Tyler Olsen
Senior Editor at The Tyee. Reporter. Chainsaw + hockey, soccer + books(?). Lives in Lillooet so probably not posting about Vancouver.
'Ain't you had enough of this stuff?'
tolsen [at] thetyee [dot] [ca]
- It's also true that experienced executives and managers have also been ruined by the very rapidly shifting business and internet environment. The sad fact is that pretty much everyone running a for-profit news biz seeking a large audience has been ruined or is headed there, save the New York Times.
- That isn't really an excuse, since by now it should be obvious to for-profit newcomers that the business sector they are entering is way, way harder than wherever they made their money.
- This isn't *very-successful football player changes course and tries to play baseball professionally.* This is *successful football player tries to bring peace to the Middle East*
- Many cities are safer than smaller communities. But that doesn't mean that all perceptions of crime are rooted in inaccuracy or fear (though some are). I think there's a statistical quirk at play here: City-dwellers are probably far more likely to witness crime, even when crime rates are lower...
- Your average person on a downtown city street is more likely to see a theft / stabbing whatever, than your average person on a small city street. That's because there are more people on those downtown streets. That doesn't mean cities are less safe though.....
- Because your average person on a small city street very well may be more likely to actually be robbed / stabbed etc. Per capita crime rates measure the number of offences/victims, which is the most important thing. But they don't measure the number of witnesses, which impacts perceptions of crime.
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View full threadThis, as it happens, is why density also creates discomfort. It exposes you to more people, more closely, which brings social and cultural benefits but also inevitable friction. Some people like that trade-off. Others do not.
- Huzzah!
- I think there's maybe another thing beyond $ making going on: they may just see societal breakdown as fun and interesting in same way ppl like to read about dystopia. Most ppl would never want to live in a dystopia. But billionaires can think it would be exciting AND comfortable b/c they have $$$
- If you've spent your time gleefully consuming dystopia culture and are an egoist, you try to see signs of a coming collapse in normal day life. When collapse doesn't come & you spend your time increasingly bored by affluence, maybe one starts to think about how to use power to liven things up.
- You and I cannot understand it, because we look desperately forward to a vacation four months down the line. But if your life can be an unthinkably luxurious vacation anytime you want, where do you find excitement?
- You could run for normal office. But if you time closely watching what politicians do, it does not look glamorous. So maybe you watch Idiocracy and think about how you can shape society so you end up as Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.
- Food prices are out of control. $52 and I only got a large rack of ribs, whole chicken, 9 chicken thighs, and 1.8 pounds of seasoned pork buttons*
- * 1. This was ironic, given politician posts in which they cherry pick expensive stuff. 2. Weirdly dry good prices at my remote grocery store are inversely expensive to that of the meat. 3. Not looking for dietary advice!
- Moira Rose might be the best comedic character of all time. I have never watched anything where a single character would make me laugh so consistently when they appeared on screen. And the laughs came not from, like, jokes but the actual character being so damn funny as a person.
- As Okanagan officials warn about an invasive 'pine beetle of the water,' the B.C. government says it doesn't have enough money to ramp up enforcement to ensure invasive mussels don't arrive in the province's lakes. Today in @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
