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use three words to describe little biggy
The Good Guys
use three words to describe little biggy
Smoke Weed Everyday
Luvin The Mailman
My postman is obviously a stoner, just the way he carries the back all slung back on his shoulder gives it away but he also looks like Wayne (or Garth I can't remember which one is which). I keep thinking I should offer him a bowl of the good shit but he delivers so much weed to me I think I'd be putting him in a bad position.
Machine Got Funk
who needs protests?
never seen this expression before, love it :)
capitalism using communism
kindliness, courage, sensitivity
a kind revolution
SPECTRE Trading Partner
One joint for one white kitty, fill or kill
Stress free life
cyber masonic temple
Forever Loving Jah
Builds Not Guilds
My biggaz my biigaz
My Motha fuckin biggaz
2 words: love and loyalty
Lovely little community
New Revolution's Barricade
apple of anarchy
Cronyism between machines
Finally found you?
Scammers are fucked.
A Big Relief
Antispasmodic Solutions Syndicate
I think hyphens are cheating
Pretty fucking gangsta
just in time
No-trust *is* trust
Elegant social media
Naive is good
saving the ostracised
Freedom's Last Hope
Good or Die.
Mothafucka
Mothafucka
scattered persona ownership
cheap juxtaposition, no?
Privacy By Design
Like the stereo shop?
Craigslist fucked Reddit
>Bitcoin baby formula
Only 2 needed: Autonomy collective
espacio de ficción
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{cannabis}
What is the best DIY bong?
People we need to turn our bottles into bongs!
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What is the best DIY bong?
In a fucked up town w zero head shops so I gotsta ask...
Cut the bottom off a 2 litre bottle of pop, stick it in a bucket of water, use a milk bottle foil cap to to make a cap and fill with weed. Light it and pull up. Make sure you press down as you inhale.
The bottle and small pipe combo is the most quality and convenience I have ever had the high honor to imbibe.
You take a real simple weed pipe, metal or glass, and stick it in the mouth of the bottle.
If the bottle is plastic use any sharp object to stick a hole at the base.
Hold the bottle horizontally, put a straw in that hole and prepare for a monstrosity of a hit.
If it's a glass bottle you need something super sharp for the hole at the bottom, the tip of a strong knife or an ice pick does the job easily.
Water is optional, you don't need and its hard to balance. The best part of this is no cleanup, chuck the bottle when you are done, imagine a bong with a disposable chamber, that's what you got now bro.
You take a real simple weed pipe, metal or glass, and stick it in the mouth of the bottle.
If the bottle is plastic use any sharp object to stick a hole at the base.
Hold the bottle horizontally, put a straw in that hole and prepare for a monstrosity of a hit.
If it's a glass bottle you need something super sharp for the hole at the bottom, the tip of a strong knife or an ice pick does the job easily.
Water is optional, you don't need and its hard to balance. The best part of this is no cleanup, chuck the bottle when you are done, imagine a bong with a disposable chamber, that's what you got now bro.
I think what you have there is a DIY steam roller, I had one of these and loved it, yes water is totally optional its the expansion that does the magic and water is almost guaranteed to make a mess.
The Pen Pipe! Just turn the metal tip into a bowl brah
Holy shit! Did that in school 15+ years ago. Do kids even have pens at school anymore!?!?!
I bought a device on eBay that screws onto almost any bottle, turning it into a bong. When the bong water gets nasty just throw the bottle away and attach it to a new bottle. It's not completely DIY but it still has some merit nonetheless. Besides, nobody likes dealing with bong water and it's easier to hide when compared to a regular bong.
where were you . Back in the day I remember so many times we could have used this. why didnt we ever think of this. lol.. love it. thankyou
When we were little the wikihow salesman used to come door to door with books like this
and this is not the Hacker News, chill.
Consider the Apple Bong.
Dude if Apple made a bong...
The Genius Bar would suddenly make sense.
It would be the most overpriced worthless bong. Haha
Toilet paper bong is the other end of the market
That they would sell newer versions of there Bong every few months. That cost more then the last one and has miner improvements. Auto makers found it didn't work for them but it has worked for Apple
Haha awesome
Try, a 500 ML soda bottle + a few inches of garden hose + cake icing socket... voila !! Homemade shotgun bong
Try, a 500 ML soda bottle + a few inches of garden hose + cake icing socket... voila !! Homemade shotgun bong
Shit that works!
