The Off Topic Topic

[mongers]

Yeah. That is what kind of terrifies me about Ireland. Theoretically this country is doing everything right so...why aren't things going right? Or at least better?

Is economic growth...not good for the everyday people anymore? Does it just make things unaffordable?

I am reminded of some people predicting economic doom and collapse if we make housing affordable. I mean what the fuck is the economy even for if providing goods to people at a low price is going to screw the economy? What are we doing?

The modern economy just seems like bullshit, I mean more than it was already in the past.

We have one of the richest countries per capita where nobody seems rich. We have the richest man in the world whose great contribution was a middling car company. And Tesla is even in a downward spiral and I doubt it will bother him even slightly.

I approve of this message. 

[Josquius]

I unironically think Paradox might be to blame for at least some of what's going wrong with young men online's political views

Oh how we laughed at Lettow. Little did we know he'd probably end up as a "thought leader" for a MAGA-affiliated think tank.

Yes, I've thought the same.
Or at least they rode the wave of some rising zeitgeist.
Honestly I get it. I can see how I could have headed down that path without some strongly set core values.

[Josquius]

Watching the football and Luton make a sub.  A guy named Nordås (pronounced Nord Arse. Ish. ) on for a guy named Asgard.... I like this.

[garbon]

Odd their games inspired me to mod in content about Islam and Africa.

[crazy canuck]

 

[Grey Fox]

I started looking for a pen portrait of the Irish economy and found this https://oec.world/en/profile/country/irl?importServicesYearsSelector=2020

Absolutely fascinating.

Service imports of $240bn a year, that is about $48k per head. Of that $240bn just shy of $100bn was for "other royalties and licence fees" ...again, about $20k on royalties for every man , woman and child in the country 

Yet I was on holiday in Donegal last year and thought it was just the same as it always has been 

Yeah. That is what kind of terrifies me about Ireland. Theoretically this country is doing everything right so...why aren't things going right? Or at least better?

Is economic growth...not good for the everyday people anymore? Does it just make things unaffordable?

I am reminded of some people predicting economic doom and collapse if we make housing affordable. I mean what the fuck is the economy even for if providing goods to people at a low price is going to screw the economy? What are we doing?

The modern economy just seems like bullshit, I mean more than it was already in the past.

We have one of the richest countries per capita where nobody seems rich. We have the richest man in the world whose great contribution was a middling car company. And Tesla is even in a downward spiral and I doubt it will bother him even slightly.

Because a) everything is securities fraud & market manipulation b) every public company is actually a financial company. If not making a product was more profitable, it's what they would do.

[garbon]

Odd their games inspired me to mod in content about Islam and Africa.

You're a fan of Luton Twon FC?   

Nope

[garbon]

I clearly took the wrong lesson.

[Syt]

I think I should re-watch Whoops, Apocalypse.

[Valmy]

Happy Valentine's Day Languish!

[Savonarola]

Happy Valentine's Day Languish!

Thank you 

CNN just had an article analyzing various Valentine's Day cards.  They had a word cloud of the animals that appear on cards one of which was lobsters.  So I had to look that up and:



From Papyrus; the inside reads, "You're my forever lobster." 

(Is Rock Lobster still your theme song, Barrister?  You should get this one for your wife.)

[HVC]

Lasting impact of Friends?

[Barrister]

(Is Rock Lobster still your theme song, Barrister?  You should get this one for your wife.)

I tells ya, if lawyers could come into court with entrance music, WWE-style, Rock Lobster would totally be my song...

[Savonarola]

(Is Rock Lobster still your theme song, Barrister?  You should get this one for your wife.)

I tells ya, if lawyers could come into court with entrance music, WWE-style, Rock Lobster would totally be my song...

I'd have Radio Radio (by Elvis Costello) play as I entered job sites.  Fortunately, for my wife, they don't make radio Valentine's Day cards (other than vintage ones or some stuff on Zazzle.)  I did find this, though:



That amused me, even though I'm not a HAM.

[Valmy]

Lasting impact of Friends?

I give my wife various lobster related things for Valentine's Day pretty regularly thanks to that scene.