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Now, are these “Experts” in the room with us right now? How long have they been talking to you?

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It’s been invite-only for a long while, so they can manage the userbase easier. I imagine that, plus the lack of support for visual content makes it challenging for engagement.

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So is this guy, like, the Devil? Every headline I see with him is like “Emperor Palpatine is buying single family homes” where I just assume it’s for some nefarious purpose that’s gonna benefit his regime and dick over a looooot of people.

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As I write this, John Oliver’s Twitter is posting a bunch of pics of himself telling /r/pics to “have at it”

https://twitter.com/iamjohnoliver/status/1670179738348933120

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I’m 100% not okay with stealing and ransoming people’s personal information, but this makes me want to be 99% not okay with it.

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But that costs money.

It’s worth noting that a lot of solutions actually save money.

For example, universal healthcare is a big issue in the US. Around 2/3 of all bankruptcies are from medical debt. People ration lifesaving medication like insulin because of how prohibitively expensive it is. GoFundMe is of the largest healthcare providers in the country, and over 1/3 of all campaigns are for medical expenses.

They’ve created a system where it’s prohibitively expensive to seek necessary medical care, and is built on the foundational acceptance that people need to die and suffer for it to function as intended.

Yet a universal healthcare system is projected to cost the US an estimated ~13% less than they are paying.

Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion as well as savings that would be achieved through the MAA, we calculate that a single-payer, universal healthcare system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national healthcare expenditure, equivalent to over $450 billion annually.

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Also their game is literally $10 USD on Steam, compared to all the $70 ones that have been coming out lately.

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Trust him, he’s an expert on not paying bills.

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Updated headline:
Does violate gag order, justice system to do nothing about it because rules don’t apply to the wealthy

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