Similar to what we done back in the day!
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Amazon Customers form Collective Gestapo
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Amazon Customers form Collective Gestapo
"Ring" enlists customers to use their door cams for surveillance. The Grand Jury is the comments section.
It's blowing up even as crime is falling.
That depends on the cops, in my neighbrhod they patrol on foot and are friendly instead of trying to strike fear. They also are professionals and a lot calmer than a bunch of idiots staring at their door cams looking for a purpose in life.
Oh goody there is an upgrade coming
"Ring filed patents made public in December 2018 which indicate a desire to use facial recognition technology""
"Ring filed patents made public in December 2018 which indicate a desire to use facial recognition technology""
Customers that bought this product also viewed "The Crucible by Arthur Miller".
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Bullish on Bitcoin!!!
Don't underestimate the stable coins, they will ab…
Bullish on Bitcoin!!!
Analysis on Daily intervals.
Well it's been a long and stressful bear market but yesterday confirmed to us in our opinion, we are finally bullish again. The decisive breach of the heavy $4200 resistance zone combined with explosive price action and volume spike was what we have been waiting for as confirmation of a bearish trend reversal. Price action is soaring way above the moving averages and it looks like smooth sailing for the time being. We will have another look when we hit or do not hit $6000 region of resistance but for now we are bullish on most cryptos.
What do you think?
Well it's been a long and stressful bear market but yesterday confirmed to us in our opinion, we are finally bullish again. The decisive breach of the heavy $4200 resistance zone combined with explosive price action and volume spike was what we have been waiting for as confirmation of a bearish trend reversal. Price action is soaring way above the moving averages and it looks like smooth sailing for the time being. We will have another look when we hit or do not hit $6000 region of resistance but for now we are bullish on most cryptos.
What do you think?
I'm just getting started ; )
Looks like we couldn't break the 5600 area of resistance, we are having a small correction and then we will be bulling off again :D
Im with you, there is more capital out there than worthwhile crypto, btc is the best bet in the space.
Completely agree with you, that combined with impending stock market collapse and financial crash on the horizon is the perfect recipe for another long term bull market!
What do you think the reason is for the market heading towards the bullishness? Personally, I believe we are heading towards another crash. It's a cycle.
That is definitely a contributing factor. I believe the bull run and bear run was a full market cycle and we have just started another one.
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lB Cannabis Reviewers: please use photos
Reviews with photos should be on the wonderwall, I…
lB Cannabis Reviewers: please use photos
We can now add photos to ratings I just saw one for tasty kush and if we all use this it will make a jump in quality I think.
I was chastised for leaving negative comments i guess I'm welcome here... There is nice weed on LB but you have to know where to find it there's trash too! :£
Your such a little liar, you a nasty person who threatens people to try to get free weed, trash mouth park life
What we really need is videos.
Reviews with photos should be on the wonderwall, I'd love to see all of them and not have to go through every seller's review page.
ready for me close up!
Just being paranoid but isn't there a security issue for me if I upload a pic pf weed I bought here?
No, any meta information (potentially identifying your camera or gps location) is scrubbed when you upload any image to little biggy. This goes for profile images, attachments, and review photos. Don't take my word for it though, download any image on the site and see for yourself, there are many sites online that will extract meta data from an image.
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Mikeoxlong
Any UK sellers??
J Swift UK is the best
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Mikeoxlong
Any UK sellers??
Check out our store!
We gots what you need
https://littlebiggy.org/viewSubject/v/4771532
We gots what you need
https://littlebiggy.org/viewSubject/v/4771532
Hi ? got good weed here
I'm also UK based. Have a few different products in. Reviews speak for themselves.
One love
One love
Me! Check my items ;)
Yes we have the best weed hands down or up!
Ony btc and we do nnxt day delivery
Ony btc and we do nnxt day delivery
You have no purchases mate who have you bought from
Yes!
How odd it looks the opposite to me, I dont know about quality but the people iv found selling in the UK on here are way cheaper than the US based ones!
