And the higher prices of food mean more poor people will starve to death.
Oil is not only an input in creating fertilizer, but just about everything else that goes into getting calories on to your plate.
For a great summary of all of this I'd highly recommend reading "how the world really works"
The video is mostly of the upper classes and military. Looks nice but I'm pretty certain I'd prefer to live now. I'm actually from n Ireland but live in the Scotland. The class system is definitely a lot more noticeable here than home. I suspect it was way worse back then.
I have some sympathy for your point of view. I'm very much pro union but when I go to England I think I'm glad I don't live there. So crowded. Most of the countryside fenced off. Unlike Scotland were it's possible to escape to the wilderness. Compared to Ireland I think people in England seem depressed.
On the high trust thing, I think part of it may be partly the mass immigration of the 1950s. As an outside observer I think that may have divided the country a bit. To me there doesn't seem to be much integration.
All I'm hoping is that the UK gets over brexit and doesn't stay in terminal decline. The current Tory leadership only seem interested in managing that decline. At least Boris was optimistic and believed Britain was a great place to be.
I get the feeling that this is people over hyping their field to boost their own status. It's amazing technology, but I doubt there's any emergency here.
In another way this reminds me of Roark's court room speech in the fountainhead
"Thousands of years ago, the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burned at the stake he had taught his brothers to light. He was considered an evildoer who had dealt with a demon mankind dreaded. But thereafter men had fire to keep them warm, to cook their food, to light their caves. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had lifted darkness off the earth. Centuries later, the first man invented the wheel. He was probably torn on the rack he had taught his brothers to build. He was considered a transgressor who ventured into forbidden territory. But thereafter, men could travel past any horizon. He had left them a gift they had not conceived and he had opened the roads of the world. "
Or it's a way to increase your status while not doing your actual job. "Look at how moral I am!". I'm wondering how long this crap will continue. I'm hoping it becomes a cliche and embarrassing soon.
"...suggests that if the world invested in a “Giant Leap” to reduce poverty and inequality, the world population would peak at around 8.5 billion people in 2040 and decline to 6 billion by the end of the century."
Like a great leap forward?
Or maybe focus on the things that actually lift people out of poverty, free markets and rule of law.
Pretty much the same as me. Windows hardware support is really great, Linux is always a hassle for me. I've tried and tried with Linux, but I've given up on it as my primary desktop
This is exactly what my employer is doing, they pay so that our internal data (from employee queries) does not become part of the model. They've blocked the public chat gpt etc.
I've been playing quite a bit of Goldeneye on retro arch same for 1080 and waverace, the higher res helps, but I think they are still great games that I don't think have been matched since :(
I've an everdrive and an n64, but it looks too awful on a modern even with an ossc upscaler. Well it's not an upscaler really, but a line doubler, the results are awful on n64 (and ps1). I even rgb modded my n64 to use the ossc. Waste of money!
Mario 64 has 209 mario animations. I think this is probably the reason other 3d platformers at the time felt stiff in comparison.
Also they realised at some point in development that mario just wasn't fun to control so they put a lot of effort into that. I feel games today seem to put a lot of effort into content instead.
My favourite games are all ones with deep satisfying controls that require practice to get good at, wave race 64, 1080 snowboarding, Tony hawk's 2, Goldeneye eye.
Or maybe I'm just old!
Everyone I grew up with was underage drinking none of these things you've listed happened to anyone I know. Regulating parties might be one way to lessen the chances. But I'm not sure that price is worth it.
"For the past several years, Stanford has required students to adhere to a Student Party Policy, which includes a highly detailed “Harm Reduction Plan” mandating multiple sober monitors and designated alcohol service areas, and prohibiting the serving of any hard liquor.
Party hosts must also provide “EANABs,” or Equally Attractive Non-Alcoholic Beverages, to “contribute to an inclusive and inviting experience” for all partygoers. Hosts are also required to take an online “Party Planning Course” before submitting their applications. "
Is this normal!?! I feel sorry for this generation. Attempts to make their world risk free has turned it into "fuck up once and we'll destroy you".
For a great summary of all of this I'd highly recommend reading "how the world really works"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-World-Really-Works-Scientists/d...