Stupid World

[Brian d marge]

What money?

What energy?

If you bought Zimbabwian currency at any time then you're one of the few idiots that did. Which explains a lot.

And by all means blame Muldoon, but it's mostly just you that does. Blaming people for shit you don't understand is what you do, and your lack of understanding leaves limitless opportunity for blame.

I think you might not have understood , Still dont feel bad , when your ready there are plenty of people that will run the story past you in an easy to follow narrative.

or you might try thinking .

[Ocean1]

I think you might not have understood , Still dont feel bad , when your ready there are plenty of people that will run the story past you in an easy to follow narrative.

or you might try thinking .

Don't see the need to understand that peculiarly 80's academic socialist's overly fraught faux-paranoia, in much the same way I don't need to understand any other delusional psychosis; it's just not that useful out here in the real world.

[Laava]

If you bought Zimbabwian currency at any time then you're one of the few idiots that did.

Hey, when in rome etc! I bought Zim dollars and still have some left. When I bought it it was not worth the paper it was printed on. It has since devalued significantly. However when you are travelling in these places you need local currency, and if you are smart and brave you will change it on the black market where you will get 2-5 times what the banks will give you.

[mashman]

I enjoy a good moan but......
I bought my first decent stereo when I was 16 and it was fecking Thorn 3 in 1 and was about $700 on Lay By...when you put a deposit down and paid it off before you got it.
First car stereo was some similar rip off price, and my first car was a 20 year old VW that I had to pay off to my old Man.
I don't think Credit Cards turned up till about 1984 ish, I was declined for a home loan about that time as I did not have a " Home Loan " savings account.
It was pretty hard to run on debt then and other than a house and a car there was bugger all to buy anyway.

Tis always ironical when averages/medians are brought up to paint a picture of supposedly spread and shared wage wealth increase.
And yeah, when I were a lad... oooo, kittens.

[Ocean1]

Tis always ironical when averages/medians are brought up to paint a picture of supposedly spread and shared wage wealth increase.
And yeah, when I were a lad... oooo, kittens.

A: it wasn't.

B: Averages/Medians are valid expressions. Unless, C: You don't understand basic arithmetic, or D: Their use reveals shit you don't like.

[mashman]

A: it wasn't.

B: Averages/Medians are valid expressions. Unless, C: You don't understand basic arithmetic, or D: Their use reveals shit you don't like.

I see you chose D. Wise choice.

[Voltaire]

A: it wasn't.

B: Averages/Medians are valid expressions. Unless, C: You don't understand basic arithmetic, or D: Their use reveals shit you don't like.

That's right, John Quay said average house price in NZ are better than when Labour were the Govt ( or something like that).....really John.... who writes his stuff ...Donald Trump?

[Ocean1]

That's right, John Quay said average house price in NZ are better than when Labour were the Govt ( or something like that).....really John.... who writes his stuff ...Donald Trump?

And more importantly: Was he correct?

[Ocean1]

I see you chose D. Wise choice.

I didn't choose anything. That would be you, as usual choosing something that's not actually there.

[mashman]

I didn't choose anything. That would be you, as usual choosing something that's not actually there.

True, I did choose for you... I'da gone with some form of statistical calculation based on selected datasets. Ya know, the usual way these sorts of things are calculated in order to derive averages/medians that fit the narrative required to smoke and mirror confidence for the gullible that all is well. Neat trick, bit old though.

[Brian d marge]

Don't see the need to understand that peculiarly 80's academic socialist's overly fraught faux-paranoia, in much the same way I don't need to understand any other delusional psychosis; it's just not that useful out here in the real world.

thats probably the truest thing you have ever written , shame you will never understand why ,,,,

[Voltaire]

And more importantly: Was he correct?

with his grasp of numbers probably, reality less so.

He did make his dosh out of banking/stock market, which also is about numbers and less about reality.

[Ocean1]

True, I did choose for you... I'da gone with some form of statistical calculation based on selected datasets. Ya know, the usual way these sorts of things are calculated in order to derive averages/medians that fit the narrative required to smoke and mirror confidence for the gullible that all is well. Neat trick, bit old though.

Oh don't trot out the delusional episodes on my behalf, or at least don't try convincing anyone they're anything real.

And blaming basic arithmetic for your psychotic fantasies when it wasn't actually in evidence isn't particularly tricky either, just more of the same old paranoid bullshit.

[Ocean1]

with his grasp of numbers probably, reality less so.

He did make his dosh out of banking/stock market, which also is about numbers and less about reality.

So he's an authority on the subject?

But you don't need to address his argument in order to disprove it?

Sounds more like Mushy.

[mashman]

Oh don't trot out the delusional episodes on my behalf, or at least don't try convincing anyone they're anything real.

And blaming basic arithmetic for your psychotic fantasies when it wasn't actually in evidence isn't particularly tricky either, just more of the same old paranoid bullshit.

It ain't up to me to convince anyone of anything. I leave that to those who wish to be fed, pun intended.

The numbers are the numbers. Your projection of delusion is dribbling down your chin a bit... unless you can come up with the formula and datasets used to calculate the numbers that Voltaire quoted from teh article? I'll add my own seasonal adjusted weighting .