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NZ to AUS service to provide NZ address and forward parcel to AUS
Are there any reliable services that will provide me with an NZ address to receive an online purchase from an NZ shop, and then forward that parcel to me in Australia. This is just for a one-off purchase, nothing ongoing is required. Thanks
Unorthodox retail?
I run a shop that lets you browse online but you must pick up in person (I do not ship and have no in-store browsing). There used to be a Toronto restaurant called The Atlantic that allowed you to pay what you wanted. In addition to selling bags, Freitag has a Shop Without Any Payment website for their customers to trade their bags. What are some other companies / people that have unusual / unique / unorthodox ways of doing business?
More books like these, please
Four books have really opened my eyes to the details of exactly how capitalism and imperialism transformed parts of the world for the worse: Sweetness and Power, Coffeeland, Late Victorian Holocausts, and The Making of the English Working Class. What I appreciated about them was that they told a historical story about a specific place with lots of detail, but also tied it to larger actions being taken to transform the world economy. What should I add to that part of my bookshelf? [more inside]
gadget: enhance
I'd like to buy myself a minor appliance to upgrade my life. What is your favorite minor appliance, what do you use it for, and how happy does it make you on a daily basis? [more inside]
Can I screen that?
Speaking in broad generalities not the specific user agreements of every streaming service, how should I understand general principles around screening films for small groups at no or nominal charge? [more inside]
I can’t shake off the feeling of precarity
I grew up in a poor and chaotic household but even as an adult who has managed to escape that environment I can’t stop feeling constantly like the rug will be pulled from under me. [more inside]
How to think critically about capitalism and allowance with kids?
How do we start talking to our child about capitalism more critically, especially using her allowance as the main way money is real for her? Don't want to be didactic, just to start asking slightly bigger questions than "What do you want to spend your money on?" [more inside]
Should I be buying a house in this mortgage climate? [UK]
So… we have an opportunity to buy a house for almost half a million pounds. We can put in 2/3 of that but have to borrow the rest as a mortgage.
Should we be doing this right now? Or should we wait until mortgage rates settle down? Will they settle down?
Not sure what I’m doing. So any advice appreciated.
How do I music
What is the simplest way for me to purchase and own music in 2023? [more inside]
Wage Theft Reality Check
I have a friend who works catering, both in tipped positions at events (server, chef, event manager) as well as at the home base (managing the warehouse of equipment, loading trucks). Going over their pay stub, it's now clear they're only being paid a tipped hourly (minimum) wage for both, and then having a tip applied over this base wage - sometimes at a different rate based on position. [more inside]
Tell me how you are selling gently used clothes and accessories now
It's been years since I sold anything regularly online and the landscape has changed a lot! What has been successful for you? [more inside]
How can I be more employable in re AI? Side hustles?
I have a modest accounting job which is mostly approving transactions, clearing up policy questions, doing complex purchasing and paying bills that need oversight. I'm in my late forties and it's going to be tough to really start over due to ageism. What can I do to stay employed despite a move to replacing jobs like mine with AI? What kinds of side hustles could I start now that might provide a route to employment later? [more inside]
Historic trends in retail/shopping floor space
I'm trying to find a definitive article / book / blog on historic trends in retail/shopping floor space (per capita seems most meaningful) from 1100* to say 1995 (internet retail muddies waters too much). Have searched a lot but all I can say so far is that retail space is rising faster than population.
*1100 onward makes most sense following from Keene 2018 The property market in English towns, A.D. 1 100-1600 [link is pdf @ persee.fr - a publisher] [more inside]
Is it possible to strive for recovery within our current society?
CW for hopelessness, discussions about capitalism, and general doom. I'm a trauma survivor and struggle with mental illness. Currently trying to rebuild my life and find some modicum of stability and joy. However, I keep running into the reality of what our current capitalist hellscape world is, and it leaves me hopeless and frozen around focusing on my recovery. Is it possible to recover within the daily violence of our system, at least to some degree? Is it possible to make my daily life tolerable—or better than that, decent—within our present circumstances? [more inside]
Who wrote about disability benefits as our safety net
Looking for a specific article and also general reading on related topics: The specific article I believe was a longer feature in the Washington Post (maybe???) Maybe 5 to 10 years ago(??) about a state (can't remember which state, maybe the states in general) funding people's Social Security disability application processes - to save themselves money on state welfare benefits, and I believe it touched on the social implication on 'incentivizing' (requiring??) people to label themselves as disabled in order to receive money required to live on? I remember something about people with chronic pain featuring heavily... [more inside]
Should wages change when a part-time position becomes full-time?
I found out that the person who had my job before me, when it was 20 hrs/wk instead of 40 as it is for me, was being paid a higher hourly wage. My boss told me this is because part-time positions often have their wages reduced when they become full-time. Is it common to pay part-time employees higher wages than their full-time counterparts? Is it fair? [more inside]
Would Bruce Wayne of the 21st Century take Wayne Enterprises public?
