Capitalists, and especially conservatives are strong supporters of a businesses right to choose to decline service to a customer. The classic one is convenience stores with signs that decline service to customers who don’t have a shirt in, or are not wearing shoes. Essentially, those who conservatives deem “less than”. But, when the same rules …
This is scapegoat-ism at its worst. Leveraging 1 tool, base interest, then blaming retailers for passing cost on to consumers is just stupid.
Seriously!!! Do central banks really think the only took at their disposal is base interest rate??? Mortgage rates, and home prices is going up (not what they want) but gas prices are going down (also not what they want). This clearly highlights that base interest rate, suprise suprise, doesn’t impact the price of average daily …
Yup!
I’ve been thinking a lot about “why get out of bed in the morning” or “why go to work” or “why do anything”. It did occur to me today that plants grow without ever asking why or what their purpose is; they just do what they’re biologically programmed for. Because we can ask a question …
I’ve now met 3 (tech) people from Aber. All have said the home purchase process is painfully slow and concluded. I also know of at least 1 person who’s home sale fell through. That’s all the evidence I need that the real estate system here is broken, or at least not serving sellers or buyers …
So This is Your Genius…
Totally a normal thing to read at 4am when you can’t sleep, recent advances in quantum string theory using the math/physics bootstrap method: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-correction-to-einstein-hints-at-evidence-for-string-theory-20220121/
I tried a bit of stretching; I have to admit it’s hard/impossible to devote that time and effort only to make the pain marginally less. If stretching/physio kept the pain away I’d be far more motivated that just fighting to keep it slightly closer to bearable.
