2025-06-04T15:59:47Z https://nostr.ae Kyle Montanio https://nostr.ae/npub165ct04kdzaq7wtqsqthqawk5cygyamgfusv0m4mr2tusqhm4v88q9ltdlq https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/accounts/avatars/109/553/745/340/081/187/original/3f84f39aa32ce610.jpeg https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/accounts/avatars/109/553/745/340/081/187/original/3f84f39aa32ce610.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxac8qzn8qqwgfj32hcus7kfcrp2e7a84z4yumum02xkh7naj83nqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu3ce4x3 “To make it a little more crystal clear, we borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture.” - JD Vance, Vice President of the United States of America and complete asshat.<br/><br/>It is wonderful this guy is here to help explain #economics to us.<br/><br/>I see no downsides to further antagonizing the country where 60% of rare earth minerals - you know the stuff essential for computers and national defense - are mined and 90% are processed.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/us-is-unable-to-replace-rare-earths-supply-from-china-warns-csis-.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/15/us-is-unable-to-replace-rare-earths-supply-from-china-warns-csis-.html</a> 2025-04-16T17:39:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgp7qhfvdpzp076tcdmq8wrz5d0q6fkgm5pcn04f07gmr9west38szyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuapdvju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zqvqxplz5tj46ju22fskvytz37ke9kt8qj4ctxndryv6ffzvxaspk2wl3'>nevent1q…2wl3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love that term &#34;slow AI&#34; and agree it&#39;s a great model to understand corporations. <br/><br/>Going to watch that speech now! <br/><br/>cstross@wandering.shop 2025-04-15T21:35:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfv5042y852gr6022lrpz8ykyufkptz6hkd4ngj8cm6qpgq99dwwgzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suulhnkpy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw6mctu50ancna4ucs3qf55n2j5arrkg2c5n7mjejjq952wh0v8ts5p88gx'>nevent1q…88gx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, that sums it up entirely. Especially as people seem to be slaves to the corporation and their interests. Solid analogy. 2025-04-15T19:06:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspf4j6q5lq2zw6y30s08ujnrug05xedsrlusjjxsc8zeergd09esszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suut0rq6q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2s2d6frxdf4j4pq2rq8jwx0tpygld45zr0a7jv5g9s4w4ttnjwyq5nkyck'>nevent1q…kyck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also (vaguely, cause I was young and have a memory like a hyperactive goldfish) remember a lot of people speaking out against this war both within and outside the US.<br/><br/>But JD gets a hard on for blaming Europe for everything, so I am utterly unsurprised from this bad take from him haha. 2025-04-15T18:43:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyx5u5jf4w6j5whrwffxl5pekjvgc6kucfsgxmkduywkrlxhvgfygzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu2eej7e JD Vance says Europe should have done more to stop Iraq War<br/><br/>... yes, I too blame Europe for that disaster. <br/><br/>If only Europe were more independent and stopped the US from (largely) unilaterally deciding to attack Iraq.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/jd-vance-says-europe-should-have-done-more-to-stop-iraq-war/a-72250397">https://www.dw.com/en/jd-vance-says-europe-should-have-done-more-to-stop-iraq-war/a-72250397</a><br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/114/342/952/705/230/859/original/45281bb651da033a.png"> <br/> 2025-04-15T16:41:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqwhzlq696tqz24avy9ltesh8fnf0sqgf70hsrvqqs8p36pcfr9vqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuxrqqn2 &#34;The paper clip problem&#34; is a philosophical warning about how #AI could run amuck and destroy the world.<br/><br/>Imagine an AI programmed with the goal of maximizing paper clip production that gains super intelligence using its vast power to strip mine every ounce of iron and divert resources away from other activities, putting people and environment in existential threat.<br/><br/>Now replace &#34;paper clip&#34; with &#34;profits&#34; and &#34;AI&#34; with &#34;CEO&#34; or &#34;billionaire&#34; and you&#39;ve found the true issue we face. <br/><br/>#economics 2025-04-15T15:43:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyk37qe20d3qmrt20js6hayr2nq205vt3mxfjyua9svnk3uqgp7fgzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuqyls83 I am stoked to see the #Tesla selloff, keep using your economic power for good everyone!