Found a lot of the overseas sellers to have decent rates to be fair...some are pricer than others but I prefer to pay a little bit extra to ensure quality
Madam Deal (see link below) & Mr.Coffee NV https://littlebiggy.com/viewSubject/p/4758660 Seem best to me for U.K buyers
fuckin sounds like everyrhing in London
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Question from the Cannabis Side Of The Room
Well put sir I would add that a little sativa actu…
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{modafinil}
Question from the Cannabis Side Of The Room
OK 3 qs brothers
1 whats it like w weed?
2 whats most toxic about it?
3 does it help with hangovers?
1 whats it like w weed?
2 whats most toxic about it?
3 does it help with hangovers?
There used to be a guy here selling hangover cures I always thought who needs that when you have modafinil.
Yeah I think you need to make like Offspring here. There really isn't a good reason to use both at the same time.
1 Weed is good at the end of the moda trip, an indica is very soothing, when i don't feel like getting trippy I'll use a CBD strain.
2 It's not the same natural feel of cannabis but there really isn't anything I would call toxic at all.
3 Yes
2 It's not the same natural feel of cannabis but there really isn't anything I would call toxic at all.
3 Yes
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Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World (atlantic.com)
Would your buddies be making a nuclear arsenal, wo…
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{nations}
Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World (atlantic.com)
"People trust their peers much more than they trust their political leaders or news organizations."
This is surely a long term trend in the US
Scary how the Bush presidencies got those spikes from war, I don't see anything from preventing future Presidents from doing the same there's always a crazy enemy to play around with.
In what way is he evil? I keep hearing that he's evil but l haven't seen it. Is it because he wants to send criminals back to their country of origin? Is it the huge tax cut he recently signed into law. Even Bernie Sanders grudgingly admitted it was good for the middle class. Chucky and Nancy could only say it should be permanent. What a load. If it was up to them they would have jacked up taxes on the middle class and increased the government meddling in the lifes of the people who voted them into office. I can only assume you get your information from watching CNN or MSNBC. It's embarrassing to watch them make fools of themselves in their effort to get rid Trump. How can you expect to get an honest opinion from them when more than 90% of the mainstream press are far left liberals and voted for Billary? It's been a year since he was elected and l haven't heard a single one of them say anything good about what he's done so far. He's done more in one year than Obama did in one term. I know l'm gonna get hammered for saying all of this, but l don't give a shit. I look at the information l get from unbiased sources and then state my opinion about current events so let me have it.
No, l wouldn’t give them to your buddies either. It sounds like you swear by cnn and msnbc for all your information needs.
Would your buddies be making a nuclear arsenal, would anybody? It is taking both the madness and the resources to do this, who can that describe? A James Bond Villain?
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5 Reasons To Never Buy From a Seller on Messengers/Email
1 There is no escrow protection, if the seller bails or simply doesn't send the order you are done.
2 There are no reviews on messengers, so no consequences when a seller fucks up/over.
3 You don't get to build up your own reputation on the transaction since the order is not part of little biggy.
4 The little biggy community is undermined when people use it for advertising their own unsecured businesses. I appreciate having a place like this and if I can support it I do.
5 This type of behavior has a much higher correlation with fraudsters and security problems for buyer and sellers.
2 There are no reviews on messengers, so no consequences when a seller fucks up/over.
3 You don't get to build up your own reputation on the transaction since the order is not part of little biggy.
4 The little biggy community is undermined when people use it for advertising their own unsecured businesses. I appreciate having a place like this and if I can support it I do.
5 This type of behavior has a much higher correlation with fraudsters and security problems for buyer and sellers.
Your a new user, who has just set up an account to post this.
You are Clearly set out to discourage any sales I have, please stop. Your only wasting your own time in doing so
You are Clearly set out to discourage any sales I have, please stop. Your only wasting your own time in doing so
Why feel the need to post on my page? A new user who speaks of little biggy as if he's been here since the beginning, I'm sorry but I highly doubt this post is to assure anyone or to help, it was posted deliberately. I find it highly amusing that people like this try to discourage sales and try to undermine highly recommend vendors such as myself and a few others on here, I fear not.
I will also change how my sales work on biggy, as the system here seems to be corrupt, I'm going to only accept orders from people with at least 2 buys as to ensure I don't get bad feedback by most probably other vendors " in for the kill " or for those looking to just try and drag us down with false reviews, I have seen this with Daveyboy and a few others here. It's getting ridiculous, I say bring in the invitation only by referral codes. At least we can control to some degree.
