Very interesting. A couple things to note:
1) Norms around using sick leave, rather than coming in sick may have changed. This would be a good thing.
2) Many government employees get a new type of leave specifically for getting covid shots. I think it's usually about 4 hours per appointment.
3) Don't forget about the "quiet quitting" phenomenon.
The stackers at Stacker News are awesome about this, too. https://stacker.news/r/Undisciplined
One of Keynes' arguments in favor of an inflationary money supply is that it lowers real wages over time without people getting angry about pay cuts.
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MASSIVE Inflation Looming As Saudi Arabia Looks to Join BRICS Ending US Dollar Dominance
I'm a little surprised the pattern is still so pronounced. Efficient Markets Hypothesis predicts the pattern will lessen and die out.
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It can be both. Companies can produce commodities. The token has the two definitive features of a commodity. If the market price goes to zero, it will cease being a commodity.
Economic good (positive price), check
Fungible, also check
I'm in the camp that it isn't likely.
However, I'm glad people are bringing it up, because what I do believe is that 90 days prior to it hitting $1 million it also won't seem likely.
Gradually, then all at once
There are some gold only folks in Fairbanks, AK.
The problematic cases are oil countries that heavily subsidize electricity prices. This attracts mining and leads to inefficient energy use.
Of course it's the price controls that are the problem, not the miners taking advantage of it.
This is literally true. Most people are "mindless" in the sense Michael Malice uses the term. They incorporate the prevailing views in their communities, but are not capable of evaluating them.
Profitable for private prisons, the military-industrial complex, big pharma, and alcohol/tobacco companies, but it's a huge net loss for society on the whole.
I wish. I have no idea how to manage a bot account.
It's a hobby if you're losing money on it. If you're breaking even, it's a calling. Otherwise, it's an occupation.
If you look at American drug scheduling, it's pretty clear they're targeting substances that compete with pharmaceutical products and/or are mainly used by minorities.