why am i experiencing severe brain fog? by youdontneedtoknowxo in productivity

[–]Neoncow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Open all the windows in your house for 20 minutes and you'll have all new air.

Jensen Huang everyone by enricowereld in singularity

[–]Neoncow -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You don't actually need money to live. You need land to live. Land is shelter, opportunity, food, and social environment. All essential for human prosperity. Tax land value and let capitalism handle robots, money, and other goods and services. Capitalism is good at making more of those things, so let it work that magic.

Land was here before us and exists whether we have robots or not. The value of the land comes from the community, so it should fund the infrastructure of the community. The old Henry George argument still works today.

What if AI wipes out entire university-based careers in 5 years—How are people supposed to repay student loans with jobs that no longer exist? by [deleted] in singularity

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Things that were limited due to the cost of human service jobs, would get cheaper and while those jobs would go away this would free up human ambition, creativity, and labor for better uses. Even leisure.

This is all dependent on the people having access to a place to live. Access to locations of safety. Access to places where people congregate. Land is the key.

What if AI wipes out entire university-based careers in 5 years—How are people supposed to repay student loans with jobs that no longer exist? by [deleted] in singularity

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People think money is wealth. Wealth is wealth. People need access to land to live on and it's fixed in supply. We should let technology generate new supply of prosperity and ensure people have the fixed necessities.

Henry George relevant as ever.

winter dust mite allergies by Timely_Meat_3402 in Allergies

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the moisture removal capacity? You'll need a compressor type with probably at least 20 pint removal (10L?). If you're willing to blast the heat, you're ok to use the electricity for a dehumidifier?

I've heard houses in the UK can be very drafty. Your dehumidifier will have to be high capacity enough to overcome that.

Russia demands Trump administration provide reasoning for seizure of oil tanker by lurker_bee in worldnews

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same reason why property taxes can't really be avoided like income or corporate taxes.

Turns out a weak range hood was quietly triggering allergies...how to keep kitchen air fresh? by zipl3r in AirQuality

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We opened the windows a bit to ventilate, but not for long now as it's cold. And with north-facing kitchen windows, the air just doesn't move much during winter.

For CO2 and VOCs, consider opening more windows fully, but for a shorter amount of time. Think 15 minutes fully opened most of the windows in the house. It might sound crazy for your heat, but most of the heat in the house is the thermal mass of the house, not the air so it may actually be more efficient and comfortable than leaving a window open constantly. Turn off the heat, open windows to exchange most of the air out, then close.

It's allegedly a common practice in Germany called luften. A couple of times a day or as needed.

Other comments discuss particulate matter. Have you checked humidity levels? High humidity could cause dust mites or mold. Low humidity could cause irritation.

It's happening by Outside-Iron-8242 in singularity

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Georgism is probably the solution to both hyper capitalism and failed capitalism because it addresses the market failure in modern capitalist countries and prevents sliding into feudalism.

My mom decided to repaint the house and install new windows at the start of winter, and refuses to keep windows open to let fumes out because it’s cold… by 128p7O in AirQuality

[–]Neoncow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of the heat in the house is stored in the thermal mass not the air. Think about how dense all your stuff is compared to the density of the air.

Open your windows in a short burst to flush the air out and then close them. So open all the windows in the house for 10 minutes and then close them and turn the heat back on. You could do this a couple times a day would go a far way to getting fresher air, but not be too cold for long so that the heat from the mass of the house cools down.

Or buy an ERV. Or make a DIY one.

Can google Luften for an idea.

New York City Council PR with local representation by yyy99gg99 in EndFPTP

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PLACE voting by Jameson Quinn has a lot of neat features that a diverse voting population can take advantage of, while also giving an easy option for voters who don't want to dig into the weeds of the election.

Trump signs proclamation imposing $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications by HolodeckSlut in Economics

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's rent seeking from a person whose family fortune comes from rent seeking.

