Saying “supply and demand” as if that settles the issue is reductive. It tells us prices moved, not why the market is structured this way. The real questions are what’s driving demand, who controls supply, and how concentrated power has become. When three suppliers and a handful of effectively unlimited buyers dominate the entire market, with weak or absent regulatory intervention, Econ 101 stops being analysis and starts becoming a thought-terminating cliché.

Do both for maxx effect!

Charismaxxing is where it’s at. It literally gets you everything you want in life.

Trump probably thinks he’s above the rules, so of course he’d want to keep the solid gold microphone Xi gave him with the plaque that says “The Greatest Speeches Ever.”

He probably thinks it would look great on his desk.

Yeah but who has time to read. I’m just gonna jump in and comment. /s

Honestly, I love DiMarchi’s approach.

Oil determines the price of shipping. Shipping determines the price of everything. They want to jack up everything.

They loved the prices they found gouge after the pandemic and want to see how far they can push society.

Death by Snu Snu.

I have a clear plastic shower curtain that my cat likes to crawl behind to watch me shower without getting wet.

Humiliation? Like he’s capable of it. He tweeted they were dumb as he left. As far as he’s concerned, he won.

Haha top tier shit post.

Neural Viz is the best example of brilliant writing and editing while using AI tools.

https://m.youtube.com/@NeuralViz

As funny as I find that article to be. The problem is that satire is reality most of the time these days. Even an idea as obviously dumb as this could actually be coming out of the white house.

I always call the trope “Steve” when I see it.

“Hey look, Steve left the door open so the dinosaurs got out.”

“Oh no, Steve forgot to zip his hazmat suit now all the apes are smart.”

“Steve took his helmet off on an alien planet because the air smelled fine.”

Technology Connections has a great video covering Rice Cookers.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

“Politician Ignites Explosive Firestorm With Routine Decision as Critics Slam Controversial Move, Outrage Erupts Nationwide, Panic Surges Over Alleged Hidden Agenda and Demands for Answers Detonate Across a Shocked Public”

Translation:

“A politician carried out a routine administrative action. A small number of opponents criticized the choice publicly. Some people posted complaints online. Nothing about the situation indicates any misconduct.”

By that logic, nothing exists beyond what I can see.

My wife and I bought a dehydrator and tried all kinds of different fruits. Pears are our favorite.

This argument persists because it is easier to believe that everything is rigged than to engage with the complexity of political institutions. It provides an emotionally satisfying shortcut, but it collapses under even a minimal amount of empirical scrutiny.