Also capturing the market and creating an unhealthy mono-culture. The overuse of pesticides has also caused a bug apocalypse that will eventually destroy our food chain leading to the end of wild animal life as we know it.
So they didn’t just fuck over the farmers, they fucked the whole world over and they get to laugh all they way to the bank.
Yeah, I totally get the American hate. When it comes to history and even current government policy it is well deserved.
I also agree that stringent wealth caps must be policy. This is not even controversial at this point. In the US we tried trickle down. It has been a dramatic failure.
I don’t think you are irrational at all. I think you may not be seeing the bigger picture and lashing out against things that are not really the problem.
Hey, I get it. You don’t have answers and that is okay. Nationalism is always a symptom of a deeper problem and also relies on hiding the truth.
I told you the US was way worse than China. That makes me MAGA?
I think you are just confused and frustrated and really don’t know what the fuck you are saying at this point. I encourage you to continue examining your opinions. Cheers!
We can totally agree to disagree but the way the current Chinese government came to power was very brutal. We are talking 2 to 40 million dead depending how you calculate the loss of life.
No country is perfect and China is far from one.
I find it strange you would attribute the rise of China to their internal policies as opposed to the reality of them taking advantage of US and other foreign investments. China is great because of the US not despite it.
You sound like someone who is a pick me for China. This often happens when westerners get disillusioned with the US. Which I think is easy to do. They will look into some other country to latch onto.
For instance, I am guilty of looking up to some Western European countries policies and idealizing them. I was once also very enamored with socialism. I still am in a lot of ways.
Are you seriously trying to argue who is worse? I am pretty sure that US is way worse but China definitely sucks.
If do find you last comment enlightened. Yes we are not that much different. In fact China pumped out more billionaires than the US this year. Just two imperialist fascist countries sitting in a tree.
Sad to see Tim in a wheelchair, but he is still sharp.
Trust me, I have been eyeing a heat pump for awhile now.
The house is close to 4k square feet, but I do have 10 people living there so it is being well utilized. I also live in Alaska so we get entire months of sub 20 temperatures.
It is still hard to deal with when you get that fuel bill.
I know your intentions are good, but this reads as a rather damning list of why a bunch of people are going to fight tooth and nail to keep the status quo.
The average for the whole US during the winter is just under $1,000. That is around $250 a month. This is also not a “few” hours.
Central air can easily run +$200 a month during the summer.
I will admit I have a big house that is heated with diesel. My bill would be half that if I had a heat pump.
Considering most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck before this recent bout of inflation, I don’t think most have any extra money to play around with anymore. It is time for tough decisions like keeping the house warm or eating things other than ramen.
My heating bills runs close to $800 a month in the Winter. That is more than a few hours of labor.
You wouldn’t make out with a lawnmower!
This guy postulates!
Corporations can and do fight for their users. Proton is not one of these companies. I think that says all we need to know about their commitments to their users. You are welcome to continue leading people to a business that have shown that they are not willing to do what is right because profit is their primary motivation.
Proton claimed there was no way to appeal, but Swiss law is not bound by Interpol. I think what it really amounts to is they are not going to protect their users. This is why you don’t pay for let alone use a corporation’s services unless you willing to give up your privacy.
Proton is not your friend, they have and will continue to betray their users. Do not trust them or any corporation that is not willing to fight for their users.
We got a Siamese kitten and it was a total terror. It would constantly hunt our ankles. You would get up the morning and walk to the kitchen or bathroom and she would be waiting hiding around a corner. She was so small and fast. She would wrap herself instantly around your ankle biting and scratching.
By the time you could react to the pain she would instantly jump off and run away. One day I was sitting crosslegged on the floor and she jumped onto the small of my back and started biting. It was rather hilarious because of her size I could not reach her.
We seriously considered getting rid of her but one day she just stopped. Only she didn’t. She turned her attention to strangers and would randomly attack joggers or anyone else walking by our house.
One day a large doberman wandered into our yard. She immediately jumped up and ran sideways at the poor dog. She jumped on its face clawing it. The dog cried out bewildered by this tiny attacker and ran off never coming back again.
We put up a Attack Cat sign as half a joke but also half serious. We had her for years and finally had to move to a new place that didn’t accept cats. We gave her to my grandparents who owned a farm. She turned into an apex predator and would take down rabbits that were as large as she was.
A horse is a horse of course of course and no one should eat a horse of course unless of course the horse is the main dinner course
Yes, it is over. The selection is shit, they pull shows that they have the rights to to manipulate people into watching what they want. The value of services like Netflix being a one stop shop for content are long gone. Enshitification in the name of control has reared its ugly head and the value is gone.
The scissors got poor pacman when he was distracted by that booty.
I know you are joking, but one of the paradoxes of plant care is water. The roots need enough moisture that they can carry water and nutrients to the plant, but too much causes them to suffocate.