Homes as wealth-creators.

Americans take it as received wisdom that homes are meant to generate income through higher valuations over time. We just assume home prices go up over time and if it's not actively increasing in value, the home was a failure.

Many other countries don't treat homes this way. They are dwellings, invest what you want to your liking, but it's not a retirement account.

This focus on wealth generation creates lots of perverse incentives, such as exclusionary zoning, building on lots that are overly large, and suburban sprawl. These don't reflect people's actual, desired form of housing but rather maximize wealth for homeowners at the expense of everyone else.

We have a completely warped view of housing that causes us to be preyed upon by real estate agents, landlords, HOAs and the like.

Agree. I want to ban TikTok('s algorithms) too, but on grounds of algorithm addiction and national security issues it causes. That also means Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

Made that switch two years ago, still absolutely love Tidal. Wish it had a WearOS app but I'll take hot with the higher quality sound and no-bullshit app

This is good shit

Surely they were misquo-

Nope that's what they said. Yikes.

I now know even which way the Dnipro flows when describing the battlelines (left bank = east, right bank = west). I barely knew the Dnipro existed two years ago.

Basque Republic (most is submerged)

This is good shit lmao

My favorite bit is "Better to be a slave than dead, no?" Ummm... actually, yes, death may be preferable

"Following Sunday prayers, Sheikh Ron al Dee'santiz issued a fatwah against the Barbie Movie, decrying it as 'against the law of Abraham' and 'promoting deviant Western concepts around women, homosexuality and the place of Yahweh in our lives.'"

We've really come full circle back to ad-supported cable

To the modern right, Jesus was a beta cuck socialist. Healing the sick?? Loving thy neighbor?? Sounds like some LIBERAL BULLSHIT 😤 (my wife left me)