It all adds up to one

so, the basic idea of investment was once upon a time, "i need money to start a business." "i will give you money to do that, if you give me some of the profits" "okay."

the stock market allegedly simplifies that process, and allows for massive amounts of people to invest in a company, and get profits, and a small share of voting power, in return. crowdfunding! yay!

except. except. people dont actually invest in companies in order to see that business flourish. they dont even KNOW what all theyve invested in because banks do all that shit now. the "stock" is just a really weird form of currency, and the rich assholes consolidate and do weird shit to still have all the voting power. the investment isnt for the investments sake, its with the hope that Number Go Up in the future, creating this stupid fucking infinite growth or bust problem we're running into.

(quote from the videos used in my accounting course)

I AM BITING AND SCRATCHING AND HURTING THE FINANCIAL SECTOR SO MUCH. HATE KILL KILL KILL.

WHY THE FUCK DID WE LET THIS HAPPEN.

"invest in a company, and you will get a share of the profits and voting power in how its run" is literally the most straightforward way to crowdfund a company under capitalism. "buy and sell random shares as the market fluctuates, never touching the companies you are investing in" is fucking nonsense garbage.

also if the original intent was still the primary way of making money on the stock market, that would help curtail the infinite growth problem, because "my shares give me like $200 a year" is a good deal! you don't need to wait for the stock price to change, you just...get money from the company! because you own part of it! you won't get RICH off of it unless you happen to strike gold, but it's a solid return on investment model. SOME people would still choose the risky "give me no dividends for now, i think this company is gonna get BIG" option, but companies with a steady business would still be very attractive to the majority i think. as it stands now though, why would you EVER bother with a steady company, when you can trade literally minute to minute if you want? so we incentivize being sensational over doing anything WELL. fucking. make stock mean anything again PLEASE.

you might think those tax advantages are a bad idea but, ultimately, you would solve approximately zero of the problems of capitalism by replacing all stock buybacks with dividends. people will still want to invest in companies that make more money, because they will pay higher dividends, so companies will still want to grow.

Yeah, they're genetically related & times line up

Sort of?

No, they MUST be from the same egg

Too unlikely to consider (Results)

HUGE red flag by Bonesaw tbh

Nobody talks about this but her art is actually SUPER problematic.

First off, ONE of her guerilla sculptures, the anatomical piece she put up in the walk-in freezer of a rec center in Brockton Bay was APPARENTLY made with unethically sourced materials.

Not only that, but her red mist piece was put up all across Brockton Bay without consulting the city for environmental concerns, and was actually toxic, which hurt the most marginalized people in the city.

Then there's her "underwater" piece on sadness she set up under the harbor, which has the same problems as both of the pieces I mentioned, but also apparently had a widespread effect on the mental health of a LOT of people in the area.

1) Yes

2) No)

3) Nuance

You want to study abroad? Show us proof that there is a quadrillion dollars in your bank account. Oh, an average monthly salary in your country is $400 and you plan to work when you arrive? You can't do that, silly, a student visa only allows you to work 2 hours every third Wednesday, and if we find out that you're working a second more we will deport you.

You want to work abroad? Better be a programmer, then of course you are welcome. Doctor, scientist, white-collar or, god forbid, blue-collar worker? You can fuck right off, your visa application goes straght into trash.

You will have to prove that you can afford a guest, have some income and also usually take responsibility for possible deportation cost.

But if you really are inviting a friend over, they will give you a formal document you can send to your friend. Then the friend applies for a visa while attaching the Very Official document with it. They will get the Schengen visa and most probably will get it expedited too.