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theonlyjesuson The iPhone explains 33–52% of fertility decline among women aged 15–44

It definitely was iPhones and not the first recession that started erasing the middle class in the United States

theonlyjesuson "Vibecession" reflects an increasingly difficult economy and society

This is such a myopic article and "vibecession" is the stupidest term that betrays a deep disconnect from reality.

The 2020's economy across the board is objectively down the shitter because wealth is too concentrated at the top. There is no venture capital for businesses to begin or hire, there is no liquidity or credit to keep headcount.

There are very clear causes for this: stupid governments enacting stupid tariffs and cutting ties to the global economy via destroying strategic partnerships, shutting down migration, and stupid wars that immediately caused the global economy to nosedive.

The clearest problem is that the capitalist world is in a negative feedback loop with idiots at the helm. Without wealth circulation, there is no consumer economy and everything falls apart.

However, this is the reality that everyone deserves. Trump won by a narrow majority again in the US despite seeing him tank the economy in his first term.

theonlyjesuson Shall I implement it? No

That's literally a Portal 2 joke. "Interpreting vague answer as yes" when GLaDOS sarcastically responds "What do you think?"

theonlyjesuson Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport

I'm from El Paso. This is bullshit if I've ever heard. There are no fucking drones around here, especially not from cartels. The only criminal cartel here is ICE.

theonlyjesuson Ownership of High-Risk ("Vicious") Dogs as a Marker for Deviant Behaviors

Since when is a Chow a high risk dog? Aren't they fluffballs?

theonlyjesuson Common mistakes in architecture diagrams (2020)

This is a good list of don'ts, but it would be more helpful to have a list of do's and some examples.

theonlyjesuson I am (not) a failure: Lessons learned from six failed startup attempts

Do people that create startups have debt in their own name after the startups fail? Or does the debt go down with the company and does the founder walk away debt free?

theonlyjesuson Android XR

I'm so excited about this, but the fact that Google's behind it has me worried. Android XR will be ditched 1-2 years after release

theonlyjesuson Ask HN: React, Vue or Angular?

Angular is the way to go! Larger projects that multiple people maintain should use opinionated, well-structured JS frameworks.

theonlyjesuson What do Americans think about plastic waste in 2024?

As an American, plastic waste is the last thing on my mind in 2024

theonlyjesuson Insatiable: A life without eating

I'm a fellow Crohnie.

Crohn's disease is a long, exhausting disease. I hope we see a cure in our lifetime.

theonlyjesuson How AI is disrupting the demand for software engineers: data from 20M jobs

The layoffs are due to an increase in interest rates

theonlyjesuson Congress explores new bill to force a sale or ban of TikTok in America

If they create precedent, let's do Fox News next. Murdochs shouldn't control so much of our media.