• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    4 days ago

    the graphdorks

    My go-to lib graphdork is an obnoxious turbolib named Will Stancil. I assume he must argue with leftists almost every single day on Twitter and/or Bluesky. He can't help himself.

    I changed the order so it's Reddit-like and his comment is effectively a reply.

    Is homelessness not part of “the economy” in this formulation? Like, a large increase in homelessness is a part of the economic picture. To act like “the economy” can be walled off from homelessness is pretty crazy in my opinion.

    It absolutely is part of the economy. And a large increase in homelessness is bad. But this is a fraction of a percent of the population - even a fraction of a percent of the LOW-INCOME population. So it doesn’t tell you much about the larger economy standing alone. We have broader measures for that

    https://subium.com/profile/whstancil.bsky.social/post/3lecs4faat22t

    God, what a ghoul he is. "Homelessness is bad but..." I'd poke at him but I can't. The day Steve Albini died - Stancil said something like he was "grief-stricken". It seemed like a lie to me so I replied with something like "Do you mean that? Or did you say it for street cred?" And he blocked me within a few minutes.

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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        4 days ago

        :)

        I love his bio...

        Minnesota guy

        I wonder if it means his hopes to be in elected office are crushed. I fucking hope so.