<br/><br/>But we still have a long ways to go. Looking further out, this massive drop in stock price has just about neutralized the post election boost it had been riding. <br/><br/>Tesla is still up 25% for the year, which are depressingly good numbers given the evil Musk engages in.<br/><br/>#economics #Politics<br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/114/139/771/743/064/602/original/3451e4b715c500b9.png"> <br/> 2025-03-10T19:29:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2g4cprzurqpnwlk6xjjjh5zdcgfqdnkagzq665h9trr0jfmkl30czyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suux3ys2r Economic &#34;shock therapy&#34; reliably, *checks notes*, enriches oligarchs who scrap governments for parts like private equity feasts on the Red Lobsters of the business world.<br/><br/>Naomi Klein&#39;s &#34;The Shock Doctone&#34; has more details to put Trump&#39;s policy into perspective.<br/><br/>&#34;[Trump] is attempting a form of economic shock therapy, while accepting there could be collateral damage.&#34; (&#34;Collateral damage&#34; refers to people who are not Trump, like us, fyi.)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/trump-economic-shock-inflation-recession-markets">https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/trump-economic-shock-inflation-recession-markets</a><br/><br/>#economics #USPol 2025-03-10T12:52:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgmjqum59y90lymq3yz498tgzdu5j2256cdcz5squ6r8j3px8jsdqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suufz8g0n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgv8vy98jzmv5tq5sxtl5w9n84r8lusmasuhl852zgwt72m6l8gjqg9pjar'>nevent1q…pjar</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Awesome, thanks for sharing that resource as well!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13fhsr7yeddpjkc3dwrjqxfwurfwrvpjwmqg8fz9pnt5lqpt8yffq2h9dct" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Civio</span> (<span class="italic">npub13fh…9dct</span>)</a></span> 2025-03-07T16:31:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7sfwwh3a9xfxu7k02a230q5fjf4nlvy2jh4pp33nlcwf4cuvjvqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu3hc8fa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8jtwq9vf0uvxa3d6cy59q2d44xndgkcd9yhr9fa8766rnpjg5w6smfr5lr'>nevent1q…r5lr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Very, very true. Bad incentives, worse outcomes. 2025-03-07T15:48:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswnj0mgrt2g05tkrz0mu32drrn4gzcftalleahat3uklx685e2gzszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuc84feq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs02dvqrwl22cvv5k889v7d8k9ftnjnp4pwv8h34ytg3lnvm2rem8swqxuqy'>nevent1q…xuqy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can&#39;t imagine it will get any easier to win, unless you have a spare $5 mil of course. 2025-03-07T15:47:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqafa0fjy9vfh7m79wsfsuht5d0arw5t24j8tpgwztsgtga5v3t4qzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu58re9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf906gk7p963kxg4tw5l3ml5qces575vf606jt98j6m8p7fc2mu8suwwmgj'>nevent1q…wmgj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I feel like many of us here on the fediverse fall into that category haha 2025-03-07T15:46:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszjt4ranv5ssmfwfzg0uxmsmgmgrpj8hz7eg3aye7r4uhyaspnvsqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu55ptjn Want to see (or teach) how hard it is to get a US green card? This game does a good job showing why the green card acceptance rate is around 3%.<br/><br/>Today I learned we still ask if the applicant is, or ever was, a communist, and deny accordingly..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thegreencardgame.com/factor/3e099319-ce70-4cac-ba92-cca53b6e83c2">https://www.thegreencardgame.com/factor/3e099319-ce70-4cac-ba92-cca53b6e83c2</a><br/><br/>#politics #immigration 2025-03-07T15:17:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp42syx5dg2md9rxw7wx9pqp3dyzr2nty7rnr0dhgj3zhmq865jrqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suua33zzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyp4hsezdfe8u00uq7yck40wk2mpn9fxlss6p2t0nuz75pxsc7p7gm4zeje'>nevent1q…zeje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know. I am very disappointed by the change and hope we get the message out to everyone who was planning on showing up. <br/><br/>I will, at least be out to talk to folks looking like they are searching for a protest and can&#39;t find it :/ 2025-03-07T14:22:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrknpj0s3q9rts6fn8rgmyd8gndjvuxy7uq53l2703zqmyg2x0yrqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suudlqlrt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgx8uk86c5cp9g55vpd5lj3zef7pau233u22dvr43xvcw23898ngd9ccsz'>nevent1q…ccsz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That would be a hell of a start! 