It was also to tell neighbours that hosting a US base put them at risk, rather than be a security benefit.

Nashville was quite successful, I believe and she was more of a central character, where heroes was more an ensemble. She had her issues, but her career continued.

That’s what I mean. Even with guardrails, people. Will find a way around it. Fine the companies and they will find a solution. Make the economic consequences a reason to. And don’t allow them to shift reaponsibility, is the main part.

Enshittified is more specific.

I’m fine with allowing it with specific consent of the parties involved. And no option to shift the responsibility onto the user. So fine the company for every time there isn’t. Doubly so if it’s use becomes abusive. Jail if it’s children.

Yes, which is why they qualified it with saying not useful unless they plan to work in the mainland.

The United States is also the world’s biggest market for trade. All trade depends on oil for transport and energy, directly or indirectly. Oil profits will be high but every other industry will suffer. The balance of winners and losers will be what’s known as a recession.

Smarties are nestlé, so it’s probably both.

Yes, Australia has a means tested aged pension too. This is seperate. It’s relatively new, so those at retirement age haven’t had it their whole life. However those approaching retirement soon will have had.

It’s only recently risen. It started out with a lower percent contribution. The fact that it has risen in the last few years is seen as a contributing factor that wage growth is small. Businesses had to pay their workers an extra percentage at just the time inflation was biting and workers wanted wage increases… businesses said they couldn’t afford both but we’re legally required to do the super guarantee increase.

Average superannuation balance in Australia, so defined contribution pension fund, is AU$170,000. All workers get 12% of their wages from their employer added to it by law. I think the hope is that eventually, there will be no aged pension and people will depend on their super rather than the government for retirement.

Defect implies help the enemy. They just claimed asylum for safety. I don’t think the regime will be happy with them but it’s not the same.

Too expensive at $60 a barrel. Worth it at $200.

Bubbles pop. Letting them grow more before they pop doesn’t help.

I agree with what you’re saying. I also think it’s important to seperate trump as a person to trump as a political entity or trumpism (maga) as a cause.

Trump gets away with stuff, bit because we let him, but because he demands it and does everything to get it. Someone else might retire in disgrace. Hell make claims of fraud and try and incite violent upheaval to auit his purposes.

It’s not so much that he is exempt from consequences, political or legal, it’s that those consequences aren’t being upheld. It’s very groupthink and emperora new clothes. If he thought he was immune, he wouldn’t need to get rid of opposition and stack everywhere with allies and yes men.

Or, if you’ve no strategic goals, you never really fail. It’s a matter of perpspective. And when friendly media take his word as does a cult following, that perspective will be magnified.

I agree, you’re looking at his actions similarly to me, but you’re trying to fit that into an assessment compared to peers or conventional thinking and/or planning. He doesn’t follow norms as he’s not normal.

Well, y that metric, it’s successful. He wanted to flex and bomb. He did. That was the goal. Mission accomplished.

People keep ascribing normal behaviours and motivations to Trump. He clearly doesn’t fit in that box due to mental health issues. He neither understands the purposes of his actions nor has the foresight to see their effect. It’s all reaction, but as long as the emperor continues to have clothes, it works, unfortunately. Those around him can manipulate him until he turns on them. It’s a constant shuffling of loyalties and policies for self benefit.

It’s assumed this was Israel’s doing. Not trumps. As are all his actions. Someone else is pulling his strings.

Most people would be surprised if he was transparently honest at any point in his professional career. It’s all spin and lies.

I presume they expect to either way. What this would be designed to do is build resentment in those countries for the bombings against the USA and the governments that align with the USA.

The margins in grocery are razor thin. It’s a volume game…usually they have your cash before they need to pay the supplier with 30 days payment pretty standard in business.

I’m not saying they won’t do all you’re suggesting. I’m saying they’ll do both. Unless we prevent them with regulations and fines.

Some countries require pricing to be visible. I would assume, just like online, they will use algorithms and ai to figure out what price point gives the most profit. Its only trouble to set up. The corporate world doesn’t look at trouble. They look at cost. If the return investment is positive, they do it. If it’s high, they do it as a priority.

Not all retail is online. Much is but not all. Groceries is one that is often better in person for that evenings meal on the way home from work. It’s led to the rise of metro style supermarkets near transport hubs.