The key thing is an off ramp- a bit in the future, but not too far, before the exponential growth gets silly. The original theory- means-testing pensions is bad, because that discourages most people … (View Post)

Difficult, because getting involved in wrestling is a pretty lunatic thing to do. It's why a highly motivated minority can impose its will on a less motivated majority. But yeah- there comes a p… (View Post)

Also on the socially conservative end of things, IIRC. If the Reform Revolution happens, I wouldn't want to be on the record as a decadent sex memoirist. Not first up against the wall (I accept … (View Post)

The curse of permanews again. (View Post)

If you belive the Heirachy of Needs, that would imply that the economic question is broadly solved. Once we have the means to live a good life sorted, then the debate moves on to the cultural questio… (View Post)