2025-03-06T23:04:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxxks570d0l00lhw3cpdxyye2h0886k7553v4k723s3qs2hj78rdqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suud3m34r I&#39;m at an #economics #education conference, and just heard about the changes to the K-12 voluntary standards, and I&#39;ve got some mixed news about them <br/><br/>The bad news is when I asked if they put any effort to make them less neoliberal, they said no. <br/><br/>The good news is most of the econ educators in the room thanked me for asking the question, indicating there is strong demand to teach a broader, more realistic, more useful view of economics. <br/><br/>#TeachEcon 2025-03-06T22:12:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvuzq3st7zune4d93xeua098x09c99774fjsh363s5l4mxsxwcxqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuc6qphw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f6p48j6aedtekjz8cvfegwhvue9g85gxpll8qwfzr2q5nhzp7ggy0qqw4'>nevent1q…qqw4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I appreciate the rec! 2025-03-06T21:41:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstm5d2ty60flwctnt3w3ndhwltyrgqcftss37m7ufnywhnjzdsdwqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuzzrarw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yh7xmelzmnd0x7u74zyavth0v36rze29jsag9x9qwh4njch55wc4ukj0d'>nevent1q…kj0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in the US (Denver). 2025-03-06T21:40:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvh7rkw5zs4227h2t6khzua6s2m2ua66h7hl89n63htk89nxqwqqczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuczyndv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgx52vxvtgrnupuaswsv54uhv6cr2mu9z6mfsgqlatn0jefpyzdrssrhuzt'>nevent1q…huzt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For instance, take this graph showing CO2 contributions by wealth. It&#39;s looking at individuals rather than countries, but it captures the relationship well. <br/><br/><a href="https://slowrevealgraphs.com/2021/08/10/extreme-carbon-inequality-percentage-of-co2-emissions-by-income-globally/">https://slowrevealgraphs.com/2021/08/10/extreme-carbon-inequality-percentage-of-co2-emissions-by-income-globally/</a><br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/114/117/644/784/739/948/original/1cd1cae002f2ee91.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T21:39:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgx52vxvtgrnupuaswsv54uhv6cr2mu9z6mfsgqlatn0jefpyzdrszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu4u2t7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgrpdxp5qgfnk0knr4cw4gl3d3fde8k7vpgal2d0phw2m0gfv9sq5d3lh0'>nevent1q…3lh0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The graph you are showing is the &#34;Environmental Kuznets Curve&#34; (EKC) and it&#39;s an ongoing debate about how applicable it is. The answer depends heavily on what kind of pollution you are looking at and how you count it. <br/><br/>My biggest critique of it is that pollution is most often attributed to where a good is produced, rather than consumed. When you use consumption-based pollution (which I believe is much more important), you see increasing pollution as countries grow wealthier. 2025-03-06T21:36:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswh5m9g3qtsckfvd3nzj7wg0e0fdwmmn8mpyvrevgcuvjmmguhegczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu9uqen7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsx9g2egfdzdwv9dy5rek6u84pc797gd0hufe74u9w2vvlmchk9sh373lx'>nevent1q…73lx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah. It would be nice if Reagan fans saw them more often. It may change a few minds, eventually.. 2025-03-06T15:15:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8uwk0xtr3pmzae7vsn3yppsazchc263075y97q2y4p7dwz50qjzqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu7ge2n4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ftc7mqkk80shhl8hkgrf53l6sy6m9mkf4mwc2m0h6g4gvkatrdgfdcnnl'>nevent1q…cnnl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love it!! <br/><br/>The second one particularly stands out to me, but I&#39;m sharing all three with the students leading the charge on this. <br/><br/>Many thanks &lt;3 2025-03-06T14:43:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgj2nyfrrl3saxxe09l8sugzclzvrsf07hhg9gu0uu28u2w5xhvcszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu283qwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkc582krt96v7ysnqssvec63zfzm5ytphzeur0du9t3s4dfu7yyqwavd4y'>nevent1q…vd4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great visual of a pressing problem! 