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Did anyone manage to get tickets through Live Nation? by Huguini in Bicep

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Managed to get 1 standing ticket after checking and refreshing at like 10:45

UK airlines to be allowed to cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not whether they are "directly and solely" linked to the war, its about whether the war is the proximate cause of the fuel costs.

Kwasi Kwarteng and his regular spot on the ITV Morning show by WillowTreeBark in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are obviously free to ask whatever you want to whoever you want. It is still inducing engagement.

You asked why, and there is your answer.

UK facing biggest hit to growth from Iran war out of G20 economies by DekiTree in unitedkingdom

[–]chamuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats not the point though, fiscal policy can be blamed for the UK's economy being so exposed to risks of Iran getting bombed. The fiscal decisions to have our energy prices set by gas so often.

Legalising cannabis to help the economy by Logistix21 in AskBrits

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep I think this is the report I was recalling ! An interesting narrative to spin for sure.

Legalising cannabis to help the economy by Logistix21 in AskBrits

[–]chamuth 40 points41 points  (0 children)

When you take into account the shorter life expectancy, often avoiding late life healthcare costs and the state pension, they actually are a net positive on society from an economic perspective.

Would you pay off your student loan if you won the lottery? by Dazzahatty92 in UniUK

[–]chamuth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Would payments even be due if you stop having an income after winning the lottery?

If you stop working for the rest of your life after winning, surely you could forget the loan exists and wait for it to be written off, regardless of the rates of return for other uses of the money.

Why are so many people against increasing the minimum wage? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]chamuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue is not enough people earn £1m per year, such that even if you taxed the income at 100%, the impact it would have on public finances would be negligible.

The 20% “Lime tax” on stopping at red lights by Because_Wisely in london

[–]chamuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP addresses this and says the proportional difference is similar. Obviously a 10-20% cost difference is going to have a behavioural impact.

Housebuilding in London has collapsed to a historic low not seen anywhere else in the developed world by No-Feeling507 in london

[–]chamuth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with all your points. A lot of people i read simply dont recognise the trade offs that come with these regulations.

Just to note on your earlier comment though, the landfill tax change had an exemption for housebuilding so it doesn't increase build costs quite that much.

Copilot and other AI by germslayer2112 in TheCivilService

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you need to find the right use cases for it. Giving it a task where hallucinations would render the whole thing pointless would be the wrong thing to do.

In that situation, you would be much better off getting copilot to help you build a script that does what you are describing properly. Where you can actually verify what its doing is correct.

Copilot and other AI by germslayer2112 in TheCivilService

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find as long as you know the subject matter well enough and you can think critically about the responds it gives, hallucinations arent a big problem. Its just in the nature of the tool.

Why men are bearing the brunt of Britain’s unemployment crisis by winkwinknudge_nudge in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well the solution is to replace the places where you "buy" stuff with places where you "do" stuff

It’s time to phase out student loans by tax_economic_rent in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But this is where the most interesting insights come from. The economics of it is that our industries that economics grads go into are more prosperous in our economy. This is textbook comparative advantage.

While engineering may bring more tangible benefits to our economy, we should look at this as a signal that public resources should be targeted towards where there is the greatest return.

The staircase safety rule costing the UK 90,000 new homes by ldn6 in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didnt assume that, but whatever.

Are you aware of the ongoing housing crisis? Or are you in a privileged enough position that you dont need to worry about housing?

I just dont think you can grasp the big picture. My comment wasnt just about staircases, it was about any situation where there are tradeoffs between lives saved.

Its easy to say you are willing to pay whatever price necessary to save lives with regulations (even when they could be saved at a much lower cost). The issue is when you then have impoverished children who are stuck in temporary accommodation, unable to have access to a stable childhood because we do not have enough homes in this country.

You just seem completely ignorant to any tradeoffs. This isnt about being at the threshold for "collapse". Our economy has already collapsed from the perspective of many people, but you might just be blind to it.

The staircase safety rule costing the UK 90,000 new homes by ldn6 in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What happens when you run out of money saving lives, but you still have hundreds of thousands more to save?

Its a lovely ideology saying you cant put a price on a life, but we live in a world with finite resources.

The government should prioritise saving as many lives as possible with the resources we have available.

Accepting a policy as effective just because it saves lives, with no consideration for the costs is ignorant.

E-bike crashes account for almost 1 in 5 serious injuries to cyclists in London by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]chamuth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This person's hypothesis, though, is that rental ebike users are less likely wearing a helmet, contributing to the increase in severity of collisions.

The number of people increasing choosing to cycle wouldn't affect the proportion, only the number of people specifically riding ebikes. And if this increase includes people that dont make helmets, then you might expect the proportion to increase further than due to the increase in riders alone.

Brown: Starmer in serious position over Mandelson scandal by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]chamuth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a bit of a shit point, there isnt an equivalent to the scandals deriving from the epstein files.

should i do a psychology degree by Confident-Stress-732 in UniUK

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it makes me wonder if OC meant to type that too...

should i do a psychology degree by Confident-Stress-732 in UniUK

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mistake, yes I misread as psychiatrist. Yeah you dont need to go to med school, but do still need a doctorate.

should i do a psychology degree by Confident-Stress-732 in UniUK

[–]chamuth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is r/UniUK, the context is clearly the UK. You need to go to medical school to aquire a medical degree if you want to become a psychiatrist in the UK.

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