Ramblin Dash

Epistemic status: Exploratory. I can't tell if this is really prevalent or if I'm just annoyed at how often it happens around me. I. Did you know you can just buy blackbelts? It's true! Go online and take a look, they're about ten dollars. Think about that. The black belt is a symbol of skill in many martial arts, and while the exact degree of skill it implies varies, thousands of people around the world who have studied for years still don't have one.

A stance against student debt cancellation doesn’t rely on the assumptions of any single ideology. Strong cases against student debt cancellation can be made based on the fundamental values of any section of the political compass. In no particular order, here are some arguments against student debt cancellation from the perspectives of many disparate ideologies. Student debt cancellation is a massive subsidy to an already prosperous and privileged population.

I've noticed that a lot of companies provide really valuable services yet almost inevitably are hated by consumers. I call this "the Comcast Problem," though it isn't limited to Comcast. Companies face this problem when they provide access to things consumers want, but they aren't themselves the goal.