One Love
UK 420
I will also change how my sales work on biggy, as the system here seems to be corrupt, I'm going to only accept orders from people with at least 2 buys as to ensure I don't get bad feedback by most probably other vendors " in for the kill " or for those looking to just try and drag us down with false reviews, I have seen this with Daveyboy and a few others here. It's getting ridiculous, I say bring in the invitation only by referral codes. At least we can control to some degree.
One Love
UK 420
Not everyone is as nice as you my friend, i think the sellers should be able to block people sometimes it’s better not to do the deal,
I think its because of the wicker address.
If that's the issue then I have now removed it.
That's not a smart move, if you were having bad actors buying your stuff to review you it would show up in reviews not posts. That clearly is not happening. And of course if they did want to do that it wouldn't be hard to get 2 sales to get past such a policy anyway.
I get people who have no trade history voting my posts down, you are not alone
What I find frustrating the most is when our products disappear from the items page. It's bonkers. I understand there's some algorithm to it, just don't understand the concept of it. Why? Lol.
yeah there is no getting away with shit for long here and that's magical considering the anonymity. it's a shame their has to be drama to get there, i am a person that hates conflict and it makes me uneasy to see this stuff.
How will we evolve without arguments though? This is a good one because it encapsulates lots of questions:
Page Hijacking - is it right to be able to post on someone's page? What if the post harms someone? What if the truth causes harm?
Visibility of Noob Posts? - If noobs are silenced they are abandoned as children, that's not a great recipe but neither is giving brats a loudspeaker.
Multiple accounts? - If someone calls out a bigga, it can be costly, there might be revenge. People use throw aways for this but abuse is even more likely.
The answers to these questions are going to be challenging as hell, looking around the internet it's hard to find any great examples.
Page Hijacking - is it right to be able to post on someone's page? What if the post harms someone? What if the truth causes harm?
Visibility of Noob Posts? - If noobs are silenced they are abandoned as children, that's not a great recipe but neither is giving brats a loudspeaker.
Multiple accounts? - If someone calls out a bigga, it can be costly, there might be revenge. People use throw aways for this but abuse is even more likely.
The answers to these questions are going to be challenging as hell, looking around the internet it's hard to find any great examples.
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You around?
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You around?
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little biggy criticism thread
It has taken me a butload of time to build a reput…
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little biggy criticism thread
Please post feedback on little biggy itself not individual users.
Waiting for escrow to release, even after the customer has received goods and positively reviewed!
This is a good thing and another example of why Lb is the safest place for customers. I came here from a dnm and my seller insisted that I finalize early so he could get the coin, he even insisted on positive reviews or he would blacklist people. Of course he wound up fucking me and a bunch of other people in the end and there wasn't anything we could do.
Send hundreds of orders out and not be paid! Totally unprofessional
I don't like the fact you can place orders without logging in.
It might just be that I keep forgetting to log in mind.
It might just be that I keep forgetting to log in mind.
I think it's too hard to read through the content, too much, too big. Need the little in little biggy to shine too ya know
I like the LB concept, the rating system however is painfully slow, as a result LB get's boring as topics stay the same till the point that you have read whatever or posted whatever without being able to access other content. Without any further incentive this makes new users leave LB.
Are you expecting the intellectual quality to improve when using the rating system, or are you looking for the hard shit?
Neither. Let's say that the possibilities to explore LB are very limited with the initial set of rights. To have better ratings I could drop a shitload of articles, the kind of articles that anyone likes per human psyche. For example cats :) or puppies. Great for me but bad for LB, that would become a lame image board.
I think it would be beneficial if:
To have a 'topic and response' rating and a vendor rating.
To require a certain treshold, prior to having the option of becoming a vendor to weed out scammers and such.
Rating topics and responses is a difficult exercise as many downrate content they object (but is however useful content).
I think it would be beneficial if:
To have a 'topic and response' rating and a vendor rating.
To require a certain treshold, prior to having the option of becoming a vendor to weed out scammers and such.
Rating topics and responses is a difficult exercise as many downrate content they object (but is however useful content).
