@freemo I prefer "ignorance" in that maxim, rather than "stupidity", as it implies a problem that can be fixed.
Not every single person follows that paradigm. But the overwhelming majority would.
As for taking risks about masks or drugs. that is still them paying to extend their lives, they just happen to be morons and are doing things they think will extend their life that wont.
> if you go with the definition that a free market must be devoid of influence
No, in fat i specifically made it clear this is NOT what a free-market is. A free market is a market in which healthy supply-demand pressures dominate. That is similar but not the same as saying devoid of influence. In order to have a free market you must
1) have laws that prevent monopolies from controlling the market and manipulating prices contrary to supply demand
2) Ensure all parties have equal access and representation on the market (aka no slavery)
3) Minimal regulations beyond ensuring the above from the government.
4) no price fixing
The market for prescription medications (or anything healthcare) related is never a free market, and never can be. Not fully. It doesnt have a balanced supply-demand curve. Demand is infinite since people will always give everything they own to live even one more day suffer free. So I'd argue markets around healthcare products are one of few areas where we cant apply free market mentality.
The **free** market wont exist. The fact that some limited non-free market would exist is rather irrelevant, the point is still that governments determine whether free market exists or not and can trivially ensure that the market is not free and has pretty good control in preventing the **free** aspect of the market.
@Rado1 That woukd be borax then.
Just found a closely related razor, Hubbard's razor:
> Never attribute to malice or stupidity that which can be explained by moderately rational individuals following incentives in a complex system.
I see you drivin' 'round town with the girl I love
And I'm like, "Fuck you" (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough
I'm like, "Fuck you and fuck her too"
Said if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
Hah, now ain't that some shit? (Ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best
With a "Fuck you" (Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
-- Fuck You, Ceelo Green
@mxtthxw The bee population has been increasing for many years now.
@Rado1 The ants seem more selective about this stuff, pretty sure it is just sugar and borax.
Yea governments can **perfectly** execute a law... so what? Their execution doesnt need to be perfect for the market to be nonfree. In fact any degree of influence woukd make a market that is to some extent nonfree.
Im the creator of the original distributed network for rom exchange back in the day.
@sabbatical it may also be on their end, if they incorrectly key into our version or some nonsense.
If a company bought it up then that means its not abandonware. Someone owns the rights still and therefore may wish to resell it as a remake in the future.
@freeschool @jellycrystals @AmpBenzScientist
I started with safety razor like your husband, moved to a straight edge, then finally the three blade form i use now. I find the one i have now is the closest and thr quickest. Since i do my scalp where its hard to see and awkward the straight edge was quite slow and woukd take 3x more passes than the tazor i now use.
That said for a beard a straight edge can work quite well.
@AmpBenzScientist straight edge is nice. But i find its not as good as the 3 blades. Takes too many passes.
@freemo LOL you’ll discover during your stay here, there are many things the Thais do differently to us “farangs. That’s one of the many things that makes them so charming!
Sorry should have said the south :)
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