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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Depends on location, but I don’t think I’m too bad.

    • To the nearest convenience store (more than that, really; a drug store and mini grocery store): 400m
    • To the nearest chain supermarket: 2km
    • To the bus stop: 100m (but the bus doesn’t go many places
    • To the nearest park: 600m (a small park, a much larger one 2km away)
    • To the nearest *big* supermarket: 6km
    • To the nearest library: 2.5km
    • To the nearest train station: 2km for local rail, like 25km for rare intercity trains













  • Nationalization means the government takes full control of an industry, not merely sets standards on their purchase.

    And buyers are able to have any reason they want for their purchase decisions, including optics. It’s still the invisible hand. And besides, I think it’s more than optics to want American tax dollars to go to Americans.

    Capitalism doesn’t mean “always buy the cheapest.” It means anyone can sell at any price and quality, and the people choose. And, in my experience, Chinese made goods are often of lower quality, made with poor environmental standards, and produced with questionable labor practices (including outright slave labor).