Why colleges *should* be in crisis:
1. Costs and debt
2. Demographic collapse of 18yo
3. Employment advantage of base BA is decreasing.
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Why colleges *should* be in crisis:
1. Costs and debt
2. Demographic collapse of 18yo
3. Employment advantage of base BA is decreasing.
Would you say truthful communication is a core value for you?
09.12.2025 17:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It would be like Amazon to move prices 5-10 cents and stay under the radar.
09.12.2025 17:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I thought Amazon tried this a few years ago. Do they still do dynamic pricing or did they give up?
09.12.2025 15:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If each has a 30% crash probability, then if we assume independence the prob of no crash is (2/3)^3=0.296
So 70% crash.
How demented is Trump?
I suspect โฆ not. As medically defined dementia is end-stage. Trump would be in the pre-dementia stage. Similar to average 80yo. Impaired, vulnerable, bad judgment, shouldnโt drive unless good conditions.
Civilians underestimate how bad 80 is for most.
A lot of Somali-Americans are citizens and can vote. Like most 1-2gen immigrants they tend socially conservative, so Trumpโs attacks are a kind of antidote.
09.12.2025 14:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Can you give an example of a โscaled upโ change?
09.12.2025 14:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Can you give an example of a โscaled upโ change?
09.12.2025 14:21 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Does the OECD treat tariffs as a tax?
09.12.2025 14:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Here's a big problem, though: This starfish regenerates from even a single surviving arm (like a Terminator!).
So humans have invented a terminator of their own: an AI powered, toxin-injecting underwater robot called RangerBot.
I mean, what's the =worst= that could happen?
Nuzzi is now an icon of cynical cool-kid no-values access journalism.
โBeing a Nuzziโ is a phrase we can use.
Doesnโt the travel issue apply to Trump after he leaves office? (Though he is unlikely to travel anyway)
09.12.2025 13:39 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Even Leavitt is beginning to crack.
09.12.2025 13:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โฆ oceans of cruising killer bots โฆ
09.12.2025 13:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It is going to get harder to recruit human soldiers; that will accelerate the autonomous drones.
Mines that reason and wait for the right time โฆ
โฆ He is probably exhausting leaders across the globe with confused, rambling, 3am chats. Johnson has reason to be exhausted
09.12.2025 13:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The comment that caught my eye was about Trump working 21h a day.
We now Trump only slept 5h a night before his Alzheimerโs manifested. And dementia wrecks sleep cycles. And that he likes to call and chat when he canโt sleepโฆ
Putin does this because he has Trump. If Trump passes he will back away
09.12.2025 13:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm starting to wonder if Paul has values and principles other than power. He canโt remain in todayโs GOP.
09.12.2025 13:21 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Social deception could enhance resources available to pursue analysis to even higher fidelity.
09.12.2025 13:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0We have so many nutters in medicine itโs a relief to hear of one in a more respectable field.
We, by comparison, have RFK.
Johnson might be more repressed than closeted? I donโt think any serious rumors. His wife is very anti-gay
09.12.2025 02:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Are there specific actions you recommend?
09.12.2025 02:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Or if Void does social deception
09.12.2025 02:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Who is your favorite social agent?
09.12.2025 02:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Void!!
09.12.2025 02:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Drop the 500 lb back squat and crash the plane
09.12.2025 02:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Airport gyms are a fun idea. I suspect liability would be a problem though.
I would love pull-up bars on the airplane.
First Trump era policy I would appreciate. Liability likely an issue though
08.12.2025 22:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0