i’d argue “control” is not a good in itself; who would seek that?

i’ve assumed these “pro-lifers” are actually trying to increase the birth-rate in a perverse desire to feed more wage-slaves to the capitalist machine.

I think it’s good that it exists. I’ve often bemoaned that there’s no easy way to find software projects, so people keep re-implementing them. Maybe having more/better lists and indexes simply of “what already exists”, lots of duplicated effort could be spared, which would be better for everyone.

Das hat jetzt nichts mit Kriminalität zu tun, aber ich möchte es trotzdem erwähnen weil es mit dem Thema Immigration zu tun hat:

Nicht alle Menschen, die gegen Immigration sind, sind Rassisten. Das muss einmal deutlich gesagt werden, weil dieses Vorurteil immer wieder auftaucht. Es gibt mehrere Gründe, warum man gegen Immigration ist, unter anderem auch wirtschaftliche. Erlaube mir mich kurz zu erklären:

In einer boomenden Ökonomie die einen hohen Bedarf an Arbeitskräften hat sind zusätzliche Arbeitskräfte was gutes weil sie das Land nach vorne bringen. Das hängt aber vom Wirtschaftswachstum ab, weil es Arbeitsplätze schafft. Wenn das Wirtschaftswachstum abflaut, dann sinkt auch der Bedarf an Arbeitskräften. Die Folge ist dann, dass der wirtschaftliche Anreiz, Immigranten zur Deckung des Bedarfs an Arbeitskräften ins Land zu holen, sinkt.

Wir befinden uns eben genau in so einer Lage, wenn man die Wirtschaftsnachrichten der letzten Jahre verfolgt hat.

Nicht alle Immigrationsgegner sind Rassisten.

I’m not sure whether this should be a “standard”, but we need a Linux Distribution where the user never has to touch the command line. Such a distro would be beneficial and useful to new users, who don’t want to learn about command line commands.

And also we need a good app store where users can download and install software in a reasonably safe and easy way.

you’re right, but i still think the EU should arm itself at least to the point of being capable of self-defence.

it’s not only about waging war, it’s also about deterrence, and giving Europe some self-confidence.

Nothing really stuck with me i would say as i’m more careful what “advice” or “feedback” i actually take to heart; but there have been many incidents where people have blamed me for shit.

i don’t really want to recount them here because they are personal.

It’s not about “forgiveness”, it’s about whether the mistakes can be undone.

Consider you accidentally insult somebody. That can be undone by apologizing.

What if you murder somebody? That can never be undone.

thank you for that idea, that kinda calms me down a bit (actually a lot more than just a bit) :D

I suppose it would (have been) a good start to not cause the refugee wave by not fucking up the middle east. but now that’s done, and can’t be undone.

what could be undone i guess would be to be reluctant to give out citizenship. Without citizenship, it’s a lot less attractive to stay in a country long-term, because citizenship essentially grants right to residence and social safety net, while a temporary residence permit does not.

so … why isn’t living with your parents as a teenager considered “human trafficking” then?

edit: sorry that comment wasn’t entirely serious, i should have attached an /s

gotta train that AI somehow :D (/s)

the mass increase due to relativistic effects is really really small, significantly smaller than the weight loss due to fuel consumption, which btw is described by the Rocket Equation.

The crazy thing that still makes my head spin and that I fail to process properly is that Europe would still be under Nazi regime today had they not attacked Russia … despite all the crimes. How do you deal with that? idk

3 = 10^(1/2)

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oh yeah my dad told me his mechatronics thesis was about building a robot that has legs and moves like a spider … so, almost centipede. he told me they also looked at centipedes just for reference.

As to my understanding of the background behind this and the greater context:

Economic growth on Earth is slowing down significantly; that is because quantitative growth is not possible without damaging the planet, and qualitative growth (such as infotainment, IT) are slowing down as well (consider “enshittification” as a symptom of poor vision for the IT industry).

For one, that is why people want to go to Mars. I’m definitely not a Musk fanboy, but people have wanted /thought about going to Mars before Musk. (consider Robert Zubrin 2000 “The Case For Mars”). If it is doable, and it probably is considering there’s enough water on Mars to sustain a civilization, they are hoping/predicting that it might become a booming market. I don’t want to be a “lunatic” or whatever you’d call me; but i’d argue i’ve done more research about this project than you, in case you’ve watched a YouTube video that says “it’s dumb/impossible”.

But back to the article:

Since growth of Earth’s economy is slowing down, demand for human labor is decreasing. Since the labor market is a market, less demand at equal supply leads to lower prices (wages). That is why “cost of living” appears to be skyrocketing. Food prices have not gone up in the recent years (because the means of food production did not change much in recent years), but real wages have gone down, if you subtract inflation. That is how it should be looked at.

Lower wages lead to a significantly lower quality of life for workers, as they are arguably one of the most decisive factors for quality of life. That is why “everything seems to get more difficult” over time.

I honestly don’t see a solution for this; demand for human labor could not easily be stimulated more than has already been tried in the last 15+ years. If automation still replaces labor, it will not lead to mass unemployedness (such is a thing of the past, when people were either employed or unemployed), but instead to drastic drops in wages (which makes it more attractive for companies to employ people or keep them in employment). I know laborers are proud of their labor, and are going to feel it as a “shock” that wages go down. I still think it’s necessary for the Quality of Life (which is very important, maybe the most important thing that politics should talk about) to introduce some sort of subsidy (like Universal Basic Income). I know some people are gonna be against it (notably without giving a good argument); but i do deem it necessary. That would give more buying power to the people and people could more easily deal with the rising cost of everything, including education.

well, Silicon Valley used to be good 5+ years ago. The enshittification cycle only started somewhere around 2018 imho.

proof isn’t wanted here. people are outraged. they’re not gonna calm down