We cannot even agree not to do wars that are essentially just stealing from others.

Nonsense. My people lived on that land centuries ago even though others were already there so it's my land by default. It's not stealing. I'm just taking back what is mine.

2007/8 was also the result of fraud and the interdependence of the banking and rating system. For a study on how this worked and what happened, you can read this paper.

Also, I distinctly remember banks giving a loan to anyone with a pulse despite the rules saying otherwise as well as double or even triple mortgaging the same property.to different people.

As for the banks, it did end badly, right up to the moment the taxpayers were once again held at gunpoint and told to hand over their money. That is why Bear Stearns is no longer around. Unfortunately, others involved weren't allowed to fail as well.

If I tell you to buy 'Y' from Amazon using my account, I have given authorization for that purchase even though it is not me, the owner of the account, making the purchase.

In a similar fashion, Perplexity can claim the user telling their software to make the purchase is no different. That it is not a human is irrelevant. The owner of the account has given permission to make the purchases.

Keep cutting down trees and paving over grass. What could possibly go wrong?

How to make succulent looking eggs or giant mechanized robots?

He says he doesn't think college is worth it, yet his company is being run by people who went to college and then graduate school.

Or does he think all that AI stuff is just pulled off a cereal box?

After Meta announced its earnings on Wednesday, and presumably this announcement was part of the earnings call, Meta's stock dropped, erasing $237 billion in value.

As the article relates, "Meta's spending is hard to rationalize, some analysts say, as it's uncertain whether heavy investments in AI will generate compelling returns"

Further down in the article, "Significant investment in Superintelligence despite unknown revenue opportunity mirrors 2021/2022 metaverse spending," Oppenheimer analysts said, referring to Meta's recently formed Superintelligence Labs focused on AI that would surpass human knowledge. After Wall Street panned earlier metaverse-spending plans, Meta went through a "year of efficiency" focused on cost cuts.

Take this as you will.

Another solution would be to compost the body. The mercury would still be in the ground, but either stay there or be dispersed among the tree and vegetation.

He tracked their children's locations, counted their screen minutes and demanded they account for them, and imposed draconian limits during Kate's custody days while lifting them on his own [...] After they separated, Kate's ex refused to disband the family group.

He sounds like such a pleasant person.

You could stopped at 'Windows is the Problem'. Everyone would understand. No need to say anything more.

China offered a U.S. Nobel Prize winner whatever he wanted after the U.S. froze grant money for research. He declined to take up the offer, but it is guaranteed others will and have done so, whether to China or somewhere in Europe.

Guess what happens to a country where people like this are no longer around.

Unfortuantely, no. There are many "doctors" who don't believe in vaccines or were touting quack products to "cure" covid. Look who heads the Florida Department of Health and his stance on vaccines. Essentially, they're not needed.

As well there are people with law degress who don't know the law. One need only look at the Supreme Court Justices who supposedly have law degrees but don't even know what the Constitution is about.

And let's not get into Flat Earthers who have degrees in astronomy.

This would do little in the U.S. to limit morons from spouting nonsense. If anything, it would make things worse because now people could use the appeal to authority when letting loose their conspriacy theories or outright lies by saying, "See! See! Dr. Combobulitz said it and since they're an expert it must be true."

Agreed. I didn't buy in nearly early enough, but my money is growing so that's all that matters. Even if the stock drops precipitously, I'm up far enough I'll still make out.

The next two years should be interesting to see where things go from here.

When I used to be in an apartment my upstairs neighbor had food delivered every Friday and at least one other time each week. I can guarantee they were not upper middle class.

My current neighbor across the street has food delivered, as far as I can tell, once a week as well. Not sure if they have it delivered while I'm at work so it's always possible they have it delivered more than that one time. Again, they are not upper middle class and there are no special occasions going on\ that I am aware of.

There is a host of a local radio station who readily admits their DoorDash account is beyond belief. There is no way they are upper middle class.

As for bothering JD Vance, the more the merrier.

Who doesn't like paying up to three times the cost of the food to have it delivered lukewarm?

And people wonder why they're always broke.