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The last part is especially and obviously true if you think about it for two seconds - “Tiny Tim lived better than we do today” would, if it were true, be an incredible indictment of the welfare state and endorsement of laissez faire capitalism
This sort of absurd, ultra-bleak reading of the remarkable prosperity of modern societies is not only embarrassingly wrong - and I saw a historian retweet this sincerely (!!) - but also helps fuel not materialist, left-wing politics, but rather reactionary right-wing politics ('RETVRN-ism').
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The last part is especially and obviously true if you think about it for two seconds - “Tiny Tim lived better than we do today” would, if it were true, be an incredible indictment of the welfare state and endorsement of laissez faire capitalism
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i literally have never heard of this company until this week. they really just invent new evils out of thin air, wholecloth
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
i literally have never heard of this company until this week. they really just invent new evils out of thin air, wholecloth
wdym catholicism, bttms do go to heaven!
September 19, 2023 at 10:04 PM
wdym catholicism, bttms do go to heaven!