Not true at all, Reddit is very strict against artistic expression. People have banned from the entire site for fanart drawings of fictional characters that aren't pornographic, and don't contain nudity.

Powell also said that inflation is transitory and that the fed wouldn't hike rates until 2023, but he broke that promise and caused SVB to fail as a result. He has said he will make decisions based on the data that comes in, but right not they're targeting maintaining rates until 2024.

If there are more signs of inflation declining and/or unemployment increasing, rates can absolutely come down

We've seen stagflation play out in the past year. We will soon be heading into just straight up stagnation/deflation very soon.

Unreal engine is way too convoluted + it charges royalties. I prefer Unity over Unreal.

> I’m 28 and know a lot of people including myself that suffered a mental health crisis from social media consumption and I don’t touch it with a 10 foot pole now.

You say this yet you're on a social media account that you seem to post very regularly to. I don't understand.

I don't know anyone my age that doesn't use Tiktok

Dark patterns are essentially a form of user interface design where you make the buttons you want the user to press more prominent than buttons you don't want them to press. For example the "buy now" button will be big and bright in the center, whereas the "no thanks" button would be in the corner and small in a less eye-catching color. The idea is users generally take the path of least resistance, so you can manipulate behavior by making it easier for the user to spend money.

In the case of Fortnite though, I'm not sure what in their interface is a dark pattern, I find it pretty clear that I'll be charged. But it's possible they may have changed it in response to the lawsuit before I started playing. Or maybe kids were just playing dumb to avoid getting in trouble for impulsively charging their parents cards. "I didn't know I was spending money!"

You say this speaking on a platform full of average people... I don't understand your point

Being robbed of 12.4% of my income for a ponzi scheme that will be insolvent in 10 years seems like it's really serving me /s

Reddit has issues with freedom of expression that Twitter does better.

You do realize most people use it to keep up on things they follow, but don't post, right? It's a nice centralized location.

When social security was first created, the retirement age was later than the life expectancy. It was insurance against outliving your retirement savings, not intended as a primary retirement plan

There isn't really anything better. What are people going to use, Truthsocial? Mastadon isn't very easy for the average person to use.

And it led to a lot of people avoiding the platform altogether via third party apps, circumventing ads.

That would just make the problem worse because it would increase liabilities. The wealthy don't need social security.

The top marginal tax rate is already nearly 60% between federal and state. Higher taxes are not the answer.

All we need to do is raise the retirement age form 67 to 70 to adjust for increases in life expectancy and lower birth rates.

This project is a massive boondoggle and a waste of taxpayer money and talented workers. This isn't uplifting news. Tens of Billions of dollars spent on a project that is overbudget and behind schedule.

Eh, I disagree. I've been approached for jobs that pay $200k+ but turned them down due to many of the other factors listed.

My comfort and job satisfaction is worth more to me than a higher salary. Money doesn't buy happiness, and a bit of extra money in the bank doesn't make up for all of the other stress.

What do you expect from Reddit? AntiWork was like the top subreddit until the cringy interview on Fox News lmao.

I always find it funny when Redditors say the US is in a real estate bubble and prices will crash like they did in 2009. Reddit is on grade A copium.

Unpopular opinion, but I don't think Tiktok addiction is any worse than videogame addiction. And I say this as someone that plays games(responsibly) and doesn't really use Tiktok(I only look at videos my friend sends me)

I know a LOT of people my age that let videogames get in the way of their responsibilities. It's a big contributor to the declining labor force participation rate in young men and poor academic outcomes.

Tiktok isn't really any worse than any other social media. Like why is it wrong for people to spend an hour a day on TikTok, but okay for people to spend all day on Reddit/YouTube?

The CEO will work, just for another company willing to pay a more competitive rate

$6.7 Million isn't exactly competitive for a CEO of a company of that size. If they cut their salary to $3 Million, the CEO will likely find a job elsewhere, and they'll end up needing to pay several times more to find someone qualified to run the company.

Philips lost $1.3 Billion USD last quarter. The CEO's salary is a drop in the bucket compared to how much they need to cut.

Nearly half of 2022's GDP gains were from increased inventories- stuff is getting produced, but not sold. It's a very strong leading indicator for an upcoming recession among many others.