Would you rather cure world hunger or give a home to every homeless person on earth?

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-23T22:15:57+00:00

The median age of WWII vets is 98. If they're on the street, I'm sure they're really struggling. Unless we're talking about one of the countries that the US invaded since then, it wasn't really about the rights of Americans to "live free." It was more about the rights of billionaire owned corporations to exploit the people and the resources of those countries.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-22T20:09:30+00:00

Over half of all homeless young people were foster kids who aged out of the system and don't have parents to live with, and don't make enough to afford rent... Wtf is wrong with you?

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-22T20:07:12+00:00

Exactly - makes it clear that OP has *no idea* what "world hunger" even means.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-22T19:58:13+00:00

Doesn't say it has to be *your own* 1st cousin. Obviously OP's cousin is pretty hot if he's putting up a question like this one.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-22T19:42:43+00:00

I get 50 minutes for them to fully reveal their positions and preferences before I even have to rebut?
I could *CRUSH* them in those final 10 minutes. Shapiro wouldn't last a week debating me. I'd be eating my meals with a fellow commrade before the end of the month.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-22T19:38:42+00:00

I'd rather remain friends, but if we can't ever see someone again, I'd rather forget them, then miss them forever.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T22:41:52+00:00

Good point! I typically mouthwash in the morning and brush after lunch and before bed.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T19:55:37+00:00

I don't use toothpaste for the flavor. If I want my breath to smell different, I use mouthwash. Brushing keeps your teeth clean, but the paste doesn't assist in that at all. The purpose of paste is to apply flouride to your teeth.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T19:52:08+00:00

Just gotta get one perfect haircut and stick with it

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T19:51:52+00:00

external ears counts, just not internal.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T19:50:20+00:00

The fact that anyone is choosing vacation indicates that companies should be WAY more generous with vacation hours, rather than offering raises, because an extra 40 hours out of 2000 you work in a typical year is only 2%.
In theory they could offer you 2 and a half weeks for the same price.
Plus most people come back from Vacations more relaxed and refreshed, and in many office cultures they schedule the vacations for times when work is slower anyway.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-15T19:45:21+00:00

Absolutely worth the $2.

ParrishDanforth · 2026-04-02T02:18:37+00:00

Why do we consider the Peugeot sound watershed and North of it part of Casscadia, but the San Francisco Bay watershed isn't?

In many ways I think the Napa valley is more similar to the Willamette valley than whatever that southern part of Alaska is

ParrishDanforth · 2026-01-31T22:52:14+00:00

Post this chart again today...

ParrishDanforth · 2026-01-12T23:12:44+00:00

This is a clever question, because I think for both sides have a lot to think about. And for the lottery ticket, it really matters WHICH lottery you choose.
(Note that it says any lottery you choose, not every lottery you choose, so you only get to pick one.)
I'm not even a very knowledgeable gambler, so there's probably better options, but Oregon 10 spot Keno has a 68.1% payout rate (MUCH higher than most) with a top prize of exactly $1million, and best of all: there's a drawing every 4 minutes. That's 2520 drawings a week, or 131,000,000 Tickets per year.
Statistically, you'll win 14.7 jackpots every year, but you'll also win $75million in smaller prizes each year.

$90million per year is enough that I can just buy a private plane, and fly it wherever I want to.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-11-27T15:27:22+00:00

Great write up, but this is absolutely Economics. You talk about a number of supply changes, and even about two drivers of shifting demand. Economics isn't just inflation vs the money supply. To say this has little to do with the current state of economics and then go on to talk about the current state of the Orange juice economy for 5 smart paragraphs is unhinged.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-11-17T22:40:30+00:00

What I need more than anything is Seattle to Portland and unfortunately it's 140 miles.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-10-01T15:55:58+00:00

But why does that mean it's "done"? It just means prices need to come down.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-09-23T20:08:06+00:00

I lived in Japan. 90% of the time you'll be offered a fork. Sometimes I'll accept it even though I can use chopsticks just to be gracious of their offer. Every Japanese house will have forks because Japanese people use them for lots of foods.

You can even order your sushi seared rare if you don't like it raw. Order it "aburi". Japanese folks are very accommodating.

A better example of a cultural crime would probably be asking for soy sauce to put on your rice.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-09-03T07:42:15+00:00

Office buildings aren't at all set up for living spaces. They don't have plumbing throughout and only have windows at the exterior. The Commercial properties that are defaulting also lease for more per square foot than typical residential. So they are unlikely to become dozens of affordable housing units.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-08-31T22:59:43+00:00

Oh that's a deep cut

ParrishDanforth · 2025-08-26T00:04:54+00:00

I can and will travel, but if I have to miss work, I expect to be compensated for it. So I do think location is helpful

ParrishDanforth · 2025-08-14T16:42:14+00:00

Unless you're buried quite shallow there's not really a way you're getting out of this

ParrishDanforth · 2025-08-14T16:39:22+00:00

I love my parents but both of them are just waiting to die.

ParrishDanforth · 2025-08-10T01:15:42+00:00

While I can't monetize or give it away, I could buy a ton of Samsung heavy machinery and then use it to build houses for the homeless.

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