That’s a fantastic way to guarantee my TV will not be connected to the internet

If you set the filter high to low you can choose the right amount of cheap.

Exactly, it’s an economic stimulus package aimed directly at the people who are currently being forced to work for as little money as possible. The people with the money do not want the boot taken off the neck of the poor.

It would be more cost-effective to give homeless people home and treatment than to allow them to be on the streets. So why don’t we? Because homeless people exist as a reminder to everyone else that there is a huge penalty for failing to continue working.

I grew up in a small coal town in Southern Illinois. The last time I was there was for my grandfather’s funeral. The town was abandoned and empty, even compared to when I was growing up which certainly wasn’t it’s booming time. Most of the stores on main Street were closed except the bar and the legion which is also a bar.

I’d move back in a heartbeat, but there’s no jobs there. The house that five generations of my family lived in sold for $30,000.

If we had Ubi, my family and I would definitely live there. A few thousand dollars a month to make sure we survive and money actually coming into the town? It would seem like a miracle and I know there’s so many little towns like that all across America that are just completely forgotten about.

People like to say that the rent will just go up to match ubi, but underestimate the number of people who live in cities solely because that’s where the work is.

Exactly, and that’s why you’re wrong about it.

You don’t get two basic incomes.

The problem with that argument is that UBI frees up people to move to lower cost of living areas.

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Have you tried appreciating Star Trek memes?

Not just money, they’re motivated by a long-term success. A lot of these companies can’t see past this quarter’s profits and bring a lot of Goodwill trying to make the numbers go up forever.

Why do you hate yourself? You’d be better off hosting on an old cell phone.

Twist lock plugs are definitely a thing.

It seems like in the last few years the company’s focus has primarily been on adding things to Plex that I do not want as part of Plex. And not adding the audiobook support that I do want.