time-wasting-thread-memorial/raw/pages/639.json

{"topics":[{"id":"53abe3a66368720ac0030600","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abe3346368720b24480600#post_53abe3346368720b24480600\r\nSweet.\r\nI should try that.\r\n\r\nSo, change of subject.\r\nPepsi or Coca-Cola?","author":"4fe1b9f47f123b13df002976"},{"id":"53abed426368721a6da50200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"Hey, uc9. I posted a pro-russia video back a few pages for you. Give it a shot!","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53abed8e6368721b67d90200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abed426368721a6da50200#post_53abed426368721a6da50200\r\n[bq=\"Whatevs\"]Hey, uc9. I posted a pro-russia video back a few pages for you. Give it a shot![/bq]\r\nI did, and I posted a response; I tore the video a new asshole solely on economic reasons.  I didn't touch the second video cause it was straight up conspiracy theories.\r\n\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abadfa6368726431880000#post_53abadfa6368726431880000\r\n[bq=\"uc9\"]\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53aba5d163687211ef920500#post_53aba5d163687211ef920500\r\n[bq=\"Whatevs\"]For uc9, from Russia with Love. Would like to hear your thoughts. Although you won't like him.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYxCBi7ySPw\r\n\r\nHis accent is kinda meh though.\r\n\r\nI don't agree on everything but I do agree with the general sentiment.\r\n\r\n[/bq]\r\nOkay; I'm going to have to stop this video on several accounts: a completely free market actually makes monopolies more likely; the collapse of the ussr was due to several reasons, but mainly due overspending with a pure type of market is a bad idea in that 100% pure economic policies are a bad idea and that the best type of economic practice is a hybrid of capitalism, socialism and communist ideas when need be; a monopoly comes about due to economic reasons not how good their product is; the lack of flexibility of large businesses is often instable financially, but not always depending on how well it's ran.  That's just the first two and a half minutes.\r\n\r\nThe reason why privatizing nationalized companies often fails is that it's done crappily 99% of the time.  The USSR was never that big financially and was doomed to fail because they tried short term financial policies to boost their economy in the long run.  Most of Russia's economic growth is from rebuilding financially and will peter out eventually in much the same way that many first world countries experienced decades of massive economic growth then plateaud out; which brings that to another point infinite exponential economic growth is a physical impossible.\r\n\r\n\r\n. . . . I'm not going to touch the second half cause that's straight up tinfoil hat conspiracy territory and I'm not going to touch that with a ten foot pole.[/bq]\r\n","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53abeea86368721b7a690300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abed8e6368721b67d90200#post_53abed8e6368721b67d90200\r\n>economic reasons \r\nLike what?\r\n\r\nAnd it's not a conspiracy theory if we have declassified soviet files corroborating the story.\r\nThere was a KgB officer named Yurk Bezmenov who basically says it was his job to do that.\r\n\r\nI find it all oddly fascinating and exciting. A whole new vista opening around me. And you know I take glee in exploring odd ideas like this","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53abeeeb6368721b905a0300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"Ah those economic reasons. Well historically the majority of monopolies arose with state privileges. And your point about privatization is identical to his if I am not mistaken.","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53abf0de6368721ba88b0400","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abeeeb6368721b905a0300#post_53abeeeb6368721b905a0300\r\nNot really; privatization can be done successfully if done by someone that is actually intelligent, but the problem arises that most governments are straight up incompetent when it comes to economics.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53abf0df6368721a26d90400","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abeeeb6368721b905a0300#post_53abeeeb6368721b905a0300\r\nGoing to bed. I'm going to get into this for kicks.\r\nIt's very interesting and I would rather devote my time to it than ither things.\r\n\r\nBut uc9, why not challenge MrE directly?","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53abf1096368721b01dc0400","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"I sometimes think that Rainbow Dash is the Element of Honesty while Applejack is the Element of Loyalty.\r\nApplejack's just a terrible liar.","author":"4fe1b9f47f123b13df002976"},{"id":"53abf1496368721ba8b40400","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abf0de6368721ba88b0400#post_53abf0de6368721ba88b0400\r\nWell he said essentially the same thing: sloppy privatization set up de facto monopolies as they essentially created companies that were already entrenched, established and had no competition.