global political instability is usually caused by global personal financial instability. who woulda thunk money buys happiness. dur.

“Oh hey, we found people who could afford to choose not to work for miserable employers are happier”

NO BALL. ONLY THROW.

Meanwhile in america…

Youtube viewership has been quickly declining in the past year… hes just running out the clock.

Hope everyone has their iodine pills…

Tom Scott. Only gotten better with time.

In all their supposed intelligence, it seems they haven’t thought it through much

They are brainwashed by capitalism. Unable to perceive a world where money becomes worthless.

Nissan leaf… IS FIFTY GRAND?! +custom charger +shit range… yeah I’ll keep my 10yr old dino burning corolla mate.

Perhaps sporty mountain-bikes that are seen by Americans as a toy due to having such a car-centrist culture. Normal bikes are 200e.

If the platform wasn’t starting to die before…

I never understood that trope in the shows technobabble. Technically they have anti-matter reactors that produce so much power its unfathomable in todays world. Technically the replicator is a energy->matter machine… And the fuel for all these things comes from these crystals that they can detect from onboard scanners. Would it not then be plentiful enough to not require rationing? I can see the odd time when they run low on fuel, but constantly? really?

Toyota is doing this sort of thing too…