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by flakeoil 2y ago
That problem you describe is mainly created by low interest rates. In the past with low interest rates it cost them nothing to keep them empty and at the same time the prices of the property appreciated. Today, with a bit higher interest ra
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by flakeoil 2y ago
I'm not saying either you or the parent commenter is right or wrong, but fiction in books and movies are clearly fiction and we consume it as such. You are right that some people have been making up fake stories and others (the more na
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by flakeoil 2y ago
I have seen in many places they use sheep to cut the grass and herbs so no need for herbicides.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
But below the video they say they are using it again in April 2024.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
You forgot the United States who provides the weapons to Israel.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
Well, in most developed countries it happens very rarely (less than once a year) and when it happens it's typically in the minutes or maybe an hour range. As a backup I would recommend a camping stove that uses ethanol over using a UPS
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by flakeoil 2y ago
> stove-grade electrical backup systems What the heck is that? Where in the western world can't you run an electric induction stove? And what would the environmental impacts of that be? Gas leaks and gas explosions is nothing I see
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by flakeoil 2y ago
More and smaller players in electricity production. Half the oil and gas production comes from an official cartel so it's kind of in the oil sector's DNA with price fixing.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
How about improving the processes and reduce the amount of forms and admin work instead?
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by flakeoil 2y ago
Well my point is that healthcare is getting more and more expensive. At some point we will come to a limit where the money is not there or that the individual himself has to directly pay for it and take that decision. Will the kids work the
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by flakeoil 2y ago
But who is going to pay for it? There are more and more amazing machines, treatments and medicines available every year and soon it will be impossible for society to pay for it. And the longer our lifetimes extend thanks to one treatment, t
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by flakeoil 2y ago
> This is a technology that is keeping people alive. And in the meantime, let's have everyone who wants to walk around with a loaded gun.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
But the cost of ECMO is not the machine, it's all things around it such as doctors and nurses, blood plasma, medication etc. According to the OP link 82% of the cost is not machine related and also not reusable. "On average, 82% o
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by flakeoil 2y ago
If it takes 50-100 years to grow back, then the CO2 is still in the air during this time plus you reduce a lot of habitat and create deserts. If all the energy we consume today for heating, cars, electricity etc would come from biomass&#x2F
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by flakeoil 2y ago
> Yet prices keep going up and up and up and up. The thing is that the interest rates need to stay higher for a long time (many years). Many home owners and speculators have fixed interests on their loans. It is not until they have to be
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by flakeoil 2y ago
In this sense I guess "what really matters" is businesses and business models which can survive without free money. Zero interest and money thrown at you by VC's is basically no different than the bad parts of socialism. It j
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by flakeoil 2y ago
The problem is that currently (at least until the interest rates went up to a reasonable level) housing was a (too) good investment for the rich. Prices just went up and up without any added value. This made houses expensive for the ones wh
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by flakeoil 2y ago
I suppose they want more transactions and thus more revenue. Edit: During the Internet bubble around 1999/2000 several markets extended their opening hours by a few hours. Later, after the bubble had burst, they went back to the old op
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by flakeoil 2y ago
Overall military spending can explain a lot as well. A lot of military spending goes to existing companies as well as startups to develop weapons and defence systems which drives innovation in high-tech technology. Israel spends 5.3% of the
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by flakeoil 2y ago
It's quite hard to learn something completely new by taking 1 or 2 week courses once a year. I had a 55+ year old dentist who wanted to pull out my tooth and replace it with a bridge. The tooth was cracked and 1/3 of the tooth had
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by flakeoil 2y ago
30-40 years of experience using the old knowledge and techniques.
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by flakeoil 2y ago
It should be quite naturally so as a lot has happened in the field of medicine in the last 30-40 years. A 60 year old doctor who was trained 35 years ago uses old knowledge and techniques. Even though doctors get some updates via conference
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by flakeoil 2y ago
Unfortunately because of the too low for too long interest rates the landlords building cost them too much which is why their rent is too high. In any case, there is no reason people cannot put some money aside each month and earn some inte
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by flakeoil 2y ago
In fact, now, thanks to the higher interest rates there is a great possibility to save and earn interest (and compound interest) to buy a house. In addition, thanks to the higher interest rates, it will be harder for everybody to borrow to
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by flakeoil 2y ago
If solar and wind can be used economically in the west then of course developing countries can also use them. In fact, most of Africa has more sun-hours than typical western countries. Solar and wind can also be used where there are poorly
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by flakeoil 2y ago
The high price is probably more related to the fact that Germany relied on gas and oil from Russia in addition to closing down all nuclear power plants. Short and medium term this will show in the price.
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by flakeoil 3y ago
It took off when they lowered the interest rates after the dot com crash. The issue was the too low for too long interest rates that drove the increase in home ownership (and rents).
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by flakeoil 3y ago
It's not about data, it's about being pre-installed in the OS, being first to market, being the default at school, bundled as an office pack with other tools, networks effects as people already know it it's easier to continue
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by flakeoil 3y ago
Wow, they must use expensive coffee beans.
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by flakeoil 3y ago
Maybe the world would have been a better and friendlier place if the two people you mentioned, and others like them, had an attitude a bit more muted and humble.

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