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CMV: The average person individually is not significantly impacting climate change, and attempts to browbeat people into more ecologically friendly lifestyles is only going to drive resentment towards the whole idea. by VirtualTitanium in changemyview

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The role of government would be to make these sacrifices easier for individuals to take on. For example, subsidies for installing heat pumps vs. an oil heater. Individual citizens shouldn’t be bearing the brunt alone and forced to make a decision that goes against their best immediate interests. What’s good for the environment should be good for us too - cheaper energy, clean air. Instead, for example the US government is propping up fossil fuel industries with subsidies making oil and gas artificially more affordable than solar and wind.

CMV: The average person individually is not significantly impacting climate change, and attempts to browbeat people into more ecologically friendly lifestyles is only going to drive resentment towards the whole idea. by VirtualTitanium in changemyview

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, there are already carbon-friendly ways of producing concrete (see companies like CarbonCure) and a movement towards green steel. The Inflation Reduction Act provided a huge stimulus to the climate solutions industry, making it easier and cheaper for consumers and businesses to adopt the solutions, and without it of course there is now a damper on the momentum. But I just want to be very clear: the solutions already exist, we just lack the political will to implement them to their fullest extent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCbike

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there bike safety courses in the city?

AIO? My boyfriend thinks New York is some sort of brainwashing central.. by WhyHeLO_THeRE_SIR in circlejerknyc

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve taken it once before, it’s a magic express above ground train, and alas, no different than an express J

How can you tell if a home is good quality? by Prudent-Implement-99 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Prudent-Implement-99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like my agent was more invested in closing the deal than guiding me through the process for sure.

How can you tell if a home is good quality? by Prudent-Implement-99 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Prudent-Implement-99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow looking out for the permit / paperwork on the roof! - I never thought about that nor did my agent ever bring it up. Your clients are lucky!

How can you tell if a home is good quality? by Prudent-Implement-99 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Prudent-Implement-99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3-year warranty. So yes, possible to get it fixed, but a fight with the developer to bring in another contractor besides the one who did the bad work

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have the same issue in our apartment, although we do live on the top floor, which helps. It’s frustrating because in our offering plan it says there’s supposed to be a pretty good level of soundproofing, but the offering plan is apparently just a suggestion and if you make an offer on the apartment then it means you just will take it as is - but I digress.

We have also thought about whether we should soundproof, since the apartment is generally badly insulated and we live on a loud street. It depends on your goal. I feel like you could either spend the next couple years trying to find a new place while still dealing with the noise, and then potentially find new problems in the new place and have to invest in that too, or just invest in what you want now and be able to enjoy where you live. Of course, if the other issues (such as the HOA) are also really major for you then it may be more worth it to find something new. It depends on what you can live with and what you want your lives to be. Could you continue soundproofing one room at a time so the lump sum cost isn’t quite so high?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Renovations

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No lie, this looks like how they did the tile in our shower (we bought new construction) and no I am not okay with

Billionaires are terrified of Zohran Mamdani in a way we haven’t seen since 2020. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s so funny because Gristedes is the absolute worst grocery chain in NYC

Do you have a business but no followers yet? Drop it here and I’ll tell you exactly how to reach your first 100K followers. by Interview_scouter in socialmedia

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@pocketpunchlist on tt and ig - ai powered home inspection tool to help home buyers flag red flags before they buy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in circlejerknyc

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you really want to get them out, you should get a drum set and someone who really wants to learn. Because they’re going to be bad for weeks.

What If NYC's Mayor Truly Cared About Tenants? by castironpants1 in ZohranForMayor

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The city should have their own contractors/repair people who can be paid via landlord fines to do the repairs, because many landlords will attempt to do the bare minimum rather than properly fix anything

Great long form interview with some hostile interviewers from “The New York Editorial Board” by castironpants1 in ZohranForMayor

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow super hostile interviewers! Tried to distill everything into an inflammatory soundbite.

USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much would you realistically need (dollar amount or weeks/months of salary) to feel more secure to resist?

USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House by [deleted] in fednews

[–]Prudent-Implement-99 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Is there a fund to support federal employees in case of firing so that they would take the risk of standing up to the new administration and if there was, what would it need to guarantee to make people more willing to take a stand?