chalbersma

chalbersma t1_j552j0b wrote

Reply to comment by EasterBunnyArt in Bloomberg: Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System. Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people by ombx

> Wasn’t this known for like a decade by now?

Yes and no. There's a vested interest in making sure this doesn't become common knowledge. So every few months you'll see an article like this and a few more people will learn about it. But it hasn't reached a point where it society is generally aware of the problem.

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chalbersma t1_j19zewu wrote

Reply to comment by Broad_Bag_5526 in Leaked internal document shows Amazon expects a soft landing for the US economy and little chance of a recession, a rosier outlook than many other forecasters by Sorin61

There have been like 40-50 articles over the last month citing funds managers who state they have cash in the sidelines and are waiting for "retail capitulation" to mark the bottom of the crash before reinvesting. Here is one that was in my browser history. But they've been pretty regularly coming out the last 6-8 months or so.

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