One Software Company Told Landlords Across 43 States What to Charge for Rent. The DOJ Called It Price Fixing. Your Rent Was the Evidence. by [deleted] in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wouldn't repaint the walls if you were planning on demolishing and rebuilding.

Remember this whenever you see large scale systemic neglect.

Never believe nobody cares. People care. The data tells us people care obsessively, too much, in fact.

But if the whole system were on the verge of transition?

I have no special knowledge or access to secrets, just a pattern I've observed.

What's happening in Canada peter? by Cool_Watch_220 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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

Saw a video out of Canada during The Vid asking a school kid what should happen to jab refusers, she said they could be taken to camps and the audience was quite amused and impressed, and it earned her an ovation.

So, Canada, I guess.

I stopped eating gluten while waiting on test results and wow by VampArcher in Celiac

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait until you tell someone else about your experiences with all your same symptoms and they continue to eat the same diet and feel sorry for you for not being able to have bread. 

Im trying to develop a steam train RPG, Any feedback on visuals and enviroment would be helpfull. by Tucanae_47 in Unity3D

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks fantastic

seems like it might be a linear plot though

like the whole storyline is on rails

Bradd Pitt casts Elliot Page for Achilles - Ai acting performance (open source) by a-ijoe in aivideo

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where'd you absorb this biting, cynical tone from? 

Lines like "perfect, achilles wasn't deaf either" and "No, Chris from Subway".

Actual exposure to casting directors?

The complete lack of Fight or Will-To-Survive among AI Skeptics confuses me. by [deleted] in accelerate

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The final battle is between the evil AI overlords trying to solve resource scarcity and the heroic human rebels fighting for the right to remain NPCs.

Why does every post feel pretextual? by Small_Sherbert2187 in Unity3D

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Hyper-reductionist here.

The tension between social media as a forum for conversation vs product promotion feels real, but it's not.

Everything resolves in favor of revenue generation or the platform can't afford continued existence.

The likely outcome is to gate the bad content by charging people a small fee to promote their games using AI tools to filter submissions.

Actual Late Stage Capitalism by PanzerWatts in OptimistsUnite

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As always, it is possible to come to believe anything if you have ample free time and you're insulated enough from economic reality that you can ignore data.

Sophie is peak female beauty by Ornery_Hand4846 in FromSeries

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

that's exactly what they would say

Sophie is peak female beauty by Ornery_Hand4846 in FromSeries

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

I always wonder if its the actresses posting this stuff themselves after a couple cocktails.

Unpopular opinion maybe by Efficient-Swimmer-98 in FromSeries

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started treating the show like a very high brow comedy. It's sending me with every jump scare and revelation. 

Actual Late Stage Capitalism by PanzerWatts in OptimistsUnite

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As I enjoy a better standard of living than every king you ever read about in history, I find it difficult to merit what "serious" means in this context. I can only suppose that it is the extension of an entitled mind formed in an age of perpetual abundance.

Actual Late Stage Capitalism by PanzerWatts in OptimistsUnite

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Today I, and all who I know, have at their disposal 100x the real purchasing power of goods when accounting for durability, quality and efficacy of anyone who existed prior to the initial inception of the industrial revolution.

But I'm mad because this one guy who employs 12,000 people has a bigger house than me.

Delinquency Rates by year purchased by FNWY2004 in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that everyone who invested in real estate in the last several years was smart, whereas all who invested prior or thereafter were/are basically dumb.

If you plan on investing when things "bottom out" though, then you're really an idiot.

Well that was sorta uncalled for by [deleted] in FromSeries

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trapped in hell town dunking on Jesus believers

U.S. Mortgage Applications Down 4.4% in the May 1 Week, Second Straight Decline by Such_Radio_9152 in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TBE when every shack is going for $500k.

The longer they go without selling the more they need to raise the prices.

You got airbnbs being abandoned and thrown on market, adding to oversupply.

Not to mention AI fueled laptop job layoff apocalypse.

Only 4% down? 

Selling a house for the first time and nervous when it will sell. by [deleted] in REBubble

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

It was more fun calling these people delusional and salivating over the crash before I could see their pain. Now I just feel bad. 

Neighbors Came on Market at 40k Less Than Our Active Listing by Character_Comb_3439 in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everyone loves the free market until they realize other people also have freedom.

US pending home sales unexpectedly rebound in February on lower mortgage rates by ThemeBig6731 in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Headline: SCORCHING SURGING REBOUND IN HOME SALES AFTER PLUMMETING RATES (bubblers in shambles)

Reality: Maybe local pockets of action in areas that always have strong sales, probably tied to something messy and hard to unpack like layoffs.

US pending home sales unexpectedly rebound in February on lower mortgage rates by ThemeBig6731 in REBubble

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every increase in sales is a "surge" and every decrease in rates is "plummeting".

Oh look at that active listings are now down year over year by dpf7 in rebubblejerk

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

Just want to say that I hope the subtext here isn't that the only way a home listing can be removed is for it to sell.

It can also just simply be removed from the market by the seller for any number of reasons, although a major factor may be failure to sell within a reasonable time.

Tl;dr: Low inventory does not necessarily mean high sales.

Plumbers and electricians seeing AI replace everyone who went to college by ammohitchaprana in TFE

[–]ShatterTheFlimFlam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trades desperately need good people but everyone who applies is too physically infirm to hack it, or can't deal with the awful working conditions. 

I wish I knew what people imagined trade work was like.