New vendors are basically invisible until they get some rep going, I've learned this by stumbling on to one and then never finding him again!
and rep is hard to come by!
I just throw shit out there. I've never been concerned with the ratings or pissing people off. I've voted a lot when l find something that catches my attention. I've never voted down once, even when l come across something that pisses me off. I only buy from one source, so l'm never concerned with having to file a dispute. I do understand what you're talking about. I still believe in the first amendment. Last year l watched it being torn apart, especially on college campuses where they no longer believe in letting someone speak if you don't agree with what they have to say.This is very much the same thing. Say what you need to say to get what you want. Sucks, but it is what it is.
I don't really have much concerns either when it comes to content, only where I put it and how it is accessed. So I'll see what has precedence: rating or account age. To some extent I agree that people who instigate hatred, violence and racism are pushed back, the alt-right movement in the US became the victim of extremist right. They kept on pushing the limits to see how far they could go and the alt-right should have avoided to side with them.
The same applies for Antifa and extremist left. Whatever protest where you see them, you will find a couple of idiots waving a communist flag.
Bring them together and its tribal war. If Hitler, Mao, Mussolini or Stalin would see them, they'd command to execute them all.
There's space enough on the internet and if not there is always some dark net, to make whatever online mental institution/website to meet and share.
But to have all of that shit plastered all over the place ... nah.
The same applies for Antifa and extremist left. Whatever protest where you see them, you will find a couple of idiots waving a communist flag.
Bring them together and its tribal war. If Hitler, Mao, Mussolini or Stalin would see them, they'd command to execute them all.
There's space enough on the internet and if not there is always some dark net, to make whatever online mental institution/website to meet and share.
But to have all of that shit plastered all over the place ... nah.
Be careful about content and curiosity. I heard about three young men who decided to throw away their humanity, if they even had any to begin with, and go out and murder 21 innocent people in 20 days. They fucking did it to entertain themselves. It gets A LOT worse. They used their cell phones to record some of murders. God, l wish l would have listened to that little voice in my head, telling me "Do not go and look for this. It will damage you if you do." It's hard to do when you're told exactly how to find them. Fuck Fuck Fuck!!!!!!!! I didn't listen. It could be the worse thing l will ever experience in my life. It is definitely one of the biggest mistakes l've ever made. I can only say l have listened to that voice since then but it was too late to reverse the damage. Now, I only use the internet to buy shit and l only converse with people on this website. I can't be found on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. I have no use for any of them. In case you think l'm being overly melodramatic, go ahead and see for yourselves. I won't tell you where, but it's easy to find. Don't go looking for trouble. There's plenty to be found on the internet.
l don't get it. Everybody knows communism doesn't work. You still end up with a few people at the top deciding what's best for everyone else without any Input from said people. The only reason China is doing so well is because they kept a free market economy. If people think it's so great, go spend some time in North Korea. They better bring their own food.
Would be good if the checkout process for ordering was a basket style, so people can do it all in kne tranaction!
Amen!!!
There needs to be rankings, not just ratings. Most of the sellers have scores near 9/10 but some seem to have a lot more sales than others so the rating is more meaningful, same thing if the reviews are newer.
in my opinion people are giving 10/10 no matter what quality is like. they just so excited to get some. reviews style needs changing because customers cant rely on sellers giving honest descriptions.
if you get what you ordered why would you not rate it a 10? As far as strains go, it is easy to find online reviews of each one. But you want people to start rating on personal preference, what got them the best buzz, then it will get f'ed up. We don't need those ratings; we need to know if the seller delivers what he postsPERIOD
I'd like to see buyers rank things each time, ie is this average, above/below also would like to see % of buyers that repeat orders.
True mate if ratings were adjusted for freshness I'd be closer to a 10 than an 8
You've got a point it does work that way for girlfriends.
It has taken me a butload of time to build a reputation, I wish there was a quicker way because it's important is several situations
I'm getting used to it after a while, it seems that whatever powers that exist are distributed and they not abused from what I can tell so far. It also seems that the ones I thought about like mod or admin functionality have increasingly been put in my own hands. Why they aren't laid out I can't completely figure out but it is clear there isn't much that can be gamed in the hands of people with little rep.
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What's declined more After Steve, Apple or Pixar?
