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@NancyRPearcey Or is it that people who are not poor marry more often?

Marriage is the best anti-poverty program:

@ClownWorldMonk That reminds me that I should also start blocking my X feed again

An idea from PewDiePie’s recent video that resonated strongly with me is how insane it is that our current use of the internet implies unfiltered access to ourselves. Well, it does get filtered… but largely not by us, and even worse, by incentives that are often OPPOSED to our own. Programs like Adblock are a good first step. But as AI slop accelerates along its parabolic curve, other, more severe measures need to be taken too. Ideally, the internet becomes a blank canvas, containing only the information you truly want. (here is a screenshot of my youtube homepage no longer showing any recommended videos)

@Bulkington___ we still do that in Europe

Always fascinated how people in the middle ages for hundreds of years just lived amongst the ever decrepitating Roman ruins. It was just a part of daily life for them.

@faith_vtch How can people even live without Lüften?

@shinboson Yeah, because it was still a niche thing for nerds. Social Media changed that

if you go back and closely examine the artifacts of the internet of the early 90s, without exaggeration the IQ of the average user was probably 30 IQ points higher. it's like discovering atlantis or númenor, where all men are fair and noble and do not age.

@txgermanbre You can, but beware of the German stare

I like Germany because it’s conservative on paper, but there’s a lot more freedom there. 1.) you can drink at 16. 2.) you can have casino things in a gas station or bar, which is crazy. 3.) I’m pretty sure i can walk around with no bra and I’m not sure a German would care.

I grew up with a German parent, so imagine my surprise when I moved out and realized people do not open their windows. My roommates were SHOCKED when I would air the house out in the morning 😭 what do u mean youve never heard of air being stale

@ChristianHeiens But it was an inside job!

If Franz Ferdinand were killed today, a significant chunk of X would believe it was an inside job conducted by Conrad von Hötzendorf and Franz Joseph.

@fynanze_ Panik war noch nie ein guter Ratgeber (und Krisenzeiten sind für die besten Parties bekannt)

Ich gehe durch die Straßen, vorbei an Cafés, Bars und Restaurants. Die Welt in Aufruhr. Spritpreise unterwegs in Richtung 3€/l, die deutsche Wirtschaft lahmt, man könnte sagen „stirbt“ - und die Cafés sind voll. Ein Platz draußen? Kaum zu bekommen! Die Menschen? Entspannt. Fast ausgelassen. Keiner von denen sieht mir aus, als würde ihn kümmern, was hier grade abgeht. Und ehrlich - ich schwanke zwischen Bewunderung für diese Gelassenheit und Sorge ob dieser Naivität. Ist das diese „spätrömische Dekadenz“, oder gönnt sich hier eine Generation den Luxus, den sie sich noch leisten kann, wenn Eigenheim und Auto finanziellem Suizid gleichen? Was denkst du? …Und was tue ich? Ich gehe durch die Straßen, am Fluss entlang und trinke meinen Kaffee…ist ein ziemlich schöner Tag.

@JohnLeFevre Is it because of short form content?

My kids are 11 and 12. I know this from direct experience, and also asking all their friends: - no interest in movie theaters - no interest in movies at home - no interest in TV shows Hollywood is dead.

@aipriverses Monkey sees ball. Grabs ball. It's my ball now.

i still genuinely cannot imagine the thought process that goes into deciding to do this

@MorlockP Opera is niche, but still alive (and not going away). The same will be true for films or novel in the future. The mass will scroll ai slop, while a few nerds will still watch movies

Film was mass, going niche. Novels were mass, going niche. The world I loved has died, in so many ways, and it sucks. Old school hacking, old school startups, science fiction novels, heritage America ... it's all dead. I don't know what to do.

