People in Europe are currently discovering these first hand.

It’s a pretty incredible interview, the most amazing part was just how utterly unprepared she was. The part where she started describing coups as democracy was pretty hilarious though.

precisely

yup

Being an utter ignoramus is sort of a prerequisite for being a liberal. Once a person learns a modicum of history, then it quickly becomes impossible to reconcile reality with liberal ideology.

it’s the result of the selection pressures inherent in the capitalist system because profitability is the sole fitness function that the company is evaluated on. Capitalism rewards psychopathic behaviour since people have to be willing to exploit others to become successful. Anybody who would try to run an ethical company would quickly find it impossible to compete with business owners who are willing to brutally exploit their workers.

Yes, quality of life, have you seen any videos of what life is like in a modern Chinese city? It’s like travelling to the future.

truly

😁

yeah it’s kinda gross to see how current oligarchs in Russia try to shamelessly appropriate Soviet legacy they helped destroy, fuck those guys

A great read, the point regarding lack of meaningful organization around common goals can’t be stressed enough. Liberal world view convinced majority of the people to view everything from an individualist perspective, and this is at odds with building actual political power.

yup

stay mad

What’s really wild is that two-thirds of Americans who file for bankruptcy cite medical issues as a key contributor to their financial downfall. The “richest” country in the world.

What’s even more wild is that many Americans are convinced that they have the best healthcare in the world.

I often wonder what I’d be doing if I wasn’t forced to choose a career that’s marketable. I’m good at what I do, but I don’t find it’s really my passion.

That’s a really good observation, China is much more willing to actually share their technology with the world.

lol

I got into nature photography a few years ago, and it’s been a really fun hobby. It gets me out of the house, and I’ve discovered a lot of local wild life that I didn’t know about. I post some pictures here.