AnonymousActuary
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AnonymousActuary
10d ago
I mean honestly I think we should just have a megathread on this. I don't see discussion going away
AnonymousActuary
10d ago
yeah I don't feel any reason to have an opinion on this for 4 days. Seems like the MN Governor disagrees.
AnonymousActuary
10d ago
Fair enough. Slap on wrist accepted
AnonymousActuary
10d ago
I don't care about being first as should be obviously evidenced by my extremely small number of threads started. I wanted to see thoughts on this that weren't reddit hivemind, there was no thread, I started a thread.
I promise you I'm not counting up votes or stats on themotte.org as a meaningful part of my life haha
AnonymousActuary
10d ago
It seems obvious that there is going to be discussion about it and also we won't know the substantive truth for 48-72 hours if not longer, isn't linking the initial reporting and videos sufficient to start discussion?
https://www.newsweek.com/video-appears-to-show-new-ice-shooting-in-minneapolis-11411971
Ice shooting round 2 has kicked off. Numerous rumors already flying around but will be a bit before we have facts I imagine.
EDIT: I've been asked to add some relevant points, I'll say: this comment has links to various angles: https://www.themotte.org/post/3493/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/405295?context=8#context This comment mentions the "Sig misfire" angle that I've seen a bit: https://www.themotte.org/post/3493/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/405451?context=8#context
Walz has activatedthe national guard: https://x.com/MnDPS_DPS/status/2012614253090619619 The NBA postponed the Minnesota/Golden State game tonight.
AnonymousActuary
14d ago
Yeah I think I'm more the reverse haha - looking for ways to push retirement back further to have more money to spend on the present. And just trying to decide if it's worth unwinding prior investments at all to do so.
AnonymousActuary
15d ago
fair - the immediate concrete decision is how much to spend on finishing our basement (ie adding extra fun features) and how much to go on extra nice vacations the next few years (think ski trips with lessons to teach our kids).
Just staring at high 6 figure retirement account balances and wondering if I should be rethinking my allocation of present to future a bit more (early 30s, for reference)
tagging other repliers for visibility: @birb_cromble, @TowardsPanna, @Mihow, @stolen_brawnze
AnonymousActuary
15d ago
correct, basis points
AnonymousActuary
16d ago
Have any of you thought about moving spending forwards vs saving for retirement with seemingly numerous multiple crises coming down the pike in the next few decades?
Thinking: AI Global fertility Global debt (insert other left or right-coded flavored crises here as desired).
Just seems like my desire to put away money for 35 years from now versus making memories with family and friends now has started to decline.
I guess option 1 would be just to cut 401k contributions down to the match level instead of maxing? I've had trouble saying no to the immediate tax benefits, but seems like the move.
Would love cash out refi if interest rates were lower, but not looking to add several hundred beeps to my mortgage.
AnonymousActuary
16d ago
Eh I don't know, his kids are what, 2? 6 and 2 are very different ages.
AnonymousActuary
18d ago
have some kids?
AnonymousActuary
19d ago
I think this goes too far - she certainly was anti-illegal abortions and preferred contraception, but I wouldn't think of her as anti-abortion in a pro-life sense.
AnonymousActuary
19d ago
@quiet_NaN this is interesting to me because I feel like high-school level homework (and to some extent college level) was actually helpful for me.
Doing the readings in history and typing up notes really helped me remember history better Doing problem sets in Calc I-III and professional exams helped me remember concepts better than I would've otherwise (though I still forgot most of them within a few years) Doing coding assignments in CS 101 really helped me be able to code.
Maybe it's more about elementary and middle school homework?
AnonymousActuary
22d ago
I tried Battle Brothers and got murked hard in my 2nd battle. Maybe I had the difficulty too high? Haven't been back but should really dust it off again.
AnonymousActuary
22d ago
The higher stakes version of vegan meats and driverless cars is going to be embryo selection
Yeah the true original sin is no indexing of benefits to lifespan (SS), and healthcare trend in general (medicare and Medicaid)
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