Another mass shooting

[ousdahl]

it’s definitely a result of quality control breakdowns…not sure about the rest of that

dang, we shoulda kept reading the tweet thread




(and about that other thread she mentions...)

the rest of the world better be stocking up on guns

no war but class war

[Deleted User 863]

Curious, why do you frown upon stock buybacks and dividends for publicly traded companies? (Not specific to Abbot Labs)

You realize shareholders aren't forced to sell their stock right?

[ousdahl]

cuz I’d rather prioritize keeping babies fed.

[TDub]

I don't blame people for wanting a gun at the beginning of the pandemic. We came dangerously close to widespread food shortages which would have immediately resulted in panic and chaos. Society could break down in a hurry and then the violence will follow as people have to take from each other to survive. I'd rather have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it.

I think we're a whole helluva lot closer to food real, impactful food shortages now than we were 2 years ago.

[Deleted User 863]

cuz I’d rather prioritize keeping babies fed.

You've said it about a lot more companies than Abbot Labs and this one incident.

[ousdahl]

Yea.

cuz I’d rather prioritize people over profits in all facets of economy and society.

[Deleted User 863]

Yea.

cuz I’d rather prioritize people over profits in all facets of economy and society.

Stock buybacks don't increase profits. They just reduce the # of shares in circulation. Which is typically a good thing if you are someone who owns the stock. Nobody is forced to sell their shares.

They actually are a way to return cash to shareholders in many cases. Shareholders can be/are people like you and I. I own shares of countless publicly traded companies. Even owned shares of Abbot Labs until maybe 6ish months ago.

You should read up on stock buy backs. An informative article is below, although I am sure you won't read it since you seem to be an expert already.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answer ... shares.asp

Not to sound snarky, but it's almost like you don't understand why companies go public in the first place or what stock buy backs are or why they typically occur.

[ousdahl]

I don't recall asking for info about buybacks, but thanks anyway.

you're right - admittedly, I didn't read that entire article, though I at least glanced over it, to see whether it addresses my initial priority, but I'm not sure it does.

What do buybacks do to help keep babies from starving to death?

[KUTradition]

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-colu ... ssacre/amp

[MICHHAWK]

did you hear! the sky is falling!! duck and cover!!!

[ousdahl]

[ousdahl]

[Deleted User 863]

The segment of white people afraid of becoming a minority is increasingly small. Such a small segment of our population. I have never heard a single white person I know say anything even remotely close to that. I mostly hear about that topic from white libs on twitter.

[twocoach]

The segment of white people afraid of becoming a minority is increasingly small. Such a small segment of our population. I have never heard a single white person I know say anything even remotely close to that. I mostly hear about that topic from white libs on twitter.

You should do some research instead of basing it off of your own personal experience where you live and your twitter feed.

And White Americans will become a minority in this country sooner rather than later. It's not some myth; it is a statistical fact based on census projections.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-aven ... -projects/

[TDub]

lol. thats what 90% of this boards amazing hot takes are based on.

id venture to guess your take is based primarily on where you live and the media sources you follow. The media has hopped on this train of thought and is running with it full force.


and yes. twitter, Facebook, instagram etc should all go away. I'm with ya there.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

did you hear! the sky is falling!! duck and cover!!!

Not going to tell us how your 401K is doing?

[twocoach]

lol. thats what 90% of this boards amazing hot takes are based on.

id venture to guess your take is based primarily on where you live and the media sources you follow. The media has hopped on this train of thought and is running with it full force.


and yes. twitter, Facebook, instagram etc should all go away. I'm with ya there.

My "take" on it is based on the Census. I have no fear of it because it is irrelevant to my everyday life other than that the people around me will likely become more diverse over time. I look forward to that as more diversity brings more unique points of view, which helps evolves our communities.

[KUTradition]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-glob ... SKBN25V2QH

[twocoach]

did you hear! the sky is falling!! duck and cover!!!

Not going to tell us how your 401K is doing?

It's a great time to invest right now. But yeah, I am glad I am not trying to retire in the next year or two.

[Deleted User 863]

The segment of white people afraid of becoming a minority is increasingly small. Such a small segment of our population. I have never heard a single white person I know say anything even remotely close to that. I mostly hear about that topic from white libs on twitter.

You should do some research instead of basing it off of your own personal experience where you live and your twitter feed.

And White Americans will become a minority in this country sooner rather than later. It's not some myth; it is a statistical fact based on census projections.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-aven ... -projects/

Did I say white people WOULDN'T become a minority? No, I didn't.

I said the segment of white people that think that's some significant negative that they are extremely worried about is small.