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[Escape Artist]

Poor analysis as always, not surprising. A cartel always implies some amount of discussion and agreement between cartel members to divvy up the market, control supply, and control the prices in a collusive manner.

I am not aware of any cartels in which the key cartel members do not explicitly have a formal or informal agreement to not only collude but also agree on the terms. Such as who gets how much territory / demand, what the pricing should be and so on.

This article talked about Romanian authorities cracking down on trafficking and making some progress. If that brought down supply (for which no reliable data is available. Pre and post anti trafficking), then I postulated that could have led to a higher trajectory of prices. There were discussions on this board in the past that a potential supply decline (due to a rise in Romanian living standards) could lead to supply limitations and hence price increases. Those did not come to pass yet enough to make an adverse impact but possibly regulatory crackdown did.

And most importantly, none of that implies any existence of a cartel nor their ability to influence prices. This was not a pro active measure by the cartel, let alone that there was a cartel. Govt choked off the supply routes. The alleged cartel did not sit together and agree to limit supply or price at higher level.

Webster:

"Cartel: combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices. ".

Prices suddenly rose in Fall 2021, not gradually over several months or years.

Pretty sure no one with common sense thinks that each girl coincidentally, independently decided to raise prices because they independently felt an organic shift in the price-supply relationship. Price increase happened rather abruptly and to think that it happened organically without any collusion between individual girls is quite naive.

Neither does the existence of an external stimulus negate collusion. In combination with the choke on supply, the abrupt price increase actually gives more plausibility that there were active measures to raise prices.

Proactively raising prices: no; deliberate reactionary raising prices in unison, yes.

Asserting otherwise is just obviously ignoring the most likely scenario in favor of a much less likely possibility in order to be argumentative for the sake of ego.

[Pessimist]

Poor analysis as always, not surprising. A cartel always implies some amount of discussion and agreement between cartel members to divvy up the market, control supply, and control the prices in a collusive manner.

I am not aware of any cartels in which the key cartel members do not explicitly have a formal or informal agreement to not only collude but also agree on the terms. Such as who gets how much territory / demand, what the pricing should be and so on.

This article talked about Romanian authorities cracking down on trafficking and making some progress. If that brought down supply (for which no reliable data is available. Pre and post anti trafficking), then I postulated that could have led to a higher trajectory of prices. There were discussions on this board in the past that a potential supply decline (due to a rise in Romanian living standards) could lead to supply limitations and hence price increases. Those did not come to pass yet enough to make an adverse impact but possibly regulatory crackdown did.

And most importantly, none of that implies any existence of a cartel nor their ability to influence prices. This was not a pro active measure by the cartel, let alone that there was a cartel. Govt choked off the supply routes. The alleged cartel did not sit together and agree to limit supply or price at higher level.

But anyway, none of this matters. Your intent as always is to be a destructive gadfly, bring up the CCP trollfarm talking points and generally show that you continue to be a useless, shit eating pest. Any detailed explanation will be called mental gymnastics; even a two syllable word is mental gymnastics to a retard like you. Then the conversation meanders into a series of time wasting nonsense. Which for you is ok because you get paid a couple of remnimbi per thousand messages by MacShitBing.

[Sirioja]

Thank you for the entertainment, it's funny when you are doubling down.

There is no Gran San Bernardino. I understand it's (Gran San Bernardo vs San Bernardino) an easy mistake to make when having bad eye sight and just driving through. Of course if you actually cycle there, you can't confuse them.

Great St Bernard (FR: Col du Grand St-Bernard, IT: Colle del Gran San Bernardo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_St_Bernard_Pass..

Little St Bernard (FR: Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, IT: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_St_Bernard_Pass..

San Bernardino (IT: Passo del San Bernardino): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_Pass..

First two are named after Bernard of Menthon (1020-1081) founder of the hospice at Great St Bernard.

Third one is named after Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444).