2025-03-06T14:39:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp6fxqhqk7nf42pf6uxzkx2ynf2gc9j2732xm04exe0e7fdrle9vczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu675ecj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfk8ug9et844pev98y958gnyzm3j05tvxdpcufk68txaxpwjqumfq3r3rwm'>nevent1q…3rwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Something we can play around with for sure :) 2025-03-06T13:59:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxnflayxw32tfwy67r0cpklanurtpx2tjcwz6tlkqr5e0tnm2mg8qzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suun5zf58 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsrwp7fmx0lhkv8av2wk32zpy34xace4sxmp6wzce3jykfh4cxpc4z9pdg'>nevent1q…9pdg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy to! Always happy to help answer an interesting question (and add another graph to my personal database 😉)<br/><br/>Here is one slice of that story. We certainly see life expectancy for Black men and women leveling off starting in 1985, which is consistent with that story. Still looking for info on money spent per year of life by race and gender.<br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/114/115/774/745/833/712/original/292e7258d1ae80cc.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-06T13:48:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszlplj76pk5axfp5ltsk9ry53387zz5fws42wth3r8t8w3agcsxyczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suufgn7dk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxlhadtd0atr4c8uyn7tl6kfwasfyv78h5e9tzzgq97xejavnwhcqgtm542'>nevent1q…m542</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You are not wrong. I&#39;ll try to see if I can find a good graph showing that. 2025-03-06T13:38:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsznarmp9aygrfj3asa88sl0s9kclnwrahjl05wlmrm4l60jhlemzczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuw2h2jp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9tckng8r7jwy99j2h82vj5uv4cc2d2h56xk7zj6va50dxr4xpfeq9c285y'>nevent1q…285y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s got a nice sound to it :) 2025-03-06T13:21:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvytdglauerqd0q3vnwrhjpx98cps86vgkflk2qxsvs330uhp4ehgzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suun33fnm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspt5rahfthnsh56a2rmcgxs4yueuutmh29w8plj3vg7vermhr7uvs6423xu'>nevent1q…23xu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would rearranging it be weird? <br/><br/>&#34;Oligarchy tax, not medicade axe&#34;<br/><br/>As I write it out, I think it&#39;s forcing the rhyme too much and I like your original chant better. 2025-03-06T11:25:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvc33rkhkfkr4ddu464lhlu7zspvyppy8jau3u736tup4d3p7zkfqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suutlelfp Yes, an easily downloadable data set of all the Tesla fatalities would make a great addition to my intro to stats class, why do you ask?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.tesladeaths.com/">https://www.tesladeaths.com/</a><br/><br/>#TeachEcon 2025-01-12T16:05:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7mmgzc6rx0m4knr95gquehtzlvqphxjzrzgph2lmfpsnewtjupszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suu6p2d4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrxmrx04f9y8vk46gh9lhx4j7taeyna8k5ekejs03wjzg48hv3jqcyl5e6j'>nevent1q…5e6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would want all teachers and students to know the costs of AI before making decisions to use it. <br/><br/>Environmental costs from energy, pollution and water use:<br/><a href="https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about">https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ai-has-environmental-problem-heres-what-world-can-do-about</a><br/><br/>And that much of it is based on stolen information (or at least folks have no real ability to opt out) to it making ethically questionable in its creation even if it&#39;s &#39;used responsibly&#39;. 2025-01-11T16:06:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6m02my8ck0jdp5k9n38wevzu9g6wv6flauny4jcjl32dj443qhqzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suudksweh Found an interesting graph with absolutely no relation to current events on Wikipedia.<br/><br/> <img src="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_vs_healthcare_spending.jpg"> <br/><br/>I forget who I learned this from, but it&#39;s pretty useful to add Reagan&#39;s face right around 1981 to help understand changes in US over time.<br/><br/>#economics #HealthCare<br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/113/624/976/787/282/794/original/34924cd4b820830a.png"> <br/> 2024-12-09T21:29:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyahtwqxq9y9zdtmm6wftv0lfs327pqm0wxwxpe3t4qw5stjzzjnszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suud4yt02 Means testing harms the mean household and is just plain mean, by design.