Selver lives

Return of the Obra Diner

“I’m nothing like those nasty reactionaries who treat women like objects and judge them only by their looks”

Rules for thee but not for me

Not sure about that case specifically, but in general lack of regulation unleashes enshittificatory impulses. This comment may be aimed more at conservative voters or politicians to convince them (or at least let them claim) that pro-consumer regulation actually harms “consumer welfare.”

Second the suggestion of credit unions, but to be clear they’re neither charities nor non-profits; they’re member co-ops, run for the benefit of members (instead of stockholders), in which each member gets one vote (instead of each share of stock having one vote).

If anyone believed in the imperial presidency it was Hamilton

No part of the law prohibits having, say, a Pride-themed Ten Commandments printed on a leather daddy’s naked chest in glorious Comic Sans.

https://www.consumerreports.org/mandatory-binding-arbitration/forced-arbitration-clause-for-concern/

Bostrom…possessed one of those elusive, rather abstract personalities that perhaps lend credence to the simulation theory.

What a sick, understated burn

maybe some women?