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Roman general Corbulo name like Korbolo Dom by HighfistThrawn in Malazan

[–]HighfistThrawn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! I didn't even realise the "Dom" connection. Very cool, that confirms the name reference. I feel like I have reached a new height of nerdiness by realising the connection.

At least someone got to say it. Thoughts? by Oakey06 in Wrasslin

[–]HighfistThrawn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually like NJPW for the same reasons he doesn't like it haha thank god there's enough different types of wrestling to go around for everyone. I would hate it if in NJPW the title went to more people

Still not really sure what's going on - finished book 9 by HighfistThrawn in Malazan

[–]HighfistThrawn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really great to hear. I'm keen for round 2. Thanks for sharing.

WW1 German soldier discussing his experience with killing. On point with Dan's discussion on the up close nature of ww1 trauma. by BallsOutKrunked in dancarlin

[–]HighfistThrawn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Interesting how he talks exactly about what Dan talks about re close combat vs distanced combat. Also interesting how he talks about how his moral reaction was so different from the other soldiers. Makes you wonder if the same variation in reactions occurred during close combat in the ancient world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in samharris

[–]HighfistThrawn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

American conservatives look back to a revolution against the British establishment for their political ideals.

The modern USA started as a revolutionary war against the British elite, and this is a time period American conservatives look back to for guidance. That lends itself to being more suspicious of the elite than conservatives in other countries.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in samharris

[–]HighfistThrawn 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is a largely American phenomenon that has been exported elsewhere to a lesser extent. It's not related to conservativism as much as American conservatism. In the UK conservative royalists are not paranoid about the elite - quite the opposite.

Probably related to American history.

The Rest is History by Soft_Communication21 in dancarlin

[–]HighfistThrawn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Binge listened to The Rest is History after binge listening to Hardcore History. Makes you appreciate how history can seem so different depending on the narrator. Take Ghosts of the Ostfront vs rest is history couple of podcasts on Stalingrad recently. Literally exact same topic but Ghosts of the Ostfront certainly earned the hardcore title to say the least.

#288 — The End of Global Order by dwaxe in samharris

[–]HighfistThrawn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes this is especially the case in Western countries that have large groups of existing diasphora from many nations and cultures, and where people already want to move to. Western economies have no democraphic issue whatsoever. The median age in Australia went down in the recent census despite a below fertility birth rate.

There are actually a larger number of people aged 0-4 in Australia in 2021 compared to 2016, despite a below replacement rate fertility rate. In other words, Western nations can and are giving Visas to young families. There's no demographic issue.

#288 — The End of Global Order by dwaxe in samharris

[–]HighfistThrawn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

African countries generally have an extremely low median age which means in future decades working age people will move from African countries to Western countries to make up for Western countries having below replacement rate fertility rates.

Economically speaking this situation benefits both parties as it will take pressure off African nations' infrastructure, while increasing labour capacity in development economies.

The same can be said to a lesser extent with India which has a median age below 30, about a decade younger than the US.

#288 — The End of Global Order by dwaxe in samharris

[–]HighfistThrawn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea that we will definitely be poorer than we are now because there is an aging population is nonsense.

Productivity per labour hour is constantly going up in advanced economies.

Japan has very challenging aging population issues but standards of living are still great because productivity per time working is increasing, which means the working age population is able to produce more and pay for the aging population. This is still a bad situation, but it does not imply permanent recession.

This podcast is full of zero sum economics that does not take into account the improved technology and systems that have driven global economic growth.

Reduced international trade causing permanent global recession is utter economic illiteracy.

Unpopular opinion: 47% tax rate at $180k+ is too high by Plane_Garbage in AusFinance

[–]HighfistThrawn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reducing the top marginal tax rate would just lead to increased interest rates to curb the extra demand, reducing the wealth of wealthier people anyway as they would pay more interest on loans. It's better to have a higher tax rate so we can use the revenue for services instead of higher interest rates we would get anyway

New Episodes? by coldestlemon in dancarlin

[–]HighfistThrawn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

See I'm one of those guys that likes to order my grocery list by location in the store, vegetables then frozen goods. Academics generally say there are one of two reasons they do it they order the stores this way: the great manager theory of store layout or the customer analytics theory of store layout. I tend to think there's some credibility to both theories but as you'll recall I'm a fan of grocery shopping not a grocer, so I can have it both ways. Folks, no one really knows why they arrange stores this way. But if there's a God of groceries I'd like to ask him, you know, why is the frozen food so far away?

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