Newfie wrote:We have lost a large number of posters who were quite active and then quit rather suddenly.
Ruminating on the matter it seems people post here and get rather roiled up. Then they quit.
Perhaps it is the frustration of not being able to change minds?
I find the best use of the forum is as an excuse to type out my ideas. I find writing out my ideas helps me to develop them. It is the same with talking.
Anyway I because my need is met by the typing I am better able to resist the frustration of not changing minds. Not sure of this, just typing about the possibility.
careinke wrote:Newfie wrote:
I find the best use of the forum is as an excuse to type out my ideas. I find writing out my ideas helps me to develop them. It is the same with talking.
+1 Me too.
Newfie wrote:A bit of interesting art work.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.
theluckycountry wrote:Degrowth has a nice orderly ring to it.
Pops wrote:Boomers of course are the Prophets, the makers of righteous war. We of the Non-negotiable Lifestyle generation simply can't tolerate sacrifice.
Degrowth, whether intentional or imposed, is coming.
mousepad wrote:Such a stupid thing to say.
https://ap.gilderlehrman.org/essays/roaring-twenties...Between 1919 and 1929 horsepower per wage earner in manufacturing skyrocketed by 50 percent, signaling a robust wave of mechanization that increased productivity by 72 percent in manufacturing.
And it was a decade of technological wonder.
In 1912, only 16 percent of American households had electricity; by the mid-20s, almost two-thirds did. Overnight, the electric vacuum cleaner, the electric refrigerator and freezer, and the automatic washing machine became staples in middle-class homes.
...by 1922 more than three million households had acquired radio sets. Seven years later more than twelve million households owned radios, fueling an industry that saw $852 million in annual sales.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/americ ... shift.htmlBy the end of the decade, over half of the automobiles in the United States were sold on credit plans, and between 1920 and 1930, consumer debt more than doubled. While other factors contributed, the rise in household debt was a significant factor in the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression.
Newfie wrote:Zeihan just did a short video on Australia and touched on their debt issue.
https://youtu.be/8hSYixFjZWM?si=90S0NtC7kVenoIRY
careinke wrote:
I'd be interested in Lucky's take on this.
Peace
When you think about it Australia is basically a third world country, hopefully they can figure it out.
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