Jessie Pendse

🇮🇱🇵🇸Holy shit, Haaretz published a list of atrocities Israeli soldiers did and saw in Gaza, and the details are stomach churning: •⁠ ⁠Soldiers pissing on a bound, blindfolded detainee while laughing and joking about October 7 •⁠ ⁠Interrogators torturing detainees by tying cable ties around their genitals •⁠ ⁠An officer executing an unarmed Palestinian who had surrendered with hands up, then covering it up as a “terrorist killed” •⁠ ⁠Widespread excitement in units over “special means” used to kill people in tunnels, while one soldier said it reminded him of the Holocaust •⁠ ⁠A tank gunning down five Palestinians crossing a line (four killed), followed by a D9 bulldozer burying the bodies in sand •⁠ ⁠Soldiers opening fire on unarmed civilians, including an old man and three teenage boys who turned out to be completely unarmed •⁠ ⁠Looting Palestinian homes, burning photos, and urinating on personal belongings for fun The impact back home has been brutal. Soldiers are throwing out mirrors because they can’t look at themselves. Others are breaking down crying in public. Many are struggling with suicidal thoughts, shame, and nightmares. These soldiers will carry this for decades. Heavy, painful reading.

Actually, AI/Robotics will mean everyone can have a penthouse if they want. The output of goods & services will be several orders of magnitude higher than today’s economy. Read the Iain Banks Culture books for the best imagining of how it will be. That said, what is the future you want? Amazing abundance seems the best to me.