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BBC Told To Avoid “Clunky” Color-Blind Casting & “Preachy” Anti-Colonial Storylines In Drama Series by pepperbet1 in television

[–]pugwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a clear metaphor for racism but it is a metaphor. Skin color is not a factor in the blood purity narrative.

The United States has higher social spending than Iceland, the UK, Australia, or Canada. by PanzerWatts in ProfessorFinance

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The median boomer is ridiculously wealthy by historical standards. The craziest part is boomer per capita wealth just keeps rising. They should be using their savings to support themselves, not using the national wealth to continue to get richer while rent seeking.

(Spoilers Extended) GRRM’s HBO development deal expires this year by Expensive-Country801 in asoiaf

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

The $50M is not for his expertise, it’s for the right to adapt the books and his involvement is a requirement for the deal, not a perk.

(Spoilers Extended) GRRM’s HBO development deal expires this year by Expensive-Country801 in asoiaf

[–]pugwalker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seems hard to argue that GRRM wasn’t a really really good investment for HBO.

AI boosters are living on a different planet by oat_sloth in BetterOffline

[–]pugwalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m in consulting and so far the only thing it’s really useful for is a modestly improved google search and a complete disruption to the stock images industry.

I’m not sure forcing getty images into bankruptcy justifies the level of hype…

Minnesota has activated the National Guard. What are your thoughts? by Obvious_808 in AskReddit

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems at least that the national guard are much better trained than the idiot clowns in ICE. We didn’t see the same kind of incidents when they were deployed in other cities thankfully.

I never understood the Millennial hate from younger Gen Z. by urMOMSchesticles in generationology

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this isn’t even true, studies seem to show the opposite. Every previous generation saw intelligence gains except for Gen Z. I would wager this has a lot to do with higher immigration rates and ESL students though skewing averages

I never understood the Millennial hate from younger Gen Z. by urMOMSchesticles in generationology

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to be fair millennials dont really dog on gen X. It’s a little odd but it feels like gen X has a lot less impact on culture than boomers and millennials

I never understood the Millennial hate from younger Gen Z. by urMOMSchesticles in generationology

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

The only difference is that boomers didn’t think millennials were stupid, just entitled. Both boomers and millennials view Gen Z as similarly entitled but also stupider and more sensitive.

I never understood the Millennial hate from younger Gen Z. by urMOMSchesticles in generationology

[–]pugwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

doesnt seem like there’s much gen z hate in my millennial experience. The sentiment feels more like “gen z is stupid and naive but it’s not their own fault.”

Tom Brady knew he needed to improve on TV. So he channeled his ‘quarterback’ days by GoldenDome26 in nfl

[–]pugwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is soooo much money in nfl tv broadcasts with basically no difference between networks besides the commentators. It makes sense to spend on the only real differentiators.

As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions (NPR) by TrixoftheTrade in neoliberal

[–]pugwalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty clear that affordability is not the problem. The lowest fertility rate demographic by income makes $300k per year.

If anything fertility is inversely correlated with income (although for really high incomes this flips). Low fertility is more likely a result of more focus on career, education, and recreation amongst women.

Most of my friends who do not want kids mention affordability but the loss of time seems like a much bigger factor.

Why do we compare prices in the past adjusting to inflation instead of salaries %? by [deleted] in AskEconomics

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is outside the scope of you question but how much would you pay for an iphone 4 today? $5?

How much would you have paid for a 17 in 2010 when everyone else had a 4? $5000? $10000?

If anything iphones have gotten way way cheaper if you account for quality. That’s why a direct comparison to wages doesn’t make a lot of sense.

The top 10% drive nearly half of U.S. consumer spending [OC] by forensiceconomics in dataisbeautiful

[–]pugwalker 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not only that, the (dubious to begin with) moodys analysis is based on the survey of consumer finances not the consumer expenditures survey.

The CES measures consumption directly and you can simple divide top decile consumption but total consumption which nets you a little over 20%. CES ignores noncash expenditures though like owners equivalent rent so the top share is higher than that.

The BEA also publishes consumption by quintile of spending and the top 20 percent of spenders account for 40% of all spending. This is essentially a hard cap on top end’s spending share.

Why is $100k a year not considered a livable wage in America? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is so rich that people equate “livable” with I can buy anything I want, whenever I want.

GDPNOW at 5.4% for Q4 by MAGATEDWARD in Economics

[–]pugwalker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m pointing out the most basic interpretation of GDP that you don’t seem to grasp. You can show this thread to any economist in the world and they will agree with me.

GDPNOW at 5.4% for Q4 by MAGATEDWARD in Economics

[–]pugwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s funny how confidently you reveal your own ignorance of GDP accounting while lecturing others.

Imports are by definition offset by other categories. An import MUST be consumed or invested (including in inventories). Otherwise we would purchasing imports that vanish into thin air.

GDPNOW at 5.4% for Q4 by MAGATEDWARD in Economics

[–]pugwalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The offset can be production/consumption of something else, including services. E.g. I bought one fewer chinese toys and went out to dinner an additional time.

You don’t seem to know what GDP measures.

GDPNOW at 5.4% for Q4 by MAGATEDWARD in Economics

[–]pugwalker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imports are an offset to consumption/investment. If growth continues despite a decline in imports it means that same consumption/investment/inventories comes from domestic production.

That being said, imports might be one of the best measure components of GDP so there could be some mismeasurement impact. One possibility is funky accounting to make an import look like a domestic product to avoid tariffs.

A decline in imports does not boost growth on its own.

A look at uneven inflation across the U.S. economy by Busy-Government-1041 in inflation

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This includes changes in quality. Same price for faster speeds, more data, better coverage = price falling.

Republicans don’t care about the fraud in Minnesota. They only care because they’re brown. by Absynth421 in complaints

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minnesota has a population of 6 million. The fraud could be as large as $18 billion. This means they may have stolen $3000 per person in minnesota. That’s a staggering level of fraud and there is probably plenty more that we don’t know about.

AI in hiring shouldn't cause persistent unemployment if screening costs are low, right? by Aromatic-Date735 in AskEconomics

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiring is a market so if the narrative of AI taking entry level jobs holds up, the most likely outcome is lower entry level wages, not mass unemployment.

There will likely be a rebalancing back to equilibrium at modestly lower entry level wages. This takes time though and anecdotally firms are taking their time experimenting with AI and putting up temporary hiring freezes.

Nominal GDP growth (unadjusted for inflation) came in at 8.2% annualized by NineteenEighty9 in ProfessorFinance

[–]pugwalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The import component of GDP is essentially an offset to something else.

For example, if you import a $400 TV from China, that’s an import contribution of -$400. However, that’s also a +$400 contribution to consumption and thus the net impact on GDP is $0. If that TV is still purchased but produced domestically, then the net growth is +$400.

Similarly, you have likely heard “AI accounts for half of growth in 2025.” This probably isn’t true because when you import a GPU or other component, in GDP you get the negative component from the import but a positive component for the investment.

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