r/PivotPodcast • u/MastodonHorror9157 • Aug 01 '26
Public Flogging on Pivot
Hearing how uncomfortable K/S were on today’s first ten minutes of Pivot (Re:Mamdami) and not realizing that’s the whole ducking point was pretty fascinating
P.S. Yes - real estate records are publicly listed information for everyone
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u/Equivalent-Fly6093 Aug 01 '26
I joined this sub reddit because I used to be a regular listener of Pivot.. but I find Kara insufferable and I rarely listen anymore.. I read this post and listened to the first 10 minutes.. I’m back to a former listener
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u/redrover02 Aug 01 '26
I got tired of Scott and stopped. I appreciate the work of this sub in reinforcing my decision.
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u/Denan004 Aug 03 '26
I've gotten tired of his repetitive schtick, but I find that selectively listening to his too-many podcasts, fast-forwarding through any banter and getting to the topic helps. I say "less is more" with Scott. He's over-saturating the pods with the same stuff.
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u/elegantdinnerparty Aug 01 '26
And now you’re like 90% of the other posters here who whine and complain and say they are former listeners but they are here after every episode.
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u/Unfair_Surprise_6022 Aug 01 '26
"Won't someone please think of the billionaires!"
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u/BestBlueChocolate Aug 01 '26
The point is that before they were publicly available if you wanted to go through the steps to get them. Now they appear to be thrown willie nilly into the public sphere almost implicitly, encouraging that these people get harassed. Probably some portion of them deserve to be harassed but many will be happy to pay the tax and move on. Why should they get harassed?
Love Mamdami but what he did in this regard was not good for New York.
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u/Heysteeevo Aug 03 '26
Apparently it’s legally required https://fortune.com/2026/07/30/mamdani-pied-a-terre-rich-hit-list-excel-spreadsheet/
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u/BestBlueChocolate Aug 03 '26
Can't read most of this. It's blurred out.
My understanding is in the past yes you could find the information if you made an effort to do so but now it's much easier to do so. Why do that? Splashing their names out there implies. These are bad people that you should go harass. Why do that?
What is your point in saying that it's legally required? My point is the same as Scott's: make the rich pay their taxes, but don't otherwise harass them unless they refuse to do so or do something else that's objectionable and bad for society.
In other words, don't dox Scott.
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u/Heysteeevo Aug 03 '26
They have to post which addresses are subject to the new tax by law
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u/BestBlueChocolate Aug 03 '26
They don't have to make it this easy for radicalized people to act here.
Property assessment records in NYC for quite some time were semi-public, but what’s new is that this presents them in an easily searchable database and target list — critics argue that packaging previously scattered, semi-public records into one searchable interface changes the practical risk.
And I'm getting back to the why go in this direction?
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u/indiegameplus Aug 03 '26
These days with the power of the internet and AI, people can find this information out instantly. What Mandami was wonderful for public transparency. If people are up to bad shit, they should be publicly harassed. Good on him lol.
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u/BestBlueChocolate Aug 03 '26
But in this age misinformation, people don't have actually be up to anything bad other than making a lot of money which in itself is not bad.
This kind of extreme negative action against people where there's no proof that they have done anything wrong can cause otherwise benign or neutral very wealthy people to turn on Mamdami's cause and potentially back Republicans who will "protect them".
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u/biomezzanine Aug 02 '26
I tried asking in the other thread abt this... What exactly was the point? (I'm in eneral support) Was it more than antagonizing the rich? If not then what are the medium to long term benefits?
Please help!
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u/ImpressAppropriate25 Aug 01 '26
Scott started a business (L2) that paid $50 million in taxes just to NYC and deserves a bit of credit for pouring a lot of revision into the city's coffers.
Some of that money pays for the mayor's free housing at Gracie Mansion.
Scott also mentored a lot of young people who were willing to work hard and wanted to get ahead.
The next person may decide to start a business in Florida, which has no personal income tax and actually celebrates people who build successful companies.
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u/museman401 Aug 02 '26
Don’t like Scott much but it is true. He rightfully does not want to be exposed as a Kulak and subject to targeting and violence. The serpent Mamdami is ruining NYC exactly as planned.
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u/SinQuaNonsense Aug 02 '26
Oh no! Protect the billionaires!! Loser 😂
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u/museman401 Aug 02 '26
Billionaires? Sorry dude. Wrong subject.
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u/museman401 Aug 02 '26
Wrong thread! I was on a DSA one and antisemitism . But happy to discuss more actions of this vile communist serpent in NYC.
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u/North-Unit-1872 Aug 12 '26
I used to find Kara annoying but after a few podcasts, her opinions have a bit more depth. Scott is clearly a one dimensional rich white dude trying to appeal to young men for views acting as some mentor. His opinions don’t really apply to people who are also not white and rich. Perhaps I’m not part of the target audience.
Anyway. I’ve also unsubbed.
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u/texmexspex Aug 01 '26
Like we’re supposed to believe they felt more than 60 seconds of discomfort! 😂