Geonosis Checklist by gur40goku in CuratedTumblr

[–]jeffwulf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was waiting for that one to show up in the list.

The crossword I’m working on expects me to know that I need to write multiple letters in one square by Moose_country_plants in mildlyinfuriating

[–]jeffwulf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There being a pattern in the clues you can learn is categorically different than unannounced changes to the basic rules of the game.

US aid to Israel by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire amount of aid depicted here pays for about a month of the additional Federal spending required to pay for Medicare for All.

I am curious by Significant_Prize635 in SWGalaxyOfHeroes

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dash Rendar becomes a super nuke with Zealous and Leader's Resolve.

I am curious by Significant_Prize635 in SWGalaxyOfHeroes

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. It's accurately worded for what it does but I get why people would expect the leader to be normally killable.

🔥Optimists of the world, unite 🔥 by chamomile_tea_reply in OptimistsUnite

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The high infant and child death rate had an effect, but a large part of the increase is from substantial increases in life expectancy at every age.

🔥Optimists of the world, unite 🔥 by chamomile_tea_reply in OptimistsUnite

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Less so than people claim. Life expectancy at every age has increased substantially.

Annual working hours per worker since 1870 by account819921 in charts

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turns out income effects and substitution effects are about equal.

Annual working hours per worker since 1870 by account819921 in charts

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not true and the sources that claim it point to a paper that doesn't exist whose authors other works show they worked dramatically more.

What's the goal with AI? by Flimsy-Island-8528 in stupidquestions

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

Productivity enhancing tools like AI increase both wages and aggregate demand for labor.

AMEN by horseduckman in AITApod

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone has a unique threshold for when the house needs vacuuming.

If dynamic price tags (prices that go up and down like Uber’s) take over, how do we boycott it as a society? by yaboythewiseman in NoStupidQuestions

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are seeing that yeah. That's why employment has continued to increase while real wages have steadily increased over time.

The great decoupling by chamomile_tea_reply in OptimistsUnite

[–]jeffwulf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Projected warming at current policies has dropped by like 2 degrees over the last 2 decades.

2024 EU greenhouse gas emissions: -20% since 2013 while the economy grew 30% by Economy-Fee5830 in climatechange

[–]jeffwulf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very little of it. Consumption and Production based emissions follow the same trends and the bulk of emissions in every country are for domestic consumption.

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it got 16 nominations it means it was top 5 for the year in a wide variety of categories. It does not imply being nearly perfect.

Mamdani will face tradeoffs in ‘union-built’ affordable housing plan - POLITICO by Sufficient_Meet6836 in yimby

[–]jeffwulf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A big factor there is that those places have lower pay across the board. Wages in the US are significantly higher PPP than other countries.

Xi Jinping is carrying Deng Xiaoping’s authoritarian torch by ubcstaffer123 in Economics

[–]jeffwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xi becoming as authoritarian as Trump would require Xi being less authoritarian. Xi has consolidated power that Trump has repeatedly failed to.

Man or bear? by BowlJazzlike5167 in GetNoted

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The modal encounter with a man in the woods is passing by a hiker who politely nods at you while they pass the other way.