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by hkpack 2y ago
EU will only be able to defend itself if it stays united, which is not a given in the future. There is no guarantee that part of the EU will decide not to block any joint military action for either fear of retaliation from russia or because
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by hkpack 2y ago
Because you don’t understand what is at stakes. It is not that they are winning territory, they gain power over EU. If they win, EU politically will be destroyed as half of Europe will seek protection by agreeing to whoever promise it, whil
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by hkpack 2y ago
The war is going their way and they don’t want to stop it, they are winning. Economy will not collapse while China (and other “neutral” countries) supports it.
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by hkpack 2y ago
It is funny because I agree with you, a lot of things got worse. My point is that it is the natural consequence of people losing the ability to agree on what is actually going on. When you lose grip on reality, you lose the ability to make
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by hkpack 2y ago
> generally because it repeatedly failed to meet their basic needs I think it is no longer relevant. How much of the needs are met is decided by the social media now. I personally know people making life altering decisions based on the f
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by hkpack 2y ago
And yet, Russia started an aggression when there was no chance and no plan for Ukraine (or Georgia for example) to join NATO but agreement on the EU association was being prepared.
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by hkpack 2y ago
> Russia agreed to Ukraine joining the EU Russia didn't agreed to that, it sabotaged any effort and any agreement between EU and Ukraine to the maximum of its abilities. Ukraine paid a huge price to be able to have an association ag
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by hkpack 2y ago
> They'll let you setup a passkey but then offer to let you sign in with a password first. I am not sure if that is what you're talking about, but the standard way to implement login with passkeys is to use a normal username&#x
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by hkpack 2y ago
> but by educating ourselves about the risks and gains of using addictive technology Teenagers are educated by these platforms instead, as people around have limited free time, while algorithms have all of it.
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by hkpack 2y ago
I don't know why you say that it doesn't have predictive power, as it absolutely does. For example, I predict that as long as western democracies will continue to depend on autocracies (there is no sign for that to stop), the exis
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by hkpack 2y ago
Israel-Hamas is nowhere close to the end, and ceasefire is probably only because it is too difficult for Israel to fight on two fronts. It is existential conflict which was thought to be short but is still ongoing without end in sight. Both
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by hkpack 2y ago
On the highest level it is the war for the world order between democracies and autocracies. On the level below it is a war for the spheres of influence between China and US. Next, it is Russian war for the control of the Europe and middle e
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by hkpack 2y ago
Not scared but acknowledge that the world in which there were long periods of peace and short wars is over. There will be long wars and short peace from now on for undefined time. Whether it will be wars on the periphery or a global war dep
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by hkpack 2y ago
> war profiteering As with anything, there will be the ones who profits from it. Always has been, always will be. But the overall description is a ridiculous oversimplification of what is happening.
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by hkpack 2y ago
Microphone network is mostly used for low speed and high noise Iranian Shahed drones which are also made from composite materials and have very low radar visibility. (For example, Moldovan military recently mentioned that they cannot detect
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by hkpack 2y ago
It absolutely is. Russia’s ideology is based on the works of such. Look at the quote in the comments above. Dostoevsky approves any sin and logically derives that it will be forgotten. He does not merely condone sin, he rationalizes it, an
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by hkpack 2y ago
Yeah, it is of course Ukraine that can start WW3 and not Russia, Iran, China and NK.
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The trust is attacked by the same people who about to reap the benefit of the lost of it.
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by hkpack 2y ago
> As evidence look at all of the quickly disproven posts on a wide range of topics that Elon has posted. He did no research at all before posting those things (despite a large following, and thus large responsibility). He "felt&quot
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by hkpack 2y ago
> But normal Russians are normal people like you and me, if anything they are more hostages of this terrible situation than Westerners. By any chance, did you have conversations with Russians recently where they feel like they can speak
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by hkpack 2y ago
It is somewhat documented in the Wikipedia page [1]. "During a series of meetings, by the end of March Russia and Ukraine negotiators produced the Istanbul Communiqué, "Key Provisions of the Treaty on Ukraine's Security Guara
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by hkpack 2y ago
> War was avoidable. Ukraine only entered into armed conflict because they were promised support that never showed up. That is such a blatant lie. As a person who was in the middle of it I am so tired of people trying to change the timel
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by hkpack 2y ago
Rizz up, bro. Your post gives big yikes vibes.
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by hkpack 2y ago
There are probably multiple ways, but i find the most reliable probably through share -> airdrop to phone.
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by hkpack 2y ago
> Let's ban Instagram, Youtube and all other foreign platforms, let's ban the Internet and have a country-wide intranet, let's ban all foreign NGOs and think tanks, let's ban Soros (talking about politically active bi
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by hkpack 2y ago
> You're assuming that the interests of the state are aligned with the interests of the people No, I don’t assume that. I am very well aware that the reality is much more complex. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are using Twitt
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by hkpack 2y ago
Musk is well known to tweet inflammatory, controversial, or fake stuff and delete the tweet after few days. I personally observe some of his viral tweet to be deleted later multiple times. At some point I had a burst of motivation to start
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by hkpack 2y ago
> Unelected foreign billionaire as a bonus doesn't force me to pay taxes or force me to use X. I see this sentiment almost everywhere in the world: people rightfully afraid of their own governments and willfully grant influence ove
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by hkpack 2y ago
> freedom of speech and strong arm social media I also see a billionaire strong arming a sovereign nation to push their propaganda machine down their throat.
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by hkpack 2y ago
Because Apple is not in the business of hosting public discussion forums. There is no crime in implementing or not of different encryption schemes.

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