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@Ontology personally I’d go to uni. You have far more time to focus on any online presence whereas uni is the place to go when you are young so do it now especially if it’s free. No brainer

@aklacor727 All sounds good. I’d say scrolling on any digital platform is not ideal. This forum is me indulging in the theatre of it all but it’s more positive at least even this though I am mindful not to spend too much time on. Not been on this forum for that long and starting to see I am indulging maybe a tad too much

Happy birthday Leo my main guru man

@Bobby_2021 okay this makes sense: If you give cash to people without assets, they would give away that cash to people with assets. There has to be a mechanism for de-incentivising the accumulation of assets. In the UK we have a problem with second homes and just homes in general that are completely empty. The rich just hold onto them. There needs to be regulation and taxation into this But I believe that we can’t make this effective unless society becomes more connected with the spirit. This becomes a more profound and meaningful calling rather than wealth accumulation. Problem is that politicians are mostly deeply unspiritual people

@Karmadhi What is going on in Gaza is terrible. It’s genocide or at least ethnic cleansing. The west’s position to generally stand by Isreal no matter what really does put us to shame and goes in complete contrast to our civic values. Germany has their bollocks in a twist over the issue because of the holocaust so can’t be seen to criticise Isreal. Ultimately a lot of the support from the west for Isreal is because of this outdated moral obligation. Isreal can stand on its own two feet and should be judged like any other nation. It’s wrong that we give them special treatment Saying this neither the atrocities committed by Russia or Isreal invalidates one or the other. They are both equally barbaric. It’s just Ukraine has some means to defend itself. It’s not a competition

@Bobby_2021 I do not understand what other way you can actively have a impactful effect on growing wealth inequality without taxation A wealth tax is priority. There is also inheritance taxes and taxes on dividends Economic growth indicators don’t care where that growth goes to. In the last 10 years and more the vast bulk of any economic growth has gone to the wealthiest. This is chronically dysfunctional I’m not sure what economic theory/model you are eluding to? Trickle down? To be honest I do think your analysis is deeply flawed. Taxes are essential for redressing the balance. The only other metric come to think about it is greater rights for unions to proactively campaign for better wages for ordinary workers. Also legislation such as a universal basic income but then you need taxes to pay for that. That is where the gov get their money from aside from issuing bonds which drives up the debt

@Bobby_2021 I’m not sure what you’re trying to get at? The gov has only a few ways to raise capital and taxes is the most fiscally responsible way and also helps to level the playing field. Inequality at the levels we have has created obvious and chronic dysfunctions in society It is not good for either the personal or collective health of society that people can’t even afford to feed themselves or have decent living conditions

@actuallyenlightened No because the chronic dysfunctions created by the growing wealth inequality are terrible for society. The fact is a lot of rich people are actually consciousness enough to understand the importance of putting back into society. Of course not all of them and well it sucks to be them. Sure they will find happiness with their Louis Vuitton, Rolex and new Bugatti. Oh and their 40 bedroom mansion. Happy now? There needs to be a wealth tax. It’s the only way to begin to heal the dysfunctions created through rampant greed and materialism to reinvest back into society and create a more harmonious equilibrium and balance. This combined with a high dose of spirituality so people actually connect with the deeper spirit

@Yimpa stricter quotas on manufacturers to reduce plastic usage but this will mean the price will go up for ordinary consumers. It’s worth it though

@LordFall We need visionary leaders who actually have fucking bollocks to start shifting consciousness away from rampant materialism. It should be obvious to people that buying a third Bugatti won’t make you happy. The accumulation of wealth with the bling bling money money Louis Vuitton, Rolex and Gucci hand bags just disgusts me actually. I really do pity people that still think they can buy their way to happiness

@sholomar Like Gary says productivity is not an issue this is just what the ‘no-ideas’ ‘nothing interesting to say’ economic establishment keep saying. Not that there is no impact on productivity. In the UK we have a much higher turnover of staff and increasing sickness rates. We can all guess why (mental health crisis, consuming shit food, lack of community and spiritual connection etc) The key point is that the trend won’t change until there is a transfer of wealth from the super rich back into society. There needs to be a wealth tax ultimately

@Bobby_2021 If anything Russia’s aggression has united NATO countries. The NATO alliance has never been stronger. I forget the country. Think it’s Finland who recently joined Putin won’t win this war. No one will. At least we have stood up to him and demonstrated that Russia is not so mighty. That even a relatively small country like Ukraine with a tiny military force compared with Russia can actually fight back very effectively. The Russia people have no wish to fight. They don’t even know what they’re fighting for

@mrPixel I’ll never forget what one Ukrainian said: I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees You were right to say Putin is a bully and we should stand up to bullies. We need to show Putin that this will not be easy for you. As far as I’m concerned we have shown Putin to be pathetic same with his pathetic army - disorganised, undisciplined and treated very badly. Russia should have been able to take the whole country with their military but they couldn’t even get to Kyiv. Best they can do is send their drones. They have already lost in my eyes. Ukraine is the victor because they did the impossible by holding back a superpower It will end one way or another but as long as the Ukrainians have a willingness to fight we should support them. People talk about negotiating with Putin but you cannot trust the guy. I’m not saying we should not come to the table at some point but let the fight for freedom continue there a little longer whilst there is a willingness to do so. Keep the hope alive for Ukrainians. I don’t want to deprive them of that and the message we send to dictators that you can’t just get away with shit.

@bebotalk you haven’t watched the video

@Extreme Z7 Sure that is a mature position. Kids need structure and stability. They also need consciousness and spiritual wisdom not layers of fabricated identity