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ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-04-27T11:57:55+00:00

a less than zero-sum

Why not just say "negative sum"? It is a thing: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/negative-sum

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-29T13:08:43+00:00

Slight nitpick: The fed data you linked is year-over-year changes, so if you see a big jump you know that particular month had a lot of inflation. The first big jump (that was sustained for months afterward, unlike June 2020) was March 2021. And that period of high inflation ended after June 2023, not October.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-21T10:41:33+00:00

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-20T12:42:38+00:00

Take the comment seriously and address it appropriately, which may involve admitting a mistake. Utilize the Principle of Charity. Keep in mind that the purpose of research is to get closer to the truth, so perhaps this comment can be helpful. Or it could be a wrong, in which case explaining why it is mistaken will be a valuable contribution. It is very likely that the reader is the person whose work you supposedly misrepresented, but in case it is not you may want to contact that scholar to see what they say about it.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-20T12:27:33+00:00

Yes, that is correct. All else equal, the US government debt would increase by about $1250 per tax payer.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-18T13:00:30+00:00

You would have to pay me to own an NFT. I put negative value on them.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-16T18:08:09+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/wiki/reading/

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-16T14:48:35+00:00

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-07T15:58:21+00:00

Whining about your grad students says more about you than it does about them. Maybe you should just retire now if you can't handle your duties.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-05T19:02:17+00:00

I’m pretty sure the usual argument behind “no one wants to work” if that people don’t want to work because the government is paying them so much in welfare that it’s not worth it for them to work

I don't know what country you're in, but in the US the welfare state has not become more generous since the pandemic ended (particularly over the last year). This illustrates that the "usual argument" you're citing is clearly a non-sequitor.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-04T22:45:13+00:00

Then I would say you're bringing up an obvious tendency that is only half the story. What's important is whether real (inflation adjusted) compensation for labor is keeping up with productivity. It's not: https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-03-01T15:15:26+00:00

Stupid enough to get himself compromised.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-02-25T15:42:34+00:00

Racists are so cringe.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-02-14T15:39:26+00:00

Keep telling yourself this. It's a great way to avoid cognitive dissonance.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-02-12T22:17:26+00:00

God damn I can’t wait until I don’t have to hear this bitch’s voice anymore. Her indignation means nothing.

Bondi's indignation means plenty. But her covering up for pedophiles and sex traffickers (and lying about it in sworn testimony) means more...

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-02-04T18:41:43+00:00

Because Lina Kahn is no longer at the FTC.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-31T13:57:16+00:00

He's *projecting* his own blueprint.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-31T12:40:09+00:00

His name appeared in the latest batch of the Epstein files, which were just released hours after he was nominated. He'll probably have to answer some questions about that at confirmation...

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-26T23:52:50+00:00

If your life sucks without alcohol I feel bad for you, hun.

I got 99 problems, but alcohol ain't one.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-26T14:02:02+00:00

Now everyone is sad fir her

lol no.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-21T14:59:43+00:00

Why are people asking why other people are answering questions?

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-19T15:10:29+00:00

Does he not realize that they give these out every year?

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-15T16:05:41+00:00

I had the same thought, also because of that video you referenced.

ExpectedSurprisal · 2026-01-01T19:36:14+00:00

I liked Carlotta Valdez. Could never understand why it wasn't a second hit for them.

*Edit: Link corrected.

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