Crazycryodude posted:

It doesn't matter if you have to sell it for 50% of the tag price when every single cent is pure profit for you. That's why people buy from boosters too, it's significantly cheaper. Everyone wins.

Anime Bernie Bro posted:

i feel like you wouldn't get a very good spot price that way, and you have to move the goods (they are evidence)

Arsenic Lupin posted:

Wirecutter's would-be union is asking people to boycott the Times Wirecutter site, since the profits are getting better and better but the Times isn't paying Wirecutter staff a living wage.

Fame Douglas posted:

Wirecutter should be boycotted for their terrible recommendations designed to drive referral link clicks in the first place.

Centrist Committee posted:

don’t be like this

Jazerus posted:

really wish we'd had a series of these for 2016

Fame Douglas posted:

Wirecutter should be boycotted for their terrible recommendations designed to drive referral link clicks in the first place.

Lord of Pie posted:

Imagine 2024 if Trump isn't running and it ends up being a clown car on both sides

Milo and POTUS posted:

...that's not a jeb bowl then

Shame Boy posted:

I still have my precious Jeb! guac bowl.

Not one from his actual campaign, gently caress that. I went to target and they were selling the exact same one for a buck a piece so I got like 4 of them cuz they're just good generic durable bowls for like cereal and stuff.

ajkalan posted:

I found a stack of those in a Kroger clearance section for about the same price, but the one I picked up was covered in some kind of lotion or slime that smelled like industrial waste, so I put it back and washed my hands in the bathroom. Too bad, I would have liked the 99-cent counterfeit Jeb bowl.

Arsenic Lupin posted:

the profits are getting better and better but the Times isn't paying Wirecutter staff a living wage.

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Ever thought about who makes the viral videos you watch or the clothes you wear, and how they got to you? In a new McKinsey for Kids, let’s head to Asia and explore fun things like big ships and supply chains.

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So why does our stuff come from all over the world? Why is trade global? Imagine you and your friends are at a picnic and you start playing “swapsies.” Everyone might grab one of the ham sandwiches you brought. And you grab a cookie (or two!), an apple, and some lemonade that your friends brought.
Now imagine the same thing happening, but with countries: global swapsies. Some countries grow a lot of corn because they have the right kind of soil and climate. Others have large reserves of gold that are mined. Some countries are really good at making phones quickly and at less cost. And some might have a lot of people who are great at making movies.

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some of us here at McKinsey are now helping folks (we call them clients)

ACES CURE PLANES posted:

30.5 Days posted:

I want to provide some commentary with this link, but the only thing I can come up with is a primal scream

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-for-kids

poemdexter posted:

In college, I would trade my stolen goods for weed from my dealer that way we were both committing crimes and would be incentivized to not snitch on each other. Duh.

KoRMaK posted:

its good team building

poemdexter posted:

In college, I would trade my stolen goods for weed from my dealer that way we were both committing crimes and would be incentivized to not snitch on each other. Duh.

poemdexter posted:

2002 - 2006: Worked with 3rd party teams in different domains in order to maximize returns and fulfill business needs of partners.

poemdexter posted:

In college, I would trade my stolen goods for weed from my dealer that way we were both committing crimes and would be incentivized to not snitch on each other. Duh.

Shame Boy posted:

Jesus there's so much to unpack there



Hey kids, you like viral videos right? How about sweatshops, y'all love sweatshops?

China's just really good at playing swapsies! All those Foxconn suicides are because people just couldn't cope with how good at making phones they were!

Also I just love this by itself

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Some countries grow a lot of corn because they have the right kind of soil and climate.

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Others have large reserves of gold that are mined.

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Some countries are really good at making phones quickly and at less cost.

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And some might have a lot of people who are great at making movies.

vyelkin posted:

This is a really small thing but I am intrigued by the very subtle linguistic shift away from countries and towards people when their oblique reference is clearly to the US.

"countries" have the right soil and climate to grow corn

"countries" have gold reserves to mine.

"countries" are good at making phones quickly and cheaply.

"people" are great at making movies.

The first three amalgamate together the environment, natural resources, and sweat shops as things "countries" do and have, but when the fourth wants to make a clear reference to Hollywood suddenly it's that the US has lots of people who just happen to be good at making movies. Rich white people get to have culture and be individuals while the rest of the world gets lumped together as indistinct countries with Ricardian comparative advantage terms. A perfect encapsulation of the McKinsey worldview, for kids!

Owlbear Camus posted:

this is also why you should only have an affair with another married person

PostNouveau posted:

tfa posted:

While some people suspect the shortage has to do with the supply chain issues that have become common during the COVID-19 pandemic, others think Lunchables are flying off the shelves due to the fact that after 18 months at home, parents just can't make any more meals (or argue with their kids about proper nutrition).