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Lynne

@overquailified.bsky.social
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Writer @ Red Spring Studio | prev. Bungie, Nix Hydra | they/them | no genAI/NFT/crypto/whatever

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20h
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Kae Kolormore @kaekolormore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
people will say "did you know the creator of ... has a weird fetish" as if anything other than a weird fetish could possibly compel you to suffer through the creative process
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Lumpia Nyong'o @creolebabybritt.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Owen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 07/10/2026
I wish people understood that TV writers: 1. *Have* actually thought more about this than even the most die hard fan. 2. Are beholden to time, money, and owner constraints that fans will never be aware of. 3. Are extremely likely to already be aware of any critiques because (see 1) but (see 2)
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The Lexorcist @lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the house of leaves. I’m at the combi s n e a v t a i e o l n fo esuoh & tuh azzip
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
They should invent a fire alarm that won't give a low-battery chirp at ass o'clock
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m devastated and must immediately reveal that to my long-suffering followers, an impulse for the digital age
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh, no. Have I reached the age where I kinda like licorice?
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 05/10/2026
one thing you learn from making a lot of things is that the nitty gritty details, the millions of tiny invisible decisions, ARE the art. The "higher level ideas" are not nearly as important or interesting
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Snitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I slept lousy last night but I am going to hold this image in my head as I try to fall asleep tonight and hope to emulate this vibe
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
There does seem to be an interesting subset of folks who seem huffily annoyed that creators might want to be compensated for their stolen work by the people whose intentional acts of theft has literally allowed to become billionaires, I mean, how dare we, right
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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 05/10/2026
also!!! literacy (and I’m using that word broadly) means understanding that a protagonist is not “a person in a work making a moral argument” in fact if a moral argument even exists, it emerges from a work as a whole; relating to a character is often a distraction from that end
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dr. hazel 🕸️🕷️ @hazelmonforton.com · 04/10/2026
Failbetter reached out to me in the wake of the Bungie layoff in 2024 and asked if I would like to write a story. That offer became my murine husband, The Prince of All Rats. It was exciting, and very fun to write. It was also incredibly uplifting as I dealt with post-layoff stress and self-doubt.
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Yuri Stern | SIGNALIS @laststarfarer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'd like to kindly ask SIGNALIS fan artists/animators again to please not use textures or meshes ripped from our game for commercial or inappropriate content (for paid/paywalled/18+/crowdfunded content, please use your own assets instead). Thank you for respecting my wishes regarding this matter 🙇
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WinRAR Earle @tommchenry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
god grant me the dexterity to dodge the attacks I cannot guard; the timing to perfect parry the attacks I can; and the wisdom to know the difference
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
in OCTOBER???
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Downtime is critical to producing interesting and novel work. It is time for ideas to circulate & mix with external stimuli. Good ideas need time to develop. Like 10-minute caramelized onions, genAI material puts on the veneer of the real thing, but lacks all the depth and richness of it.
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Everything else aside, if there was a totally ethical version of genAI with no environmental concerns, where its only function was to speed up generation of content—I still wouldn’t use it. ‘Speeding up content generation’ is the equivalent of those ‘caramelize onions in 10 minutes’ hacks.
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
anyways who wants to help me pare down 2 quarts of strawberry-basil sorbet later
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Having a compressor ice cream maker is so dangerous because I can prepare as much custard or sorbet base as I want, without having to tetris a bulky canister into my freezer for 24 hours in advance...and thus forget to account for how I'll tetris the final product into my freezer.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah, I’d love if some of them could do something about, say, endometriosis. But the machine that stole my book along with thousands of others, and got me confused with another Mara Wilson who died? I want nothing to do with it.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.An old photo of the Dallas flagship.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
animals will roll over and expose their most sensitive organs to you because they love and trust you. that’s what it means when your dog or cat flops over. its not just cute. its the ultimate statement of faith in you, a mysterious giant with godlike power over their lives
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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
people keep telling me i should start my own studio and i'm just here like
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
wait holy shit it almost is
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A reflection on summer strawberries: bought on tuesday half-eaten by wednesday moldy by thursday-
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/10/2026
You know what happens when you walk away from men who think they're entitled to your attention? They follow you.
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Static Sky Travels @centurysux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The belief that kindness, empathy, and altruism are weakness and selfishness is good - has been disproven over and over again. Those aspects are such keystones of evolutionary advantage that they almost seem integral to life.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 30/09/2026
Of course, with the power dynamic that exists between a professor and a student, consent is a difficult issue. A student may feel they can't say no. They may feel they can't report. They may be unable to continue their studies if things go badly, even if no harm is intended. There's no equal footing
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
my dumb ass didn't see the 9mo marker and thought it was a live convo 🫣
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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*Cat*............
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Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev🤘🏹🔪 @npurkeypile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m a solo dev (worked on Fallout) and just opened the STEAM PLAYTEST for my roguelike inspired by iconic ’80s horror flicks you are the HORROR VILLAIN stalk your victims use stealth & disguises turn everyday objects into weapons playtest is solo but co-op coming GONE FERAL
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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BACKPACK MY GOAT!!!!!!!!!
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Chad Quandt @chadquandt.com · 29/09/2026
I love Deadlock's art direction, its vibe, these new characters! We got a New York Baba Yaga Pigeon Lady!
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
somehow this has only gotten funnier
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 29/09/2026
I love this. (and the people following the #linguistics tag need to see it too)
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans is nearly double that in states where abortion is legal.” That stat should shame every anti abortionist in the world.
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 28/09/2026
This is true
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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Something is Wrong With the Library. Our next game, coming soon. 📚 Organize the Alex Dieter Public Library and Center for Reflection 💀 Dead people are stuffed in the walls 😨 It is extremely haunted 🌊 The Drowning Room Wishlist now. store.steampowered.com/app/3971340/
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Somnonym @somnonym.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
my account mvp #morimens
A chibi of Hameln from Morimens. He is a conductor with a gold baton, wearing a waistcoat that resembles a violin, a frilly white shirt, and a gold collar and half-ring halo. He has silver hair, pale blue eyes, and a serious expression.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026
“Then yield thee, fucking coward.”
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good 🧵. This is Cleverest Little Boy syndrome. Smartest kid in class goes to college or enters the workforce and can't accept that they aren't the smartest anymore, leading to any number of strange rationalizations from reactionary politics to doomer rabbit holes.
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John W Buaas @johnwbuaas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Naps I Have Known and in Which I Luxuriated
Mish-Mish, the post-er's cat, in a not-atypical-for-her napping position.
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PlayStation Park @playstationpark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'Silent Hill 2' was released on the PlayStation 2 25 years ago today in the US.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
God i love weasels. They're either the animal kingdom's most adorable murderers, or most murdery adorables.
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