opportunists would gather around a piece of shit if it benefited them

I don't see any cows out there drilling for oil.

All the small farmers are going out of business and the corporations are moving in with their AI powered sustainable drone systems, stop swallowing the anti farmer propaganda.

Let's put the oil barons out of business before we put our farmers out of business.

This rhetoric is how you end up getting your daily food rations off Musky and his sustainable lab meat. Consolidation food production is not going to work out great for you average human, VC money funding grassroots left right and centre in this scene also, it's all propaganda.

Is it really sustainable ? I'm just not sure it's a viable alternative to eating less meat and farming with sustainable and regenerative practices.

It's worth acknowledging when you're artificially pinging your dopamine system. When you eat tasty food, when you drink coffee, when you smoke weed. Stimulating yourself by browsing the Internet aimlessly falls into this category too.

Naw man, everyone who can exercise influence by the methods we are broadly referencing is already doing it.

It is harder to explain why the powerful Chineese wouldn't be doing it when every other relevant group is.

Cognitive domain, it's not a new concept.

I believe they are the only 2 countries, so I feel my generalisation is acceptable.

It's quite amazing that you are one of the only people in the thread to acknowledge this. We are part of nature.

The year is 2043, and Chumlee has been uploaded to the Metaverse.

"I remember those," Chumlee said, his voice echoing through the virtual space. "Let me run this by my valuation expert, the all-knowing singularity."

A moment later, Chumlee's eyes widened in surprise. "Fourteen trillion?" he repeated.

"That's what it says," the singularity replied.

Chumlee shook his head. "I can't believe it. I'll give you two."

That is not a good approach. The info shit is flowing and never ending, it's designed to to fuck with you.

I'm not so sure. The current geopolitical outlook leaves Israel in a tough spot. With the failure of globalisation and the declining importance of the Middle Eastern hydrocarbons, there is actually a breaking point.

I don't necessarily think that breaking point would be reached, but if the current government does not restrain themselves and play their card correctly, it will count against them going forward.

Despite what Americans think, their previous actions have counted against them, too.

I'm the modern information age. The old tactics of statecraft and economic dominance fall apart. The opposing axis wanted Israel to respond like this. It's a huge mistake for them to continue with this approach.

It's a multipolar world these days.

What about Netanyahus relationship with the PLO before Hamas. He's been playing both sides using the fear of Palestinian militants as a political football, just trying to stay elected and ignoring the views of the average secular Israeli.

Israel is being led by a group of religious extremists.

It's complicated, and both sides have committed unbelievable atrocities, but Israeli leadership have overplayed their card. Their crimes over the last few weeks will echo for decades to come.

My guess it will have the opposite effect than they intended, Israel will lose out in the long term.