I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?
Good. You know it would be unfortunate if I had to leave a garrison here.
That's the exactly the wrong approach if you want this whole thing to be resolved peacefully. It would pretty much enshrine the whole have/have not divide.
Well, there are an awful lot of them. It's generally considered cheaper to suppress and distract them than risk a civil war by trying to liquidate them. People will fight if you push them hard enough.
It is in the interests of rich people for poor people to have money: rich people get what the poor spend, just as the poor get what the rich spend.
One problem, you're forgetting about human nature. As a group it is in the interest of the rich for the poor to have money. As individuals it is in their interest to keep all of the wealth they have. In general humans prioritize self before the group, thus the rich will take actions which are in their own self interest but against their own group interest and this will lead to sub-optimal outcomes.
If there is no soul then the brain is just a machine, one made of wetware certainly but a machine nonetheless. Are you suggesting that we're incapable of reverse engineering?
I have been in the military, though not as a pilot, and I can tell you that working in an environment where your job is to kill people is never stress free. Even if you're not in any personal danger, your body doesn't know that and will produce the exact same chemical responses. Additionally the mental stress both from being constantly alert and pulling the trigger is high. Flying an armed drone is not the same as playing Halo, no matter how superficially similar they seem.
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Which is why the industry should switch back to tallow and lard, both of which are healthy and better for the environment. The lipid hypothesis has been shown to be totally unsupported by the evidence.
Ecology science suggests that the way the problem will 'resolve' is by food web collapse and human mass starvation.. which inevitably leads to a downward spiral and severe ecological damage and all kinds of unpleasant things..
Sure, and if we didn't have technology or rational thought that would pretty much be guaranteed. A more likely scenario is that we damage the environment more than we really should, species diversity drops some but stays within survivable limits, food gets more expensive and creates economic stress, there are some big migrations and a few minor wars but overall we muddle through.
Heh, pretty funny that you cite the UN statistics but then ignore the UN projections, which show us topping out around 10.1 Billion or thereabouts.
Not that it's relevant to this discussion, but yes I believe evolution is the theory which current best fits the available data. Additionally, all data I've seen shows the earth is warming, it seems pretty credible that increased CO2 is causing at least part of it and we should probably be doing something about it. Would you like to accuse me of being a flat Earther while you're at it?
I'd rather spend that journey being poor and doing something I love than rich and doing something I hate
Perhaps, but that's not usually the choice available. Most often it's more like be poor and do something I kind of like sometimes, be moderately well off doing something that isn't totally miserable but frankly doesn't get me very excited, or do really well financially but hate my life and everyone in it.
They need someone to come right in and work the 1st day
No one gets any real work done on the first day and frankly not much the first week either. Even if you have knowledge of the specific technologies there is quite a bit of familiarization needed with processes and procedures as well as knowledge of the environment and project before you can really contribute in any meaningful way. Most technical employees don't reach full effectiveness for about 3-6 months. Sure, you shave off a bit of time by not needing them to learn your specific technology, but it's not nearly as much as most employers think it is.
Seriously. What went wrong? Employers used to not think they were entitled to perfectly-shaped disposable cogs.
The negotiating power of labor declined so capital took up a position that was more beneficial to their perceived needs. Combined with short term thinking caused by a variety of finance issues and it creates quite a different situation than things used to be.
That makes even less sense: why would they nuke the place they want to migrate to?
The original post was that massive migrations and famines might spark a nuclear war, I was merely pointing out that was unlikely since we're making sure that anyone who might start such a war won't have the tools. Which is cynical because we're making sure they stay disarmed instead of fixing the actual problem.
I presume you're really saying, "How do I avoid being laid off."
That's simple: be more valuable to your employer than your colleagues.
Strangely, that's not always enough. During the last crash, I got notice that I was being promoted and getting a raise since I was "more valuable to my employer than my colleagues". Unfortunately a full third of the organization got laid off the next week, including me since they eliminated my whole job function. This was despite glowing reviews from my manager and the director. *shrug* I suppose the real answer is just to make sure you have a significant emergency fund, which fortunately I did.
Even with the huge drought in California, water has no perceived value.
Correct.
This is one place where the government needs to probably step in.
Well, it's their fault in the first place, so yeah they should fix it.
It needs to build a bunch of desalination plants.
Wrong answer. (I'm not opposed to desalination, just that they shouldn't jump to that conclusion)
Instead, they need to allow water to be priced at market value, then the issue will fix itself. Either new suppliers will come around by building water supplies like desalination plants, the users will improve efficiency or just use less. Ding, problem solved.
Heh, no doubt. Pro tip: A fan pointed at the power supply made them last a lot longer. We built a wooden housing with a wire mesh grill and took a fan out of an old oscilloscope, it worked great!
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Well eating fish is healthier than eating almonds and no one wants to eat people so that sounds like a sensible priority system.
I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?
Good. You know it would be unfortunate if I had to leave a garrison here.
Whatever the brain does to cause consciousness, it can not be by mere computation alone.
Of course not, you need some hardware to run it on.
the means of production will be so cheap that everyone will be able to have them, just as everyone can have a 3d printer now.
Even if that were true and frankly I don't agree, you'd still need raw materials and land.
All inheritance taxes should be abolished.
