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Cake day: January 22nd, 2024

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  • Inflation is a real thing and will really happen. It’s just that charity programmes have absolutely nothing to do with fuelling inflation. You have cause and effect utterly backwards.

    The difference I guess is that I’m anticipating the possible negative outcomes and saying they should be resolved simultaneously instead of just saying “throw money at them”.

    The difference is that I’m hearing the people doing the things and analysing the results who are saying no strings cash is far and away the best thing you can do. All the other stuff has to come later.

    If it’s 103 outside and you haven’t drunk anything since the morning, your mouth is parched and you’re starting to feel dizzy and I show up with a shrink and a sachet of electrolyte-rich powder, I’m just not helping. If I show up with three pints of cool but not cold water then you might be prepared to take some electrolyte powder in it but I bet you $100 you don’t want to wait for me to mix it into the first pint, because here’s the thing, the water is the main thing you need. Pint 2 or 3 you might accept the electrolytes, but frankly they can wait. And don’t bother with the shrink yet either. Don’t lead with the powder, don’t lead with the shrink, lead with the water.