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Pica is getting what she deserves for her many crimes today. #picathecat #caturday #catsofmastodon

@david_chisnall

It's impossible to make money in transportation. People forget this over and over again, but there are social pressures that keep it from being profitable and overtime, the more useful the network, the less profitable it is.

And this is a good thing.

It's also where a government can play a positive role.

What if every company that needs public investment has already raised as much money as they possibly need? What if there simply isn't any real need for more money to go into the stock market? If there isn't a company with a need to buy something, or build something so they can pay dividends in the future when they make a lot of money then maybe the stock market is full.

What happens when the stock market is full?

Anyway it's time to raise taxes and build things with government money.

Consider the rail road boom. In many ways it was similar to what we are seeing now, but at least they were manufacturing trains and laying rail.

What are we going to have when the dust settles?

Data Centers.

Couldn't we at least build power plants instead?

There is nothing magic about "The Market" sometimes it produces competitive circumstances that may drive innovation, sometimes it can distribute resources somewhat effectively. But it can also simply fail to do those things.

There are two major ways that people do large expensive projects: private sector or the government.

The number of public companies has been shrinking. New companies with promising futures are quickly bought out. Gold is up, real estate is up, there is too much money that wants to be invested and not enough opportunities to invest.

The market has too much money not enough ideas.

And not enough of these private sector operations will build infrastructure or really get anything productive done.

@alex @bartholin

@bartholin

I'm still not convinced that isn't some kind of... "kink thing"

@cinebox

Yes?

@blondino

I haven't watched it... but I'm curious now.

If you like kitchen gadgets, I hope that you like eggs.

What is it about eggs that makes them the target of the most specific contraptions?

@jared @catsalad

It's really better for them if they are scared of people if they live in NYC at least.

But they are very cute.

@log

**spider drinks faster***

She is a very sweet and loving cat... but she has NO MORAL COMPASS.

@Sharksonaplane

Uh oh...

Friendly reminder:

* Do not give #PicaTheCat (or any cat probably) your SS number.
* It is not a good idea to "let Pica keep your snacks and tuna safe for you"
* Pica is NOT FDIC insured and any returns she promises on investments are for "fictional purposes only"
* Pica knows NOTHING about "refinancing a house"
* Pica is basically under house arrest and has only not been charged because she is a cat.

@jared @catsalad

But looking at this photo? How could this creature do any crime? Impossible.

@jared @catsalad

Pica has some raccoons in her internet crime syndicate... just sayin.

@catsalad

I wonder what "hoarding" like this looks like in wild cats? Do they have any similar behavior?

Pica has a collection of milk ties, plastic caps, hair ties, play mice and springs. She keeps it under the couch next to the computer she uses for her bitcoin and NFT scams.

@catsalad

"What is it like to own a cat?"

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