Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[HVC]

I think Homo Erectus used fire.

Some say they did. One of the theories as to why we developed bigger brains.

[Josquius]

Master is the contentious word there.

From what I've read there was a huge chunk of human development where we were using fire when we could get it but hadn't really figured out how to make it at will.

[The Minsky Moment]

As I recall, there was a Quest for it, which inexplicably resulted in the invention of the missionary position.

[crazy canuck]

As I recall, there was a Quest for it, which inexplicably resulted in the invention of the missionary position.

 

[Syt]

Shared by my family. Not bothering to anonymize these names - none of them are part of my family, and it's publicly accessible.

[viper37]

I like the "It's all essentials, no luxury".  Restaurants and airfare, sure.

[Josquius]

Obviously nothing would work with the zealots. But for those whose vote is up for grabs I do wonder what the best tactics on this would be.
It obviously isn't Biden's fault...but how to communicate that.

[Syt]

[Admiral Yi]

Obviously nothing would work with the zealots. But for those whose vote is up for grabs I do wonder what the best tactics on this would be.
It obviously isn't Biden's fault...but how to communicate that.

A semester on macro economics.

The left does the same thing when it's their turn.

[Valmy]

Obviously nothing would work with the zealots. But for those whose vote is up for grabs I do wonder what the best tactics on this would be.
It obviously isn't Biden's fault...but how to communicate that.

A semester on macro economics.

The left does the same thing when it's their turn.

Yeah and its bullshit. Bill Clinton started that shit and it was stupid then.

[Josquius]

Is it bullshit? Surely it's pretty standard that the economy of today is made by decisions from a few years ago?

[Valmy]

Is it bullshit? Surely it's pretty standard that the economy of today is made by decisions from a few years ago?

It can be but usually it is stuff that happened long before a few years ago or from events that had nothing to do with decisions made by the government. Sometimes supply and demand and economics just sort of happen.

And it gets really stupid. People start blaming the economy on the President the second he gets into office as if somehow just him getting elected shifted the whole economy around.

[crazy canuck]

Is it bullshit? Surely it's pretty standard that the economy of today is made by decisions from a few years ago?

Yes, but the decisions of billions of people throughout the world not one person in one country.

Also, it's very odd in the American context especially to claim that a president is all powerful enough to single-handedly control economic outcomes

[Josquius]

Is it bullshit? Surely it's pretty standard that the economy of today is made by decisions from a few years ago?

Yes, but the decisions of billions of people throughout the world not one person in one country.

Also, it's very odd in the American context especially to claim that a president is all powerful enough to single-handedly control economic outcomes

I dunno. Better handling of Russia and covid definitely were things trump could have done.

[crazy canuck]

how do you think Covid could've been handled by anybody in anyway that would not have had a negative impact on the economy?

The Pandemic is one of the best examples of an external factor that was out of the control of everybody.