POG Politics Thread Version 3 - Page 535 - Puzzles and Other Games Forum

We are less that 2 decades removed from a crisis that almost ended capitalism thanks to banks and was only averted because of government intervention.

The liberals need a reality check.

Pretty sure 2008 almost ending capitalism is akin to January 6th almost ending "democracy".

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03-13-2023 , 01:09 AM

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Pretty sure 2008 almost ending capitalism is akin to January 6th almost ending "democracy".

Not really.

Without government intervention it would have been catastrophic.

Comparing 2008 to Jan 6 seems delusional

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03-13-2023 , 01:09 AM

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Even with a trillion dollar bail out it was catastrophic

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03-13-2023 , 01:21 AM

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They should have let Chrysler die. Probably GM too.

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03-13-2023 , 01:23 AM

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i've always suspected that mark is really a communist

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03-13-2023 , 04:03 AM

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Shhh comrade!

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03-13-2023 , 09:38 AM

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Not that I have much invested but I think I'm sufficiently diversified that i just make no money. Robinhood telling me that all my gold stocks have big upwards movement, so naturally that means I'm down .2%.

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03-13-2023 , 03:58 PM

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Apparently my employer had been using SVB as their primary bank. Who knew!

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03-18-2023 , 01:43 AM

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Tech tycoon called a ‘creep’ for $100K offer to female plane passenger

The dude offered the woman $100K to take off her mask and she declined. I would have done it for $100.

Filthy, how much to take off your mask for one night at the poker table?

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03-18-2023 , 02:22 AM

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i'd probably go maskless for $10. or in other words, if i had to buy a $10 mask every session, i don't think i'd do it

rake and tip are about $35 an hour

but 100k is absurd... i wouldn't be offended if the guy offered me 100k to use my body, or to commit murder

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03-18-2023 , 02:24 AM

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btw, i have only been sick once in the last 3 years. i love wearing masks!!!

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03-18-2023 , 02:32 AM

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Filthy, he has 320 million dollars. If he's offering you 100K to kill someone--counter!

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03-18-2023 , 02:49 AM

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i didn't say i'd accept it!

i just wouldn't be offended if he asked

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03-18-2023 , 08:00 AM

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btw, i have only been sick once in the last 3 years. i love wearing masks!!!

Me too, except no masks

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03-18-2023 , 08:28 AM

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i didn't say i'd accept it!

A likely story.

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i just wouldn't be offended if he asked

How would that go I wonder? Random multi-millionaire sits next to you on a plane. "Hi there, you look like an enterprising sort of chap. One perhaps not overly concerned with morality. Fancy making a quick 100K to off someone for me?"

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03-18-2023 , 09:06 AM

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Long plane ride, gotta talk about something

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03-18-2023 , 10:40 AM

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Tech tycoon called a ‘creep’ for $100K offer to female plane passenger

The dude offered the woman $100K to take off her mask and she declined.

#thathappened

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03-20-2023 , 03:32 PM

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‘Pantry porn’ trend slammed as sexist and classist

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“What lies beneath the surface of this anti-messiness, pro-niceness stance is a history of classist, racist and sexist social structures,” Drenten notes.

“In my research, influencers who produce pantry porn are predominantly white women who demonstrate what it looks like to maintain a ‘nice’ home by creating a new status symbol: The perfectly organized, fully stocked pantry,” the professor continues. “Perhaps it’s not surprising that pantry porn found its foothold during the Covid-19 pandemic, when shortages in the supply chain surged. Keeping stuff on hand became a symbol of resilience for those with the money and space to do so.”

That's hilarious.

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03-20-2023 , 04:11 PM

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adverts from the 80s and nineties are why people obsessed with cleaning i assume

chemicals!

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03-20-2023 , 05:08 PM

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‘Pantry porn’ trend slammed as sexist and classist

That's hilarious.

The content creators who do this stuff, right?

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03-20-2023 , 05:10 PM

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adverts from the 80s and nineties are why people obsessed with cleaning i assume

chemicals!

It blows my mind what the average person believes about hygiene, cleanliness, etc. Some people actually wash their meat, and argue for it.

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03-20-2023 , 11:35 PM

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‘Pantry porn’ trend slammed as sexist and classist

That's hilarious.

I defy 90% of people on the planet to maintain a pantry that is simultaneously fully stocked and perfectly organized, while cooking regularly.

My pantry only gets really organized when I get low on stuff and am trying to stave off a grocery visit. That's when I unearth the last lonely cans of water chestnuts, curry paste, and coconut milk and try to turn them into dinner.

ETA: I also think the people decorating the insides of their refrigerator have already given into our new overlords and are creating shrines to them.

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03-21-2023 , 02:13 AM

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I'll trade you your curry paste for my Southwest mustard.

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03-21-2023 , 08:31 AM

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I keep the pantry so everything is visible and accessible. Not always fully stocked, though. What're the things you should always have in the pantry (thinking mostly canned stuff).

I do rinse meat sometimes. Think it's normally if it was cryovaced and has goo on it.