If only this was for a fanfic, but I'm just really curious. Imagine you had the corporate accounting knowledge and got tapped as a 'consultant'. Would modern Batman take the risk of making WayneCorp a publicly listed entity, and either way, what's the implications of his moral character? Considering the amount of public discourse we've been having these days, I guess I'm trying trying to have my cake and eat it with regards to a rich man superhero. I'm imagining a few scenarios below. [more inside]
My 10 yr old got a credit card offer in the mail. What the actual..?
Why aren't our late-stage-capitalist overlords savvy enough to know she's 10? Also, how is she even in their database SHE IS TEN YEARS OLD? Is there some kind of illegal information leak I need to plug? Is this normal in America? Am I overreacting?
The ethics of becoming a therapist
I've been strongly considering going back to school and studying to become a therapist. However, between reflecting on my own harmful experiences with therapists in the past, and the lit I've read on the field's systematic problems in terms of race, class, captialism; the moral issues with the power imbalance; and a worry that therapy doesn't actually help anyone in a meaningful way—I'm not so sure I want to pursue it. Are my concerns legitimate? How do therapists navigate them? [more inside]
Covid Consumerism
Like many people working from home during the pandemic, I've used online shopping to provide the occasional injection of serotonin into my otherwise humdrum repetitive working-from-home days. Not only are my purchases excessive (way too many pairs of shoes), they're just not cutting the mustard in terms of longer-term pleasure centers. I may have to make 2-3 small purchases just to incentivize myself to keep going. [more inside]
Choosing between unlimited time off and ... unlimited time off.
My employer is moving to a flex time off policy (aka "unlimited" time off) in a few weeks. I have about 6 weeks' paid time off saved up which will be wiped out when the new policy takes effect. Should I quit and cash out? [more inside]
Books Written for Popular Audience Critiquing “Obesity Epidemic”
I’m looking for a book: (1) written for the mainstream (not academic), (2) critiquing the obesity epidemic as a concept, and (3) that ties this critique to examining larger social issues such as neoliberalism and capitalism. Think “Dopesick” or “Dreamland” but for obesity as a health crisis.
Welcome to the real world.
Looking for SYMPATHETIC fiction OR nonfiction accounts of people who were recruited and served as spies for a Communist country against capitalist empire. Book, movie, TV, podcast, all OK. (Yes, I've seen "The Americans.") [more inside]
I hate working, and I hate that I hate working.
I've been in therapy for the past five years flip-flopping between two modes of solving a problem: That my job/industry is not for me, and we need to figure out what else I can do VS. I genuinely don't know what else I can do, so until then I can learn coping mechanisms for dealing with my career which I have trapped myself in. I feel like I've hit a wall with both of these strategies and don't know what to do next. [more inside]
Books or resources for decoupling self-worth & productivity
What are some books, podcasts, or other resources that explore the importance of slowing down, rest as resistance, the benefits of laziness, or general critiques of the culture of The Grind? [more inside]
What's wrong with American capitalism? Play this game to find out
I want to understand how the American economy got the way it is. What are the best intro-level explainers of capitalism that use code, simulation, or visualization as a primary means of explanation? [more inside]
Thanks, I hate it - what phone should I get?
I don't know much about phones and sometimes grumpy-snob myself into bad decisions. I have several phone choices from my provider but am utterly at a loss. Details within. [more inside]
Lenin and Marx on the highway
Got any good podcasts on Marx, socialism, or Marxist critiques of capitalism? Aimed at non experts. [more inside]
How do I battle the capitalist mindset?
I am in my mid-thirties and feel the constant pressure to be more, do more, strive further, be better and big better.
Capitalism and perfectionism all in one! What will remind me that my lot in life is more than fine? [more inside]
What are some good books on economics for a beginner?
I am wanting to learn more about economics. I am currently minoring in political science (4th Year undergraduate student). Yet, I am terrible at maths -- the maths aspect might be difficult to understand. [more inside]
The Rose vs. The Bull
My spouse would like to invest some of our savings in the stock market. I'm a card-carrying socialist who is very uncomfortable with this idea. What do we both need to know? [more inside]
Last minute Father's Day gifts for dad shippable by Amazon Prime
Yikes! Father's day is this weekend and I need to get my Dad a gift. I have an Amazon Prime subscription. He's in the US and I'd like to get something shipped to him ASAP. Help! [more inside]
Same as in town, but simpler
I'm looking for a tool or app that makes it easy for someone to check how much money they have spent on Adwords each month without logging into Adwords. [more inside]
Hey kid, wanna buy some eggs?
