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wasn’t the big deal with the Russians that it was at the level of the entire organization rather than done by limited specific individuals?

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In the 2022 Monitoring the Future survey, the largest group of senior boys, more than two-fifths, claimed no politics at all, answering the liberal-conservative question with “none of the above” or “I don’t know.” Nearly one-fifth identified as moderate. Only 36 percent selected liberal or conservative as an ideology, and only there did the trend emerge.

I’m not as sold on “trending conservative” as I am “undecided on political ideology” +/-60% didn’t say liberal or conservative.

aw hell, uniforms by Hugo Boss?

Re: Tipping points

The Clathrate gun hypothesis scares me big time. Probably because in this older science fiction novel the aliens were going to blow up part of the ocean floor to create the hot atmosphere they needed.

Oatmeal is predictable, pretty healthy depending on your toppings, and filling. It is not overly exciting and doesn’t cause much emotional response. You still should to eat more than oatmeal, though. Quality, but diversity too. The Economist has had a reliable capital bias since its inception (it’s so old you can read them hand wringing for what the end of American slavery is going to do to business). Doesn’t mean their stuff is bad. You probably do consume more than oatmeal and I don’t mean to paint you as univerous (did I make that up? moniverous?) but I thought I’d put this message out there.

I mean, who invented the weekend? There’s no real reason we couldn’t all be working every day besides, you know, the misery and suicides and stuff (minor quibbles). If there’s one thing I’ll thank (western? Abrahamic?) religion for, it’s an official day off work. Guess the evolution of some of that culture is how we ended up with all this other shit so maybe I’m a little mixed.

Did they have weekends or official off days in China and other eastern cultures before globalization/internationalization? Guess not. China began the two-day Saturday–Sunday weekend on May 1, 1995

Other interesting things there: Ancient Romans had 1 out of 9 days as a market day that at least kids were out of school for, and the French Revolutionary Calendar had 1 of their 10 day weeks off. The French sure have changed! I envy their dedication to not working every minute of their lives.

Yet you’ll go bankrupt 10 years after in every one you win. This universal constant defies the multiverse.

Yet they’ve managed to fit speaker openings at each end. They could do it, just would cost a little bit more.