Rog Humph
@rojhperth.bsky.social
quantitative scientist, statistics
environment, climate,
cycling, walking,
Perth, Scotland
environment, climate,
cycling, walking,
Perth, Scotland
It would require a total re-write of how companies function.
I don't hink we are yet any where near being in a position to have such a radical shake-up.
In the meantime, all the more reason why as individuals we should support locally owned non-shareholder businesses.
I don't hink we are yet any where near being in a position to have such a radical shake-up.
In the meantime, all the more reason why as individuals we should support locally owned non-shareholder businesses.
April 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It would require a total re-write of how companies function.
I don't hink we are yet any where near being in a position to have such a radical shake-up.
In the meantime, all the more reason why as individuals we should support locally owned non-shareholder businesses.
I don't hink we are yet any where near being in a position to have such a radical shake-up.
In the meantime, all the more reason why as individuals we should support locally owned non-shareholder businesses.
Big businesses' legal raison d'etre is to maximise profits for shareholders within the law, or if regulation is weak, within the regulation of the law.
The idea that business should be ethical is wrong. The time a business is successfully ethical is when there is a market niche for that.
The idea that business should be ethical is wrong. The time a business is successfully ethical is when there is a market niche for that.
April 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Big businesses' legal raison d'etre is to maximise profits for shareholders within the law, or if regulation is weak, within the regulation of the law.
The idea that business should be ethical is wrong. The time a business is successfully ethical is when there is a market niche for that.
The idea that business should be ethical is wrong. The time a business is successfully ethical is when there is a market niche for that.
Excellent points
And a good example ["traditional"] of why my IF may not be a valid assumption.
Thanks.
And a good example ["traditional"] of why my IF may not be a valid assumption.
Thanks.
March 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Excellent points
And a good example ["traditional"] of why my IF may not be a valid assumption.
Thanks.
And a good example ["traditional"] of why my IF may not be a valid assumption.
Thanks.
Yes but presumably there's a strong correlation between happiness and survival?
March 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Yes but presumably there's a strong correlation between happiness and survival?
IF happiness were what determines the survival of a relationship (IDK if that's correct) then we might find observable relationships to have approximately similar happinesses whatever the category of the relationship (NB this principle isn't limited to the categories in the study).
March 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
IF happiness were what determines the survival of a relationship (IDK if that's correct) then we might find observable relationships to have approximately similar happinesses whatever the category of the relationship (NB this principle isn't limited to the categories in the study).
We probably need to ban 'pedestrians' from wearing shoes.
An angry walker might kick the side of a (on average much richer) person's 4-wheeled material-love with their shoe-weapon.
Get rid of all objects except the almighty car, blessed be the car.
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An angry walker might kick the side of a (on average much richer) person's 4-wheeled material-love with their shoe-weapon.
Get rid of all objects except the almighty car, blessed be the car.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2...
Someone kicked my car whilst driving
Hi all I was driving to a meeting this week and was turning left at a green light.
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March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We probably need to ban 'pedestrians' from wearing shoes.
An angry walker might kick the side of a (on average much richer) person's 4-wheeled material-love with their shoe-weapon.
Get rid of all objects except the almighty car, blessed be the car.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2...
An angry walker might kick the side of a (on average much richer) person's 4-wheeled material-love with their shoe-weapon.
Get rid of all objects except the almighty car, blessed be the car.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2...
Thank you.
What's the point of social media if we're going to waste time arguing with bots?
What's the point of social media if we're going to waste time arguing with bots?
March 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thank you.
What's the point of social media if we're going to waste time arguing with bots?
What's the point of social media if we're going to waste time arguing with bots?
I agree - balance is necessary - it's not all or nothing
Overtaxing is by definition, OVERtaxing
Progressive tax need not be OVER the top.
UK taxes the wealthy less than in Thatcher's times
There is a lot of headroom before it is OVER taxing
No need to worry about the wealthy not being wealthy
Overtaxing is by definition, OVERtaxing
Progressive tax need not be OVER the top.
UK taxes the wealthy less than in Thatcher's times
There is a lot of headroom before it is OVER taxing
No need to worry about the wealthy not being wealthy
March 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I agree - balance is necessary - it's not all or nothing
Overtaxing is by definition, OVERtaxing
Progressive tax need not be OVER the top.
UK taxes the wealthy less than in Thatcher's times
There is a lot of headroom before it is OVER taxing
No need to worry about the wealthy not being wealthy
Overtaxing is by definition, OVERtaxing
Progressive tax need not be OVER the top.
