This is exactly it. The American economy is riding on a semi-permanent high of being the dominant economic power of the entire world, especially since the USSR fell. They maintain this with a combination of military power and economic power, projected globally.
Copying that simply will never garner the same results
This is what happens when you have a country trying to become more American over time. We want European public services with American tax rates. What we’ve ended up with is American public services, and American tax rates, but with none of the political or economic power of America. The economy is hampered by the privatisation of necessities.
However, I also think comparing with America is disingenuous. I’d much rather live in a country where my government is semi-competent, versus one where it is totally incompetent. You couldn’t pay me to live in America.
I would argue facilitating somebody else’s offensive action, is an offensive action. If I encourage my friend to punch somebody else, I have participated in the attack, and therefore have committed an offensive action. Debating over culpability here is ridiculous, the man who loads the bombs is just as culpable as the man who drops them.
In the same way that doing admin for Auschwitz is not taking offensive action, sure…
I stated “voters”, not “Americans”. I specifically used those words, because I didn’t care to calculate the non-voters in to the equation at the time.
I miscalculated, whoopsie
I stated “voters”, not “Americans”. I specifically used those words, because I didn’t care to calculate the non-voters in to the equation at the time.
I’m not here to argue semantics…
I stated “voters”, not “Americans”. I specifically used those words, because I didn’t care to calculate the non-voters in to the equation at the time.
I’m not here to argue semantics…
263 million Americans decided they didn’t care enough to vote against a convicted sexual abuser running their country…
Yes that’s why I was very careful to say “voters” and not "Americans.
If you’re considering all members of the population, then the % of Germans who voted for the Nazis was closer to 20%.
America is an absolute embarrassment.
See they are actually 2 very different situations, because only 30% of German voters voted for the Nazis, whereas 50% of America voters voluntarily got off their arses to cast a vote for Trump (i.e. vote for a sexual abuser, and a platform of division and hatred) …
You think having a nuanced opinion on a tool is somehow objectively bad. You need to touch some grass.
Are you opposed to, for example, AI being used to bug fix?
Personally my opposition is mostly in the form of drawing art, writing plotlines, recording voicelines, etc. I am not opposed to AI being used in certain aspects of game development.
Get this fucking shite out of here.
People insistent on keeping up with daily reports on small boat crossings are fucking ill, and desperately need therapy, and to go outside.