I'm Luigi, Number 1!

Cutter wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 01:05:
It's too bad all the angry people going out on killing sprees don't take out on the elites. Go storm some boardrooms and lay waste. That's about the only way we're going to bring the oligarchs to heel. If they don't start sharing the wealth it's just going to be another bloody revolution yet again.

Supposedly (according to a lot of finance sites) a pretty high percentage of American households are millionaires... (not likely nearly as high as they claim)

Financial sites keep citing surveys like the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances which in its most recent iteration purports that 1 out of 5 American households have a net worth of $1MM or more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/guess-percent-households-over-1-193023481.html

Meanwhile, according to Wiki's article about the survey's methodology:

"Participation in the study is strictly voluntary. However, because only about 4,500 to 6,500 families are interviewed in the main study, every family selected is very important to the results. In the 2004 survey, the median interview length was about eighty minutes. However, in some particularly complicated cases, the amount of time needed was substantially more than two hours. The majority of interviews were obtained in person, although interviewers were allowed to conduct telephone interviews if that was more convenient for the respondent....To retain the scientific validity of the study, interviewers are not allowed to substitute respondents for families that do not participate. Thus, if a family declines to participate, it means that families like theirs may not be represented clearly in national discussions."

I've seen other finance articles claiming that 1 out of 20 American households have net worth of $1MM or more. I find even that not very likely. About 2/3 of American households live in their own home, and about 2/3 of those still maintain a mortgage while a not inconsequential percentage of the rest have a home equity or reverse mortgage on their home. And the average home value is not that high to account for enough home equity to push a household very high - especially since most surveys indicate that home equity is almost half of the median net worth of all households and is the overwheling majority of most household net worth.

Are we sure he did not work on the Hitman games?

That's a cool internship.
I did mine at Stardock... but didn't get to touch any games. I just made IconDeveloper 2.0 in like 5 weeks by myself lol

Is it a sign of a coming class war when the suspect himself comes from a rich and prominent family?

This case is going to open all sorts of discussions as it is prosecuted. I think folks waiting excitedly for the "let them eat cake" moment where the rich lose their heads are all living in a fantasy world. This kid was top of his class, good looking, in shape, educated at private schools.....and then he had a back injury 6 months ago. The phrase "radicalized by pain" is already making it's way around the internet.

This isn't about how much money you make or don't make, this is about the insurance industry. 100%.

Which also makes no sense since the CEO died because of United's shitty practices, just like all the other thousands of people those got killed.

Closest thing to class war in the news in decades.

Main stream media's message take away, no one gives a f*ck if someone shoots Joe Lunchbucket, but kill a rich white oligarch known for running a business that makes profits off the suffering of others, and all the stops come out for 'justice', defending predatory oligarchy, and shaming anyone who says otherwise.

No doubt the morbidly obese orange clown will have to get involved to honor this dead slime ball just to keep fatty's name on page one of the news cycle on a slow news day.

I wish I would get an article write up like that about my gaming habits. Though finding out I played Star Trek Online for 2500 hours might be enough to declare me mentally unfit for punishment.

It's too bad all the angry people going out on killing sprees don't take out on the elites. Go storm some boardrooms and lay waste. That's about the only way we're going to bring the oligarchs to heel. If they don't start sharing the wealth it's just going to be another bloody revolution yet again.

ForgedReality wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:38:

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:26:

ForgedReality wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:11:
Biden should unite America and pardon this genius visionary.

The president may not pardon persons convicted for or accused of violating state or local laws.

He can once it inevitably becomes escalated to the federal courts.

Whatever. Let me dream, fuckin downer. 😡😢

Yeah no
Only if a federal issue was part of a state court decision can the federal court (Supreme Court) review a decision by a state court.

What you want is for the governor of New York to pardon him. DPR dream partially restored

But that ain't gonna happen. DYA dream yanked away

RedEye9 wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:26:

ForgedReality wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:11:
Biden should unite America and pardon this genius visionary.

The president may not pardon persons convicted for or accused of violating state or local laws.

He can once it inevitably becomes escalated to the federal courts.

Whatever. Let me dream, fuckin downer. 😡😢

ForgedReality wrote on Dec 10, 2024, 00:11:
Biden should unite America and pardon this genius visionary.

The president may not pardon persons convicted for or accused of violating state or local laws.

Fucking national hero. Biden should unite America and pardon this genius visionary.

Luigi has something in common with Elon Musk. They are both avid gamers.

Unknown Soldier wrote on Dec 9, 2024, 23:29:

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Dec 9, 2024, 22:15:
nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor

lol no. The Medal of Honor is for great valor in combat, and only for active duty military. There is no 'Congressional' in front of it, either.

The medal they want to give this guy is the Congressional Gold Medal, and it's for civilians. Totally different thing.

lol, I fucked that all up, for some reason i though the Congressional medal of Honor was the civilian version of the MOH, should have looked that up because it pissed me off real good. You are correct it is it is the Congressional Gold Medal...

Burrito of Peace wrote on Dec 9, 2024, 22:21:
I think we need to keep the message going that whacking CEOs who hoard literal bloody money, like Brian Thompson, is acceptable. It is exceptionally clear that there will never be justice served from the US' justice system and politicians sure aren't going to a damn thing so long as those same CEOs and their companies are bribing them. I used to strike that out but no longer. Lobbies and "donations" aren't anything but bribes now.

The only time some rich asshole sees jailtime at Club Fed is when they inconvenience or steal from some other rich asshole(s).

This. We live in an Olive Garden oligarchy.

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Dec 9, 2024, 22:15:
nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor

lol no. The Medal of Honor is for great valor in combat, and only for active duty military. There is no 'Congressional' in front of it, either.

The medal they want to give this guy is the Congressional Gold Medal, and it's for civilians. Totally different thing.

I mean he was sloppy like Ubisoft.

The Civ series?, I'd have pegged him as more of the Assassin's Creed type.

I think we need to keep the message going that whacking CEOs who hoard literal bloody money, like Brian Thompson, is acceptable. It is exceptionally clear that there will never be justice served from the US' justice system and politicians sure aren't going to a damn thing so long as those same CEOs and their companies are bribing them. I used to strike that out but no longer. Lobbies and "donations" aren't anything but bribes now.

The only time some rich asshole sees jailtime at Club Fed is when they inconvenience or steal from some other rich asshole(s).