Kenny

Novice at MMT & YIMBY, intermediate meditator, product manager at work.

@kennysabarese over where there’s elephants

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@ramit I love that he had to courage to speak up.

I also wonder whenever this happens and is replaced with someone who is compliant with the new leadership.

On balance doesn’t it hurt more to lose good people vs making a headline for a week and then being replace by a shill?

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@theistinthought @sghoul We enjoy being close and buying what ever meat and produce was fresh or on sale that day on the walk home from work. Then menu planning was based on that instead of having to think of what to make. A fun game but definitely not a prescription I would force others to do.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@ashleyschendel Social security increases regularly to keep up with inflation, they are not on fixed income.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@lnkldt @GreenPlusAnE Ok we will put SS aside. Your proposal makes the income stream erratic for towns and the property tax bills will jump around for the non-senior residents. It seems unnecessary.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@dmwoof @GreenPlusAnE If you mean for people who can’t work anymore then there are other programs in place to help them.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@lnkldt @GreenPlusAnE That’s exactly what social security is. Let that do its job. We don’t need two systems that follow the same model

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@lnkldt @GreenPlusAnE Ok so make every road have a toll so we perfectly charge only the exact people who use them? You can’t find a perfect balance.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@dmwoof @GreenPlusAnE No one, the point is if you choose to stop having income you should not get to pay less property tax.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@lnkldt @GreenPlusAnE All residents share the costs. If you want to eliminate public schools that’s a different discussion.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@dmwoof @GreenPlusAnE Seniors are choosing to retire and not have income which is why they can’t pay the taxes.

I would rather support raising social security so they can keep their same standard of living instead of lowering the property tax which the city needs to run.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@shellenberger Hi there. I really enjoyed your episode with @coldxman I have to give you one correction around Vancouver. I assume you mean Vancouver in Canada, which does have a moderate city council majority right now.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@dmwoof @GreenPlusAnE Even if their income is very low it is their choice to stop working. If I voluntarily quit my job at 40 and can’t afford my house any more I have to move.

Seniors chose these homes and chose to retire.

Do I think social security should be higher? Yes! But no tax break

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@lnkldt @GreenPlusAnE They chose to live in the house with the tax bill. If they can’t afford it any more then they gotta move.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@Judi417527 @GreenPlusAnE You chose to buy the house. You chose to buy a house with that tax payment. If you no longer can make that tax payment, then you cannot afford the house and need to move.

If I voluntarily quit my job and can’t afford my house, then I have to move. This is no different.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@DavidMoralesPVD Won’t they just pass the higher costs through to their customers, which likely end up going to the city or state for roads?

Can we ban the pollution instead?

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@ramit Buy the most house you can afford.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@joeybeastmarket It’s private property.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

A small fraction of online actors now exerts outsized influence over what the public sees, believes, and argues about.
In a new short review paper, we trace how social media influencers can turn fringe claims into viral narratives—often by exploiting a feedback loop between influencers, algorithms, and crowds.
As such, the modern information environment enables a tyranny of the minority: extreme and coordinated voices dominate attention, distort perceived social norms, and create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion that makes fringe positions look common and conflict look inevitable.
We synthesize emerging evidence that a tiny number of highly active users drives a disproportionate share of misinformation and toxicity, and explain how platform incentives reward moralized, identity-salient, and emotionally charged content.
We conclude by outlining pragmatic responses—individual, institutional, and policy-level—and by highlighting how generative AI could either accelerate bespoke realities or help rebuild shared understanding, depending on how these systems are designed and governed. https://t.co/9oZRF8y8mL

We (@PillaiRaunak & @steverathje2) reviewed @noUpside's fantastic book "INVISIBLE RULERS" and connected it to the research we have been doing on this topic for the past decade.

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@ramit Enough will be for 200k per year income in retirement

[Kenny @FusionCompound]

@uytaelee Underrated:

Hardie Board! It looks good as siding at a good cost!

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