<br/><br/>Study after study shows that providing social safety nets - benefits the vast majority of people support - is cheaper and more efficient when you get rid of the hurdles to prove you qualify.<br/><br/>Means testing punishes those most in need who are often least able to spend time and energy to complete the intentionally difficult process to access benefits, and results in higher costs.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2022/11/11/universal-benefits-cost-less-than-means-tested-benefits/">https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2022/11/11/universal-benefits-cost-less-than-means-tested-benefits/</a><br/><br/>#UBI #BasicIncome 2024-09-24T14:51:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstujptulyx3vu547n96l3gl3kraz3hkhk0977rsxxv6xdvxpk5s5czyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuf4xyx9 Capitalism&#39;s greatest trick was stealing so much of our time that we cannot imagine living without the &#39;conveniences&#39; it sells back to us. 2024-07-31T15:19:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsycfrhrlu982fjkzxkxzz05dp4lhvjwhr8kqh3r6v9h06g4vvykaczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suuu0mehj I&#39;ve been on here a few years, probably time for an #introduction !<br/><br/>I #TeachEcon, #economics, and #degrowth because it&#39;s what I know.<br/><br/>I discuss #ClimateChange and #USPolitics because I believe they are important (and #VoteBlue for the same reason).<br/><br/>I research #teaching, pedagogy, and grades because incentives matter, especially in #education. <br/><br/>I read and #AmWriting #fantasy and #SciFi just for the fun of it. 2024-06-04T18:58:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqp274f8uk9mjgay0y69zhv65ja8s0kv36tvmafcakzxk84fz345szyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suulwft5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pxl5z30remz8ya7s6j3us75z3tlu4paff99lwtcx2u2al5l8v5sqps2ge'>nevent1q…s2ge</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unhelpful. <br/><br/>Also, for context, I was arrested when linked arm and arm with students on my campus. While not biologically my kids, it has similar emotional connection, to me at least. 2024-05-03T19:51:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2k5ka0tcd000w5vv5wqcqyzqxa7w6rfxpssnnst5tluhtu0x2usszyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suudm8qf5 As tensions rise over protests and foreign policy, please remember we don&#39;t need to 100% agree to be on the same side.<br/><br/>Far-right fascists are mobilizing and authoritarian countries are weaponizong the #Gaza war to weaken democracy. These are far bigger threats than the fellow liberals who happen to have come down on the other side of this complex and highly-emotional topic of #Palestine and #Israel.<br/><br/>Good people can and do disagree, so it may be helpful to tone down the angry rhetoric. 2024-05-03T19:48:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx53r5vdrt5jgwlvggmrr582jnww6e6fajtacfm0xj3tkuxa9rfvczyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suutyrd57 Prevention is (almost always) cheaper than treatment, and homelessness does not break this rule.<br/><br/>Economists recently used a randomized control trial to estimate the effectiveness of giving households on the brink of homelessness cash to prevent it, $2000 on average. <br/><br/>The results of this temporary assistance were a 73% reduction in the risk of homelessness after one year and that each dollar spent generated $2.47 in benefits to the community.<br/><br/>#economics #poverty<br/><br/><a href="https://news.nd.edu/news/targeted-prevention-helps-stop-homelessness-before-it-starts/">https://news.nd.edu/news/targeted-prevention-helps-stop-homelessness-before-it-starts/</a> 2024-03-20T16:22:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszy5vhrk6x6654vrqa8mdawy5e8u9ujkvyfd3fc53q7kj3svahkvgzyr2npd7ke5t5reevzqpwur466nq3qnhdp8jp3lwhvdf0jqzlw4suukwvrfw I was today years old when I learned that US schools are more segregated today than they were in 1968.<br/><br/>Racial segregation due to racist policies (like red lining) and reinforcing economic conditions (like school funding tied to property taxes) ensure a system of oppression that is, in many ways, getting worse.<br/><br/>For more info, check out: Beverly Daniel Tatum&#39;s book: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? <br/><br/>or this shorter read: <a href="https://devtechsys.com/insights/2021/02/26/racial-integration-of-schools-in-the-united-states/">https://devtechsys.com/insights/2021/02/26/racial-integration-of-schools-in-the-united-states/</a><br/><br/>#BlackHistoryMonth<br/> <img src="https://objstorage.f7it.net/masto1/media_attachments/files/112/016/423/815/987/935/original/231af64819c635b2.png"> <br/> 2024-02-29T19:40:35Z