything I'm surprised by how politically apathetic this (my) generation is.

Post by AlwaysRock » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:06 PM UTC

mac01021 wrote: post #173

AlwaysRock wrote: post #103

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The major reason my small ruralish home town has a brain/talent/youth drain is the lack of high quality jobs. I'm pushing to move to my partners small ruralish town now that we can work remote but her fear is the lack of like minded friends. It's sad because it is much more enjoyable and realistic to live, raise a family, and buy a home in these types of areas as compared to a city.

What qualifies as a like-minded friend? Same hobbies? Same political ideology? Same profession?

Post by solosoyokaze » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC

vinceguidry wrote: post #175

solosoyokaze wrote: post #147

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There are plenty of old people buying lottery tickets. All of these justifications are just an excuse to erect artificial barriers around the early stage market (aka where all the upside is). People should be free to spend their money as they see fit, even if that means shoveling it into a campfire.

The lottery isn't a scam, it won't call you at bedtime threatening devastating legal action unless you take care of this very urgent business matter.

Post by pcstl » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 4:06 PM UTC

jancsika wrote: post #179

albntomat0 wrote: post #125

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Do you allow literally anyone, regardless of situation, to claim "woe is me"? I understand that "one-downmanship" can be used to dismiss legitimate claims, but the existence of such tactics does not automatically validate anyone who claims their lives are hard. The original article used a line from Hobbes regarding existence pre-society, which does not apply. The author could have used many valid other things in the…

> Do you allow literally anyone, regardless of situation, to claim "woe is me"? As far as one-downmanship-- it can make sense in personal situations where trust is high and someone opens up about suffering. Perhaps in other high-trust instances, where it's likely to be interpreted as bonding/guidance and not muscle-flexing. But even in those cases it can quickly become unhelpful, hence the Python sketch getting lots…

Post by AlwaysRock » Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 5:33 PM UTC

silexia wrote: post #184

AlwaysRock wrote: post #183

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Some glob of all of those. Someone we'd be interested in spending significant amount of time with. People who we'd be okay with them being our primarily in person friend group.

I moved from Los Angeles to the rural area I grew up a year ago. The biggest thing I miss is the people. There are a fraction of the people here that there were in LA and the average education, income, and general approachability here is much lower. Plus almost everyone I have met out here is refusing to get the Covid vaccine because of conspiracy theories.