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Ben Phelps
@thisisbenphelps.bsky.social
Musician and self-declared public intellectual
I don't believe that they do
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I don't know if this is true but that's the argument
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
the case against data centers is they are an economic boondoggle
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 AM
not to resuscitate his reputation but come on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFB...
Louis CK Everything is amazing & Nobody is happy
YouTube video by Marjo Duiveman
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I'll back you up, French are much more casually racist
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
they don't
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
because the traditional understanding has a lot of problems
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
the thing Stancil misses most of all when arguing about affordability is the distribution of urban land rents. @interfluidity.com doesn't talk about this in the above article but he does. The article could be reworked in a more Ricardian framework and that's basically what we're talking about.
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
he's right
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
there is no need to raise taxes to maintain government spending in the UK, no
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Los Angeles is still no 1
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
if I have any UK followers reading this: it's actively insane.
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Keir has been convinced that if he fires Reeves the gilt yields will spike, apparently unaware that his government controls the Bank of England and can direct them to step in and control any nonsense that arises.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
the reason they are doing this is because nobody in elected power actually understands how the bond market works (technically in this case the gilt market)
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
are they going to check your passport when you buy your park entrance ticket?
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
are we still doing this? Message me when you detect any investment crowding-out effect at all.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
sorry, "absolutely" transformative
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
this shit sucks but I can point you to 17,000 guests on odd lots telling you its transformative
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM