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Jan 31, 2021 2:31 PM
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DeDutchDudeDatDoes
and that the almighty economy perishes when we only buy what we need. The 'economy' is not our friend.
thatsmyfetish69
Proof that the stock market IS NOT the economy
Exsul
Who is Heath, and why is he public?
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Typo. They meant to say he's pubic.
poscduke
It took you this long to figure out basic supply and demand curves? And that if demand plummets so does price until supply and retracts
EchoWhiskyBravo
I learned that I can survive wearing only two pairs of joggers for months.
RealWorldNPC
Welp, this guy has never been to Florida.
CrazyCatDaddy
Good. We are full anyway. Nothing to see here.
Ryanator50
you're full? let me just google Florida population... you have more people than you did in 2019? that doesn't make any sense!
guitarman97
We also learned that the billionaires are the real virus.
copingcabana
Who is Heath?
popejubal
He was the Joker in the public health/mental health documentary The Dark Knight.
ConsistentlyLateCommenter
Honestly, I don't think as many people learned this as they should have.
mrshinethediamond
Something in my gut tells me that unless the government really pulls things back to help the many, we will learn this the hard way.
CrazierConspiraciesThanTrump
Its also missing. Some will be selfish and let others starve to keep their pantry full of food they cannot consume themselves
abitskeptical
Who's this Public Heath character?
zykotec
*what some people learned...(and lots of us already knew) and too many people still ignore
MediocreExtremist
and science is more important than football
DefinetelyNotHank
Vote for the ones that don't.
RiskIt4ABiscuit
Ding fucking ding.
vinny8boberano
My management is already talking about back in the office. They were silent for months after someone showed metrics that most of us were /c
vinny8boberano
/c more productive working from home. But, now? Back to the office talk is starting up again. I'm applying for a job 100% remote.
TheAngryMarineBiologist
We all learned it, some people are just spiteful or corrupt enough to intentionally ignore it.
sundaymondayhippyday
zykotec
Wehee, 1k upvotes for stating the obvious XD
mycommentsareweak
“Because heath is public”... It’s not Heath’s fault
SoThatsWhere
If only it wasn't for those dang Heath bars, health care would make so much more sense!
DriverIRQnotlessOrEqual
Also that the stock market is not a direct indicator of the state of the economy
zippyzozippyzayzippyzappyzoopyzee
And then we did nothing about any of those things. The End.
treed240z
Plastics are made from oil. So are a zillion other petroleum based products. It's not just gasoline. I'm glad we're consuming less gas tho
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
Some plastics are made from oil, not all though.
NuggiJohn
And tyres, roads, epoxy, deodorant, candles, nail polish, and on and on
DeerioJim
not to mention lubrication for machinery.
AMatureTwink
hamberglar
Bottom Text
thepete2112
Missing the words “should have”
LovelyMover
I bloody well hope it does cos we are running out of track, fast
sfbiker
I think it's pretty bold to say "we" learned this - many of us didn't learn any of this.
GoodJuJuuu
More like the lessons that were offered by 2020. Sadly most people have learned nothing and will repeat the same behaviors.
rogue00ff
"We live in a society, not an economy." That is the most powerful thing I've read in ages!
frankbarista
I wish more companies start letting people work from home after all this has passed.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
My husband's already been told he'll be WFH. I worked mostly from home before covid so I'll continue obviously, but we've been told that /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
our office is being vacated (we were on a lease) and that they aren't going to look for new office space till covid's over. So even after /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
things open we probably won't have an office for a few months. The team does miss being together though I think. /3
frankbarista
I agree. Though working environment sure is a double edges sword, in a sense that you could either become really close to someone because 1/
frankbarista
Of their personalities or work ethics or what have you. It could also make you hate that person as well. I hope they reduce the 2/
RhinosRfatUnicorns
And that half of us will be morons just because.
StewedTomaters
I'd wager it's less than that, though. And I'm not an optimist.
wandermanspacebot
That guy learned it, but I'm not sure how many others have.
SillyGoat
"We live in a society, not an economy." That's pretty good. Might steal.
rhubarbarajam
Spent way too long pondering various cooking oils and why people weren't consuming them anymore.
HezekiahSturdy
I became aware of mustard oil during pandemic. Cool stuff.
bippityboppitybuttsex
We need to ask ourselves, do we serve the economy, or should the economy serve us? TBH, it looks like we serve a very tiny few.
Event416
“It’s a big club, and we’re not in it.”
Johnny5dicks
Rinse, lather, repeat. All of human history basically
Harryteeters
igetit41
We serve The Economy, and The Economy serves The Rich. Ahh... Capitalism!
tiptoeingthru
Sort of reminds me of this de Tocqueville quote:
ztygs
Yeah but you have to realize it only looks like that because that's actually how it is.
FedExForExplosives
Alternatively: We stop treating the economy like a sentient being, realize it’s just a bunch of math, and try to be a decent bunch ‘o people
ImHereToTellYouThatsWrong
The economy IS more than that, which is why project cybersyn had to be couped into nonexistence, the economy exists as a moral framework.
ImHereToTellYouThatsWrong
Importantly, this *should* be true, it should just be lots of numbers, but right now it's an unsustainable system of social values.
FedExForExplosives
Personally, I’d argue that people are screwing up the equations by assigning value to numbers rather than letting them define themselves,...
FedExForExplosives
But I see why I’m wrong and this is overly simplistic compared to “people complicated so economy complicated”
minipancho94
its neo feudalism. the corporate and wealthy class hold all the power and want to keep us subservient. instead of force, they use money.
FedExForExplosives
Guys, I finished my Algebra homework. Feudalism + Bureaucracy = Capitalism.
raptorjesuswentextinct4ursinz
Wage slavery
bippityboppitybuttsex
Also, in the US, Wage Theft is not a crime.
FinnAndJakesTreeHouse
It’s interesting watching massive offices shut down permanently because they’ve realized they can all work from home. Future could be wild
twozerooz
Yup and that means they'll be converted to housing, driving down the price of real estate.
FinnAndJakesTreeHouse
As someone who’s wanting to work real estate, this is a good and bad thing lol
Chimichanga007
EroticZombiePants
Zoning laws may prevent some of that since the land was designated as 'business' and not 'residential'.
twozerooz
Zoning usually changes when needs change
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
They can change zoning, though. It's not written in stone. If they sit empty for a decade the city will eventually switch them to /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
something else. /2
popejubal
They will generally not be converted to housing. They’ll be abandoned and turn into blighted areas or torn down.
twozerooz
No they'll generally be turned in to housing, as has historically happened.
popejubal
Midtown Manhattan? San Francisco? Sure. Most cities and towns? No way. US already had more housing than homeless. Just in the wrong places.
twozerooz
Hormlessness is irrelevant here. Any place with high real estate values will see offices turn to housing. Basic economics.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I wonder what will happen to major cities now that people don't need to pay the exorbitant costs of living in them to do their job. It /1
pickinganameistoomuchpressure
a friend is moving to nyc, apartments are dirt cheap
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
should also be good for the environment, because a lot can stop commuting, and those who still have to go into a location should be able /2
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
to live closer as costs come down. And there won't be as much traffic so their drive will be quicker meaning less fuel spent. /3
MegHansureisshort
My office will be returning at some point, we're not sure why lol. We've more than proven that working from home doesn't hurt the biz
Imsurprisedihaventchangedmyusernameyet
Property value in rural areas around cities has already jumped. People making city money driving up costs in the country.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I think eventually though, the concept of "city money" will go away. Companies have offered higher salaries in the city so people will /1