“We have been in this scarcity model for so long,” says Lisa Weil of Great Education Colorado. “We are turning the page on scarcity in the state of Colorado.”
November 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“We have been in this scarcity model for so long,” says Lisa Weil of Great Education Colorado. “We are turning the page on scarcity in the state of Colorado.”
With 4.5 million Canadians living below the poverty line, poverty is a question of political priorities, not scarcity.
November 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
With 4.5 million Canadians living below the poverty line, poverty is a question of political priorities, not scarcity.
Three 🐓blockers to matriarchy # #matriarchy #decolonization #ownership #scarcity #individualism
Three 🐓blockers to matriarchy # #matriarchy #decolonization #ownership #scarcity #individualism
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November 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Three 🐓blockers to matriarchy # #matriarchy #decolonization #ownership #scarcity #individualism
You can find Jen's book, The Scarcity Loop, here: www.amazon.com/dp/087154529...
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November 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
You can find Jen's book, The Scarcity Loop, here: www.amazon.com/dp/087154529...
“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently the modern poor are not pitied but written off as trash.” — JOHN BERGER
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November 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently the modern poor are not pitied but written off as trash.” — JOHN BERGER
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Guys I am sorry for the scarcity of puppy photos. She is 6 months old and never holds still.
November 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Guys I am sorry for the scarcity of puppy photos. She is 6 months old and never holds still.
first-past-the-post-scarcity
October 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
first-past-the-post-scarcity
Part of the point is to save it for very special occasions; the scarcity increases value…
November 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Part of the point is to save it for very special occasions; the scarcity increases value…
But what about the scarcity *my* lifestyle depends on?
October 31, 2026 at 6:08 PM
But what about the scarcity *my* lifestyle depends on?
A scarcity of homes for sale and rapidly rising property prices are pushing younger buyers outside the city center. on.wsj.com/4j0XZCo
Buying a House in Prague Isn’t the Bargain It Once Was
A scarcity of homes for sale and rapidly rising property prices are pushing younger buyers outside the city center.
on.wsj.com
November 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
A scarcity of homes for sale and rapidly rising property prices are pushing younger buyers outside the city center. on.wsj.com/4j0XZCo
Scarcity all the way
November 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Scarcity all the way
A map of Africa’s water demand reveals that the scarcity of water is only part of the problem facing the continent — management is a separate challenge
go.nature.com/4e7qPOM
go.nature.com/4e7qPOM
Accounting of Africa’s water reveals a management gap
A map of Africa’s water demand reveals that the scarcity of water is only part of the problem facing the continent — management is a separate challenge.
go.nature.com
November 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A map of Africa’s water demand reveals that the scarcity of water is only part of the problem facing the continent — management is a separate challenge
go.nature.com/4e7qPOM
go.nature.com/4e7qPOM
This sort of stuff is also the result of the scarcity mindset when it comes to addressing oppression, where solidarity is discarded as an impossible dream for the pragmatism of knifing each other over table scraps of recognition and the barely-concealed contempt of the hegemony.
"Hordes of dumb girls are rattling at the gates of gender clinics to get frivolous procedures while we twue twanssexuals wait" sister you can't be repeating Shrier, she thinks you're causing the collapse of society
November 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
This sort of stuff is also the result of the scarcity mindset when it comes to addressing oppression, where solidarity is discarded as an impossible dream for the pragmatism of knifing each other over table scraps of recognition and the barely-concealed contempt of the hegemony.
I was also betting that COLLEGE will not be a strict requirement for my CHILD in the post-scarcity future
November 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I was also betting that COLLEGE will not be a strict requirement for my CHILD in the post-scarcity future
I'm sure they did, but not *directly*. Probably the biggest correlation I can think of is Star Trek's optimistic vision of a post-scarcity future.
November 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I'm sure they did, but not *directly*. Probably the biggest correlation I can think of is Star Trek's optimistic vision of a post-scarcity future.
Democrats’ huge wins in Texas stem in part from border counties that had swung hard for Trump in ‘24 now flipping back toward Dems.
One potential reason why? Labor scarcity from ICE arrests
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
One potential reason why? Labor scarcity from ICE arrests
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Democrats’ huge wins in Texas stem in part from border counties that had swung hard for Trump in ‘24 now flipping back toward Dems.
One potential reason why? Labor scarcity from ICE arrests
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
One potential reason why? Labor scarcity from ICE arrests
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Remember: we can afford everything in higher education (HE is actually fairly cheap and humanities are a steal). The scarcity is a political choice not an economic reality.
The Daily Princetonian has published some student reactions to the announcement that the university is giving them all ChatGPT access and -- as most teachers will tell you -- none of the students actually want this garbage.
www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...
www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...
Reactions: Princeton is buying us ChatGPT subscriptions
Opinion staff react to Princeton's announcement that it will provide free ChatGPT Plus to all students, faculty, and staff.
www.dailyprincetonian.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Remember: we can afford everything in higher education (HE is actually fairly cheap and humanities are a steal). The scarcity is a political choice not an economic reality.
wait post scarcity includes my ops? so does eliminating hierarchy??
November 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
wait post scarcity includes my ops? so does eliminating hierarchy??
decision suggested that the "scarcity issue" might no longer be valid.
November 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
decision suggested that the "scarcity issue" might no longer be valid.
C) The Doctrine itself was only permitted in Red Lion v. FCC due to the scarcity of radiowaves issue. SCOTUS even noted that the FCC admitted that scarcity wasn't an issue, it never would have created the Doctrine.
November 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
C) The Doctrine itself was only permitted in Red Lion v. FCC due to the scarcity of radiowaves issue. SCOTUS even noted that the FCC admitted that scarcity wasn't an issue, it never would have created the Doctrine.
The naïveté of thinking that enormous tech companies were ever going to point their chatbots in the direction of “no more scarcity, no menial labor, and no one dies of disease” is just staggering.
November 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The naïveté of thinking that enormous tech companies were ever going to point their chatbots in the direction of “no more scarcity, no menial labor, and no one dies of disease” is just staggering.
The Rich: “scarcity for thee, but not for me”.
November 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Rich: “scarcity for thee, but not for me”.
Scarcity and billionaire greed collide in one colossally tone deaf statement.
October 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Scarcity and billionaire greed collide in one colossally tone deaf statement.
On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to Congress. When she reintroduced the ERA in 1969, she argued that women’s “incredible scarcity in the upper level jobs” proved that “existing laws are not adequate to secure equal rights for women.” #WeTheMen
November 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman elected to Congress. When she reintroduced the ERA in 1969, she argued that women’s “incredible scarcity in the upper level jobs” proved that “existing laws are not adequate to secure equal rights for women.” #WeTheMen
These hats are already sold out. I hate this pretend scarcity that every item is these days
November 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
These hats are already sold out. I hate this pretend scarcity that every item is these days