Media, Demographics: “Boomers were supposed to downsize”
Who says they "were supposed to downsize"? The media but It's bad data all the way down.
Economy: Baby Boom retirements are not the cause of immediate labor shortages
Because as of now, 90-95% of the Baby Boom has already passed away or retired. There are very few of them still in the labor force!
Public Health: Stop eating fresh fruits and vegetables
Yeah, they said that.
Demographics: Multi-generational housing
The media is spinning a doomer story that more people are living with multiple generations. This is, in fact, a return to what was normal.
I asked Grok AI to write a story in the style of Business Insider
I asked Grok AI to write a story in the style of a Business Insider "I moved abroad" content mill stuff. Grok nailed it.
Climate: Are people unaware that pavement gets hot in the sun?
That seems to be the thrust of this news report! Is everyone really this cuckoo?
Climate: I’m so old, I remember when we used air temperatures
Once upon a time, we used "air temperature". Now we use "heat indexes", and if that is not high enough, then we use ground temperatures.
How did we survive before the era of “Extreme Heat Warnings”?
The NWS tells to stay in the shade, use AC, drink fluids, don't sit in hot cars - because people can't figure this out?
Policy: Portland OR proposing spending $1/2B in tax money for sports palace
$1/2 billion in tax money for a sports palace for an NBA team owned by a billionaire.
Bogus chart: “American income vs home prices”
Expert promotes false comparison between old homes and today, ignoring vast differences in size, features and construction quality.
Demographics
Economy
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Social media
Stupidity
Economy: Median age of US home buyers chart is meaningless
This widely circulated chart is meaningless and worthless.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Finance/Investing
Gen Z/Generational issues
Media
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Stupidity
Economy: Mega lifestyle inflation
The NY Times writes a sob story about couples who can't afford to have a child. It's actually a story about lifestyle inflation.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Policy/Government
Demographics: We must confiscate elder’s savings and kill them off
So says an actual Yale professor, Samuel Moyn
Government: How a $105M solution became a $2.6B boondoggle
Incompetence runs amok in Portland's new water plant project as a $105M solution grows into a $2.6B boondoggle.
Policy, Demographics: Newsom wants mandatory “national service”
This will surely work well in a world of shrinking youth cohorts and low fertility rates.