@bpardoe870 The US signed the Budapest memorandum in 1994

When Europe panicked over the invasion of Ukraine, the US contributed $188 Billion, plus $66.9 Billion in hardware and military aid. That doesn't include intelligence and other support. When the US asked Europe if they wished to assist in the war in Iran, Europe said, "Not our illegal war." Ukraine wasn't ours either, but we at least showed up. I believe that the nations of the Middle East will remember who was there to protect them. Certainly, the US will remember who our friends truly are.

@Kompressor_btc @samstein This is not the same situation since the US has signed the Budapest Memorandum in 1994

@samstein Hey Sam I guess this means Ukraine is NOT OUR war. The Europeans can deal with it. This can go both ways.

On the Strait of Hormuz we've gone from: 1. Don't need help 2. We need help 3. Why aren't folks helping? 4. Helps on the way 5. Not telling you who is helping 6. Helps not actually on the way but we don't need it anyway 7. We may just abandon it and leave it to everyone else

It is civilization-grade low hanging fruit to make anything you can more beautiful

Historian here. I’m seeing a lot of crazy takes about the US and WWII. Nazi Germany declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941. This came just days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The US then declared war on Japan. Germany, as Japan’s ally (via the Tripartite Pact), chose to escalate and declare war on the U.S. But Adolf Hitler already saw the U.S. as an enemy and believed war was inevitable. So this whole narrative by some Americans to the Europeans of “help us now in Iran because we helped you in WWII” doesn’t quite stack up to the realities of history

@Inclutus Gibt es ein Wort für den Drang der Deutschen auf der Verliererseite in einem Weltkrieg zu stehen?

Noch weniger im deutschen Interesse sollte sein, wenn der wichtigste Verbündete in diesem Krieg nicht siegt. Der Preis der Solidarität wäre verhältnismäßig klein. Eine oder zwei Korvetten, zwei Minenjagdboote. Die deutsche Kapazität gegenüber Russland würde nicht relevant gefährdet. Stattdessen scheinen Teile der deutschen Bevölkerung und Politik sich diebisch zu freuen, dass die Amerikaner unter Druck geraten, bei einem Versuch, einem der widerlichsten Regimes der Welt die Krallen zu ziehen und es möglicherweise zu stürzen. Eine US-Niederlage am Golf ist inzwischen kein Ding der Unmöglichkeit mehr. Sie würde nicht nur die Machtbalance am Golf zulasten des Westens verschieben, sondern auch die Feinde des Westens ermutigen. Denn alles andere, als ein deutlicher Sieg über das Regime, ist effektiv eine Niederlage. Wenn das Regime kraftvoll übersteht und keine relevanten Zugeständnisse machen muss, erst recht keine, die seine Fähigkeit, die Straße von Hormus erneut zu sperren, einschränkt, ist es effektiv ein iranischer strategischer Sieg. Wenn im Herbst 2027 die Chinesen gegenüber Taiwan aktiv werden sollten, werden die aktuellen Ereignisse damit zu tun haben. "They didn't even bother to send us one or two tiny ships when we needed them", wird es dann nicht nur unter MAGA-Leuten heißen. Deutschland und Europa begehen einen schweren Fehler, wenn sie den USA nicht helfen.

20 years ago when I attended university, a professor was telling me: "You don't need to take notes, you can find the summary in you script." Fortunately I didn't listen to her

Students who took notes by hand scored ~28% higher on conceptual questions than laptop note-takers. Writing forces your brain to process and compress ideas instead of copying them.

@KurtSchlichter Bush at least tried to win over some allies before the war in 2003. Trump, on the other hand, only alienated his allies. What a pathetic country America has become....

The real story about the NATO countries refusing to help the United States is not that they disagree with American policy. In fact, they’re very happy we’re eliminating Iran as a threat. They’re just afraid of all the Muslims they let in, so they won’t say it out loud. The real story, however, is the fact that they don’t have a military that’s capable of performing the mission. So next time some geebo from Denmark starts crowing about how they turned down their NATO ally, ask them what ship they could deploy to the Persian Gulf within one week that could conduct those operations. And you will never get an answer because the answer is none.