Uxorious Cosine
@uxorious-cosine.bsky.social
Scotland had a referendum on exactly this and chose to stay. NI can have one whenever they choose.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Scotland had a referendum on exactly this and chose to stay. NI can have one whenever they choose.
To be clear, £8.5trn per month is more than 2x the monthly GDP of the US and China combined. The world’s two largest economies. You could certainly create that money but you can’t magic up the value you wish it to represent.
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
To be clear, £8.5trn per month is more than 2x the monthly GDP of the US and China combined. The world’s two largest economies. You could certainly create that money but you can’t magic up the value you wish it to represent.
“You’re not equipped for a converstation”
[admits to muddling up billions with trillions, a factor of 1,000]
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[admits to muddling up billions with trillions, a factor of 1,000]
🤡
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
“You’re not equipped for a converstation”
[admits to muddling up billions with trillions, a factor of 1,000]
🤡
[admits to muddling up billions with trillions, a factor of 1,000]
🤡
That’d be great if we also had a spare £8.5trn worth of stuff lying around each month for them to spend it on
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
That’d be great if we also had a spare £8.5trn worth of stuff lying around each month for them to spend it on
Well whatever makes you feel better but polling tells a different story, unfortunately.
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Well whatever makes you feel better but polling tells a different story, unfortunately.
The US healthcare industry is clearly insane. But healthcare costs are also huge in other countries like the UK and growing much faster than productivity or the inflation. So you’re both right?
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The US healthcare industry is clearly insane. But healthcare costs are also huge in other countries like the UK and growing much faster than productivity or the inflation. So you’re both right?
Ah cool, then you know an election right now would be perfect for Trump’s little gremlins here and extremely bad news for the BBC. Not that this would cause one.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ah cool, then you know an election right now would be perfect for Trump’s little gremlins here and extremely bad news for the BBC. Not that this would cause one.
This is all true but maybe you‘re not aware of the BBC’s position as tortured whipping boy in the UK. They will cave before going to court, under government direction, to keep the orange imbecile happy.
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is all true but maybe you‘re not aware of the BBC’s position as tortured whipping boy in the UK. They will cave before going to court, under government direction, to keep the orange imbecile happy.
In the field of consumer goods we can learn that if we don’t buy things we don’t want then people stop trying to sell them, as you showed with your car example.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In the field of consumer goods we can learn that if we don’t buy things we don’t want then people stop trying to sell them, as you showed with your car example.
Bit of a leap. We were talking about consumer products?
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Bit of a leap. We were talking about consumer products?
I bought a pair of quality real leather, repairable, stitched etc shoes and when the stitching that holds the sole to the upper wore through after two years of fairly light use the manufacturer quoted me nearly the original price to repair them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I bought a pair of quality real leather, repairable, stitched etc shoes and when the stitching that holds the sole to the upper wore through after two years of fairly light use the manufacturer quoted me nearly the original price to repair them.
If they were rejected and failed then what are you complaining about?
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If they were rejected and failed then what are you complaining about?
He’s suing in Florida though
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
He’s suing in Florida though
Its existence proves a great many consumers don’t care about it. They do care about price and choice though, which is why shoes aren’t like the old days.
No one cares about Linux, least of all Microsoft.
No one cares about Linux, least of all Microsoft.
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Its existence proves a great many consumers don’t care about it. They do care about price and choice though, which is why shoes aren’t like the old days.
No one cares about Linux, least of all Microsoft.
No one cares about Linux, least of all Microsoft.
There are plenty of fridges available without this. Old fashioned shoes are available if you’re prepared to pay for them. That the products you dislike are widespread indicates that other people do want them though.
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
There are plenty of fridges available without this. Old fashioned shoes are available if you’re prepared to pay for them. That the products you dislike are widespread indicates that other people do want them though.
Came here for this
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Came here for this
You forgot douchebag
October 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You forgot douchebag
I think it’s because it suggests they have some kind of inside knowledge born from years of being tear-gassed while sticking it to The Man when in fact they just read it on the internet.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I think it’s because it suggests they have some kind of inside knowledge born from years of being tear-gassed while sticking it to The Man when in fact they just read it on the internet.
Standard of living and freedom to travel and associate would say it is, yes. You’ve never been to these places or met anyone from them have you? Bless your heart.
October 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Standard of living and freedom to travel and associate would say it is, yes. You’ve never been to these places or met anyone from them have you? Bless your heart.
Never met a European who grew up under the Soviets have you
October 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Never met a European who grew up under the Soviets have you
Awkward and feels weird but fine really, in the context of probably having worse things done to you that meant you needed a catheter to start with
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Awkward and feels weird but fine really, in the context of probably having worse things done to you that meant you needed a catheter to start with
Deterring the Soviet Union from extending its embrace to Western Europe made Western Europe an objectively better fucking place
October 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Deterring the Soviet Union from extending its embrace to Western Europe made Western Europe an objectively better fucking place