Posts by pyperkub@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AW3GjIkx8wJTPjjlc8 by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-05-26T16:01:29Z
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@strypey Well, to be fair, that text and those images are usually Ads ;)
(DIR) Post #AWf48HIbe3bMakbUUC by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-06-13T21:39:25Z
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@mansr @neil So, per the Monkees: When I first met you girl you didn't have no shoesNow you're walking 'round like you're front page news.You've been awful careful 'bout the friends you chooseBut you won't find my name in your book of Who's Who. ;)
(DIR) Post #AXvdq5UUSAnvsIqJPc by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-07-21T19:26:59Z
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@lowqualityfacts Hmm, must be the beta-blockers... ;)
(DIR) Post #AY5trDNaHsXWRYRTwO by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-07-26T18:13:37Z
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@edgeoforever @NPR DeSantis and Climate Change turning Florida into a poster child sh*thole state? 101 degree F oceans don't help...
(DIR) Post #AYUyWPJEHDXiK9s5bM by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-03T21:11:40Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis IMHO. mostly that you are conflating monopolists with capitalists and what passes for capitalism today is NOT capitalism, it is the opposite of what Adam Smith meant by free markets in capital and labor, and most your issues appear to be with what monopolists are doing to corrupt free markets and perform rent-seeking. Capitalism with good rules and referees is what's needed, but both have been corrupted by monopolists (and not for the first time).
(DIR) Post #AYUyWUKTc0VltTUejw by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-03T21:15:04Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis See @pluralistic 's examination of Private Equity and the Carried Interest Loophole: https://pluralistic.net/2021/04/29/writers-must-be-paid/#carried-interest
(DIR) Post #AYUyWd1JIdWmqdaycC by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-03T21:17:58Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis @pluralistic And then realize even **THAT** scam isn't enough, and needs more scams: https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/20/continuation-fraud/
(DIR) Post #AYWooTXGguXHQ3Kobo by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-04T17:25:53Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic See above- "Capitalism with good rules and referees is what's needed"
(DIR) Post #AYWooVIo7e9mtmaILY by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-04T19:18:15Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic and socialism/communism isn't?Hmmm... might need to come up with some way to differentiate here...
(DIR) Post #AYWoorvC1bvx3CiGES by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T17:33:53Z
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@RD4Anarchy @HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic From Britannica - you are still conflating "monopoly/oligopoly" with "capitalism". The point being that what we have is NOT a free market based economy (Defn of Capitalism here), based on market principles, but rather an oligopoly based on monopolistic principles. That is what #enshittification is all about - Rent Seeking through Monopoly.
(DIR) Post #AYWop0DZBBNsmVN2yu by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T17:38:50Z
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@RD4Anarchy @HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic And here's a starter on Monopolies - and realize that those excess profits are being invested, not in better products, but to create more monopolistic advantages: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042215/how-does-monopoly-contribute-market-failure.asp
(DIR) Post #AYWop1mhM353dkocNc by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T19:05:35Z
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@PKMKII @RD4Anarchy @HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic People enforce private property claims too. Ever seen a "No Trespassing" Sign, or one that says "Trespassers will be shot" - that ain't the State. You're still describing market capture and regulatory capture by monopolists, not capitalism, and the KEY takeaway is that part of Good Government and Communities is required to prevent Capitalism from all of the above. We're failing at that, but it's not because teh capitalism is bad.
(DIR) Post #AYWop3KPcBduQbb3ZI by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T19:23:10Z
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@HeavenlyPossum @RD4Anarchy @PKMKII @pluralistic So, Farmers who own their land aren't capitalists? Their land isn't their property, no matter who is enforcing their perceived "right" to their property? I am *literally* not buying this ;)
(DIR) Post #AYWop6KsQunTkupyD2 by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-07T19:06:31Z
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@PKMKII @RD4Anarchy @HeavenlyPossum @pluralistic And this is true in Socialist and Communist Countries as well. It's just Power which gets monopolized w/o good government/governance. The fact is that market economics play out in all forms of government. Just with different currencies.
(DIR) Post #AZ3AXlCQssWsTDrFa4 by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-08-22T19:16:32Z
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#BacktoSchool #PostPamdemic I missed the buzz on campus when students came back ( and most of the on campus housing was closed to students due to Covid). Before is earlier this month, and then today.
(DIR) Post #AcLM6I7is2fCYQxq8u by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-11-30T20:36:19Z
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@changelog @pluralistic and somehow this is on youtube ;)
(DIR) Post #AcYEhx4FKcFZfyGQoS by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2023-12-07T01:47:25Z
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@chris Psst - you have 1 week to see the original in theaters again... https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/die-hard-to-return-to-theaters-for-christmas/ar-AA1kJtVb
(DIR) Post #AhZajanc8RhiBN5fKS by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2024-05-05T06:49:09Z
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@aral there's a lot that's accurate in there, but also very little about the actual students, and while wanting to teach fully remote because of one's family concerns is understandable, I'm also getting a sense of burnout. As to athletics? That is true for a handful of schools, but not the majority. The pay and the staff and the hours are all dead on tho. I still enjoy writing at a place where success is measured in various and gowns, not dupatta and sense.
(DIR) Post #Aj6LT9TH6EwX301oci by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2024-06-19T22:20:34Z
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@rbreich and the capperDoJ going after the Ticketmaster monopoly!
(DIR) Post #AkCag3b7wjuOJn8OHI by pyperkub@mastodon.social
2024-07-22T22:06:54Z
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@netblocks A literal Crowdstrike outage!