Europe is partially so intransigent to adopting AC because a lot of the European identity is defined by that which is in contrast to the US—and those most opposed to AC are those who are most “European”. They cannot admit to needing AC without ceding a bit of their own identity.
The funniest thing about the air conditioning debate is that even the far-left in the US is pro-AC. Anti-AC sentiments is a weird, purely Western European obsession.
My biggest takeaway from seeing all these World Cup visitors react to the US is that the rest of the world is more similar to the USSR than to the United States of America 🦅
An Australian woman walks into a Walmart for the first time and her mind is blown.
She’s shocked by how massive it is — you can get groceries, a 75-inch TV, bikes, car tires and basically anything else in one trip. But she stops when she spots the Red Ryder BB guns sitting right across from the kids’ toys.
She couldn’t believe they sell actual air rifles that close to the children’s section and kept saying how concerning it was.
This is peak “first time in an American Walmart” culture shock 😂
Do you think she’d be shocked to know that the Red Ryder is recommended for ages 10 and older? (Though placement, rules, and regulations vary by state.)
@IsaacNe56565761@OregonHomer Constantly reminding the world of the US’s superiority while playing the game that they all care so much about is just delightful
@charliebilello NVDA is trading at a forward PEG ratio of 0.6. Explain how this is in equity bubble territory?
And if a company believes it is undervalued, as Jensen has repeatedly suggested, does it make more sense to raise cash using debt or equity?
@carm1nee The original quote is from Andrew Carnegie, “‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’ is all wrong. I tell you put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.”
@ViciousPred4592@U_S_Steel DRI is higher quality iron than the pig iron produced by blast furnaces. When you are using scrap metal (with its impurities) as the primary feedstock in an electric arc furnace, you can add DRI to improve the quality of the output steel