Read a really good book on con artists last year. They basically prey on good will. However in order to protect yourself from this the second order effect is for people to become more jaded, which’s is sad. It’s easy to blame the people but in reality it’s the fault of those taking advantage.
For instance last weekend we got stopped by a woman on the street who seemed distressed. She’d lost her phone. Could we come up to her flat in the 3rd floor, phone the phone and help her find it. Turned out completely harmless but I was definitely on edge in case there was some angle.
Good on you. However I understand the apathy. In Brighton we used to have a person who’s schtick was to be in floods of tears, elicit sympathy from a stranger (based in some shaggy dog story) and then con them out of money. Fell for it the first time. Am now much more wary now.
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It can be hard sticking up for yourself, bc you have your impostor syndrome and demons, but it’s very easy sticking up for the people under your charge. I also recognize all the struggles I had as an IC, so I pave the way for people to find their voice.
I'm voting "may no have gained consciousness."
Here’s what my dentist charges.
The first volume is without membership. The second column us with membership (which is £20 a month).
Just been listening to this 99PI podcast on the trend of Americans travelling down to Mexico for dental treatment. Got me wondering how much typical dental treatments in the US costs?
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Really like the colour pallet.
Last week I toasted some hot cross buns in the toaster and now everything I make toast the house smells of slightly burnt hot cross buns in spice.
#britishproblems
Lovely
Butter feels like overkill
by @darrencullen.bsky.social
We live in a messed up world.
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So the next election in 3 years is likely to be a reset of the old order. And this is the first indication of what that might look like.
The UK has always had two party politics. This is really the first time that the old parties of Labour and The Conservatives are no longer dominant, and so we're seeing the rise of Reform (far right) and the Greens.
As such this win for the Greens may be an indication that if Labour drop the ball at the next election, the Greens may be able to prevent a reform win. But they may also end up splitting the vote, causing a Reform win.
The Green part has always been a minority party. In fact up until this last election my home town of Brighton was basically the only Green seat. However they have a new populist leader (an ex hypnotist who used to claim he could make women's breasts bigger. No shit.)
By-elections (which are usually triggered when the sitting MP dies/retires) are usually a bellwether of sentiment. With the Conservatives in disarray, Reform have been growing in strength and look increasingly likely to win a future election (the Russians / Republicans will be very happy about this)
Labour have also taken many minority groups votes for granted over the years, as those minorities would never vote Conservative or Reform (because racism). However Labour's stance on Gaza has broken ties/trust with those communities, allowing the Greens to swoop in and hoover up those votes.
However they are never going to be as right wing as The Conservatives and Reform, so were never going to win those right wing voters back anyway. However in skewing right they've also alienated their liberal Middle Class voters, many of whom have now defected to The Green Party.
The Labour party was traditionally the party of the working class and so has socialist and union roots. However a lot of working class voters switched initially to The Conservatives, and then later Reform. In order to win them back Labour started persuing more right wing policies and talking points.
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Fun podcast chat between me and the wonderful @jessicahische.bsky.social on her founder journey bootstrapping @studioworks.app
This chart perfectly outlines my view on AI. While some people believe it will lead to universal prosperity and others the end of civilisation, I suspect the most likely case (in the near term at least) is a small boost to productivity.
Love that venue as well
Quite rare to see a chart that says quite so overtly that no one involved has the slightest clue what’s happening here
Likewise. Happy birthday sir. Will buy you a cupcake to celebrate on Friday.
For something more affordable the Cordis (formally the Langham) is perfectly serviceable.
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