Matt Darling
@besttrousers.bsky.social
I don't think that's right? ACS has median rent at $2155.
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I don't think that's right? ACS has median rent at $2155.
Brookline is arguably the most expensive Boston suburb!
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Brookline is arguably the most expensive Boston suburb!
<Pippin talking to Balok>
"We've had First Federation, yes...but what about *Second* Federation?"
"We've had First Federation, yes...but what about *Second* Federation?"
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
<Pippin talking to Balok>
"We've had First Federation, yes...but what about *Second* Federation?"
"We've had First Federation, yes...but what about *Second* Federation?"
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December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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My sort of goofy idea is a show that's all about a complicated First Contact and the long-term staff operating on a planet. Get an actual SciFi author to design an interesting culture.
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My sort of goofy idea is a show that's all about a complicated First Contact and the long-term staff operating on a planet. Get an actual SciFi author to design an interesting culture.
(heck, arguably it's DS9/VOY's fault - by establishing the Federation as a hegemonic power in the Milky Way, they put us in 'End of History" zone).
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
(heck, arguably it's DS9/VOY's fault - by establishing the Federation as a hegemonic power in the Milky Way, they put us in 'End of History" zone).
You can't say "what if we do a post-DS9 show where Andromeda invades the Federation" because we know it Doesn't Work (or if it works it involves time travel shenanigans).
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You can't say "what if we do a post-DS9 show where Andromeda invades the Federation" because we know it Doesn't Work (or if it works it involves time travel shenanigans).
Fwiw, I think this is a problem that "Enterprise" made, not "Discovery".
ie, you need to set stuff after the Temporal Cold War if you want high stakes.
ie, you need to set stuff after the Temporal Cold War if you want high stakes.
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Fwiw, I think this is a problem that "Enterprise" made, not "Discovery".
ie, you need to set stuff after the Temporal Cold War if you want high stakes.
ie, you need to set stuff after the Temporal Cold War if you want high stakes.
> The Trump regime may have stopped BLS monthly job reports to hide bad numbers
This is inaccurate. The reports stopped because data was not collected during the government shutdown. They didn't collect numbers at all.
This is inaccurate. The reports stopped because data was not collected during the government shutdown. They didn't collect numbers at all.
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
> The Trump regime may have stopped BLS monthly job reports to hide bad numbers
This is inaccurate. The reports stopped because data was not collected during the government shutdown. They didn't collect numbers at all.
This is inaccurate. The reports stopped because data was not collected during the government shutdown. They didn't collect numbers at all.
Claudia Goldin's book is basically this!
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Claudia Goldin's book is basically this!
I'm not sure I'm parsing your question. In any case - the offered wage level is absolutely a component of deciding whether to work. People are more likely to work as wages go up.
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm not sure I'm parsing your question. In any case - the offered wage level is absolutely a component of deciding whether to work. People are more likely to work as wages go up.
All I'm saying is that "politician in a slave holding society" is endogenous!! You can't use it as a control and say that actually Jefferson Davis was the 3rd least racist President!!
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
All I'm saying is that "politician in a slave holding society" is endogenous!! You can't use it as a control and say that actually Jefferson Davis was the 3rd least racist President!!
I think "offered wages" are perhaps the most salient thing in "the decision about whether to work."
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think "offered wages" are perhaps the most salient thing in "the decision about whether to work."
Of course it was. Women entered the workforce in part because of rising wages.
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Of course it was. Women entered the workforce in part because of rising wages.
There's a weird way in which both the left and right make DOGE cuts look bigger than it is in actuality. Like it reduced the government headcount at 2x the rate of Clinton's first year or Obama's 5th year.
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's a weird way in which both the left and right make DOGE cuts look bigger than it is in actuality. Like it reduced the government headcount at 2x the rate of Clinton's first year or Obama's 5th year.
It's true, but I think somewhat less meaningful than people act?
(Wages are theoretically supposed to scale with marginal productivity, not average productivity)
(Wages are theoretically supposed to scale with marginal productivity, not average productivity)
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's true, but I think somewhat less meaningful than people act?
(Wages are theoretically supposed to scale with marginal productivity, not average productivity)
(Wages are theoretically supposed to scale with marginal productivity, not average productivity)