AEsheron

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[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Far from comprehensive, but a good primer.

The problem is similar to climate change. The effects of today will ripple several decades into the future, and people everywhere are more short-sighted than they would like to think, you and me included. Our brains are built for hunter gatherer lifestyles, sensing urgency in actions that will come back to us in 40-50 years just isn't how we are programmed. Germany is already entering the danger zone, the effects won't be stark for another 30 years or so perhaps, but if we delay much then there will be nothing to do to counterbalance it effectively. Demographic collapse is an issue that is way past mitigating by the time it becomes an acute problem. An ounce of prevention is not a pound or even a ton of cure, it's the only cure. And when it starts to hit noticeably, that means you are just going over the side of the waterfall and it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Korea is just starting to tip over the edge of the waterfall, in 5-10 years it is going to get much worse.

The takeaway from the meme isn't that we are overreacting to their situation, it's that we are underreacting everywhere else. The real insidious issue is that in most nations having this problem, society largely panders to its politically active and (comparitively) wealthy elder base, and the best way to boost the birth rate is to shift support from them towards the young, which is politically problematic. So we are stuck in a situation where those with power have to act against their interest, in order to avoid problems that will happen far later than our brains are hardwired to care about. In short, the prognosis is very bad. Imho, the only chance most western nations have is watching things get very ugly for the elderly in Asia, and using that to scare their constituents enough to convince them that short term sacrifice is needed to avoid similar conditions for themselves. But I'd say it's a long shot.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, everyone was paying to back out of their contracts as soon as the prices went through the roof. The customers will do the same when they come back down if they are stuck in these contracts.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

OP is edited, it's the same story.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's not a Welsh mystery at all. The real mystery is who the sheep is cheating on you with.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well, they were one of the best of the turds. I was kind of hoping they'd stick around and be a mitigating force on the AI market that at least taps the brakes on all the bullshit. Seems unlikely now.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Colors seem off...

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

As someone who just watched Trigun dubbed for the forst time a year oslr so ago.... I would not call it a great dub. It wasn't awful by any stretch, but it doesn't hold up against something like Cowboy Bebop either. The truth is, there have always been, and there continues to be, really good dubs, but they have also always been few and far between. It takes more money than most are willing to invest to make them good, but there's always a few gems that are willing to pay up and make them work.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (7 children)

They call me the king of the spreadsheets. Gottem all printed out on my bed sheets.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

.... my dumb ass thought it meant roux. And I thought that would be uncomfortable to return. Not sure I've ever seen it spelled before looking it up just now.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

IIRC, it wasn't muggle shock, it's just what wizards did up until plumbing was common. It does kind make one question why they would invest so much into fixing what they seemingly considered a solved issue though.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The fanfic Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a fun foil to this aspect of the series. It absolutely is a bit pretentious and preachy at points, but the genuine exploration of what is possible in the established system was pretty fun imo.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not the wrong reason, nor is it an argument that hair doesn't belong there. All it is is a counter to the logic that supports her conclusion, but it doesn't dispute the conclusion itself.

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