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Cake day: July 6th, 2023

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  • No, we damn well aren’t.

    It’s not a clear cut case, but if you look at the development of solar, battery and other renewable technology we definitely are on the right track to stop the worst. We might even be able to reverse some of it by the end of the century.

    It could also make it vastly worse in the future, which is the more likely scenario.

    Yes, I wrote that in the next paragraph…

    Some times this place is really worse than Reddit, wallowing in self pity and downvoting anything positive. In many aspects this is still the best time to be alive no matter where you live in the world and the future is potentially very, very bright.


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    3 days ago

    In short, solar prices are declining exponentially and deployment is growing exponentially. There are even companies claiming to be able to make efuels from air using solar cheaper than fossil fuels by the end of the decade.

    Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie is a good book if you want to read something optimistic.



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    It’s really sad that many young people are so pessimistic about the future. Despite some setbacks the last years, in many ways the world is still in a better place than it has ever been in human history.

    Child mortality is still lower than ever, (extreme) poverty is still on a declining trend, we’re actually on track to stop the worst climate change (thanks to massive Chinese investments), AI could vastly improve our lives in the future…

    That said we do live in uncertain times, fascism is on the rise again, a nuclear war could still kill us all, fighting climate change is not done,l and AI could ruine all our lives; but pessimism is not the right mindset.



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    15 days ago

    Maybe (probably) I’m just stupid and clumsy but cleaning as I go means cooking takes even more time and effort. I do it exactly the other way around, to minimize cleaning time I only clean my kitchen every few days when my counter gets too full. YMMV.





  • I did not expect to see someone making light of the horrors of the Holocaust

    I’m surprised you didn’t expect to see that, you’re on the internet after all. But I did not make light of the Holocaust, you have misunderstood me.

    They did try to make it humane, if alone to make it easier on the executioners. Causing pain and suffering did happen, but it wasn’t part of the plan. It was like trying to exterminate rats. You just want them dead, suffering is not necessary. In my option that makes the Holocaust more horrific, not less.







  • It is mentioned in the text, but I don’t see anything redacted in the screenshots either.

    Edit: It could be in the very first message, it’s not clear if there is text between the first and second screenshot.

    A CIA spokesperson asked us to withhold the name of John Ratcliffe’s chief of staff, which Ratcliffe had shared in the Signal chain, because CIA intelligence officers are traditionally not publicly identified. Ratcliffe had testified earlier yesterday that the officer is not undercover and said it was “completely appropriate” to share their name in the Signal conversation. We will continue to withhold the name of the officer. Otherwise, the messages are unredacted.





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    Now you’re just trolling, I’ve already given you evidence about how the Chinese suppression apparatus works. People are being abducted for just being Muslim.

    If they are not suppressing free speech, you show me some Chinese pro-palestine protests. Or go to China and see how long you last.