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Cake day: September 10th, 2023

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  • The Streisand Effect can be for vanity and secrecy. Trying to draw attention away from something the protagonist wants hidden brings more attention.

    The Musk Effect can be for suck, for evil, for failure. Trying to draw attention away from evil brings more attention to the overwhelming amount of evil, of failure.



  • Which do you prefer to shop for, gas or hotel rooms?

    Gas is always advertised with the tax built into the price. Every sign you see is the full price. When you look at online gas apps including Gas Buddy or even Google Maps, you’re seeing the full, final price.

    Hotels advise one price on shopping sites and then you pay a much higher price once all the taxes are included. Can you look up the taxes in advance? Sure. Assuming you know to look for local sales tax, and county lodging tax, and the city entertainment tax. But why is that necessary? Why is it helpful to you as the consumer? Do you think the retailer doesn’t know the total price in advance?



  • He has expressed disbelief on the scientific consensus on climate change, comparing the California wildfires to alleged global cooling from his youth and criticized the 2011 and 2018 climate meetings.[61][62][63] Additionally, he stated in a 2016 interview with The Guardian that the person he admired most was Vladimir Putin “because he is so comfortably who he is.”[64]

    Grammer endorsed Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 presidential primary… Grammer also promoted RightNetwork, a conservative start-up American television network.[72] He endorsed Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.[73] … He supported Ben Carson’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, although voiced support for Donald Trump’s policies while describing him as a “brat”.[58]

    Pass.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer