Oooof, was hopping we would not import this American tradition as well

Cause tiny grabbers are just that hard to make?

Would this work with a tarantula?

Sorry for mentioning that

Acid is like water that taste like fire

I see where you’re coming from but idk if I agree.

Gaming has been one of the few consumer hobbies that has improved over the last few decades.

Sure, companies are greedy, but just like music, we are living in a golden age of access, such a huge library is available and no more console exclusives. A steam deck will give you generations of content.

Gaming is also a lot more accepted as an adult now. And honestly, so much of everyone’s time is spent on a phone that it’s pretty easy to replace that with a handheld that goes on standby instantly.

I think your talking about abundance of free time, which yeah I agree adulthood has no mercy for, but ironically gaming is one of the most effective hobbies if you have little time.

That’s an excellent point.

We need to shift the conversation from government taxing its citizens to shielding them from international economic forces.

I like how evolution made the eyes repel pollen

Except jump

Cause it would be sus

But there are 7 squares in the middle with 10 around it, surely that counts for something

Shouldn’t we be past the asking why phase and more into the solution phase.

Even if things are just gonna be expensive moving forward, the government subsidizes essentials that people need to survive. So even if corporates aren’t being greedy (they are) somethings gotta give, no?

Otherwise people will vote for PP or worse in a few years

Okay I really don’t understand why this wouldn’t push for electrification?

Is it because the big machines they need is made by monopolies like John deer and they refuse to go electric?

Wait, this isn’t the Beaverton?

Legends say some of the original moths are still flying towards it.

There is a third option, the frozen food you bought for an emergency

If someone were to ask me if Alberta’s Premier was getting money from oil companies I would say:

Almost definitely

Oil is like Alberta’s whole political landscape

Collossafungi looks pretty chill tho, looks like it’s vibing

Seriously, what’s the advantage of having social media? Just seems like a liability with every account.

if you want to force your way into World War 3 this seems like a brilliant idea.

Feels more like a speed run, the actors of this conflict don’t have many days left.

I’m going to stop responding because you don’t really talk against my point about power imbalances. You asked for examples, I gave you some, and then you responded by giving examples of horrible times in human history (you didn’t mention inequality and how it could relate to stability or why the examples relate to my point).

Also, my original comment was about supreme power being something that the majority can get back if they truly wanted to, hence why we have revolutions. That’s still true without extreme power imbalances being problematic.

I’m talking about extreme power imbalances, and there have been multiple instances of extreme power imbalances throughout history. 5000 years ago wasn’t as extreme.

I’ve already given you an example, here is another one: conditions leading to the French Revolution.

Even though monarchies existed for a while, and also napoleon was a dictator, it was extreme poverty while the elites had extreme prosperity that lead to the fall.

Similar to Russian the revolution. There is also the huge power imbalance and wealth inequality that lead to two world wars.

My favourite is feudalism, basically all of Europe was stagnated until peasants had the leverage to ask for more.

Also, ever since the Great Recession (which made inequality more extreme), most countries in the world have become less stable.

The fact that humans evolved in an environment without huge power imbalances is no more relevant than the fact that humans also evolved in an environment without huge temperature variations and yet are thriving on every continent save Antarctica

We did though, losing our fur gave us that ability and then we went all around the globe around 50,000 years ago.

Huge power imbalances, the most extreme being dictatorships, are not a barrier to human survival.

Okay yeah this is a direct response. Your claiming huge power imbalances help us survive. It’s not true though, as authoritarian states are far less stable.

Also, lots of inequality leads to fertility rates plummeting, now I’m not saying that’s morally good or not, but it’s direct evidence that huge power imbalance does affect survival negatively.

IMO the best example is climate change. With huge power imbalances, we are literally killing our own future.

Some power imbalance can work, the extreme just makes sure there is less resources for the majority to actually thrive, pure and simple.