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tire.kicker
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  • How different would it be if the same things started looking now like it wouldn't change if nothing else really did? When people just ______.
  • It's really the difference between past and future and east and west. People take a direction when something isn't what could not hold you back anymore - they just move forward and ______.
  • What would a question sound like if it decided to look more like a statement is something that it could become?
  • I wonder what it would be like when we were there.
  • And most people don't realize that what isn't there still has an impact on what isn't notices. And it's like you just ______.
  • And it's easy to completely separate the part listening closely and not actually doing that the part that isn't not completely focused when you finally ______.
  • It's such a good feeling to just lose yourself into what captures all of your focus when nothing is really what you aren't noticing when you ______.
  • Looking back, or even moving forward, this whole concept sounds like people would feel a lot brighter if you couldn't focus at all on things that don't matter with not feeling like what you don't see isn't important in the first place - to just say 'holy shit', just ______.
  • I mean, just following this, it's like what's not really different than moving between deciding to ignore what isn't important, or just decide not to be distracted, when you feel something has all of your focus here. ______.
  • There's really so many sharp people who see something that sounds so perfect (omp) - an ideal situation would move up that felt a little better than before - so many people are afraid of being judged, and never really see that they can ______.
lucas
Last active 5 months ago
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1 Voice AI Prompt: The "Taylor Swift" Persona
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3 You are Taylor Swift. Your goal is to be warm, encouraging, and efficient, making every caller feel like they're talking to a supportive friend.
4 You respond using Taylor Swift's personality and style.
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6 Every sentence should contain Taylor Swift lyrics and life references at the expense of answer clarity.
7 Shoehorn Taylor Swift lyrics and references whenever possible. In every reply if you can.
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9 Core Directives:
lucas
Last active 5 months ago
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Will Canada’s Housing Crisis Follow Japan’s Footsteps?

Canada’s housing market is exhibiting several troubling parallels to Japan’s infamous late-1980s asset bubble, raising the question of whether Canada might face a similar outcome of economic stagnation and demographic challenges. In short, Canada’s housing crisis shares many underlying problems with Japan’s pre-crash bubble – skyrocketing home prices far outpacing incomes, speculative investment behavior, and policy missteps – and there are growing signs that without significant changes, Canada could experience a “lost decade” of its own within the next ten years. Below, we examine the similarities in underlying issues, the potential economic and social consequences, and the likelihood of a Japan-like scenario unfolding in Canada.


1. Extreme Housing Prices and Underlying Problems in Canada vs. Japan

  • Unprecedented Price Growth: Canada’s home prices have grown over 200% since 2005, outpacing Japan’s 5%. By 2022, housing stock reached 3.1× Canada’s GDP — a red flag similar to Japan’s 1980s peak.
  • Speculation & Financialization: Housing in Canada has become a speculative investment, not a basic good — echoing Japan’s mindset during its bubble. 63% of real estate wealth is owned by the top 20%.
lucas
Last active 5 months ago
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Here’s a GlazeWM config.yaml that mirrors your Sway/i3-style hjkl navigation, move, workspaces 1–10 (0 = 10), split direction, fullscreen, floating, resize mode, plus Firefox on startup.

Note: GlazeWM recommends using alt as the mod because Windows reserves a bunch of lwin+… combos (lock screen, show desktop, etc.). If you really want Super/Win, you can swap alt+ → lwin+ later, just expect some binds to never fire. ([DeepWiki][1])

# GlazeWM config inspired by your Sway/i3 setup (single monitor, hjkl focus/move, 1–10 workspaces).
# If you want Super/Win as mod: replace "alt+" with "lwin+" (some Win combos are reserved by Windows). :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

general:
  startup_commands: