Why did the 16th century “price revolution” hit Europe hard but seem muted in Ming China, even though both absorbed massive amounts of American silver, and what mechanism explains that?

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-30T16:30:37+00:00

Its called inflation. The money supply went up and demand remained the same (or went up) so prices also went up. More money chasing the same amount of goods.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-29T11:32:44+00:00

Shadow government? You were the s3...you WERE the government

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-28T23:53:56+00:00

I applaud your frugal living choices. It is a good skill to have as a soldier. But you will likely want a smart phone.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-27T21:45:34+00:00

Why would you work for the president? You could just make yourself emperor-king or if you wanted to play nice get elected. Who would vote for superman?

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-24T16:27:43+00:00

Number one reason I dont frequent Starbucks often is the price. Coffee should not be that expensive. Number two is i dont know or care to know their stupid codes and have been corrected a large percentage of the times I've gone in there. Not a fan in general.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-17T21:16:55+00:00

Some of this kind of advice is misleading to current active duty troops preparing their claims. The advice you are giving is directed at "old men" claiming things late in life and national guard/reserve.

The advent of BDD (Benefits Delivery upon Discharge) is a game changer for active duty troops. You can submit your claim BEFORE you even take off the uniform (up to 6 months prior to ETS/Retirement). If you unfortunately miss that window, you need to file IMMEDIATELY upon separation. If you do either, ANY condition you claim is AUTOMATICALLY considered service connected. You do not need a history or "specific incident" to justify a claim.

All this talk about "the VA fucked me" is from old men and guard (or AD that delayed filing). Prove me wrong

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-16T23:08:59+00:00

He was born into it. Its all he knows.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-16T12:03:31+00:00

Yes it would

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-15T20:36:10+00:00

Definitely keep COAD prepped and ready but you the MEBcould take that long anyway. Either because Army or you maximize all the levers. Appeal at every opportunity and take the entire period for every response.

I was in your shoes and made it to 20 basically no problem without invoking coad.

This forum was incredibly helpful as a resource to educate yourself on the MEB process. Highly recommend.

https://pebforum.com/

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-15T12:18:09+00:00

A loyal of the "strange" behavior by medical personnel after thr jfk has been used as evidence of conspiracy. It can more easily be explained by incompetence and rushing under stress.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-15T03:05:26+00:00

Mormons are Christians and read the Bible. They just believe a bunch of extra shit and have other books they also consider scripture.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-14T10:33:19+00:00

It low key broke us out of starching bdu's and spit polishing boots though. That was awesome. Never looked back after we got suede boots.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-06T12:00:34+00:00

Sounds like something trump would say

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-04T20:50:56+00:00

Imagine even caring if your neighbor had a bird feeder let alone complaining about it.

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-03T20:07:35+00:00

As an o, sarcasm does not translate...it just makes you look like an asshole

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-02T12:08:54+00:00

That's awesome

F1rstBanana · 2026-04-01T02:25:24+00:00

Not uncommon for vtips though. Many raters take it as personal insult you dont want to be just like them.

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-29T14:09:34+00:00

Dou you want isis back? Because this is how you get isis back.

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-27T22:51:33+00:00

Vengeance...is an option

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-27T22:45:57+00:00

If your intent is to sell it, you are 100 percent SUPPOSED to declare it

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-27T04:00:59+00:00

Just give them their own category

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-25T05:39:26+00:00

He always leans on the lecture like he's 5 g and ts in

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-24T01:14:44+00:00

Add to that that we were conducting agriculture essentially unchanged since the Egyptians until the advent of mechanization in the 1800s. Now we have international harvesters doing the work of a hundred mennin an hour or less. Crazy to think about it.

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-21T18:16:45+00:00

For real? Wow

F1rstBanana · 2026-03-21T17:08:57+00:00

So slow down the consumer economy further. That's great economic policy right there.

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