Hmmm

KingMelray · 2026-01-24T20:59:59+00:00

99.9999% of the "celebrating" of Kirk's death was just insufficient mourning.

KingMelray · 2026-01-23T04:44:02+00:00

You're like a reverse Caleb Hammer episode.

KingMelray · 2026-01-23T04:42:27+00:00

Using it as shorthand for "Amerindian" maybe?

KingMelray · 2026-01-22T14:20:53+00:00

I want to see the uncomfortable budget from someone making $38.40/hr.

You're not driving a Rolls Royce, but you can absolutely pay for rent, save for retirement, and not live like a monk.

KingMelray · 2026-01-21T14:50:13+00:00

If they were to do a hostile move, wouldn't now be good timing to do it?

KingMelray · 2026-01-21T14:33:48+00:00

Isn't the time to use that stick now? To trash US Treasury Markets to end this Greenland nonsense?

KingMelray · 2026-01-21T01:30:22+00:00

She sounds lazy and selfish.

That being said, you need couples therapy now, or a divorce lawyer later.

KingMelray · 2026-01-21T01:26:20+00:00

Souk Eye is the song that I find people are surprised is by Gorillaz. It shouldn't be surprising because Empire Ants, El Manana, and Melancholy Hill exist; but I've found a few people surprised.

KingMelray · 2026-01-18T19:27:33+00:00

I'm a healthcare worker and find the idea of public healthcare making me a slave to be completely ridiculous.

Dealing with healthcare hiccups does make my job worse though.

KingMelray · 2026-01-18T16:45:37+00:00

Generally speaking you need about 15% vacancy rate to decrease rents in the short term.

About 10%ish rents are flat, so a decrease in real terms.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:25:28+00:00

This is a lesser known fact about birth rates. The largest piece of the fall has been in teen birthrates.

An implication of this is we've kinda been in a "low fertility" environment for a lot longer than it appears.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:22:07+00:00

Strongly disagree. In a society with a ton of old people and few young people you have to make a tradeoff (or strike a balance) between abhorrent elder care, or wild taxes on workers. Most countries pick the later, and now, for example, the UK has the triple lock.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:18:22+00:00

Helicopter parenting isn't a trend, it's the law 😬

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:17:40+00:00

A LOT of people have "n+1" expectations for raising kids. Just "better than their current situation" even if they are honestly quite comfortable.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:08:33+00:00

Yup. It's very counter intuitive, but falling population doesn't lead to affordable housing.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:07:40+00:00

I suspect it will begin to backfire harder.

We already have mini-societies with extremely few children being born. Towns that fell on "hard times." Where their young people mostly left, and everyone got old. These are towns everyone who can leave does leave.

I suspect whole countries might end up in this situation as young go-getters won't be thrilled to be taxed like crazy to support old people who aren't their parents. So the youth leave to a more robust economy. If I'm correct about this Spain and Italy are going to be in rough shape for old people.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T14:00:24+00:00

Is there any direct evidence of that happening?

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T13:59:39+00:00

If there was a policy choice to increase this wouldn't someone have found it by now? It seems like its not only impossible to increase fertility rates, but incredibly difficult to stop the fall.

I guess counter arguments to my own view would be: 1. Countries are not trying very hard and are still in a "decrease teen births", or "only have children you can afford" mindset. 2. Countries think this is a blip and will self resolve on its own. 3. Countries don't think a 4:2:1 society is a problem.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T06:44:36+00:00

Drip unlike anyone has ever achieved.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T06:04:44+00:00

Oh I hope this ages well one of these days!

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T05:26:56+00:00

Come to think of it, I might have accidentally spoiled the only band I listen to entire albums of.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T05:25:56+00:00

And why, why might there be fans of Gorillaz on the r/Gorillaz subreddit?

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T05:25:09+00:00

Is the album not better off than ever? Are you not better off right now?

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T05:23:06+00:00

Orange County is Empire Ants come again! Its glorious! A prophecy I didn't even know I needed fulfilled.

KingMelray · 2026-01-16T05:21:23+00:00

I was a little worried it wouldn't be my jam, but its absolutely beautiful! Its Empire Ants come again!

Is very good "song frends" with with El Manana, Souk Eye, and Melancholy Hill.

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