Longhorn Actual

I prefer that my data be secure passing through an underground wire than flying around in space where anyone can get it.

Make a couple of turns. Stop and rest. Make a couple of turns. Stop and rest.

Vehicle prices will go through the roof, completely fricking those of us who pay cash.

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Consumer spending and payroll data are still running positive year-over-year

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Consumer spending trends don’t tell the story unless one also looks at the consumer debt numbers.

People can only maintain spending habits by bridging the gap with credit cards for so long. When available credit dries up, it’s a very sudden stop.

And if there’s one thing the economy and market do not like, it’s surprises.

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One question that never gets asked in these interviews is: Who will consume all this extra productivity that AI and robots will create? If ppl aren't working, they will not have the funds to buy the items being made.

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And, in a vacuum, that would cause prices to drop. Supply > demand.

Capacity may not necessarily expand, but margins certainly will.

E.g.: AI and automation could make 10 pairs of shoes when the market can only support the purchase of 6, leaving 4 unsold/available for sale.

Or it’ll make the 6 pair of shoes cheaper and the producer will realize a greater profit.

This is what happens when Trump cuts off SNAP.

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women can’t control their emotions.

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It's ultimately about baby creation. It's time to get back to basics. Man meets woman. Man talks to woman. Man and woman decide they like each other's company. Man and woman spend lots of quality time together. Man and woman get married and have children. It's too bad politics often get in the way. People who agree to disagree about things they don't have in common is the way to go. We often have more in common than things we don't have in common.

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This was 100% applicable when the dispersion between left and right was much narrower and the center was the center.

It’s 2025. There is a gulf between left and right and the center is way left of the old center. If you’re a conservative and hold your ground, you’re way off to the right of the new middle.

The political inclination of a prospective mate HAS to be considered these days, unfortunately.

(And of course, that’s the point of the wedge in the first place - break things down; fewer marriages/children/stable households.)

Women see on social media the women who spend their 20s and 30s in their various "eras," and then right before their wombs dry up, they marry a rich guy and have a couple of babies.

They see this a LOT and believe they can do the same. What they fail to realize is while it seems very common, they're seeing a tiny fraction of the population.

The result is they shun a lot of good men, thinking they'll have their fun and settle down later. And then it doesn't happen because good men don't want "life's leftovers," so they wind up alone and miserable with a Golden Retriever they treat like a child.

This Series has had a lot of of bad base running masquerading as good defense, but it's been pretty damn fun to watch.