\r\n\r\n And yes, the government is incompetent -with economics.- just generally incompetent.","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53abf2756368721b17880400","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abf0df6368721a26d90400#post_53abf0df6368721a26d90400\r\n[bq=\"Whatevs\"]\"@Whatevs\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abeeeb6368721b905a0300#post_53abeeeb6368721b905a0300\r\nBut uc9, why not challenge MrE directly?[/bq]\r\nCause youtube comments are terrible.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53abf2da6368721c0bf30500","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53abf2756368721b17880400#post_53abf2756368721b17880400\r\nMyeh. I've spoken with him. He's easy to deal with.","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53ac47f36368724bd34d0500","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"!http://4nabs.com/upload/local11/_eldritch_abomination_espurr_furby_fusion_kyubey_lowres_mahou_shoujo_madoka_magica_pokemon_rogby_solo__S6lQEc915X.png!","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"53ac49bc6368724b18760500","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SquiggyBomb\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac47f36368724bd34d0500#post_53ac47f36368724bd34d0500\r\nKILL IT WITH FIRE","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"53ac4a316368724a87930600","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@gasmaskangel\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac49bc6368724b18760500#post_53ac49bc6368724b18760500\r\n*\"WHERE IS YOUR ARCEUS/MADOKA/GOD NOW?!\"*","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"53ac4a726368724c03480600","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SquiggyBomb\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac4a316368724a87930600#post_53ac4a316368724a87930600\r\nI DON'T HAVE ONE, I'M AN ATHEIST! ALTHOUGH NOW I DO BELIEVE IN SATAN! ALSO WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?!","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"53ac4aa66368724b74600600","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@gasmaskangel\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac4a726368724c03480600#post_53ac4a726368724c03480600\r\nSHOUTING IS FUN!","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"53ac50c163687223aec00100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SquiggyBomb\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac4aa66368724b74600600#post_53ac4aa66368724b74600600\r\nGOOD POINT!","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"53ac52c963687222d5fb0100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@SquiggyBomb\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac4aa66368724b74600600#post_53ac4aa66368724b74600600\r\n\r\n\"@gasmaskangel\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac50c163687223aec00100#post_53ac50c163687223aec00100\r\n*FUS-RO-DAH!*\r\n*Blasts you both off a cliff*","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53ac530e63687221fbbd0100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac52c963687222d5fb0100#post_53ac52c963687222d5fb0100\r\nWHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!","author":"4f41ee04945b701c41002af7"},{"id":"53ac55c563687221fb500300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@uc9\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac52c963687222d5fb0100#post_53ac52c963687222d5fb0100\r\nAAAAAAAHHHH!\r\nWHY HAVE YOU BETRAYED MEEEEEEeeeee ~eeeeeeeee~?!","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"53ac561b6368722376fa0300","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@gasmaskangel\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac530e63687221fbbd0100#post_53ac530e63687221fbbd0100\r\n*Shoots you with a arrow in the dick*\r\nLooks like someone's not going to be taking a arrow to the knee!\r\n\r\nIf you don't get the joke arrow to the knee wasn't literal; it used to be a idiom meaning one bending on a knee at the alter.  What the phrase \"arrow to the knee\" actually means is to get married.  So all those guards stopped being adventurers not cause of a physical injury, but because they started a family and settled down.","author":"38b55cdf63616403d7560600"},{"id":"53ac61916368723e80760100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"What's going on here?","author":"5062d6f17f123b3e16001184"},{"id":"53ac624f6368723e80940100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@trashboat\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac61916368723e80760100#post_53ac61916368723e80760100\r\nShenanigans.","author":"4fde4618945b700aa0002fff"},{"id":"53ac625f6368723d5dc20100","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"@trashboat\":/dis/the-time-wasting-thread/post/53ac61916368723e80760100#post_53ac61916368723e80760100\r\nPower Overwhelming","author":"4fe16df67f123b13e400003f"},{"id":"53ac643c6368723cdb390200","topic_id":"5161dd617f123bd25900013d","body":"\"Machine robo!\":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T0BiI5n348","author":"5062d6f17f123b3e16001184"}]}