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Rafał S
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Software Developer
Board games, TTRPG, SF
Heterodox economics nerd
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The sad truth of Neo-Liberalism Capitalism is that if you are in a job that provides huge value to peoples' lives (like being a nurse) you are often going to be very badly paid.
December 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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If the interventionists own what happened to Iraq, the non interventionists own what happens to Syria.
December 6, 2024 at 7:08 PM
"If it's too slow, you might just as well not do it all." This pertains, among others, to administering justice, digital transformations, infrastructure construction, and fighting wars.
December 6, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 2:40 PM
At this stage of his intellectual journey I wouldn't rule out the possibility that Elon Musk becomes a flat earther and space denier.
December 5, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov and head of RT Margarita Simonyan rejoiced over Trump's picks. They were especially thrilled about Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, predicting, "They will quickly dismantle America, brick by brick."
youtu.be/kYGSEFxPaLg
Russian state TV rejoices over Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth nominations
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
youtu.be
December 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Ironically, a nation supports the US dollar by running a trade surplus/buying US dollars as foreign exchange reserves.
December 1, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.

Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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Behavioral economics: people cannot add or subtract

Macroeconomics: *maybe* people cannot deal with the fact that the entire cross sectional distribution is a state variable
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM