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jeffw , 2 months ago

A lot of CEOs are full of shit but Dimon gives them all a run for his money. He’s out of touch with the 21st century, as evidenced by all his WFH bullshit.

Sure, stagflation would be bad. But inflation is cooling at a record pace. A month of that slowing doesn’t mean the world is ending. 2 years ago we were at about 8% inflation, now it’s 3.4%. The goal is 2-3%

jeffw , 2 months ago

semafor.com/…/in-a-pre-dobbs-world-the-washington…

That’s the actual article that broke this story and it’s a good read. It’s far more complicated than you think

jeffw , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Eh, people always bring up Bezos but there’s not really any evidence that he’s exerted any editorial influence. The original interview with the WaPo editor is an interesting insight into the publishing process.

And yes, I’ve seen the memes where WaPo has pro-Amazon editorials. But that does not reflect reality. Go to their website and search for “Amazon” to see what I mean.

Edit: funny how people stop replying below when I asked for evidence of this. People just love to believe the easiest conclusion

jeffw , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

And that editor was hired by Bezos? Suuure

Find me one former staff from WaPo who says Bezos exerted control. 1 person.

Edit: of course the replies stop when I ask for evidence

jeffw , 2 months ago

Idk if you can blame the people in charge. During COVID we saw how flight attendants really need to have the power to throw people off flights. They need the authority to act on their own without being questioned. This is one flight attendants’s abuse of power imo

jeffw , 2 months ago

But the point is there’s no one who questions them. That’s the way it should be.

Edit: one incident doesn’t mean we should rethink an entire system

jeffw , 2 months ago

Yes. Thank you, glad someone gets it lol

jeffw , 2 months ago

You’re missing the point. Flight attendants face near constant abuse from passengers. Maybe 1 in 3 flights I’ve been on I’ve personally observed it. Having the authority to remove passengers is the one modicum of power they have left. Removing it would make them punching bags. If it were routinely abused, then sure. But it isn’t. This is one racist idiot

jeffw , 2 months ago

I was only 10 hours late to make this joke

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Well that… was a picture

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

I mean, they say it was fixed shortly after he made his password. It was a flaw until 2015

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

CUNY is NYC schools and SUNY is the state system. I don’t think NYU is public

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

I get what you mean but I still think it fits. It’s just mindboggling to me that this could be a major party platform in 2024

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

You’re not wrong but did you reply to the right comment?

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

War is literally a game to the GOP

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Moderate by GOP standards. Moderately less of a nazi or something like that

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Or, y’know, because it’s the GOP and she wants to sound whiter

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Eh, I only really agree with 3. Maybe in major cities you might be right about 1 but I’ve met a lot of state and local folks and most of them are just legit people who care.

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Hindu nationalists often hate Islam. Haley is American-born to a Sikh family.

jeffw OP , 2 months ago

Probably a workers’ rights issue there. Do you want your employer tracking you?