Pixar
What's declined more After Steve, Apple or Pixar?
Interesting that both companies were built on high standards, proprietary technique and digestible innovation.
Definitely Apple. Shouldn't come as a surprise. It's happened before when the stockholders decided to get rid of him. All l remember about Tim Cook is the first time he addressed his U.S. employees in a theater the way Steve did when he brought out a new product. Instead of talking about future of the company he decided to come out of the closet. Who gives a shit! It has absolutely nothing to do with the company. Is it a surprise the watch has been a colossal failure when all he was concerned with is his sexual orientation? Steve would probably be happy that he's no longer alive to see what's happening to his pride and joy.
siri says would you like me to check app store for "whats declined more after Steve, Apple or Pixar?
Alexa says apple
I guess you haven't noticed the emphasis on watch bands.
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We Need a New Term for Smoke "Sessions"
Smoke seconds, holds truer in the vape era.
It's a smoke sesh not session. Plural is smoke seshes.
Yes and the plural for Jeff Sessions is ignorant murderous greedy trump-cum guzzling pol cats. The last part denotes he is from the South without implicating Southerners in general.
Bud breaks, duh
Chronifills
Puffs I've always like better anyway.
oh come on he's a cute little guy
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What's so wrong about the current inequality?
Let the bastards have it if thats what they want t…
What's so wrong about the current inequality?
Not much, really. Anyway you look at it human lives are equalizing with little regard to income, let's start with appearances:
In old human times the richest person was fatter because he could eat more. Today advanced poor people are the fattest on earth because food has become so plentiful. The healthiest eaters are the rural poor and the urban rich, both eating organically.
As far as covering their fat with clothing, disparities have also dissipated. A couple of centuries ago even colored clothing was a luxury as dyes were a semi exotic luxury. The richest people would wear elaborate gowns and the poor people colorless rags as even basics like cotton were a big expense. Today everyone from the poorest village in africa to the most exclusive spot on the Riviera wears jeans. The richest enjoy a slight difference in fabric and a different name sewn on the pocket.
Leisure time use to be province of the rich, today they work more hours than the middle or lower income classes. And what of their time off? Travel used to be exclusively for the rich, most never left their town, now most people on earth can afford to reach nearly every spot on it. But this matters less as nearly everyone spends their time looking at screens and the rich have no advantages over billions of ordinary people.
It's a basic fact of math: if the poorest person's income is bound by zero and the richest's by infinity things should naturally spread out over time, it's not an inherently bad thing but rather a reflection of a world progressing. As this happens living standards also increase and technology rolls out advances to more people faster, so fast and so ubiquitous that the rich have lessening practical advantage from their wealth even as it grows further from average incomes.
In old human times the richest person was fatter because he could eat more. Today advanced poor people are the fattest on earth because food has become so plentiful. The healthiest eaters are the rural poor and the urban rich, both eating organically.
As far as covering their fat with clothing, disparities have also dissipated. A couple of centuries ago even colored clothing was a luxury as dyes were a semi exotic luxury. The richest people would wear elaborate gowns and the poor people colorless rags as even basics like cotton were a big expense. Today everyone from the poorest village in africa to the most exclusive spot on the Riviera wears jeans. The richest enjoy a slight difference in fabric and a different name sewn on the pocket.
Leisure time use to be province of the rich, today they work more hours than the middle or lower income classes. And what of their time off? Travel used to be exclusively for the rich, most never left their town, now most people on earth can afford to reach nearly every spot on it. But this matters less as nearly everyone spends their time looking at screens and the rich have no advantages over billions of ordinary people.
It's a basic fact of math: if the poorest person's income is bound by zero and the richest's by infinity things should naturally spread out over time, it's not an inherently bad thing but rather a reflection of a world progressing. As this happens living standards also increase and technology rolls out advances to more people faster, so fast and so ubiquitous that the rich have lessening practical advantage from their wealth even as it grows further from average incomes.
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A lot of exclusive and expensive stuff became affordable for everyone. Through scientific research new technologies and materials were developed and more and more got automated. Mass manufacturing/creation became the norm.
European countries had deep pockets full of cash and hardly any debt through their colonies in Africa etc.... It was a golden age. In post colonial times various International conflicts (Afghanistan war / Oil Crisises / Vietnam) gave the global economy a huge blow.
