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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake2 6 Jan \ on: fiat trigger of the day - How electric blankets became a cash-saving essential news
i'm with you... it would be great if these basic things were ultra inexpensive and it appears that the gov is responsible for the stupid agendas that make it awful for us all.
still, i'm grateful to have heating. i owe a lot to my ancestors for making things easier for us. to the extent we make it easier for those who come after us to have nice things (inexpensive power, heating, etc...) it will be a good thing.
sry to leave you hanging @denlillaapan... i've spent a good deal of time getting exposed to these topics, and i assumed most people knew who mike benz is.
i could see it being really cool to have a selection of destinations to catch up to your floating home-away-from-home cabin on a boat... but i like to party a lot.
doing it with a crowd of bummed out election losers doesn't seem awesome
politicians have outsized influence over the minds of the people.
for me, it's useful to accept that part of our reality.
… there has been a WILD spike in shootings, stabbing, robberies, etc. in the District over the last 2-3 weeks.
Can you say more about this?
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @itsrealfake2 30 Jun 2024 freebie \ parent \ on: Weekend Book Recommendations 📚 📖 meta
A fascinating window into the social and economic structures of the time, and into the intricacies of statecraft. Ascribed to Kautilya (commonly identified as the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya) and dating back more than 2,000 years, the Arthashastra is the world s first manual in political economy. It has a pre- eminence in Indian thought that is akin to that of Machiavelli s The Prince in Europe. Arthashastra (literally, 'the science of wealth ) is a study of economic enterprise; specifically, Kautilya s treatise advises the king on the business of creating prosperity. Arthashastra also addresses the question: what makes a good leader? This book is intended to be an introduction to the economic philosophy of the Arthashastra. Its goal is to analyse the relevance of this classic text in its own time in a world in which kings were regulators of economic activities of their subjects, but also entrepreneurs themselves in the conviction that it has much to teach us that has value in our own age.
sounds rad