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by enaaem 9mo ago
That’s what foreign aid is for: 1. Keep strategic production capacity alive. 2. Spread American soft power. 3. Get warm fuzzy feelings because you prevented millions of people from dying of starvation.
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The system feels broken because not everyone benefits equally from the American led Western liberal order. The liberal order allowed the creation of the most rich and powerful companies in the US, who had unprecedented access to markets and
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Trump fundamentally misunderstands how power really works. Power doesn’t mean others kiss your boot and give you peace prizes. People hate being ruled over. They absolutely hate it. So you have to hide your power through, ideology, laws and
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Should we consult kids if they would like to drink, smoke and gamble?
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I found Vlad Vexler’s take interesting. Trump has a narcissistic personality disorder. Not a narcissistic trait that many elites have, but an actual disorder. He looks up to Putin and wants to bask in Putin’s glory to elevate himself. [1]
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Mercusor nations only get lower tariffs up to a certain amount. For meat that's roughly 1.5% of EU production. That is no threat to Europe's strategic capacity. https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationsh
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Mercusor nations only get lower tariffs up to a certain amount. For meat that's roughly 1.5% of EU production. That is no threat to Europe's strategic capacity.
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I like light mode with lower screen brightness.
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Im currently in Vietnam. Regarding zoning laws it’s literally the wild west here. I don’t think it’s ideal, but it’s very interesting. For example it is flooded with cafes and some people would even open cafes in their home just for fun see
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I still remember the trans hormone experts who don’t understand tariffs.
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The most utilitarian truck is probably the Hilux champ and it’s not even sold in the US.
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Good design should be timeless. For example, I like wat Leica did for their M serie cameras. At a certain point they decided that the design was done, and stopped messing around. For that you need leadership with good taste, because designe
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Former libertarian here. The issue with libertarianism is that it does not explain the state of the world. The world is inherently unregulated. If libertarianism was superior it would have outcompeted other systems and it would have been th
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Actually yes. Ukraine is far easier to invade for Russia. Geography is super flat. You can drive in from anywhere. Easy to supply thanks to sovjet rail. Spain is very mountainous and a pain in the ass to invade. How would Russia supply thei
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Intend and action don’t have to align if the people with the intend don’t know what they are doing.
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In the past reputation matters. Accounts like "Endwokeness" would never work, because people would just make fun of him. "Why is he so obsessed with trans people?" "Does he have a job?". His whole persona would
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Another car company making robots. The link can easily been made. Everyone knows that Tesla has ambitions in robotics. Few know Hyundai has been making robots for decades.
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Hyundai has been making industrial robots for decades. They are also big in shipbuilding and defence. The K2 black panther is one of the best tanks in the world. Imagine the hype if Tesla did half the things Hyundai did.
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Just checked on r/conservative what the diehard MAGA fans are saying and they seem to be very happy that Trump is attacking the Cartels and Chinese influence in their backyard. That seems to be the current narrative among MAGA right no
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In Europe, Protestant churches are generally built much more humble than Catholic ones, because they are built with different philosophies in mind. (I am not familiar with American churches, so no comments there) Similarly, I prefer governm
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I prefer the protestant restrained aesthetic. Spiritual over material. Governmental buildings should be tastefully humble. It is a signal that the government is a servant of the people.
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The true value of (fiat) money is derived from the fact that contracts are denominated in that money and those contracts are enforced by a central authority with guns. No other assumption is needed in financial engineering.
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Reminds of the time Russian security services showed copies of the Sims as evidence of an Ukranian Nazi plot.
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There is this idea that regulations are unnatural and no regulations are natural. But the environment where in Apple can operate and make profit is completely artificial. We could go really deep into the origins of nation states, but there
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Imagine if things were the other way around. That we already had heat pumps and someone suggests we should pipe this toxic and explosive gas into our homes and burn it. That would be an insane idea.
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There is a reason why Russia bans Facebook..
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Hungarian population have been declining for decades [1]. Hungary has already lost 5% of their population since 2010. For comparison their neighbour the Czech Republic has been growing [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&
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Biggest problem of social media is the addictive effects. It’s a dopamine creation machine. Hopefully people will see it like alcohol and cigarettes in the future.
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Robo-drivers won't fix reckless driving because reckless drivers want to drive recklessly.
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Of course such laws are ridiculous, but it does lead to an interesting thought experiment. One of the principles of Libertarianism is equivalent compensation for damages. What is a fair compensation if someone causes death? A life for a lif

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