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Was 1968 awesome for everybody?

Peak purchasing power of the minimum wage, per the question about entrance to society. To my knowledge, there is no period where America was “awesome for everybody”, as there is always a material cohort or cohorts America subjugates, exploits, or marginalizes for nation state economic success.

I never asked about peak purchasing power of the minimum wage. Not sure why you brought that up tbh.

“peak for ease of new entrance to society?” was the question you asked. Maximum earning power for anyone (minimum wage) was the answer. The lower your purchasing power, or access to purchasing power, the less ease for entrance to society, economically speaking. This coincides with the tail end of America’s post WW2 economic boom.

> Maximum earning power for anyone (minimum wage) was the answer.

I think you meant to say “my answer” not “the answer.”


1968 was most awesome for white males.

My mom managed to keep the family afloat on one income but she was working a higher-income job (w/ wages somewhat lower than the men below her). Winters could be tougher; we ate what we grew during the summer and didn't always have money for furnace fuel.



Ignore the law and tie it up in court until regime change? Something is only real or of concern if there are consequences. Words and opinions without force backing them are just words and opinions.

Same spot because we made the choice to do nothing different with the lead time. At least the population compression is locked in [1], the short term pain will be dealt with regardless.

[1] https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jesusfv/Slides_London.pdf



We should potentially revisit the second amendment, considering gun deaths. The Constitution is a living document, and perhaps enough unnecessary deaths are occurring to warrant a fix. Maybe it should be a privilege versus a right.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-...

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/24/key-facts...

(Gun suicide rates are at record highs, but gun murder rates have dipped)



https://github.com/adamhrv/skylift but doesn’t use the OS, it broadcasts the necessary beacons with ESP8266 / ESP32 hardware.

How come this project needs multiple Skylift devices to work best?

Since wifi antennas are generally not directional, shouldn't one Skylift device be able to broadcast each wifi beacon frame with a different transmission power?


Nice! Still would be cool to do it right from the computer.

Assume you have some wealth. Let us also assume I have embezzled that wealth. I spend as if it is mine. You spend and act as if you still have it, not knowing you do not. This is the bezzel.

Think of it as a quantum superposition of wealth that collapses when the illusion is revealed.


You gave me an abstraction. I was seeking a historical instantiation. I have edited my text accordingly.

Thank you for your abstraction. This appears to be Bernie Madoff, or possibly Anthony Trollop's Augustus Melmotte.


Related:

Why the Bezzle Matters to the Economy - https://carnegieendowment.org/china-financial-markets/2021/0... - August 23rd, 2021


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