...I suppose we'll be seeing a lot of headlines like this in the next few years. The UK is going to do every dumb, self-destructive thing the USA has been doing lately, isn't it?

[–] redsand 2 points 1 hour ago

And Israel. Epstein and Maxwell probably made tapes of a significant fraction of the house of lords.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Every time someone in Europe tries to start some shit about how dumb Americans are for allowing our democracy to crumble, I like to gently remind them that we're all being held hostage by the same people. This isn't a local problem, this is what happens when you give corporations everything they want to control your society.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

It's a very depressing worldwide scale-back of all science and development.

I mean, worldwide except for China. China is going to have the whole solar system in a generation.

[–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago

And now to force all those jobless physicists into weapons research.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

Hopefully someone is rich enough to pay for chips.

[+] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ofc this bro thinks his job is "fundamental". Give me a break. It's about time to cut back on the grift. I mean "string theory" alone has been a waste of endless resources. Fucking CERN. Not to mention the endless, ceaseless service to the MIC. They'll surely be prioritizing violence and death still (aka "national security"). People mindlessly support all this because "science" (aka scientism).

Whitey on the Moon

On the other hand spending money on "economic growth" is surely a waste as well. Just accelerating inequality and planetary doom.

[–] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Surely you must have a doctorate in theoretical physics to assess the condition so clearly, where did you study?

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes, I have a "terminal" degree from a decent school in a related field. As I've said, I'm very unimpressed with the vast majority of "research".

It's the uneducated and the "educated" who worship these grifters. It doesn't require an advanced degree to see through this. An advanced degree might even be an impediment.

[–] GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago

Well given the ease with which you debunked the many decades of research by cern with but a simple lemmy comment spending time online is a detriment to society! You should be putting your generational mind to the grindstone producing counter papers!

[–] vathecka@lemmy.radio 5 points 1 day ago

Oi youngin, that money belongs to the pensioners!