Chocolate Chip Cities

[NiftyNiblick]

Walmart forced a change in shopping by going from several individual town stores to one-stop shopping. Amazon built on that with one-stop shopping online.

Town stores adapt by becoming boutiques or going into some other business like printing, shipping, hair stylist, etc or die. Walmart had to adapt or die with Amazon.

To maintain a technological lead, the United States needs to adapt or die on how we educate both our children and our adults.

What's better? Adapting downward or dying? Isn't that a real equivalency?
We can't have standards with the number of us that can't spell standards.
Third world status, here we come!

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Thanks to GW Bush who, because he fucked up FEMA, made a commitment to rebuild-in-place rather than rebuild-on-higher-ground.

actually it goes back to when the city was first built below sea level, thanks for your effort

[Doc Dutch]

What's better? Adapting downward or dying? Isn't that a real equivalency?
We can't have standards with the number of us that can't spell standards.
Third world status, here we come!

"Downward" is defined the circumstances as any intelligent, sane and educated adult should realize.

Consider the different skills needed for surviving on an island after a shipwreck versus a 20something seeking a moderately successful career where s/he can find happiness in life and love?

It's impossible to predict the future, but we can make educated guesses. Some people guess based on what they want. Smarter people guess based on the evidence and likelihood given the circumstances using "two points define a line" logic.

Sometimes various unforeseen circumstances alter predictions. Was 9/11 really unforeseen? No. Most military and intelligence leaders knew it could happen but it's like being naked in the jungle and swatting at mosquitoes. You can kill thousands of mosquitoes but it only takes one to give you malaria or West Nile virus.

So what do we do? The best we can. That's all we can ever do.

Notice the people around you who think positively and seek a more cohesive culture in America and then look at the fucking dimwits who look backwards and want to turn back the clock, but it 1860 or 1770. Which ideology do you think will be the best path for everyone?

[NiftyNiblick]

Which ideology do you think will be the best path for everyone?

The obsessive, relentless pursuit of unobtainable perfection is the only known way of achieving obtainable excellence.

If getting a laptop degree while wearing Amazon clothes passes for the pursuit of perfection today, Oom,
I suspect that a huge asteroid collision turning the earth to fine dust
is our very best hope for the future.

[Flash]

How's about trailer park, in particular, anti vax and anti mask cities that are sold out to tRump and his gutter insurrectionist atrocities. No high flag your dumfounded and fake so-called supremacist hide can project on this reality:

America’s Republicans Are Killing Their Voters

Is this supposed to have anything to do with urban demographic trends or chocolate chip cities? You make a lot of silly, unfounded assumptions in your harangue.

[Doc Dutch]

actually it goes back to when the city was first built below sea level, thanks for your effort

Geez, no wonder the junior generation is so fucking stupid.

Sure, back in the day, it was a convenient port....built on higher ground. As the city ground, like the Netherlands, it reclaimed land from the sea. Like California is experiencing now, it's impossible to stop growth. People are like kudzu. At best, leaders can only guide the growth.

After Katrina, New Orleans was forced to rebuild. They could either focus rebuilding elsewhere, on higher ground, or in place. Bush and other leaders decided to rebuild in place. Anyone who doesn't grasp the problem with their actions is a fucking moron.

[Doc Dutch]

The obsessive, relentless pursuit of unobtainable perfection is the only known way of achieving obtainable excellence.

If getting a laptop degree while wearing Amazon clothes passes for the pursuit of perfection today, Oom,
I suspect that a huge asteroid collision turning the earth to fine dust
is our very best hope for the future.

No shit, dom neef. Kudos for grasping that people are imperfect. Spaz couldn't have done better himself.

The fact you refuse understand the benefit of better education of all Americans is interesting, neef and it explains why you were dom. Like all LWLs, your solution is to use the same method you and I used except to print more money to pay for it so it's "free".

My method allows better education with lower cost with an eye toward making it available to everyone.

[NiftyNiblick]

Oom's very apparent "talent'" for inferring positions that were never taken is in some ways impressive,
particularly if we're mostly concerned with their entertainment value.

That's probably why I don't have the old bastard on ignore, although that's always subject to review.

Yet, if there were some way to trade it in exchange for a bit more reading comprehension,
he might consider sacrificing some of the "stand up" vibe in order to have a minimal grasp of what the fuck is being discussed.

[Doc Dutch]

Oom's very apparent "talent'" for inferring positions that were never taken is in some ways impressive,
particularly if we're mostly concerned with their entertainment value....

Oh, dom neef. Why are you so dom? Or is it because you have grown up among a group of spineless fancypants who demean others by talking about them in the third person and, out of pure vanity, freely uses the Royal We?

What a sad, sad little of fuck you must be, sir.

