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[oskar]

What are your thoughts on how to improve reality?

I don't understand the question.

[wufwugy]

I don't understand the question.

ECON 101 on reality: humans have unlimited desires in a world of limited resources. To allocate resources to better meet desires, humans use their comparative advantages.

The above is one of the reasons that "wage slavery" is a thing. People want to go back to their jobs because they get more of what they want by doing so than by doing something else. People are slaves to reality, and the wage is a part of the very effective model that improves our lives given our reality.

Do you have a better model than the economics one?

[oskar]

ECON 101 on reality: humans have unlimited desires in a world of limited resources. To allocate resources to better meet desires, humans use their comparative advantages.

The above is one of the reasons that "wage slavery" is a thing. People want to go back to their jobs because they get more of what they want by doing so than by doing something else. People are slaves to reality, and the wage is a part of the very effective model that improves our lives given our reality.

Do you have a better model than the economics one?

I'll ignore your premise because I think it's extremely flawed, but also irrelevant.

There absolutely is a scenario where you can work and not be a wage slave, and that is owning the means of production. Prime example for a company that does work that way is UPS. It is entirely self sustaining. There are no billionaire ceo's at the top doing their magic work, yet it functions more efficiently than comparable private companies.

I find it very hard to understand how capitalists can justify having people like Jeff Bezos syphon billions in surplus from their companies for their personal pleasure while paying their employees minimum wage. I know all the magical thinking that makes you justify this... what it comes down to is you're saying it's worth the human suffering because you think the company is more successful under your model.
I don't care about companies. I don't think there's any inherent value in being hyper efficient if it doesn't lead to better outcomes for everyone, and I disagree with the idea that capitalism is the more efficient model to begin with.

[wufwugy]

I'll ignore your premise because I think it's extremely flawed, but also irrelevant.

There absolutely is a scenario where you can work and not be a wage slave, and that is owning the means of production. Prime example for a company that does work that way is UPS. It is entirely self sustaining. There are no billionaire ceo's at the top doing their magic work, yet it functions more efficiently than comparable private companies.

I find it very hard to understand how capitalists can justify having people like Jeff Bezos syphon billions in surplus from their companies for their personal pleasure while paying their employees minimum wage. I know all the magical thinking that makes you justify this... what it comes down to is you're saying it's worth the human suffering because you think the company is more successful under your model.
I don't care about companies. I don't think there's any inherent value in being hyper efficient if it doesn't lead to better outcomes for everyone, and I disagree with the idea that capitalism is the more efficient model to begin with.

You might really enjoy reading some economics philosophy. An entire field of well-respected academia is based on it.

[oskar]

You might really enjoy reading some economics philosophy. An entire field of well-respected academia is based on it.

sounds great

[Poopadoop]

Ong being fancy, called 2BB open on btn.

[oskar]

Ong being fancy, called 2BB open on btn.

I'm now rooting against Ong.

[OngBonga]

Another ladder, $155

[OngBonga]

Ok now I'm the short stack, here goes KJo.

[OngBonga]

FISTPUMP

[Poopadoop]

Ong has 8BB now. Shove or fold time I guess.

[OngBonga]

Ong has 8BB now. Shove or fold time I guess.

Tricky spot because there are others shorter than me, so there's value in playing tight.

[Poopadoop]

And then there were seven.

[Poopadoop]

1 40 BB stack, 2 20BB, and four Ong stacks around 5-7BB

[Poopadoop]

Ong's all in ! Bink!

[Poopadoop]

Nice suckout buddy!

[OngBonga]

Nice suckout buddy!

First time I've had my money in bad, but it was forced so no problem with that call.

[Poopadoop]

KJ I would have called btn raise too there -easy.

[Poopadoop]

Lol sucked out again. QQ beat AA. No choice obv.

[Poopadoop]

You're doing well for a guy who keeps having the second-best hand every time.

[OngBonga]

You're doing well for a guy who keeps having the second-best hand every time.

That was a huge suckout. What else can I do though? Never folding QQ in that spot.

[Poopadoop]

The same guy just got AA again and almost lost to 97s lol.

[OngBonga]

The same guy just got AA again and almost lost to 97s lol.

I fistpumped that hold! Another ladder, that's $200+

[Poopadoop]

6 players left.

[Poopadoop]

Ong in 2nd with 16ish BB.

Now 5 left.

[Poopadoop]

omfg that guy - AA, AA, KK in the span of about 6 hands, and he lost 2/3 times.

[Poopadoop]

Four left.

[Poopadoop]

You're guaranteed $427 now.