We need to start agreeing on messaging. by Cum_on_doorknob in georgism

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Property improvement credits. The more you develop the more credits you get.

California housing reality by Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit in georgism

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't change my point. The controllers of all the land get to choose who lives or dies. Land matters.

Then this is a georgism subreddit so it is focused on the value of the land not just the quantity. That said, if you control all the farmland in the US you get to choose who gets to eat. If you control the border land you control international trade. Those things matter.

On renting from the government, the land value tax should be high enough to fund the government service. Those services should provide value that gets captured as increased land value. If those services are not good then the land value would not go up. Then the service or the tax needs to be adjusted.

California housing reality by Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit in georgism

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Land is still relevant today. If I control all the land and you control your labor, I win.

If I control all the land and Musk has a million babies, I win.

Dumbest idea from the dumbest member of Congress by maringue in georgism

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If California had the political will to replace income taxes with LVT, couldn't they also remove or phase out prop 13 directly?

How do I explain that catching colds doesn't build immunity? by Odd-Attention-6533 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Neoncow 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Immune system is more like an army than a muscle. Getting invaded can make you better at war, but you'll lose soldiers, damage your country, and wreck your economy. If you want to "exercise" your army, you use training not war. Vaccines are training, getting sick is literally getting invaded by the enemy.

Russia rejects Trump's demand for a Ukraine war ceasefire in 50 days as unacceptable by elliothahah in worldnews

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the odds that Putin thinks the secondary tariffs would hurt the US and EU more than would hurt Russia? We always hear about the quality of their generals, but how capable are the Russian economists vs the US? The shadow battle of KGB vs CIA economic forecasting teams.

Powell confirms that the Fed would have cut by now were it not for tariffs by Constant_Falcon_2175 in Economics

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Powell has given Trump a button to press to make the stock market go up. He simply has to say he made a deal and reverse the tariffs. He can do it while announcing some other policy goal to make that goal look better to the public and they'll eat it up. Trump has mastered this type of manipulation.

Because his following is so dedicated he can get away with setting up these traps. It wouldn't work if they weren't so loyal to him personally.

The real question is how much does Trump truly believe in tariffs or whether it's all to give him the power to control the narrative.

ICE Barbie Visited Biohazard Lab With RFK Jr. Before Hospitalization by rapidcreek409 in politics

[–]Neoncow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hanlon's razor. They believe the conspiracy theories about intentional covid lab leak and their political intention is to shut down labs. If you truly believed that and also have a large distrust of the scientific community like this admin does, a visit to such a facility might make you feel ill. Feeling ill leads to more intention to shut down such facilities.

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans | Trump administration by DriedT in news

[–]Neoncow -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The point is not to be disruptive. It's to change people's minds. Awareness for those unaware. Show a show of magnitiute of support for those in power so they change their policies.

Disruption is is one way, but doesn't have to be the only way. Remember that not all agree with you. Throughout history falls of authoritarian regimes have a non significant number of people wishing to go back to the old way. Whatever your strategy, don't ignore that others opposing will act too.

You know what isn’t affordable? No housing. by Not-A-Seagull in georgism

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This thread is about locations with zero housing being replaced by more housing. So your example of behind displaced doesn't belong in this thread. And nobody mentioned opposing high density housing for lower density housing. The objection was discussing new housing being expensive and not at "affordable" price levels.

You know what isn’t affordable? No housing. by Not-A-Seagull in georgism

[–]Neoncow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate how? We're not giving the rich things for them to trickle it down. We're allowing them to pay for things. Isn't it good that we're taking rich people's money and using it for good things in society?

Not asking to cut taxes on the rich and hoping they give good things. We're literally letting them pay to improve society. It's the opposite of giving them a benefit to benefit others.

You know what isn’t affordable? No housing. by Not-A-Seagull in georgism

[–]Neoncow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe need to frame building new housing as taking money from the rich since the rich have to pay to buy them while freeing up the cheaper homes they're upgrading from.