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Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by gary_0 »

coldtea wrote: post #7

> We are at an unprecedented point in American history, and I'm concerned we may lose sight of the American Dream The understatement of the year. From all I read, hasn't it been dead and burried for decades? (Of course not for some founder who hit the jackpot like Jeff). "Evidence indicates that in recent decades social mobility in the United States has declined, and income inequality has risen.[7][8] Social mobility…

> hasn't it been dead and burried for decades?

"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin, like 30 years ago. Just after he observed that "hard-working people of modest means continue to elect these rich cocksuckers who don't give a fuck about them."

Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by chrisco255 »

trilbyglens wrote: post #6
Mistletoe wrote: post #3

Sorry if I’m misunderstanding but is he saying the 8 million is half his net worth or is there a lot more coming? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27371627 Is this post wildly off on his net worth calculation? Either way, I applaud him for his donations! I hadn’t heard about the Warren Buffett complete 180 degree change on where his money is going after he dies and that’s really disappointing to read.

Shocking that billionaires aren't to be trusted :)

They're not any less trustworthy than the general public. Usually you should be skeptical of people professing to be altruistic, however.

Re: Stay Gold, America

#13

Post by saagarjha »

> I've always felt Stack Overflow and Discourse are projects for the public good that happen to be corporations.

I mean, we're watching what happens to them due to them being corporations in real time. I find it difficult to interpret that statement in the way the post intends for it to be read.

Re: Stay Gold, America

#14

Post by throwpoaster »

docdeek wrote: post #9

>> Whatever the reasons, 42% of adults living in America had no say in the 2024 election. The vote failed to represent everyone. The 2024 election had a turnout of about 59% of the voting age population. Since 1972, only one presidential election had higher turnout than that (it was 2020). If the 2024 vote didn’t represent everyone, then most every election for the last half century has been even worse at representin…

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Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by throwpoaster »

eunos wrote: post #4

On the cost increases graph, As always, things that got cheaper are things that American import from other countries while things that got more expensive are things that you cant import and solely depends on American workforce, more or less. So I found it very funny that right now there are more and louder voices on reducing trade deficits and bringing manufacturing backs. Well, are most folks ready to have the black…

Prices increase when there's low investment in capacity and should decrease when there's more.

Re: Stay Gold, America

#16

Post by defrost »

Hilift wrote: post #10
coldtea wrote: post #7

> We are at an unprecedented point in American history, and I'm concerned we may lose sight of the American Dream The understatement of the year. From all I read, hasn't it been dead and burried for decades? (Of course not for some founder who hit the jackpot like Jeff). "Evidence indicates that in recent decades social mobility in the United States has declined, and income inequality has risen.[7][8] Social mobility…

There has always been poor people in the US. There seems to be more shame and stigma attached now though, along with denial. I think that is one of the reasons the iPhone is more popular in the US. It helps people feel like they aren't poor.

> There has always been poor people in {X}

has been a classic dismissal throughout history - it was the excuse in Dickensian England also.

What has more leverage and potential for positive change is an analytic approach looking at multiple countries, quintile various income|asset bands, look at food and housing security in these bands, look at the movement from band to band and quantify what it is to be poor and how many are poor - look to the factors that cause or are tightly bound to being poor.

Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by throwpoaster »

gary_0 wrote: post #11
coldtea wrote: post #7

> We are at an unprecedented point in American history, and I'm concerned we may lose sight of the American Dream The understatement of the year. From all I read, hasn't it been dead and burried for decades? (Of course not for some founder who hit the jackpot like Jeff). "Evidence indicates that in recent decades social mobility in the United States has declined, and income inequality has risen.[7][8] Social mobility…

> hasn't it been dead and burried for decades? "It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." - George Carlin, like 30 years ago. Just after he observed that "hard-working people of modest means continue to elect these rich cocksuckers who don't give a fuck about them."

America is the best country in the world for growing something new.

Source: I am a non-American who does business in America.

Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by Bengalilol »

I am not american so please pardon my insufficient sensibility. I see that the author has a clear view on a solution built with dollars in order to maintain democracy and America, but am I missing something more obvious?

Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by hshshshshsh »

throwpoaster wrote: post #14
docdeek wrote: post #9

>> Whatever the reasons, 42% of adults living in America had no say in the 2024 election. The vote failed to represent everyone. The 2024 election had a turnout of about 59% of the voting age population. Since 1972, only one presidential election had higher turnout than that (it was 2020). If the 2024 vote didn’t represent everyone, then most every election for the last half century has been even worse at representin…

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Re: Stay Gold, America

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Post by noduerme »

docdeek wrote: post #9

>> Whatever the reasons, 42% of adults living in America had no say in the 2024 election. The vote failed to represent everyone. The 2024 election had a turnout of about 59% of the voting age population. Since 1972, only one presidential election had higher turnout than that (it was 2020). If the 2024 vote didn’t represent everyone, then most every election for the last half century has been even worse at representin…

Having lived in a country with compulsory voting (Argentina), I find the notion charming but I can scarcely say it leads to more intelligent outcomes.
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