College enrollment is collapsing across America at the same time that birth rates are collapsing. This is a huge problem. Yes, the "wage premium" is real. But it's also hollowing out entire cities built around a university. Great piece from Kyla Scanlon. theargumentmag.com/p/what-happens…

The plan? All the people that assault bus drivers for $2.90, we let them sit next to you for free.

We are all so fucking lucky. We are the luckiest mfers in history. You can fly anywhere on Earth in less than 24 hours. Your great-grandfather died within 50 miles of his birthplace. You can talk to anyone alive from your pocket, for free. You can start a business from your

I was indoctrinated at a young age.

Fifth and final pass through Hurricane Melissa for our crew today. Just after noon entering from the NW corner exiting SE.

Cheesed Hammer I think it's impact is primarily medical and moral. It shows residents that the city cares that bullets are flying. Might catch a shooter or two. That's good, too. It's the victims who bleed out that brothers me the most.

the chive cutting community is absolutely frying me 😂

We are the preferred chainsaw brand for bears.

Detroit going from a rich major city to a poor second tier city made multiple generations of Americans unwilling to invest more than the bare minimum in their current location and we’re still suffering the consequences today

Yes it’s statistically true you probably wont be set on fire while riding the Blue line — but man oh man does American cities not get it If you want Abundance — lots of people living close together having to share stuff like subway cars, parks, and neighborhoods - then you

Trite observation maybe, but reading about Portuguese and later Dutch merchant traders traversing the uncharted open seas and enduring unspeakable peril to reach the Orient (the first sanctioned Dutch expedition to Java in 1596 lost 150 out of 250 men and resulted in a minor

if you gave any random poor person 1 billion dollars they would probably spend it in much more reprehensible ways than current billionaires do

It's not rocket science. It never is. It's hard work. Note how many comments from people like "cops want a donut for doing their job" are the same people who oppose policing that works (EG: bait cars, drones, license plate readers, more cops, and prosecutors prosecuting crooks).

This The Athletic comment is truly world class

This guy uses a drone to change a lightbulb, set to the Interstellar soundtrack and it gets INTENSE.

Every time I click a link to read an article on a mobile device, at least one of these happens: 1) Autoplay video ad taking up ~25% of screen 2) Accepting cookies window prompt 3) Banner ads in middle of paragraphs 4) Crash & Reload 5) Paywall 6) Enter email to keep reading

no context memes In a few centuries these will turn into "Kenny Lannrd", "Mike Eltric" and "Pete Dunadennser"