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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Agreed! But bike infrastructure is still important. Transit plus bikes are a great combo.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I don’t follow. A space program isn’t really relevant to transportation…
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Replacing all cars with self driving cars is a lot more expensive than just adding proper bike infrastructure.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
> even without deflation, a dollar tomorrow is usually worth more than a dollar today No, that’s deflation. If you’re talking about investing, that’s different. The dollar is still worth less on its own. It just made extra dollars in the
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Rent control is great for people who were lucky enough to live in them. It’s not so great for underprivileged people now who would like to move to NYC for all of the economic opportunity, but can’t because housing is so expensive. All of th
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
They really aren’t though. Even New York is filled with tons of somewhat wasted space and excessive car infrastructure. Especially in the outer burrows.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
The issue isn’t with people owning big vehicles in rural area… it’s that we’ve built out _urban_ environments for cars instead of for people.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Build roads through natural environments is pretty bad for wildlife though and really harms the environment. It’s definitely not sustainable.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I think that’s a bit of a tech bubble. My non-tech family and friends all do the vast majority of their computing on mobile.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
It was actually 3! The IRT is now the A division, and the BMT and IND are the B division.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Yes, I agree with all of this. But you’re still not going to have a bank with zero capital. We don’t have infinitely leveraged banks, for good reason :) I’m still missing how this negates the money multiplier though. If banks are subject t
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Also, this doesn’t negate the money multiplier. Assuming non-zero reserve requirements, the money multiplier is still an upper bound on the amount of money that can be created.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Until you went to withdraw any of that money… I get what you’re saying in theory, but show me a bank with 0 capital…
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Right, but I’m not tracking your previous statement that banks don’t lend out existing deposits. They do! Sometimes up to 100% of existing deposits! I suspect we’re saying the same thing though. For example, a bank might take a $100 deposit
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Sure, Instagram though…
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
> Bank loans create new money, they don't lend out existing deposits Do you mind clarifying? I agree banks create new money, but they do that by lending out existing deposits. A bank can’t lend out money that don’t have on their boo
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Savings and debt in an economy are related, but not 1:1. See the money multiplier [1]. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_multiplier
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I don’t think there’s much overlap. Banks aren’t using plaid to settle up…
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Huh? Employers pay employees via direct deposit in many (most?) cases. This isn’t any different… Either way it’s money moving from one bank account to another digitally.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
> We all share the same anatomy and the levers that are your arms perform the same way. No, there's a huge amount of difference between individuals. Anatomical differences, differences in experience, differences is response to train
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
> I got to the thought that you might be advocating for not properly engaging the entire posterior chain and in effect attempting to muscle up the weight relying mostly on the back like a stiff leg deadlift? I’m not advocating for it, bu
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Exactly! Lifting is very safe and has an incredible cost-benefit ratio. The conversation around form is especially frustrating since it’s never data driven and really just scares people away from the gym. And by telling people that they mus
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I get where you’re coming from, but I think there’s a much bigger risk the other way. All of this focus on “perfect” form makes the gym incredibly intimidating. I’m not accusing you of saying this, but often we give people the impression th
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I agree that on a deadlift you should use your core. You’ll engage your whole posterior chain. I don’t think the barbell would leave the floor otherwise! But in general, there isn’t a lot of evidence that “bad” form (again, very hard to def
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
> Do it the wrong way, and you do hurt yourself. Can you define “wrong”? Injury risk is mostly a function of load and fatigue management, not form.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
There really isn’t good evidence for this. How do you think strongmen lift atlas stones? If a rounded back led to injury then their discs would be shooting out of their backs…
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
How else would you deadlift? Your back is a lever. Also watch strongmen lift atlas stones. It’s all in the back, and a rounded back at that.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
I’m very pro ebike, so I’d love more paths for the them. But they aren’t a complete replacement for trains. Trains still have a greater capacity (see the Lexington Avenue line in NYC - 1.3 million riders per day, pre covid). They’re also wa
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
That’s probably not going to help you avoid PFAS though. The natural reservoirs are where the contamination is happening.
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by nimbleplum40 3y ago
Trains are obsolete because of EVs? Lots of trains are already electric (and many have been for 100+ years). And there’s not really a better option for moving a huge amount of people short-medium distances.

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