Once again, take your expensive bicycle with electric gears to help you and come to climb with me on my bicycle with mechanical manual gears, when you want, same like I chose V8 S5 with manual gearbox, when V6 compressor with tiptronic would never resist, if you want to come to play in Germany, compare to swiss snails. Truth is in the steep and on autobahns with everything jumping so fast in your face, then obvious if you know race techniques or not. Bugatti are high quality, high performing, but not sporty and I doubt some try to put over the grip more than 1800 kgs inerty, when I feel how S5 is so heavy, fortunately with great mechanical quattro, when Audi lost this quality now.

[PaulInZurich]

Al those who are able to push to limit of grip.

Well, you are not one of those since you were never on a race track. Passing a grandma on her way to Aldi doesn't count as car racing.

shit Haldex

So "top level number 1 Bugatti" , "Bugatti which are the highest level cars", "Bugatti which have no competitor" is using "shit Haldex". So the cars that you praise so much use shit all wheel drive by Haldex. Got it.

[PaulInZurich]

Gran San Bernardino, you know between Wallis and Aosta, up to 2425 high?

Thank you for the entertainment, it's funny when you are doubling down.

There is no Gran San Bernardino. I understand it's (Gran San Bernardo vs San Bernardino) an easy mistake to make when having bad eye sight and just driving through. Of course if you actually cycle there, you can't confuse them.

Great St Bernard (FR: Col du Grand St-Bernard, IT: Colle del Gran San Bernardo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_St_Bernard_Pass..

Little St Bernard (FR: Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, IT: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_St_Bernard_Pass..

San Bernardino (IT: Passo del San Bernardino): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_Pass..

First two are named after Bernard of Menthon (1020-1081) founder of the hospice at Great St Bernard.

Third one is named after Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444).

[Sirioja]

So after proving so much lack of knowledge of Alpine passes for a "cyclist", today is time to clarify all that car talk bullshit.

"Asian electronics shit haldex really not sporty" - You do realize that Haldex is a Swedish company, right?

"top level number 1 Bugatti is French hands made" , "Bugatti which are the highest level cars", "Bugatti which have no competitor".

You do know that Bugatti Veyron and Bugatti Chiron use Haldex AWD, right?

When I put Neo out of back, soon will be bicycle with manual gears, so when do we climb Gran San Bernardino, you know between Wallis and Aosta, up to 2425 high? Let me know, to see for real, not hidden here. Al those who are able to push to limit of grip Audi will tell you mechanical quattro is so much more efficient sporty than shit Haldex working with electronics made in Asia but not reactive enough to follow, R8 are with mechanical which made Audi image, not Haldex which is now only about pollution, when xdrive is also much more sporty.

[PaulInZurich]

So after proving so much lack of knowledge of Alpine passes for a "cyclist", today is time to clarify all that car talk bullshit.

"Asian electronics shit haldex really not sporty" - You do realize that Haldex is a Swedish company, right?

"top level number 1 Bugatti is French hands made" , "Bugatti which are the highest level cars", "Bugatti which have no competitor".

You do know that Bugatti Veyron and Bugatti Chiron use Haldex AWD, right?

[Escape Artist]

That's not how science works.

You can't just choose the findings you like and claim others are fake.

I don't think about Dunning-Kruger a lot but maybe this has been a thorn in your side? You've been told about it a lot, haven't you?

Not to mention that he inserted his own personal belief in the end while mischievously attributing it as a statement made by the author. You can easily forgive ignorant people because, by definition, they just don't know any better. The worst people however are the ones who knowingly, or perhaps even pathologically, create false realities and push it onto others. Numerous people fitting the latter category on this forum.

[Ararat]

Guess what, it was fake science all along. Made by 2 incompetent people. And everyone who has ever referenced it themselves, even though the effect never existed, actually kinda makes it somewhat right.

But not because dumb people overestimate themselves, but because dumb people take education literature as fact without question their brainwashing.

And a search here on ISG tells you who has referenced the effect in the past.

https://fortune.com/2023/05/08/what-...e-john-cleese/

That's not how science works.

You can't just choose the findings you like and claim others are fake.

I don't think about Dunning-Kruger a lot but maybe this has been a thorn in your side? You've been told about it a lot, haven't you?

