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· 2026-10-03T12:00:01+00:00When I go to Isetan or Mitsukoshi, Japanese people don't look poor at all. I often hear people saying "Life's tough with inflation" out in the world, but in the department store basements, folks are casually buying bento boxes that cost thousands of yen, walking around with
· 2026-10-03T14:40:00+00:00This is insane. When surveyed, Americans say they spend more money on AI than sports gambling. But credit card data shows that is not true. Americans spend more on sports gambling (5%) than AI products (2%).
AI visual note: The image is a bar chart titled "Sports Gambling vs. Paying for AI: It Depends How You Measure," comparing survey responses to actual credit card data. It shows that while 35% of U.S. adults claim to pay for AI versus 22% for sports gambling, credit card data reveals only 2% of households actually pay for AI compared to 5% for sports gambling, illustrating the gap between self-reported behavior and real spending.
· 2026-10-03T14:46:09.022000+00:00Prices are crazy...