This article makes no mention of climate change, which is only set to get worse each year. There is a positive feedback loop here too; climate change will lead to more conflict while also being intensified by it.

There are no winners in this.

“You forgot your briefcase!”

I’ll subvert double-standards whenever it is practical and advantageous for me to do so.

Brain drain is a difficult downward spiral to break out of once it starts.

Sorry if I’ve just become that jaded, but did anybody expect that these apps don’t sell data?

Vote. But also boycott the state.

This is not an either/or, and you should still vote.

There are bad actors in every group, but the vast majority of these people (i.e. antinatalists) do not engage in acts of violence.

Painting them with this brush would be like pointing at parents who abuse their children and then saying that all parents abuse their children. It’s obvious bullshit.

Man in the High Castle

Although I liked the series, the “supernatural” elements in it really threw me off. I would still recommend the series but be clear that it is science fiction and doesn’t always adhere to physical limitations as we know them, without getting any more specific than that.

Downsizing

First 20 minutes (give or take) seemed like a solid start. But then they did absolutely nothing with the concept.