i think in the context of examining healthy societies form a macro perspective, hes saying empty consumerism without strong traditional values guiding that society is a recipe for disaster. Am i being dumb?

That's how I read it

The retards buying funko pops all vote for Bernie anyways

https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

you'll note divorce rates in maine have a 99% correlation with margarine consumption. this has been my essay on correlation.

This is why they are in this chat

I don't disagree, however I don't think the solution is removing freedom from the markets @saturn broker

@saturn broker i big time agree. we need some fabric to hold us together.

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Why are degenerates leftists?

i'm just trying to work out a clear definition

@GeoChaucer low earnings > rationalize lower earnings instead of finding creative and lucrative solutions to problems > lower earnings > cycle repeat

yeah i dont think buying a pet rock is akin to slandering jesus christ

people who dont ENJOY making things more efficient at work frustrate me to a great degree

however gluttony is certainly a sin

I eat what I want

https://www.statista.com/statistics/187478/death-rate-from-suicide-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1950/
>suicide rates dropping drastically

@christiam >since 2016

this chat is a committee meeting of PhD-holding-macro-economists

That chart measures 2017.

Doesn't measure 2018, 2019

there we go

Also, the suicide rate didn't spike up during the 2008 recession. That was your justification?

chris im not sure why everyone's bootyblasted. can you just explicitly rail out a controversial opinion we can argue over?

Didn't say it spiked look at the numbers, it stays pretty stable from 2000 to 2007 then starts rising after 2008 @christiam

I have a Ph.D in retarded chat

please. i wrote my dissertation entirely in tard speak.

its starting

It's surprisingly difficult to find suicide stats after 2017. Regardless, 2016 and 2017 were economic good times, the suicide rate would hypothetically decrease.

Plus, let's not disregard cultural factors. Japan has a huge suicide rate because of hard-line conformism and work-culture.

Holy fuck. He just said Europeans not allowed.

Polly most of the suicides will be tranny and lefty

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@christiam 2018 and 2019 were much better economically

maybe they all just berned out

I'd suspect that 2016 and 2017 increase to be due in large part to political division

I know that, but nonetheless, 2016 + 2017 were good years. Why didn't the suicide rate decrease? It's pretty clear that suicide is not determined purely by economic factors, although that is probably a factor.

Spurred on by mainstream media and talking heads in influential spheres

Political divisions were deep, I don't think that the elections caused suicides though. That's a little absurd.

In 2016 and 2017 there was no firm center in politics but that's changed a lot

Maybe for the trannies though, they know what's coming. *in minecraft