It's a ponzi scheme like cryptocurrency

Everything you said is correct except this last sentence. Unlike crypto, there's always something intrinsically valuable about real estate, because it actually exists in the real world. It's a physical, tangible asset that you can live in; ergo, unlike crypto, it has some real value. Heck, in this context, the word "real" in real estate comes from the Latin word realis which means existing and true.

LOL! I'd mod you up if I had the points.

Unlimited PTO is indeed a scam, but the scam is that employees do not accrue PTO hours. This means that when they quit, are laid off / fired, or otherwise leave the company, there is no PTO balance to pay out.

They leave these damn things in the middle of the sidewalk (they're not supposed to be on the sidewalk anyway) and can't even be bothered to return them to the designated parking zones. For wheelchair-bound people it's becoming a real problem. Start fining the operators and the rental companies every time this happens -- shouldn't be too hard as each one is GPS tracked and tied to someone's personal account. Also as they're motorized vehicles that are supposed to use the road they should be subject to the same laws auto drivers are e.g. drunk and reckless driving, running red lights, etc. Enforce all of the above and you might not need a ban.

Oh, I understand completely. You and twenty or so other sad sacks on here spend waaaay too much time constantly trying to show everyone that you are the experts on everything. Usually it's political, but with you, it's more of a chance to demonstrate your supposed intelligence and superiority over others. It's in everything you write, and you've even got it in your sig, pathetically enough. People like you have made Slashdot a truly lousy place to be most of the time over the last ten years or so. The worst part of it is, with all of the countless hours you've all wasted on here writing your screed, proclaiming your expertise, and telling others how stupid they are, you could've actually accomplished something more meaningful with your life than just making silly words on a computer screen.

So, by all means, mark me with the red dot. I'm sure it felt good, but it won't fix that horrible insecurity you're hiding.

I understand the matter completely, and apparently better than you do, dim bulb. Fuck off with your pathetic the-IT-people-were-dumber-than-me schtick because no one is impressed, and fuck anyone evil enough to exploit cancer patients for personal monetary gain. Those people ARE the victims here -- it's absolutely NEVER their fault, even if IT at the hospital was negligent. If you don't get that, you're not just a cave-man, you're a sociopathic loser.

No good reason they should be allowed to live. This is nothing but exploitative evil.

They really didn't do anything wrong, though perhaps they made some mistakes. Non-criminal mistakes.

Well, paying out millions in bonuses just hours before the FDIC seizure and the CEO dumping $3.6 million of SVB stock weeks before the collapse might or might not be technically criminal, but most reasonable people would consider it not only "wrong," but downright slimy and immoral behavior. I hope these fuckers do some jail time, or at the very least are never allowed anywhere near a bank management position ever again, but that's way too much to expect.

Censored? Lefties tried their hand at talk radio, and failed miserably. Air America was poorly run and went bankrupt within six years. It appears not enough people were interested in what they had to say -- otherwise, they'd still be around.

You're talking about homeless. Hobos are a specifically nomadic subclass of homeless that live in trains. Likely the only place you'd find hobos in a downtown area would be the railyard or some other part of the right-of-way.

Why not level these buildings and turn them into parks, or urban farms? A lot cheaper than converting, most likely, and once it's done, it creates a space that actually benefits the remaining residents. To spend billions on these conversions and hope that people *might* want to move back to a more expensive place with higher crime, shitty schools, and mumbling homeless derelicts leaving needles, shit, and trash everywhere is the height of fiscal irresponsibility.

That's fine. Play stupid games and win stupid prizes. But if you get hooked and turn into a junkie (which I've seen happen multiple times in my life), that's on you. In ultra-libertarian land, your bad decisions should never be allowed to negatively affect others. That means you can't play the victim card for any of the bad shit that happens, because you knew the risks and consciously chose it anyway. If you become addicted and steal or commit violence to feed your habit, you go to the man jail away from society and dry out, and do the time for the crime you committed. If you O.D., you get the hospital bill if you live. If you want rehab, you and your family should pay for it, not me. If we are going all-in with personal responsibility, then let's go all-in with personal responsibility.

And no, I don't feel that I should be made to pay for people who stupidly smoke or chew tobacco and give themselves cancer either, or fatties who can't put down the fork and gorge themselves to death.

Or adding nuclear capacity.

This world doesn't need more assholes that think they know everything.

Indeed, there are enough of those here on Slashdot. :-)

If you think most of the people in the lower 50% even know what an index fund is, let alone how to invest in one, you're beyond delusional.

There's no excuse for this, regardless of income level. It's an educational failing -- both of the schools and the parents. Financial literacy is just as important as math and reading, and one of the most important factors in determining whether or not someone lives a happy, healthy, less-stressed life. Make it a graduation requirement for high schoolers that they know what an index fund is, how compounding interest works, and can make and stick to a personal budget. If they can't do that, they're fucked.