lucaspm98

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by lucaspm98 3y ago
The first definition is the inherently negative common usage when applied to person-to-person or entity-to-person relationships. Applying the second definition to the labor market would mean every worker is being exploited, because no profi
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
Will their wages be garnished if the slim 1.3% margins turn negative?
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
That seems more like a mismanagement of risk outside of, and confirming, the windfall from the overwhelming success of the export promotion.
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
That's a well known quote precisely because it's such an outlier.
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
Boomers in the US lived through potentially the most economically prosperous environment in the history of humanity. Of course you can point out various crises and low points, but generally every factor has worked in their favor. They'
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
I don't completely disagree, but that's the edge cases of mystery diseases or rare cancers that make for good headlines. The vast majority of healthcare is basic screenings (physicals, x-rays, bloodwork) and chronic disease manage
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
I've never seen any wealth tax proposal that would raise any significant amount of money. That's ignoring the glaring issues of most wealth being illiquid, the capital flight/brain drain that's happened every time it&#x2
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
That's the whole point, boys (especially but not exclusively) need to test risk/reward, physical limitations, and social power dynamics when the stakes are still small. Otherwise men will learn these lessons much more painfully an
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
Do Google and Facebook really only match half of 401(k) contributions up to 7%? I thought employers competing on benefits were moving towards dollar for dollar or better matching. This is especially important for high income earners who&#x2
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by lucaspm98 3y ago
It may be a societal net good to have both parents in the workforce, but that doesn't make it wrong to acknowledge the downsides.
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
You’re correct that the influencers aren’t average, but how would you expect someone to have a top 1% outcome without some input variable being top 1%? To retire early you have to either: - Start with more than average (inheritance, scholar
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
An increase in housing supply can only put downward pressure on prices, even if the majority go to rentals. There's no magic solution to high demand for limited land, the best we can do is build up.
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
It's rare not due to women earning less than men, but due to women's preference to be single rather that be in a relationship with a man who earns less than them. It may be overwhelmingly positive that women are not dependent on m
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
Am I crazy to think that is borderline illegal?
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
You may be right, but the point is that guy would have no shot at finding a relationship. Being comfortable with who you are would naturally stem from being wealthy, handsome, social, and fit.
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
This may not be as bad of an investment as it sounds... Men who are 5 feet 6 inches need to make an additional $175,000 annually to be as desirable as men who are almost 6 feet. The number increases with shorter heights, with men who are 5
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
Unfortunately that is undoubtedly a deal breaker for the vast majority of women. It can be overcome to a certain extent with personality and income, but in an already extremely competitive dating market for men I can understand drastic meas
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
No, 80% of women are sharing the top 20% of men. On dating apps this trend is further exaggerated, men "swipe right" on roughly 50% of profiles while women swipe right on 5%.
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
Reminds me of the study from a a few years back that found women are looking for husbands with an income 58% higher than available men who generally are "economically unattractive". With women now being more educated than men, thi
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
If a landlord does not maintain the property, over the long run they will not be able to charge the same rent versus a similar, maintained unit. I've used this to my advantage before. I moved into a building that needed a fresh coat of
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by lucaspm98 4y ago
One hypothesis of a contributor to falling marriage rates is that as women's income potential has risen there's still a standard (whether cultural or innate) for them to marry "up" economically. Therefore, there's a
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
The average electric car transaction was $63k in January, compared to $26k for a compact car and $34k for a crossover. Americans already tend to buy way too much car, financing them over 60 or even 72 months, and that was happening before t
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
https://news.stanford.edu/2019/08/21/online-dating-popular-w... 39% in 2017. I'd be very curious to know the numbers over the past two years as in 2017 bars/restaurants were at 27%, school/coll
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
Link to the graphic I believe you're referencing: https://i.imgur.com/L9Vu4Zo.png The original study was published on the OkCupid blog, but it was taken down after it caught on likely due to the obvious PR implications
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
It seems like a direct contradiction in my eyes. On a broad level, yes, male renters statistically commit more crimes of all kinds. However, if applying the same logic of preventing visual bias hosts should not be able to apply gender stere
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
The government is subsidizing testing so very few people, even those who would could afford it otherwise, will be willing to pay for it. With no cost, controlling demand becomes a function of time instead of price. Whether this is a better
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
Ah, if still true why am I not surprised they’re only helping the protected classes that are politically/culturally advantageous at the moment.
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
It’s quite the opposite, being in “historically oppressed” segments of protected classes directly and openly helps your odds of getting in to prestigious institutions.
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
Even those on the right were, at least temporarily, willing to accept unprecedented levels of government spending.
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by lucaspm98 5y ago
Socially and culturally it's undeniable, it's now completely unacceptable in my professional and social circles to publicly support one of our two political parties. Politically, outside of the obvious 2020 election, there has bee

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