[Stringfellow Hawk]

Geez, no wonder the junior generation is so fucking stupid.

Sure, back in the day, it was a convenient port....built on higher ground. As the city ground, like the Netherlands, it reclaimed land from the sea. Like California is experiencing now, it's impossible to stop growth. People are like kudzu. At best, leaders can only guide the growth.

After Katrina, New Orleans was forced to rebuild. They could either focus rebuilding elsewhere, on higher ground, or in place. Bush and other leaders decided to rebuild in place. Anyone who doesn't grasp the problem with their actions is a fucking moron.

Bush was not governor of Louisiana nor controller of New Orleans, try again, maybe this time use that pea between your ears

[Doc Dutch]

Bush was not governor of Louisiana nor controller of New Orleans, try again, maybe this time use that pea between your ears

Yes, both the Mayor and the Governor, not to mention all elected positions in Louisiana, should be held accountable for their actions before, during and after Katrina.

That said, it's ignorant to claim the President of the United States bears no responsibilities. Bush appointed the head of FEMA and could order a national emergency. Congress would support it given the circumstances and only argue how much money for FEMA every year.

If they bear no responsibility, then why do we need them?

[Althea]

The trend is interesting but unclear on what it means. The shift seems to be more African-Americans are moving to the South. It's a guess that it's for economic reasons and, specifically, what reasons.

This report provides additional information on the trends: The Economic State of Black America in 2020
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_c...erica-2020.pdf
CONCLUSION
America made significant progress in reducing social and economic disparities in the latter half
of the 20th century, as discriminatory policies like segregation, redlining, employment
discrimination and restricted voting rights were outlawed. Black Americans have achieved
success in many visible fields, from sports and entertainment to politics. That said, there are still
deep inequities across social and economic indicators that will take awareness and concerted
effort to address.

Black Americans have made more progress in the 21st century in reducing gaps in educational
attainment than in other areas. At the secondary level, the shares of Black and White young
adults who have dropped out are falling and converging, while the shares of Black and White
adults with high school diplomas or GEDs are rising and converging. Black Americans have
made progress in attaining postsecondary education as well, doubling the share of Black college
graduates since 1990.

However, very deep social and economic inequities persist. Many Americans are poorly aware of
the magnitude of these entrenched problems. In many years, Blacks experience recession-like
conditions even in an economy in which others thrive. Blacks suffer about twice the
unemployment rate as Whites. The typical Black household earns about $29,000 less annual
income than its White counterpart. Black children are three times as likely as white children to
grow up in poverty, and they are much more likely to remain there.

Black Americans also face significant challenges in other areas that affect the quality of life and
overall prosperity. Homeownership rates are stagnant among all Black households and are falling
for Black millennials. Voting rights have once again been put in jeopardy in ways that
disproportionately affect minority communities, making it more difficult for Blacks to advocate
for better policies. Significant racial disparities in health outcomes remain, while the Trump
administration makes it more difficult to access affordable health insurance.

There are few signs that these inequities will diminish in the near future or that market forces
alone will address them. Bold economic policies will be necessary to improve the economic state
of Black America moving into the future, but the first steps are to recognize just what progress
has been made, and how much further we have yet to go.

It's almost ALWAYS gentrification

[NiftyNiblick]

Oh, dom neef. Why are you so dom? Or is it because you have grown up among a group of spineless fancypants who demean others by talking about them in the third person and, out of pure vanity, freely uses the Royal We?

What a sad, sad little of fuck you must be, sir.

First I have no fucking idea what dom is supposed to mean.
2nd, you never give a response that seems to have the slightest thing to do with I posted.

And third, you're right about one thing, at least.
Our little open mike period has lasted long enough.
You know what happens now.

[Doc Dutch]

Top 5 richest Americans.


#1 | Jeff Bezos. NET WORTH: $ 177 BILLION. ...
#2 | Elon Musk. NET WORTH: $151 BILLION. ...
#3 | Bill Gates. NET WORTH: $124 BILLION. ...
#4 | Mark Zuckerberg. NET WORTH: $97 BILLION. ...
#5 | Warren Buffett. NET WORTH: $96 BILLION.

All Democrats

Wow. Earl is a closet Democrat aspiring to be a rich Democrat. What if Tinnity finds out you've been slumming, Earl?

[Doc Dutch]

First I have no fucking idea what dom is supposed to mean.
2nd, you never give a response that seems to have the slightest thing to do with I posted.

And third, you're right about one thing, at least.
Our little open mike period has lasted long enough.
You know what happens now.

Is your Google machine broken, dom neef?

Disagreed on your claim.

Do as you please. I expect nothing more of someone than I'd expect of myself.

I always thought that "Oom" was a meditation chant, and couldn't figure out why you used that to name DU. lol

I get it, Owl.
Your Google machine is broken!