Meanwhile Nixon decided that USD value was no longer backed up by a national gold supply but through the GDP which was adopted by other countries later on.
Global debt exploded from then on and multiple economical crisises followed which were solved by manipulating the monetary system so that whatever insolvency or budgetary problem was fixed by printing more (no longer backed) money.
That story ended in 2008 as the financial institutions that fractionally stores your holdings, became that greedy and reckless that several went bankrupt or needed government funding to survive (though nationalisation of their debt). Every citizen became holder of debt and those responsible for the mess from trader to executive management got away with it and received huge bonuses.
I always compare the current situation with the feudal era that ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. Royalty and such were awarded with leadership that was transferred onto them by their ancestors. Royalty, in a historical perspective, originated from tyrants and warmongers that suppressed, even tortured their citizens or used them as slaves through religious justification by the Roman Church. People were uneducated and feared Clerics.
The whole bunch united themselves and even attempted to maintain there genes by inbreeding. Till that inbreeding caused that much degeneration that fresh genes were needed.
After the French Revolution some dire times followed but the industrial revolution gave them an opportunity to adapt to the changing society. Royalty found new partners in a growing number of rich industrials which were given Royal titles. Large monopolistic and nationalised companies emerged that provided services to citizens. Railway, Weapons, Utilities, Communication, Radio and TV to name a few.
These government corporations provided a lot of jobs which were well paid and provided several advantages over regular jobs in private companies. But politicians like happy voters and althou
European countries had deep pockets full of cash and hardly any debt through their colonies in Africa etc.... It was a golden age. In post colonial times various International conflicts (Afghanistan war / Oil Crisises / Vietnam) gave the global economy a huge blow.
Meanwhile Nixon decided that USD value was no longer backed up by a national gold supply but through the GDP which was adopted by other countries later on.
Global debt exploded from then on and multiple economical crisises followed which were solved by manipulating the monetary system so that whatever insolvency or budgetary problem was fixed by printing more (no longer backed) money.
That story ended in 2008 as the financial institutions that fractionally stores your holdings, became that greedy and reckless that several went bankrupt or needed government funding to survive (though nationalisation of their debt). Every citizen became holder of debt and those responsible for the mess from trader to executive management got away with it and received huge bonuses.
I always compare the current situation with the feudal era that ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. Royalty and such were awarded with leadership that was transferred onto them by their ancestors. Royalty, in a historical perspective, originated from tyrants and warmongers that suppressed, even tortured their citizens or used them as slaves through religious justification by the Roman Church. People were uneducated and feared Clerics.
The whole bunch united themselves and even attempted to maintain there genes by inbreeding. Till that inbreeding caused that much degeneration that fresh genes were needed.
After the French Revolution some dire times followed but the industrial revolution gave them an opportunity to adapt to the changing society. Royalty found new partners in a growing number of rich industrials which were given Royal titles. Large monopolistic and nationalised companies emerged that provided services to citizens. Railway, Weapons, Utilities, Communication, Radio and TV to name a few.
These government corporations provided a lot of jobs which were well paid and provided several advantages over regular jobs in private companies. But politicians like happy voters and althou
I think its more like the early 20th century. A golden age just behind us, exploiters taking command of new communications technology, stirring emotions for wicked gains. Don't think it stops anytime soon, A.I. already shows great talent for this.
I think this is a good theory, there might even be kind of a Moore's law at work where technology advances drive equality. Self driving cars come to mind.
Maybe equality in lifestyle as the OP is saying but if anything it seems to accelerate inequality in wealth accumulation. The logical end of this is a world of robot servants doing everything for people but owned by a small elite.
All economic classes are at least ABLE to accumulate wealth as never before in history. The disparity arises from good things, not bad. The wealth/income gap GROWS in a healthy economy (talking about the U.S. here, so don't argue that some other country doesn't have opportunity). The reason the gap grows is because there's no upper limit, and the lower limit stays virtually at subsistence level. People at the top aren't going to stop working and earning simply because those of us at the lower limits decide that we're happy with less. Anyone who argues that the gap is a bad thing doesn't know diddly about economics (or has a socialist-type agenda that they're pushing).