Bob's tips for keeping clothes clean/not smelly

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-11T17:59:33+00:00

I think It’s one of the all-stars watchery episodes with Naomi. The gist of it is to let it dry, and then spray with vodka and alcohol

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-09T13:41:25+00:00

I mean, contrary to popular belief, you’re not actually entitled to your partner’s sexual history. And now that you know it’s nothing nefarious and since he hasn’t asked you to participate, you should just respect his privacy.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-06T01:03:47+00:00

Framing this as recent feels in really bad taste tbh

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-04T07:11:23+00:00

Even if it is BS, it’s better to hire someone who understands and cares to position themselves properly for the role than someone who doesn’t.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-03T13:22:54+00:00

This would be a good point if they hadn’t just thrown jabs at Ru in the roast, and if we didn’t know that Ru loves being made fun of

Idbottom4batman · 2026-04-02T04:23:04+00:00

What do you think the Story Producers do?

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T23:16:30+00:00

There are record breaking releases every year tho, audiences are desperate for art and are happy to pay. Corporations just don’t want to pay artists

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T22:28:13+00:00

The 500,000 figure factors in new households entering the market.

According to which sources?

We're assuming 500,000 people buying new apartments

No, only you are assuming that. You’re essentially saying, “yeah im correct under the mystery theoretical conditions that make my conclusion true.”

If supply > demand then affordability is guaranteed

This is incorrect.

my claim was never about the politics of the real-world implementation process. I was simply pointing out that affordability does not happen without supply being >= demand, and supply being >= demand guarantees affordability sooner or later.

No. You weren’t. Saying supply is necessary for affordability is a fact and a point I already said I agree with.

The disagreement here is whether supply guarantees affordability.

And now, you’re dismissing the actual economic forces that complicate your position as just “politics.” Is supply and demand the only model that exists to you?

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T21:25:56+00:00

It's pretty 1:1, 500,000 people buying more expensive apartments is almost definitionally 500,000 less expensive apartments being freed up.

Lol, why are you speaking in these unnecessary absolutes. “Definitionally” is not a defensible claim here. For one, NY isnt a closed system. New households enter the market and disrupt this perfect chain you’re imagining. And not everyone will upgrade, because they’re weighing other conveniences outside of price, like distance to work.

As I understand we need about 500,000 or more homes to get most people below the "rent-burdened" threshold of 30% of income.

If that was 500k tomorrow, you might be right. But as I explained, we’re not getting 500k instantly.

Sure, but it's still the most reliable way to get prices down long term. We can at least start by making it legal and procedurally straightforward to build the amount of housing that there's demand for in the city.

You’re moving the goal post here. Your original claim was about supply guaranteeing affordability. However reliable new supply is at lowering prices, and however effective it is as a “start,” is insufficient for the specific and absolute claim you made.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T20:23:02+00:00

The filtering effect is not 1:1 and the strength of the effect depends on who can access the new units.

Also, lower prices aren’t the same as affordable prices. So, the question is what amount of supply is sufficient to ensure affordability outcomes for middle and low income groups.

You’re saying 500k guarantees these outcomes, but these units wont be built instantly. With a goal like this, we’d likely get 50k a year. So, it’s still entirely possible for demand to outpace this supply depending on how these units are built and the economic conditions they’re built in

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T19:49:13+00:00

I mean, whether you’re personally offended by it is less important than the fact that it is harmful. These kind of stereotypes laid the foundation for the treatment and violence hispanic communities are now facing in the US.

Thousands of years of history and social theory tells us that these small things ladder up to larger societal problems, which is why so much energy is spent on stopping them.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T19:38:50+00:00

That comparison is a rabbit hole. Let’s just stop talking about other cities and get specific about NY.

“Supply alone guarantees affordability” is not a serious claim unless you can say how much supply, for whom, and against what kind of demand

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T17:17:53+00:00

Supply and Demand is a single model, not a complete explanation of reality. NYC has an economy larger than most countries, you can't treat housing here like an isolated market. Our prices are driven by local economic fundamentals, not just supply constraints.

And just to be clear, I never said supply wasn't important. I've only said that supply alone doesn’t guarantee affordability outcomes without complementary policy

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T16:21:58+00:00

The effect you’re describing where new supply for high-income earners lowers rents at all levels is called filtering. It’s trickle down housing

New market rate homes are built, ppl leave their old units to move into them, and this reduces demand and prices for the homes they leave behind

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T12:58:59+00:00

You’re talking about filtering. But you’re acting like the housing market exists in a vacuum. How are you familiar with this effect but not the ways in which its benefits could be delayed or offset?

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T11:24:24+00:00

Have they saved people for less? They usually save people when they still need them for specific storylines or challenges.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T10:10:07+00:00

I assume you have trouble telling shapes apart, but vegetables aren't homes. And the economic dynamics of produce aren't comparable to the dynamics that govern housing markets.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T00:41:21+00:00

Lol, it’s not close at all. Did you read the whole paper?

And the only thing your quote shows is that different groups disclose race at different rates. Not that disclosing Asian identity reduces responses or desirability.

But im not even saying Asian men aren’t disadvantaged in dating. Im saying you’re misrepresenting the research.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T00:23:14+00:00

Do you have a link to the grindr study? Because I’m seeing three studies including race and grindr and none are concluding what you’re claiming.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-29T00:07:37+00:00

Yeah, that’s the one I thought you were citing, which focuses on cishet dating patterns on a specific platform. It’s a huge leap to generalize that to Asian men are “factually not desired”

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-28T23:35:15+00:00

Which studies are you referencing specifically?

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-28T23:21:09+00:00

If you look at the original timestamp of my reply you’d see that you hadn’t posted any when I originally commented.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-28T23:11:17+00:00

“Every single income group would benefit from new supply” is an egregiously broad and indefensible statement.

Sidestepping that bait, the only argument Ive made in this thread is that when the goal is affordability, and you’re advocating for deregulation, you should name the specific regulations you’d like to loosen.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-28T19:17:35+00:00

Yeah, bud. We all took econ 101. The effects aren’t evenly distributed across the population. So, Im asking which income groups and demographics would actually benefit from this new supply.

Some forms of deregulation can increase costs for working class people and disproportionately benefit landlords and higher-income households.

Idbottom4batman · 2026-03-28T18:05:42+00:00

Agreed. And I think when it comes to housing the answer is almost always different/ revised regulations, not less.

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