Well yeah, it’s the job of the political process to figure out in which direction the bus should drive …

Would it really? My understanding was it only took off because so many people went along with it.

I agree with you that AI will probably replace a lot of white-collar jobs by 2035, which is not that far away, and it will necessitate political change.

I also consider that UBI (Universal Basic Income) is probably the most natural way forward. It pays a constant amount to each person per month, based on money collected through a wealth tax. It does not have to be implemented all-at-once, but can be gradually introduced. I.e. only provide $200/(person*month) in the beginning, and then continuously scale up as needed.

The wealth tax is needed simultaneously because the money has to come from somewhere. Printing money anew is not great because it leads to steep inflation.

Depends on you - can you deal with asking yourself tricky questions and finding good answers? Or does the challenge make you uncomfortable?

quick question - what the hell do you do with a modern computer without internet access anyways?

If you’re so concerned about the economy why don’t you focus on the Lords and dictators sucking the wealth out of you and your fellow man rather than picking a fight with people trying to make a better life for themselves.

You’re such a little brainwashed peasant that you’re turning your anger towards those that have less rather than focusing on those robbing you blind.

You’re wrong in assuming i’m not fighting against the rich. I am a vocal proponent of wealth tax, and dedicate a lot of effort towards that goal.

I assume you should have taken the time to learn one thing about me or two before forming an assessment about my character.

Look, i’m allowed to have an opinion, and what i said did not break any laws or directly attack any individual or group of people.

You, on the other hand, are being emotional, and on top of that, rude. I don’t accept that. If you have something to say, you have to learn to say it properly. Calling others “not worth the air they breathe” is a serious insult and you should reconsider the way you argue with people.

Apart from that, i think we need to take a stance where we’re actually discussing points, including their effects and consequences, instead of falling back to a mud-throwing insult-battle. I’m trying to bring up fair and valid points, you’re insulting. I think i should be taking a stance here.

Genies appear when you “rub the lamp”.

“Rubbing the lamp” is possibly a symbolism for sexual intercourse. It describes the exchange of sexual services against “favors”, i.e. wishes.

As such, it coded a possible course of action of young, powerless people in need to receive a wish.

how about you fucking learn to read my point? I was explaining it two minutes ago.

Now, you’re being emotional, and i respect your stance, but “fuck off” is not a great argument.

It’s mostly racism in the case of the US.

The US wants to preserve its exceptionalism, and thus doesn’t want to get “flooded with a wave of normal people from other countries”.

They worry it would dilute their exceptionalism.

Apart from that, other countries can have other reasons to be against immigration. I live in Europe, and for me it’s mostly economic concerns: I’m thinking that immigrants make the economic situation of the people living in this country worse, because they take jobs and occupy resources such as housing. It’s not racism, just economic concern.

It doesn’t affect me, but it’s not illegal to have good points and valid criticism about other country’s internal politics. As long as they are reasonable and respect the different circumstances of that other country.

It did have a reason historically to exist.

America is a pretty young country. Lots of people moved there from Europe in the last 200 years. Birthright citizenship existed sothat people would move to America, to increase its population numbers.

Now that America’s population numbers are hitting a maximum, immigration doesn’t make sense anymore, and neither does birthright citizenship.

It is dependent on the developmental stage of the country and its population numbers IMO.

No they meant brake. Like, the urinal’s smooth and continued function brakes. Comes to a halt.

but there is no real monetary incentive right now.

dude, solar energy is literally the cheapest form of energy right now. there is a real monetary incentive.

i’d like to be a labor leader, but i’m not (yet). Yet here’s my opinion:

Knowledge was meant to be free since the beginning. I look at ideas as human-cultivated, carefully cultured viruses. They’re packages of information that live within a host.

They’re a lot less aggressive than their feral counterparts, but they’re still individual beings who want to spread. Holding back knowledge is unnatural, and the internet should be free.

Water dissociates in the presence of electrical voltage into hydrogen and oxygen, and that makes it somewhat conductive (due to ionisation).

The bigger problem however is corrosion. Said oxygen causes corrosion.

the onion can not keep up with this, because fiction has to be believable, unlike reality ;-)

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