vipaal

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[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

πŸ’― I used AI as a placeholder for any tools or methodologies we might use

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Australia alone cannot repeal those laws and expect to make a scratch if that. I was referring to every government across every jurisdiction all over the planet. I doubt that low birthrate would be seen as being so painful when businesses are not required to keep delivering growing profits every quarter.

No civilization ever studied is known to have survived its own localised climate catastrophe or some other catastrophe. Every one of them either perished or, accepted the limitations imposed by land, air, water and lived within those limits. We might want to look inside ourselves for refusing to accept this.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone -3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I can think of two things that are utterly verboten yet will force us to do some soul searching.

One is to repeal every law across the board that requires businesses to keep delivering growing profits. Those laws have done their job splendidly and are causing harm as their expiry date goes farther into the past.

Two is, repeal every law across the board that requires parental leave, daycare rebates and such other things. You just cannot continue to congratulate those who bring infants into this gas chamber of a planet.

What laws to have instead of these two? What to do with our own lives after repealing these two laws? I don't know. I'm merely hoping that the collective intelligence of 8 billion aided by AI and whatnot will see a way forward after these roadblocks are removed.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

On the QWERTY US English keyboard, the ordering from left to right puts the $ ahead of ^

There's that

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Reminds of

It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal

By Henry Kissinger

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

TIL πŸ‘

The first thing that came to my mind is perhaps October Surprise is something pleasant and giving a feeling of relief after Eternal September

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Addictive tobacco has reinvented itself. Vaping, gummies, and probably more.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

New Shepard (of Blue Origin that dick shaped space flight in which Jeff Bezos took off for his first mission)

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given what happened on the stock market, looks like this is a step towards bracing for the impact that recession might bring. Not that everyone would line up at the shops in the CBD recession or not as it feels like one anyway. Just a cop out to say that we tried by bringing your potential customers in your vicinity. What fun times to look forward to.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Answering the question with a counter question

Why do we ask a question whilst already knowing its answer?
[–] vipaal@aussie.zone 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Calculated misery by Tim Wu explains a lot of this. Goes on to show how airlines and other industries as well. I think the paper was published in 2014.

[–] vipaal@aussie.zone -5 points 1 year ago

Start listening to Dr Michael Greger. You'll thank yourself at 40.

When making your worldviews, difficult as it might be, consider listening to the news from original source. Say, for China related stories, look up Chinese publications, translate them to a couple of other languages you know. Ask yourself what each narrator or writer wants you to think and do after listening to their side of the story. This habit will make traveling a better experience in many ways.

Write a journal everyday. Write a meal and snack journal everyday and include any alcohol, drug as well in it. Review them every now and then. Never miss any vaccine. The journals will come in handy for everything from planning weight loss, effectiveness of any diet or exercise, sicknesses, mental health issues, to helping your doctors help you better. Course correction will get simpler and ever easier.

If you ever think of kids, do consider stopping with one. This boiling, frying planet we have made ourselves need not be inflicted on any more than one little one of yours.

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