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And there have been solar flares observed from other stars over a million times stronger than the Carrington Event. If we ever got hit with something like that it would be the end of human civilization.

It's not even about looks and riches, it's the guy being perceived as being a womanizer. It was surprising to me when I learned that Wilt Chamberlain had a (posthumous) sexual assault allegation. Someone who led a playboy lifestyle and claimed to have slept with 20,000 women still resorted to forcing a woman into a sexual act.

Who thinks like that? Strawman... That's what I've already tried to think of before to understand rape. As weird as it is to say, if a gay man raped me out of pure carnal lust, I don't think it would be the end of the world. I wouldn't hate him to the point of plotting revenge or anything. I'd just report it to the police and I would recover emotionally after a while. Now, if it was like a prison rape where the intention was to exert domination and power, that would fuck me up. Unless there was a way of getting revenge within a reasonable time frame, I would probably become depressed and suicidal.

The article sounds like other female celebrities being jealous of the female celebrities that went on this flight.

Quite elitist

China is behind technologically and hasn't proved themselves capable in any war. Specifically, the production of jet fighters and microchips has "trade secrets" which China is not privy to. Remember how Deepseek had to be trained on last generation chips? The question is, will Americans be willing to fight a world war for Trump?

The 2016 presidential debates were peak comedy. But Trump hasn't done anything legitimately funny in years.

If Sadhguru is considered stage blue, then Spiral Dynamics is nonsense. At this rate this forum will not consider anyone to be Tier 2 except for Leo, lol.

I think these complaints come from people having a higher expectation for academic research jobs than they do for industry jobs. As if academia is supposed to be some "pure" pursuit of knowledge. It sounds like academia has bullshit just like any other job. Scientists act like salespeople with their research proposals? Okay, the corporate world is all about sales as well. Aside from actual salespeople, anyone working in industry who has an idea will have to convince their boss/coworkers of the validity of their idea. If scientists were allowed to research whatever they wanted without the "sales" part, people would also be complaining about research funding going to waste. So what's the alternative?

My point is that human psychology doesn't work that way. People get tired of bullshit eventually. Every fascist and communist state needed a secret police, propaganda alone was not enough.

Assuming they don't become a dictatorship, it's impossible for one party to maintain power forever. Trump's victories hinged on him being seen as an outsider candidate, as an "underdog" who was going to take on the establishment. If MAGA republicans stay in power for a significant length of time they will be seen as the establishment (no matter what propaganda they use). Framing themselves as outsiders will be impossible. Also, recessions and times of hardships are inevitable. Whichever party is in power at the time of a recession will be blamed for it, and people will be inclined to give the other party a chance.

This feels like negativity just for the sake of fitting in with the general "doom and gloom" narrative. American politicians prioritize their big donors over the electorate. Musk has spent over $100 million on the Trump campaign. If he decides there should be more environmental policies, Trump will have to do something about it, regardless of the opinion of the Republican base. In the livestream Musk did with Trump several weeks ago, he mentioned that high CO2 levels are bad for human health. It's a bit of an odd argument, but I take it as a sign from Musk that he still cares and that he hasn't become a climate change denier.

Ukraine is fucked. Palestine is fucked. The middle east in general is fucked. Americans are fucked on several domestic issues. But with RFK and Musk having Trump's ear surely the environment has a chance? Musk doesn't just make electric cars, his companies have done work on battery storage and solar power, and he's holding a competition for carbon capture tech ideas. I refuse to believe that he would only have a profit motive. People are rarely 100% in one political camp or another. Musk can be right wing on other issues while still having the correct position on climate change. Musk has made himself indispensable to Trump. It's corrupt, but if he decides the government should be doing more for the environment, Trump will not be able to ignore him.

@Preety_India Wow, I really relate to most of what you're saying, except for the fact that I'm not female I see presenting a different opinion/point of view, especially in a work context, as a positive thing. I see it as a way to consider alternate options and try to figure out the best course of action. But people are very hostile to me when I do this. They don't want to be open-minded at all about my suggestions and dismiss them as if they're stupid. People also don't take well to me trying to be open and authentic with them. They tend to reject most attempts I make at creating rapport. And I can even relate to what you said about being Indian. I'm not Indian myself and I don't live in the USA. But I'm an immigrant in the country that I live in and despite my best attempts to adapt and fit in, I still have different mannerisms and ways of speaking than the people who are native to that country. While being an immigrant is definitely not the only reason people treat me different, I feel that it does play a part.