ActualCornHusker

I don't think that's what Elon is saying. He's saying that content should only be moderated or censored if it is actually illegal, which is a stance that I agree with completely. I said a couple years ago when section 230 was a hot topic that social media giants should be treated like a utility.

Right. It would be efficient and would require far less manpower and funding

Basically all you wrote here is pretty hilarious, but regarding your last paragraph:

I say that somewhat tongue in cheek. At the very least, taxes should be so simple that the average person doesn't need a CPA or be forced to pay a couple hundred bucks to file through TurboTax, and the IRS would be completely unnecessary. Then they wouldn't have to worry about their technology. But I'm sure there's some lobbyists from Intuit for example that make sure that type of thing wouldn't happen

The IRS is vastly over-funded when you consider that their ideal funding would be $0.00

There's not a single government agency in the US that's under-funded... That is so silly.

OK so let me ask this then: Is it your view that gas prices rising immediately once Biden & Co took office was just a delayed reaction from the Trump admin and Covid policies? Or was it something else, or some combination of both?

From my understanding, you're a business person. So question: Are markets reactionary or anticipatory, or some mix of both?

Idk if they "want it that way" but the average voter is so easily propagandized, and they have about a 2 week memory. An incumbent can spend 3.5 years of their term actively working against the interest of his constituents, and then he campaigns for a couple months and tells people what they want to hear, and they vote for him... Even though the body of evidence shows that almost all of our elected leaders are utterly unworthy of holding the power that they do - and the unelected bureaucrats are just as bad, if not worse. It's a sh*tshow to say the least.

And yet he's done plenty to increase their prices.... It's pretty laughable to say that the president has no impact on gas or energy prices when we can see with our own eyes that that is bogus. Regarding your 1st & middle paragraph, yes, I agree that it's far more nuanced than anyone on either side wants to admit. And on stagnant wages, there's a large number of factors at play. One of the primary factors is this: when given a choice between 2 comparable products (1 that is priced lower and has used chinese slave labor, & 1 that is priced a little higher but is made in America and pays their workers well), consumers will purchase the lower priced product 9 times out of 10. That's why American manufacturing has dried up and been out-sourced to countries that can produce things at less cost. Of course, there's a ton of political corruption and incompetence that has forced that as well.

The Republican party is just as much garbage as the Democratic party, so idk if that really matters. But perhaps someone who isn't completely incompetent, ideologically possessed, and corrupt (wishful thinking, I know) wouldn't have shut down the pipeline on their 1st week in office and chosen not to extend oil drilling leases on federal property. That would be a start. Then the additional unemployment payments were a freaking disaster and should have never been approved in the 1st place, but certainly should have been ended FAR sooner. I think the biggest flaw is bouncing back and forth from Dem to Rep candidates thinking they're going to solve any of the other's problems when they've both shown to be not only incompetent but completely crooked. How anyone can have faith in either party at this point is truly mind-boggling to me.

The economic incompetence of the current administration can't possibly be overstated, but the original source of the rapid inflation we're seeing was the idiotic shutdowns and the printing of many trillions of dollars out of thin air, which happened under Trump. But yeah, basically every step taken by whoever is calling the shots for Biden has exacerbated the situation.

The injuries have been an issue, but Rogers has been a consistently splashy player any time I've seen him on the field. He's very good.

I'm the eternal optimist, but if Robinson leaves, all I have to say is... "sh#t..."

Uh.... This looks potentially really hopeful with the Mathis situation...

Not a good deal with Rogers leaving, and a bit perplexing as to why he'd leave now when he's slated to start... Anybody heard anything on why?

Oh I agree. I think Frost has embraced both NIL and the portal with open arms even though he might dislike it personally. That's what I mean - if a coach resists against them, he's going to get left in the dust.

I've been in favor of players being able to profit from their NIL although this iteration of it is pretty crazy. Coaches can hate it all they want, same with the transfer portal - but if coaches don't embrace the new landscape of CFB and use it to make their teams better (despite their personal opinions) they'll be doing their programs and themselves a disservice. I'm not sure what rules need to be put in place to make it better, if any, but as Decked has said, most of the successful programs have been paying players anyways - this has just legalized it for everyone.

It's possible that both our starting tackles were standing on the sideline. Wouldn't hurt to grab 1 or 2 more tackles if they're quality though

I'm no engineer, but the foundation underneath would have only been designed to support the first deck. Adding significantly more weight on top would require major reinforcement

OL is obviously the biggest question mark and will probably determine how many games this team wins. It'll be interesting when Corcoran & Prochaska get back to see what that room looks like

My summary of this team: the pitching looks pretty average, the hitting lacks consistency, and there doesn't appear to be much player leadership like the team had last year.

Not sure where that guy is hearing Clark is the guy opposite Newsome. I keep hearing that Tommi Hill came in and has been super impressive and that's why they moved Buford to S. I think DL will be in better shape than ppl think. Most of the time we're only playing 2 at a time, so barring injury, we really need Robinson and Rogers to be the guys that they have shown in flashes over the last couple years and do it consistently. Then we need guys like Feist & Hutmacher to step up for 2nd rotation and heavy packages when we play 3 big men. Like others have said, it still wouldn't be a bad idea to get 1 or 2 DL out of the portal if for no other reason than to add quality depth. Obviously TE is concerning as well with all the injuries. And OL, I'm definitely taking the wait-and-see approach with that unit.

And this is why I'm not a big stat guy. Like you said, our QB being the leading rusher is typically a red flag, and when you put that in context, that in most short yardage situations, our best run plays have been QB power with a lead blocker or 2. I view it as a combo of RB personnel, overall scheme for goal line offense, and OL play. It all needs to get better so I'm looking forward to seeing what the revamped offensive staff can do.

Completely agree. I know Frost and Held liked their small scat backs, but especially in this conference, I'd prefer a big body RB like Grant appears to be, with the ability to use power but also be agile. Time will tell, but it appears Yant is putting in work, Grant looks good in limited highlights, and Rahmir actually grew on me a lot with his play last year, and he's a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield. With that said, the success of the RB position really hinges on the OL performance this fall. Fingers crossed there.