Are there data to support this argument though?

The markets went down early on as everything everywhere shut down, then I don’t think had another sustained run of losses? And while trump didn’t do great at the response, his ineptitude didn’t really shine through until after the initial closures etc.

That’s not to say the market is all that matters and I think his lack of response killed many people, it doesn’t seem to have moved markets. (Darkly ironic, as most of the deaths were among senior citizens who have a low propensity to spend, you might perversely argue more seniors deaths led to a redistribution of wealth towards those with a higher marginal propensity to spend thus helping the markets. Obviously super immoral/evil but again, in terms of the markets…)

Ooooh, good answer.

I’m going for accuracy.

You could argue trump’s response maybe made the markets slightly worse but blaming the covid market crash on American stupidity seems pretty far fetched.

Thanks!

His whole plan was to avoid jail, I don’t think he gives a damn what happens next beyond his own enrichment.

Panasonic, Genius Prestige.

That’s actually super cool! (Admittedly, one of my favourite youtube channels is practical engineering so I am not an authority on actual coolness.)

Honestly, carefully looking on marketplace, being willing to travel to the bougie end of town got me a high end microwave for cheapish and I’m never ever going back.

Sensor reheat, just heats my damn food. Frozen food setting, hell yeah, all thawed perfectly.

The rich live better and I’m fine enjoying their leavings.

There’s been a significant, internationally tested drop in functional literacy skills in the last decade or so.

Canadians, season 1 is available for free on Gem!

As far as I understand it, that system is also why our eggs still cost normal amounts. (If a farm has to cull their birds because of avian flu, it’s not millions of chickens.)

Stabilizing might not be quite the right word I’m looking for. But for example, trying to connect a new wifi card etc. Or when one program updates but this causes instability and you have to undo the update. Even from the handful of linux wizards I know, their battle stories with updates or new configurations are enough to terrify someone.

That was a cathartic watch, thank you.

I think you’re missing the point a bit.

Both BuyCanadian and BuyEuropean are about supporting their respective economies as they are boycotting America’s.

For Canada, we’re looking at a recession (brought on by our “ally”) so people are trying to help fellow Canadians out as things get rough and people lose jobs.

While I support FOSS and recommend them in threads etc I fully understand why they don’t meet all the goals of those movements. (That being said, I think one of the most rocking counter punches would be EU investment in stabilizing Linux enough to make it a feasible alternative to Windows/Apple for casual and corporate users, solid shot to 2 of the magnificent 7.)

I think the UK at least has talked about putting troops on the ground as part of a peace deal which is huge.

It’s always “cut government spending except for all the government spending that benefits me!”

I’m loving it.

“This and that.” “Lotta guys into this and that here.” “Noble profession.”

Ha, in retrospect I should’ve looked around earlier too!

Thanks for sharing, much appreciated.

Majority of Google’s revenue is from search. Iirc, average developed world user is worth a few hundred a year.

Want to stick it to them? Change your browser to something like Opera or firefox, default search engine to something like Duckduckgo.

Relatively painless and if a few thousand of us do it, the dollars start adding up.

I just think of literally all available evidence points one way, it’s pretty silly to argue every piece is incorrect.

You remind me of people defending Cosby et al with “well, sure but they could ALL be lying.” Like, it’s conceivably possible but seems extremely unlikely.

Cheers.