That's the exactly the wrong approach if you want this whole thing to be resolved peacefully. It would pretty much enshrine the whole have/have not divide.
Hopefully you don't live to work. Automation will free us up to do things we'd rather do.
Let me know how that works out for you without an income.
Well, there are an awful lot of them. It's generally considered cheaper to suppress and distract them than risk a civil war by trying to liquidate them. People will fight if you push them hard enough.
It is in the interests of rich people for poor people to have money: rich people get what the poor spend, just as the poor get what the rich spend.
One problem, you're forgetting about human nature. As a group it is in the interest of the rich for the poor to have money. As individuals it is in their interest to keep all of the wealth they have. In general humans prioritize self before the group, thus the rich will take actions which are in their own self interest but against their own group interest and this will lead to sub-optimal outcomes.
If there is no soul then the brain is just a machine, one made of wetware certainly but a machine nonetheless. Are you suggesting that we're incapable of reverse engineering?
I can't see what the stress is all about.
No, I've not been in the military
I have been in the military, though not as a pilot, and I can tell you that working in an environment where your job is to kill people is never stress free. Even if you're not in any personal danger, your body doesn't know that and will produce the exact same chemical responses. Additionally the mental stress both from being constantly alert and pulling the trigger is high. Flying an armed drone is not the same as playing Halo, no matter how superficially similar they seem.
Which is why the industry should switch back to tallow and lard, both of which are healthy and better for the environment. The lipid hypothesis has been shown to be totally unsupported by the evidence.
Ecology science suggests that the way the problem will 'resolve' is by food web collapse and human mass starvation.. which inevitably leads to a downward spiral and severe ecological damage and all kinds of unpleasant things..
Sure, and if we didn't have technology or rational thought that would pretty much be guaranteed. A more likely scenario is that we damage the environment more than we really should, species diversity drops some but stays within survivable limits, food gets more expensive and creates economic stress, there are some big migrations and a few minor wars but overall we muddle through.
Heh, pretty funny that you cite the UN statistics but then ignore the UN projections, which show us topping out around 10.1 Billion or thereabouts.
Not that it's relevant to this discussion, but yes I believe evolution is the theory which current best fits the available data. Additionally, all data I've seen shows the earth is warming, it seems pretty credible that increased CO2 is causing at least part of it and we should probably be doing something about it. Would you like to accuse me of being a flat Earther while you're at it?
I'd rather spend that journey being poor and doing something I love than rich and doing something I hate
Perhaps, but that's not usually the choice available. Most often it's more like be poor and do something I kind of like sometimes, be moderately well off doing something that isn't totally miserable but frankly doesn't get me very excited, or do really well financially but hate my life and everyone in it.
They need someone to come right in and work the 1st day
No one gets any real work done on the first day and frankly not much the first week either. Even if you have knowledge of the specific technologies there is quite a bit of familiarization needed with processes and procedures as well as knowledge of the environment and project before you can really contribute in any meaningful way. Most technical employees don't reach full effectiveness for about 3-6 months. Sure, you shave off a bit of time by not needing them to learn your specific technology, but it's not nearly as much as most employers think it is.
Seriously. What went wrong? Employers used to not think they were entitled to perfectly-shaped disposable cogs.
The negotiating power of labor declined so capital took up a position that was more beneficial to their perceived needs. Combined with short term thinking caused by a variety of finance issues and it creates quite a different situation than things used to be.
I love my country, Finland.
I've heard good things about Finland. It should stay pretty awesome as long as the oil money holds out. After that it will end up more like France.
That makes even less sense: why would they nuke the place they want to migrate to?
The original post was that massive migrations and famines might spark a nuclear war, I was merely pointing out that was unlikely since we're making sure that anyone who might start such a war won't have the tools. Which is cynical because we're making sure they stay disarmed instead of fixing the actual problem.
Well the alternative is government run housing. I don't know about you but I'm not enamored of that idea.
Ah the joys of inappropriate linear extrapolations. Let us know when you move past modeling 101.
I presume you're really saying, "How do I avoid being laid off."
That's simple: be more valuable to your employer than your colleagues.
Strangely, that's not always enough. During the last crash, I got notice that I was being promoted and getting a raise since I was "more valuable to my employer than my colleagues". Unfortunately a full third of the organization got laid off the next week, including me since they eliminated my whole job function. This was despite glowing reviews from my manager and the director. *shrug* I suppose the real answer is just to make sure you have a significant emergency fund, which fortunately I did.
So, you'd prefer they live in tents?
A water shortage is an engineering problem.
Sure, but it's an artificial shortage caused by subsidies. Fixing the subsidies is even easier than fixing the shortage.
Even with the huge drought in California, water has no perceived value.
Correct.
This is one place where the government needs to probably step in.
Well, it's their fault in the first place, so yeah they should fix it.
It needs to build a bunch of desalination plants.
Wrong answer. (I'm not opposed to desalination, just that they shouldn't jump to that conclusion) Instead, they need to allow water to be priced at market value, then the issue will fix itself. Either new suppliers will come around by building water supplies like desalination plants, the users will improve efficiency or just use less. Ding, problem solved.
Yes, after you replaced the power supply.
Heh, no doubt. Pro tip: A fan pointed at the power supply made them last a lot longer. We built a wooden housing with a wire mesh grill and took a fan out of an old oscilloscope, it worked great!