I dont understand how anyone could criticize a per-capita statistic. It is completely logical to compare coutries by size. Or if not, we need to start talking about China being number one in almost everything in the world. Just having many people who contribute relatively little doesnt make your country more generous.
Funny how this time it was actually a democratic decision to abolish democracy. Back then in Germany the NSDAP reached 30% and then 44% the next year with a heavily rigged election. Gotta give the people what they want I guess...
What I had in mind was stuff like people getting shot into space in sci-fi, stuff like that. Theyre usually shown to freeze in the matter of seconds. So I guess thats unrealistic, though its a little sad because that means its a much more painful death by suffocation
Not really a failure if you profit from it. Musk made $100bn just from trump being elected. He keeps winning. Its just the people who enable his wins who keep losing.
Usually you dont need 100% of the information to get across and also sgouldnt expect it. When you want to make a point, you dont need every tiny nuance stored in your mind for that. The 80% is what you actually want understood, the last 20% are negligible.
But yes, the concept is interesting and in some cases a conversation is interpreted wildly differently between people, especially when you dont know the other person very well (e.g. someone might be intimidated by a stranger talking to them interpreting what they say in a negative way while the other person is trying to be friendly and wouldnt know how it is percieved)
Youre right, it wont hurt everyone's savings. Many people earn much more than they spend, so they should be fine. Youre lucky to be one of them.
But for most people, savings are not locked away growing indefinitely. They use their savings now and then for some bigger expenses, like replacing appliances, repairs for your car/house/apartment, etc. When your savings grow at a slower rate between expenses and those expenses get more expensive, thats definitely hurting your savings. \
Hurting your savings doesnt only mean that the number on your bank account is getting lower. Maybe you need a certain amount at a certain time, like college expenses for your child, or for your pension. If you cant reach that amount anymore because your saving rate keeps falling, I would definitely call that hurting your savings.
Probably something like the first 1-2 years of my life. \
As long as I can remember Ive always had friends and my current best friends Ive had for the past 15-18 years, since school. \
I know not everyone is this lucky and I am very grateful for how my life turned out.
I dont understand how anyone could criticize a per-capita statistic. It is completely logical to compare coutries by size. Or if not, we need to start talking about China being number one in almost everything in the world. Just having many people who contribute relatively little doesnt make your country more generous.