NounsAndWords

He kinda besmirched himself by immediately throwing KG under the bus the way he did. I’ve been a fan for decades now to the point that I don’t even realize I’m quoting them sometimes…but my respect for JB definitely took a hit there and I have to think now about how much of his public image has been carefully crafted by PR agencies over the years.

I just buy a bulk bag of white socks. No need to worry about finding a match or losing a sock if she has 19 more that look exactly the same…

They are also implicitly aggressive animals

You’re not wrong, and I prefer cats as well…but cats are violent, homicidal monsters and if they were big enough they would absolutely murder the fuck out of you (as soon as they were done toying with you).

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You don’t need to self-flagellate about a mistake years ago, for the rest of your life.

Cool, I’ll just tell my brain about that.

I would pay for AI-enhanced hardware…but I haven’t yet seen anything that AI is enhancing, just an emerging product being tacked on to everything they can for an added premium.

They both have smiles. As far as I’m concerned, that’s enough.

I think there is a significant distinction between “regular” working class and “earning above €400,000 per year” working class.

I think the guy you’re responding to is more talking about the distinction between income and capital gains, with income making up far less of the wealthy’s worth than existing investments.

But yes, a lot of people also have no concept of how tax brackets work.