[Pistons]

Guess what, it was fake science all along. Made by 2 incompetent people. And everyone who has ever referenced it themselves, even though the effect never existed, actually kinda makes it somewhat right.

But not because dumb people overestimate themselves, but because dumb people take education literature as fact without question their brainwashing.

And a search here on ISG tells you who has referenced the effect in the past.

https://fortune.com/2023/05/08/what-...e-john-cleese/

[Escape Artist]

On a highhorse: not being a homophobic, misogynistic, Turk bashing, US hating asshole like Murse.

Far better to admire a person that created high paying employment for several dozens who in turn support the economy with their spending than a Hispanic fellow monger just because he eats his food with other dudes at these fuck clubs. You do have a twisted, fucked up mindset. And we / I pay an absurd amount of federal (and other) taxes, that's my value add.

No, it must be much better to be a muslim deporting, East Asian stereotyping, neurotically revisionist obsessed with another man who apparently has an unfavorable view of male nurses. I for one think those dude nurses are great, they made my job a lot easier. I would also love my Muslim friends to be able to stay in my western country especially since most were actually born here. East Asian food is great! But I'm not a bigot who has a narrow view on just about everything so I understand why you being you feel the way that you do.

See what I did there? I called out all your shitty characteristics without having to misrepresent or exaggerate a single thing you have announced for all to know. You should try it. But then again, you would then have nothing to say but "because I said so. ".

Did you know that Rhode Island is neither a road nor a state?

LOL, dude thinks he's special because he pays taxes. What a turd.

[Pessimist]

The odd thing is that when you get up on that righteous high horse, you undermine yourself with the potty mouth bigotry. Just another cookie cutter Rhode Island pencil pusher who takes pride in kissing his boss's backside, more caught up on keeping appearances than actually having any real value to the people around you.

On a highhorse: not being a homophobic, misogynistic, Turk bashing, US hating asshole like Murse.

Far better to admire a person that created high paying employment for several dozens who in turn support the economy with their spending than a Hispanic fellow monger just because he eats his food with other dudes at these fuck clubs. You do have a twisted, fucked up mindset. And we / I pay an absurd amount of federal (and other) taxes, that's my value add.

[Escape Artist]

Who gives a fuck how often MacShitBing posts? As his lowly chattel, you post a few thousand a month (per handle) for both of you. That's how it works in your world, the boss behind the scenes, the servant being the mongrel dog.

I realize in the shithole country you come from, gay is an insult and a crime. Out here, we are indifferent to one's sexual preferences. You may be a hetero when it comes to sex but your face is permanently wdged between the cheeks of your bossMacShitCCPBing when it really matters.

The odd thing is that when you get up on that righteous high horse, you undermine yourself with the potty mouth bigotry. Just another cookie cutter Rhode Island pencil pusher who takes pride in kissing his boss's backside, more caught up on keeping appearances than actually having any real value to the people around you.

[Pessimist]

Speaking of well documented, perhaps the person who keeps attempting to engage a dude who has responded to him all but one time in about a year and who hasn't a posted in over a month is a whole lot more gay, fueled by obsession it seems.

-1 point for being obsessively gay.

Who gives a fuck how often MacShitBing posts? As his lowly chattel, you post a few thousand a month (per handle) for both of you. That's how it works in your world, the boss behind the scenes, the servant being the mongrel dog.

I realize in the shithole country you come from, gay is an insult and a crime. Out here, we are indifferent to one's sexual preferences. You may be a hetero when it comes to sex but your face is permanently wdged between the cheeks of your bossMacShitCCPBing when it really matters.

[Escape Artist]

On this forum, it is you two ShitBings who bring up the CCP attendance, perhaps that Poon idiot too.

But speaking of gay, your deference to your CCP cell master is well documented.

Speaking of well documented, perhaps the person who keeps attempting to engage a dude who has responded to him all but one time in about a year and who hasn't a posted in over a month is a whole lot more gay, fueled by obsession it seems.

-1 point for being obsessively gay.