October 7th, 2023
- #2tweet @algekalipso new qualia basis vector just dropped phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-secrets-sixth-basic-flavor.amp
- @algekalipso new qualia basis vector just dropped phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-secrets-sixth-basic-flavor.amp
- poking around at land value tax and the land keepership subsidy problem
- looked up a property similar to the beachfront one that I was pondering in early 2022
- worth $1.8M, annual property tax ~$5k
- 9081 Lochside Dr, North Saanich
- interestingly, I looked up the unit I was living in in Sidney, and it was valued at $866k
- which implies property taxes of ~$3k/yr
- (higher rate in Sidney than North Saanich)
- so that's like 1/12 of what we paid in rent, since we were paying ~ 3k/mo
- not as low as I might have expected!
- (I should have guessed before looking, but I probably would have guessed more like $800-$2k)
- the property value also went up by $50k from 2022, probably a similar increase the previous year too
- in any case, this is still quite far from something resembling
- omg I have a doppelganger
- (haven't read it)
- selling on gumroad — access to a google sheet/doc
- hum hum, this feels totally relevant to... something. justification obviously, but something more about Real Talk and meaning-making and trust more generally
- "rationality starts when you lose trust"