20 years later: The world is covered by a layer of cats
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Except she still gets royalties and uses those to donate to political organizations, so you know
We do not really pay 35-40% income tax in practice, it's a progressive tax system
For example, I pay about 25% in tax on my income, which is roughly the median salary
Maybe if you had FTL, but chances are you'd still be limited on fuel and supplies
You have to slow down to the sleeper ship to intercept it, and then speed up again with that extra mass, it probably wouldn't be practical unless the ship was designed for it
Ah yes, "just stop stressing"
For most people it's not really a choice. It's much more of a societal problem
That's a clever curse, because if you're a good and thoughtful person you have nothing to worry about
Although if you struggle with mental health it may be.. a bit rough
As someone who lives in Europe, and in one of the countries stricter on drug laws (Norway), this seems too fucked up to me. You need to get drug tested for meds??
I take ritalin which is also a scheduled drug, and I didn't do anything like this.
average person would be able to understand the MD5 checksum
Well, it ought to be just yet another skill in the modern world such as reading, critical thinking, media literacy, paying your taxes, etc. I think just saying "average person won't understand this" is a bit of a cop out. Like, yes, you're right, but there is no other way around this, it needs to be implemented as a core feature in social media, the verifications of origins.
This stuff isn't just going to get better by itself. AI will only get better at faking as time goes on.
I feel like history repeats yet again. How many times have people called for not trusting big corporations, just for people saying "give them a chance!", and then to regret it later?
Since it's a PCB, unlikely. It's likely hardwired In the circuit. You'd need to physically change the printed label in that case
Large parts of politics in most countries?