Y'all are seeing the real problem here, right? Your data is just available for anyone with the cash to pay for it. Stopping just the NSA from buying this data is attacking the issue from the wrong end.
And all Germany and Russia had/have to do is get out of the countries that were invaded. This also won’t bankrupt the country. The sanctions on the other hand…
And if that were the only concern, then it wouldn't matter. It's when a population realizes that they have nothing left to lose, that they might as well follow the fascist dictator into wars to reclaim glory, in the hopes that tomorrow will be better. The next fascist might well attack NATO, then we're all in it.
It’s when a population realizes that they have nothing left to lose, that they might as well follow the fascist dictator into wars to reclaim glory, in the hopes that tomorrow will be better.
You're talking like that is a possible future event. How is that different than how Russia is acting now?
The next fascist might well attack NATO, then we’re all in it.
Russia has already expended half of its military capability and is only holding about 25% of Ukrainian land while it continues to lose more military capacity. We're already in it if we let Russia win in Ukraine.
I hope this means we are closer to nuclear annihilation than ever before. Humans have ruined the earth, and themselves. There is no possibility for peace or peaceful coexistence - and really, there never was. The best solution that humans can hope for now is total extinction and eradication.
I've had more dreams of nuclear bombs falling lately. I can see how it will happen, suddenly without warning with a feeling of immense anger that we had and never have had any control over what happens to us. I see the structures and homes around us burning and swept away by immense winds of heat and people melted to the ground.
This is how it WILL end for us all, sooner or later. I for one don't particularly want to see us drag it out any longer than necessary.
Erdogan got out of the way, and Orban made a huge deal about how Hungary wouldn’t be the one to hold it up… and then Erdogan timed it so Hungary would be the one to hold it up.
I genuinely hope Erdogan and Orban backstab each other more aggressively going forward, as it would be good for NATO, the EU, and the world in general.
Waving my cowboy hat, clutching a bomb between my thighs, and screaming "You're all about to find out why we can't afford health care!" as I plummet towards the earth.
These kind of 'record low' headlines are almost inevitable for the next few years: not only is the fertility declining (that might change), but if you look at a population pyramid you can see that number in the 25-35 age group (potential parents) is set to decline rapidly. Models suggest that, unless there's a big change, the total population of China could drop to half its peak by the end of the century.
You know, that isn't necessarily a bad thing - if it weren't for this world's many systemic issues. But for a country to "succeed", you need them babies.
Problem is, and this is more about social anthropology, is that the poorer you are, the more kids you will have - statistically speaking.
I wonder what say the birthrate is in Russia, where some republics and oblasts lack basic infrastructure, similar to poverty stricken countries in Africa. Can you manufacture poverty and get baby machines out of it, like some twisted "win-win"?
Both Russia and Ukraine have dire demographic outlooks and their pyramids show waves due to previous calamities, but indeed the political rhetoric in Russia is 'make more babies', also a reason to steal kids from Ukraine. Regarding the long term, there is indeed a correlation poverty - fertility but that doesn't imply causality - other related factors such as urban / rural and education can be more relevant (kids need a lot of space and time). However iirc the earliest models such as limits to growth did show a long-term oscillation due to the feedback you suggest.
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