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Offline cmadrid

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Last Week Tonight
« on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 10:53:26 »
This video makes me sick.. It is an especially big problem in Saint Louis, but we don't have a monopoly.

Slavery, back in business.

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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 10:59:07 »

The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
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(...)Whereas back then I wrote about the tyranny of the majority, today I'd combine that with the tyranny of the minorities. These days, you have to be careful of both. They both want to control you. The first group, by making you do the same thing over and over again. The second group is indicated by the letters I get from the Vassar girls who want me to put more women's lib in The Martian Chronicles, or from blacks who want more black people in Dandelion Wine.
I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
-Ray Bradbury

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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 11:00:59 »
Quote from: iri on Mon, 23 March 2015, 10:59:07

The uploader has not made this video available in your country.

I'm sorry HBO hates the internets :(
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Re: Last Week Tonight
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Re: Last Week Tonight
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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 11:17:41 »
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(...)Whereas back then I wrote about the tyranny of the majority, today I'd combine that with the tyranny of the minorities. These days, you have to be careful of both. They both want to control you. The first group, by making you do the same thing over and over again. The second group is indicated by the letters I get from the Vassar girls who want me to put more women's lib in The Martian Chronicles, or from blacks who want more black people in Dandelion Wine.
I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
-Ray Bradbury

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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 11:54:47 »
Cool, thanks ;)   I haven't used vid.me before :o
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 12:58:23 »
Huh? Not available on Youtube from the UK, but it is available from Sweden ... There are several people reposting the videos on Youtube so I'd think it would become available for other people sooner or later.

BTW. I've been binge-watching Last Week Tonight the past few days. Lots of good episodes.
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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 23 March 2015, 21:51:06 »
LOLOL...

I don't think you guys understand how modern economies works.

Every RICH-guy in developed economies expects at least 15-30% return per year..


THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, humanity does not grow that much in a year..


So, how do we actually Create this type of liquidity.. we PRINT imaginary money..


But now we're in a conundrum.. Imaginary money that leads to crippling inflation..

So, how the hell do we fix inflation.. by SPENDING the imaginary money...


It really doesn't matter what we buy, the system as is, is so broken that NO ONE can fix it, because the communication and organization costs in tackling such an immense INTERNATIONAL problem is insurmountable. 


So, our current best solution is to continue this perpetual deficit ON PAPER..



Most concisely.. Think about it this way..

It's not that there isn't a problem.. We admit there is..

It's not that the problem can't be fixed.. It can..

It's that we can't all AGREE at the same time to fix the problem.. NO we can't..

« Last Edit: Mon, 23 March 2015, 21:59:34 by tp4tissue »
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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 24 March 2015, 11:07:47 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 23 March 2015, 21:51:06
LOLOL...

I don't think you guys understand how modern economies works.

Every RICH-guy in developed economies expects at least 15-30% return per year..


THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, humanity does not grow that much in a year..


So, how do we actually Create this type of liquidity.. we PRINT imaginary money..


But now we're in a conundrum.. Imaginary money that leads to crippling inflation..

So, how the hell do we fix inflation.. by SPENDING the imaginary money...


It really doesn't matter what we buy, the system as is, is so broken that NO ONE can fix it, because the communication and organization costs in tackling such an immense INTERNATIONAL problem is insurmountable. 


So, our current best solution is to continue this perpetual deficit ON PAPER..



Most concisely.. Think about it this way..

It's not that there isn't a problem.. We admit there is..

It's not that the problem can't be fixed.. It can..

It's that we can't all AGREE at the same time to fix the problem.. NO we can't..



Wtf does this post have to do with the rest of this thread?
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Re: Last Week Tonight
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 24 March 2015, 12:10:38 »
At the heart of All of these issues is the untamed expectations of returns on investment..


When people "at large" -seek to possess- in great excess of what they need, social injustice prevail, because EVERYONE is saying to each other, if I only had a little more, a little more wouldn't hurt anyone..

The net result of everyone behaving this way IS grand scale failure of equality and governance..

When people "rationalize" doing just a little harm for excess cash flow


It explains why something OBVIOUSLY wrong takes place, and why we ALLOW IT.

« Last Edit: Tue, 24 March 2015, 12:12:49 by tp4tissue »
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