The goal, fully articulated or not, is to make it so easy to bypass the journey and the education that people loose the ability to do that part. Kill the need for educated and skilled people so everyone switches to AI and can’t switch back because the people that can do the work no longer exist. Always remember too that these tech guys look at the worst parts of sci-fi, fail to understand the moral of the story, and unironically think it’s the best goal.
No, or at least not long term. During the Vietnam War there was a coming together of the anti-war dove protesters, the “we don’t want to be drafted and shot” crowd, black rights (who were also suffering disproportionately in the war), and gay rights (also brought to a point from the war). Together these blocks, with their overlapping goals, were a big enough force to start getting things done across the board. Unfortunately, as soon as the war ended and white boys weren’t getting shot anymore, that whole section quit and left the blacks and gays to twist. Data centers effect everyone in the county/parish/state/co-op/consolidated district/etc. Even a MAGA will stand next to a black trans communist with a NIMBY sign if it effects them enough. Eventually the data centers will get shut out of an area or get enough of what they need that they settle down. Then all the people with no other troubles will wonder off and leave the other groups to fight their own corners.
This is why you test physics with a spherical cow and a baby’s pacifier. I swear I have seen those things bounce through a closed door.
A good time. Humanity was near its peak.
Thank white conservatives. No, really. It was maybe twenty years ago we were first hearing about this because so many young white men in conservative areas were doing opioids that the local employers had to give up. Once enough conservative weed smokers were voting, that started to legalize and be commonly used. Drivers for the conservative drug turn includes the war on terror and the failures of the VA, and the war on affordable healthcare and social services. Before that, the war on drugs was on the record as being aimed at Mexicans, blacks, and liberals. Also teenagers, but I don’t recall any federal government politicians saying that one out loud.
Yep, typical religious cult leader, cheaping out on the flock.
Probably because most people knew “kool aid” and so anyone who asked “what’s flavor-aid” got the reply “knock off kool-aid”
Have you heard of Demi Glacé? Chef John has a good cheater recipe if you’re interested in home make and less beef pricey.
Same reason the US is having problems with conservatives wanting to ban drag shows and have everyone to give all their information to third party companies for age verification. Their imaginary sky daddy told them to be an angry asshole to everyone having fun or minding their own business.
I remember the realization that the terrorists won. Our political leaders gave us fear and security theater. We started two wars of waste that make more enemies than we killed. We handed out most reactionary politicians and institutions the Patriot Act and other licenses to abuse and subvert democracy. I tell conspiracy theorists that the government didn’t do 9/11, they just exploited the hell out of it.
You didn’t mention unpaid lunch time, making sure you get there before clock in, any phone calls or emails that happen after hours, taking kids to daycare, and all the little things that you wouldn’t be doing if it wasn’t for your job. I guess that comes out of the “8 hours of sleep” time.
We can’t get an amendment to say women get fair and equal protection. You expect something to pass that helps black communities?
It shouldn’t have been a “right to safe drinking water”, it’s an assumption of risk issue. The default setting in the US for a few generations is that the tap water is safe to drink. This reeeally smells like a malicious ruling.
Got to have an education before you can get a re-education.
Three brain cells? Two of them are vertically integrated genetically like having a Kuato tell you it’s two people in a trench coat and the third one belongs to the orange cat.
We might want wind /solar/batt, but once the reserves are gone and Trump can’t make any more money manipulating that part of the market, he will start taking kickbacks for selling oil leases to every scrap of public land that he can flog. The only way we are getting a pivot to solar is if someone pays him off and then supplies him with a steady stream of 14year old Russian girls to keep reminding him of how he won that deal.
I always remember the Preppers show episode with the hippie commune. They were already involved with the local community and were talking about how they would just invite everyone to the party and keep scaling up. The show tried so hard to inject problems into the plan but they were the only ones who looked like they had a realistic idea. Everyone else was planning to solo the world or bug out to ???.
Real world there are plenty of examples of the local community pulling together before the government and cops show up to take charge and screw it all up.
I knew a couple of different people who would fabricate drama if they were actually doing well for once. In a good relationship with a supportive partner? Starts talking to their ex who just got out of prison. Job and housing in order? Spends rent money on a $1200 dog. Things quieted down? Starts fights. I don’t need that nonsense anywhere near my life.
“Arsonists threatens to light burning orphanage more on fire if we don’t give him more jugs of gasoline.”
It’s the lowest possible bar for them to tell him that he is being stupid and they won’t even do that. That’s why I am annoyed with them. What we really want is for all the guys in their lifted Dodge trucks with the “shoot your local pedophile” sticker to actually follow through. And then Nuremberg the rest of the fascist administration.
That should be a question for the character. Do you want to constantly roll the day to day stuff that your character does with advantage or just assume that they’re as capable as you designed them to be? Assuming it’s not a survival struggle campaign.