My company has approximately 80,000 eggs that we need to get rid of as quickly as possible. The eggs are in the Seattle area. I am in Sacramento, and I have been tasked with finding a buyer. This is outside of my area of expertise, and I'm not trying to cold call every super market in the area. How do I go about finding a buyer (or buyers)? Is there a Seattle-area eggBay that I'm not aware of? [more inside]
Am I going to have to quit my job and grow all my own food?
I'm vegan. I buy my clothes and shoes second hand. I don't have air conditioning. You get the picture. Still, I sometimes feel like I can't get through a day without harming the planet or exploiting people. How do you maintain your ethics in this global capitalist economy? [more inside]
Internet Service in Manhattan, or, Ethical Consumption under Capitalism?
I just moved to a new apartment in Manhattan and, like many other normal human beans in this city, I would like to set up internet service. But, a moral question has me stalled on which ISP to pick! Special snowflakes inside. [more inside]
Meta Gift Guide
What are you favorite gift guides? I know about Cooltools, Wirecutter and NYTimes, so I guess I'm looking for something a little more out of the ordinary. I ask because I can't find the guide from a couple of years ago that led to the pet portrait on our wall.
Is bankruptcy my best option?
Due to a workplace accident I returned to college to get some training and skills in a new field. Now I am saddled with what feels like an overwhelming amount of debt, with creditors threatening "court action" against me. [more inside]
Businesses asking for the name of your employer? Why?
Twice this year, I have had the experience of a business I patronize asking me for the name of my employer. The first one was my dentist. The second was a car rental company. What is up with that? Why do they need to know this information? Do they have a legal right to this? Is there some kind of business reason for it? I find this practice rather aggravating and would like to be better informed so that I may do a better job of deflecting these inappropriate inquiries in the future. Many thanks in advance.
Choosing public service over $$$
What to do if you're committed to public service work in a field that is generally corporate/money-driven (law)? How do you hold onto your principles and conviction, not to mention stop hating your classmates? [more inside]
Keeping Stock
Often when I find an item of clothing that I like, by the time I wear it out and want to replace it the company has stopped selling it. I've adapted by going back and buying additional pieces but this is a hassle and I can't always afford to buy five pairs of jeans at once. I'd rather just patronize stores/brands that are known for longevity. Can folks suggest places to shop? [more inside]
A history of Socialism. For kids.
Our 12-year-old has expressed some interest in the history of socialism and communism. I would love to find him some resources that aren't quite as blatantly one-sided and dismissive or even flat-out wrong as I've been able to find so far (like a video titled: "Socialism: From Marx to Obama" for example, ugh). I'm a staunch European social-democrat myself, so I can tell him a little about what I know myself, but I'd love to supplement it with some good, easy reading, and maybe some video.
Movies starring twin human highway flares
I'm looking for beautiful movies where love affairs are the jumping-off point for a critique of bourgeois society. [more inside]
Subsumed State?
Around the time of the Occupy protests, I read an article that described a concept like "Subsumed State" or "Shadow State" or something. I thought it was by Mike Konczal, but I can't find it his archives and I'm pretty sure he was referring to someone else's ideas about this. [more inside]
Business and Economics 101 for a complete newcomer
I want to become literate in two of the major fields that are the most foreign to me, business and finance or economics. Can you help with book or website recommendations? [more inside]
Examples of transactional relationships in pre-industrial cultures
Anthropologists, please help-- I'm looking for unique examples of interpersonal relationships or family/friendship customs that are blatantly transactional, specifically in so-called "primitive" tribes or far-flung cultures that exist/have existed within the past century. The more surprising, extreme, or out-there the anecdote, the better. [more inside]
What would you randomly spend a thousand dollars on?
What would you randomly spend a thousand dollars on? [more inside]
Economic Fantasy And The Anti-Anthem.
Settle a bet: Friend claimed that Terry Pratchett's "Going Postal" and "Making Money" where unique in the fantasy genre for dealing so much with the economics and " white collar" systems of a fantasy setting. I said that couldn't be true but couldn't think of any examples ( they abound in Sci-Fi, but we're talking wands and robes here, and the Baroque Cycle is only kind-of-fantasy). So, what are some examples of fantasy novels where things like labor unions, mediums of exchange, guild politics, trade imbalances, commodities markets, hostile takeovers and government regulation are both explored and woven into the plot? [more inside]
Beyond Capitalism: A Corporate State
What scholarly or popular works are there out there exploring what a world would be like where nations have been replaced by corporations in a complicated, non-dystopian way? [more inside]
Academic introduction to development and capitalism
I need to begin to familiarize myself with the academic literature in two areas I haven't studied in a class: a) definitions of capitalism and transitions to capitalism, and b) economic development, particularly mega-projects and state-supported development efforts. I'm looking for good introductions to each of these, like an upper-year undergraduate textbook or standard handbook, where I can get a feel for the major ideas in each of these areas and maybe some key references without having to do a complete literature survey. Any suggestions?
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