bean469's comments

On: FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal chats tracking ICE

[bean469]

What laws did they break?

On: Yes, It's Fascism

[bean469]

Because most people don't care enough to protest

On: 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in speech at Davos

[bean469]

Not true in case of NATO. NATO does not have a military, but it's member states do, each contributing in ways that are unique to their geopolitical and strategic situation (see Estonia leading NATO's Cyber Defense Centre, Norway's Cold Response exercises).

On: 'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in speech at Davos

[bean469]

High GDP per capita does not immediately mean that people are rich. As one other commenter noted, Ireland has a very high GDP per capita, but your average Irish person is not living rich

On: Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and results

[bean469]

When the shareholders want infinite growth no matter the cost, this is what you get

On: Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

[bean469]

> We can see that with clothing and appearance: people started to dress slovenly, preferring comfort to being presentable and well-put together.

I know a 21 year old dude who dresses like he's from the 50s, suit, hat and all. He looks extremely presentable and is the biggest compliment machine that I know!

[borroka → bean469]

I live in a beach town and dress almost always in trousers and sports coat, occasionally in a suit, sometimes casually in jeans and shirts and desert boots, but always with intention.

Well, what can I do? I am terribly vain and don't see myself going out in flip-flops when not at the beach.

On: Scott Adams has died

[bean469]

Now that you mention it, I indeed cannot remember a single strip where unionization would be mentioned, despite it always being a relevant topic in the critique of office jobs

On: Statement from Jerome Powell

[bean469]

I think that the President has too much power and should have only a symbolic role, limited to soft-powers

[jayd16 → bean469]

Well the power is limited but weve also allowed every check and balance to be given to sympathetic cronies.

On: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

[bean469]

> Modern cars break down less than older cars

Could be a coincidence, but I seem to hear the opposite from almost every single car mechanic I have ever talked to

[loeg → bean469]

Should we trust real data, or anecdotes from the people who work almost exclusively with the cars that have broken down? I'm happy sticking with real data, personally.

On: Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15

[bean469]

> I could. My wife couldn't.

Many women can, though. So I don't see how that's an argument