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Comment · 2 months ago
Is this the same majority of people who seem happy for social media companies to shape their realities?
Comment · 1 year ago
The rise of dual income households increases total household income, allowing couples to qualify for larger mortgages. As more buyers can service bigger debts, demand for housing at higher prices rises. The increase in borrowing capacity generates an arms race, driving up house prices over time.

Ultimately buyers set prices, not sellers. Thus a trend of households having less ability to incur larger debts should, over time, lead to greater housing affordability.

Comment · 1 year ago
As a wage earner, this delights me.

The rise of the dual income household led to the rise of the dual income mortgage, which has been catastrophic for housing affordability.

Comment · 2 years ago
I wonder if FLNKS is able to provide a detailed record of where their funding is coming from.
Comment · 2 years ago
I’ve often wondered similarly about Islamic codes which prohibit the eating of sentient pigs and dogs; perhaps the ancients knew that calling them “dirty” was the only practical way to protect them from the mouths of the masses.
Comment · 2 years ago
“Is dishonesty OK if it financially benefits the company?”

How would a high IQ candidate answer this question?

Comment · 2 years ago
The manager was using the question in an attempt to determine whether someone was a liar, not a quiz on workplace protocol.

A well-developed code of personal ethics might not matter in the context of burger-flipping, but jobs requiring a high IQ usually also require someone to have principles.

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