Yes, BUT.... 1. I colleges don't take them, their enrollment drops. They have dorms sitting empty. They have classrooms that aren't used. They have professors with no classes. Like all pyramid schemes, colleges need to keep growing to keep the tuition dollars flowing. 2. See #1. If you fail kids, they no longer pay tuition. College has become a big business, and they simply can't afford to cut off their tuition pipeline.

9th grader in Algebra 2, 7th grader in Algebra 1. Both score 99th percentile on standardized tests. The public schools around here care more about teaching pronouns and gender bending than they do basic learning.

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Capitalism is awful, until it's compared to every other economic system that has existed. Maybe you would like to live in Russia, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Somalia, or a host of other countries that try their hardest not to be capitalistic. Capitalism is far from perfect, but it's better than everything else out there.

Unless you are using a stenographers keyboard, I'm calling 100% BS on this comment. 240 wpm would put you in world record territory.

Better to teach them cursive than to teach them that men can get pregnant and women can have two mommies. We've gotten so far away from basic education in this country it's no wonder we are falling apart at the seams.

What is the value of gold?
Well, women like bright shinny objects to wear. Gold is among their favorites. So gold will help me get laid.

Nvidia stock? A little more difficult there, but it is a very large company that makes a bunch of chips. Some of which make games look really good on my computer. So, if I can get enough gold to give to the ladies to get laid, I'll lock myself in my mom's basent and play videos games which is a decent backup plan to hold.

Now for the big onr, USD. I can always pay someone for sex or if I have enough USD someone might be attracted to my ability to buy lots of gold.

To that end, never been asked how much BTC I own. YMMV.

yes.... I'm thinking of the people who are the most awesome square peg, but the role calls for a someone able to fit into a round hole...the person is so awesome you want them to fit into the round hole and the manager goes ahead and hires this individual because of how awesome they are at being a square peg thinking that they'll eventually fit into the round hole if they push hard enough. Life sometimes works that way, but not always.

Not really. This is an easy way to get rid of:
troublemakers (those that stir the pot with their activism whether thats technical, political, social or whatever)
low performers (but not quite low enough to fire outright)
misfits (talented folks who just don't quite fit the position)

Basically, you can get rid of folks without having to go through an unpleasantness of a PIP or other disciplinary actions.

Diversity makes us stronger. Sourcing critical parts from a single (quietly hostile) country is never a good idea. Everyone looking to shave pennies off the price of a part or chip in order to make more money is now seeing their chickens come home to roost.

It used to be Trump at #1 most hated on my list, but now it's Senator Cotton. A pox upon his house! A pox I say!

I wonder how many of these layers were offered to keep their job and go back to being a worker bee? If I had Amazon Prime, I'd cancel it.

A widnborne weather balloon payload weighing less than 2.4 lbs struck an airplane cruising at 36,000 feet traveling ~500mph and the windshield not only stopped the object, it maintained cabin pressure and integrity allowing the pilots to get the plane down on the ground. This is some seriously impressive engineering.

Right, when you use a properly licensed realtor whose trade association is paying off the correct politicians to get the data, it's just fine. Try and do it yourself and it's a crime. Shame on people for trying to cut out the middleman. People must be paid.

Less factory works, more eldercare workers. Problems solved. Also get money from selling ever increasingly value added goods to the world.