UK taxes the wealthy less than in Thatcher's times
There is a lot of headroom before it is OVER taxing
No need to worry about the wealthy not being wealthy
Taxes aren't "punishment".
They can be used to:
a) reduce inequality back to the same levels we had in the mid 20thC
b) fund services eg NHS, education, military, public transport, libraries, infrastructural investments.
They can be used to:
a) reduce inequality back to the same levels we had in the mid 20thC
b) fund services eg NHS, education, military, public transport, libraries, infrastructural investments.
March 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Taxes aren't "punishment".
They can be used to:
a) reduce inequality back to the same levels we had in the mid 20thC
b) fund services eg NHS, education, military, public transport, libraries, infrastructural investments.
They can be used to:
a) reduce inequality back to the same levels we had in the mid 20thC
b) fund services eg NHS, education, military, public transport, libraries, infrastructural investments.
It's an interesting and blatant double-think for Reeves to say that the world has changed but we're not going to.
March 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's an interesting and blatant double-think for Reeves to say that the world has changed but we're not going to.
It's called "foot-fall" for a reason!
March 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's called "foot-fall" for a reason!
If only there were some people or companies who had great wealth that could be used.
February 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If only there were some people or companies who had great wealth that could be used.
Alas it's "will" rather than "could".
Any uncertainty surrounds the speed and extent.
Time for local communities to get resilient.
"Distributed network" systems of food, energy, information have an inherent resilience about them.
Any uncertainty surrounds the speed and extent.
Time for local communities to get resilient.
"Distributed network" systems of food, energy, information have an inherent resilience about them.
February 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Alas it's "will" rather than "could".
Any uncertainty surrounds the speed and extent.
Time for local communities to get resilient.
"Distributed network" systems of food, energy, information have an inherent resilience about them.
Any uncertainty surrounds the speed and extent.
Time for local communities to get resilient.
"Distributed network" systems of food, energy, information have an inherent resilience about them.
grease proof paper
February 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
grease proof paper
For every mortal-victim there are many injured victims.
and...
For each injured victim, there are many children & adults whose freedom to walk & cycle is impinged through fear (parents' fear or their own).
Mourn the dead, and the iceberg that they represent.
and...
For each injured victim, there are many children & adults whose freedom to walk & cycle is impinged through fear (parents' fear or their own).
Mourn the dead, and the iceberg that they represent.
February 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
For every mortal-victim there are many injured victims.
and...
For each injured victim, there are many children & adults whose freedom to walk & cycle is impinged through fear (parents' fear or their own).
Mourn the dead, and the iceberg that they represent.
and...
For each injured victim, there are many children & adults whose freedom to walk & cycle is impinged through fear (parents' fear or their own).
Mourn the dead, and the iceberg that they represent.
"biogenic" carbon is taken up by plant growth & re-released in decomposition or other oxidation all the time, & has been for 10k yrs of climate stability (until oil, gas & coal)
A focus on increased efficiency could reduce demand & then we'd be in an easier & more hopeful position to avoid burning
A focus on increased efficiency could reduce demand & then we'd be in an easier & more hopeful position to avoid burning
February 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"biogenic" carbon is taken up by plant growth & re-released in decomposition or other oxidation all the time, & has been for 10k yrs of climate stability (until oil, gas & coal)
A focus on increased efficiency could reduce demand & then we'd be in an easier & more hopeful position to avoid burning
A focus on increased efficiency could reduce demand & then we'd be in an easier & more hopeful position to avoid burning
Please read economists like Stern & Raworth to understand the fallacy of this.
Don't be hoodwinked by the misguided cult of GDP
We can't eat money
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_R...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
Don't be hoodwinked by the misguided cult of GDP
We can't eat money
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_R...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
Stern Review - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Please read economists like Stern & Raworth to understand the fallacy of this.
Don't be hoodwinked by the misguided cult of GDP
We can't eat money
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_R...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
Don't be hoodwinked by the misguided cult of GDP
We can't eat money
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ra...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern_R...
www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapte...
Irrespective of whether we want "novelty" we're going to be getting it unless we start listening to the science.
The majority of humans alive today haven't, for example, experienced community-level food scarcity before in our lifetimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUio...
The majority of humans alive today haven't, for example, experienced community-level food scarcity before in our lifetimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUio...
February 2024 Food Thinkers: Tim Lang
YouTube video by Centre for Food Policy
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Irrespective of whether we want "novelty" we're going to be getting it unless we start listening to the science.
The majority of humans alive today haven't, for example, experienced community-level food scarcity before in our lifetimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUio...
The majority of humans alive today haven't, for example, experienced community-level food scarcity before in our lifetimes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUio...