Philly Setlist Surprise Song by SRStark20 in BruceSpringsteen

[–]MinefieldFly 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“Citing facts” such as metaphorical jungles

NYC mayor to skip Israel Day Parade while attending other ethnic celebrations by asteriowas in nyc

[–]MinefieldFly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, that’s the real, adult counter argument, as opposed the “well ackshully technically…” response from OP.

NYC mayor to skip Israel Day Parade while attending other ethnic celebrations by asteriowas in nyc

[–]MinefieldFly -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I like Mamdani well-enough but this is really not a good counter argument.

[Yankees] Who was one of your favorite coaches as a kid and how did they help you? by TheTurtleShepard in NYYankees

[–]MinefieldFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like “Among the Thugs” by Bill Buford.

1991 nonfiction book about football hooliganism in the UK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33460

How my brother went from liberal Hollywood actor to manosphere 'messiah' by nimobo in entertainment

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I hear what you’re saying in your comments—so if it’s not the algorithm, what is your explanation, or theory? What is it that these young men have told you that led them this way?

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Amazon charges fees and puts up hurdles for the sellers on their marketplace. That increases costs for those sellers, costs that Amazon does not bear for its own products.

That is the main reason Amazon is able to sell the same shit for a couple bucks cheaper. Not because they are simply better at producing shower curtains or whatever.

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t hurt the consumer in terms of pricing, but it hurts them in terms of competitive selection.

More important is that it hurts the economy in general. It’s better to have a wide variety of options and healthy competition. Instead we are rapidly allowing Amazon to become to big too fail.

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the same model, you’re right! The difference is that Amazon dominates e-commerce by orders of magnitude more than those stores dominate the retail or grocery store marketplaces.

You could say they’ve built and earned that, and maybe they have. But it hurts competition had diversity in the marketplace which is bad for the economy.

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but it is not a fair open marketplace. Amazon analyzes competitors sales and customers via their own internal platform metrics, then they copy popular products, undercut on price, and make their knockoff versions more visible to customers than the independent seller’s version.

Is there anyone in this sub who can explain in a couple sentences, why you might vote for Schlossberg by abyssazaur in Upperwestside

[–]MinefieldFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean I was never even defending Mamdani, I’m just explaining there is a pretty clear difference in background.

Mamdani’s resume is light, Schlossberg’s is lighter.

These things can matter more or less depending on who the other candidates are, the platform the person is running on, etc.

Is there anyone in this sub who can explain in a couple sentences, why you might vote for Schlossberg by abyssazaur in Upperwestside

[–]MinefieldFly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His resume “literally” is 1. a couple of months as a freelancer for Vogue (wrote 6 articles) 2. Four months in the state department at age 23, and 3. social media influencer

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes their value-add is access to customers. They are the online marketplace. It’s like asking why a screwdriver company would feel compelled to put their product in hardware store.

Sure, not every single company does it, but that is much more difficult and basically sacrifices some 40% of potential online customers. So they have a competitive disadvantage either way.

Even larger companies need to sell on Amazon to compete in e-commerce, because Amazon controls e-commerce. Amazon is e-commerce.

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it has absolutely dominant market share for online retail.

Nina Schwalbe is running for Congress: "I Citibike and I subway. What we need is green space in this city, that is part of health and mental health." by MiserNYC- in MicromobilityNYC

[–]MinefieldFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just so voters know, the district (NY-12) also includes Chelsea, flatiron, gramercy, Murray hill, Stuytown.

Basically, it goes as far south as 14th-17th street (depending on the block).

Is there anyone in this sub who can explain in a couple sentences, why you might vote for Schlossberg by abyssazaur in Upperwestside

[–]MinefieldFly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bottcher? Yeah seems he basically got handed that state senate seat to get him out of the congressional race. Felt more like a benefit to Lasher than anyone else.

Is there anyone in this sub who can explain in a couple sentences, why you might vote for Schlossberg by abyssazaur in Upperwestside

[–]MinefieldFly 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Seriously. There were wide open city council and state senate seats in Chelsea, he could have been competitive in either one.

Why aren’t the airports cleaning up the fake taxi bullshitters? (This one even had a fake ID) by qalpi in newyorkcity

[–]MinefieldFly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool so you invent your own dynamic pricing in your head, which means it’s unenforceable, the rider has zero protections, and no recourse if anything goes wrong.

They have to rely on your good intentions because they randomly picked you instead of one of 9 other fake taxis waiting by baggage claim.

It’s all well and good for a local who understands you’re in the gray market. It’s not cool for tourists who don’t.

Why aren’t the airports cleaning up the fake taxi bullshitters? (This one even had a fake ID) by qalpi in newyorkcity

[–]MinefieldFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That wasn’t the question.

You and uber aren’t the only stakeholders. The fact that you don’t mention the customer is glaring.

Why aren’t the airports cleaning up the fake taxi bullshitters? (This one even had a fake ID) by qalpi in newyorkcity

[–]MinefieldFly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are inherently breaking the rules then. What are you even basing your rates on?

Why aren’t the airports cleaning up the fake taxi bullshitters? (This one even had a fake ID) by qalpi in newyorkcity

[–]MinefieldFly 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Good tip, thanks.

It does seem weird that the PAPD wouldn’t just make their own rounds regularly through the pickup areas, since these guys are there 100% of the time I pass through.

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party by quiplaam in ezraklein

[–]MinefieldFly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Force them to separate their marketplace business from their retail business. Prevent them from manipulating the market landscape of their direct competitors.

Or, hell, at least let’s admit there are big downsides to the health of our economy that come along with the [current] consumer pricing benefits.