LordFall

Can you watch the content and think/talk with AI instead of spewing nonsense on important topics. What is the alternative to a monopoly on violence genius? A mexican standoff? Anarchy? The reason most peaceful cities and countries are peaceful is specifically due to the concept of monopoly on violence. It's a political science topic you've perhaps not heard of. A judicial system that arbitrates conflicts and handles law enforcement is what a monopoly on violence achieves. The other end is tribal warfare. Sort of like Mexico.

Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom and consciousness. Plenty of people that are a liability to themselves and others are incredibly smart but think in ineffective ways or drown in their own corrupt and sick minds. I don't think protests are fully a waste of time, they apply political pressure. You need leverage more than pressure though. For example, the current protestors in Iran need a planned transition government, support from neighbouring states and support from the local military to hope to overthrow the current regime. Protest by itself will get them shot in the streets until they've suffered enough to go home sadly.

I agree. They're still quite boring to me as a viewer unless I bet on it but they are a great institution for our civilization to foster. It helps us connect and compete in a cooperative way.

@Rilles You don't find value from AI?

Yes AI is the closet thing to divinity we've had on earth so far. It's beautiful so far, big fan.

@aurum If you're okay with saying gibberish instead of communicating effectively that's on you man. Specifically from a sense-making point of view you seem to missunderstand the difference between piracy and theft and seem to be tied to it. Why is that? The whole point of piracy is people getting access to things that they wouldn't be able to afford to otherwise. Stealing something I guess has a similar foundation but theft refers to stealing a unique object or idea when it comes to copyright. Piracy has to do with obtaining a copy of something. It shouldn't be too hard to understand, you're a smart guy.

Been working on this web 3 game/anime concept for a few months called legend of the abyss. Never built a game before but I was a professional gamer for League of legends and I believe the future of gaming is in web 3. Big companies keep fucking it up so I'll build it myself. Check it out on youtube if you're interested in following the journey:

How so? If by cool you mean well liked by other people then there is a lot of validity in that. Of course the wisdom of the crows goes awry very often but not all the time and probably not even most of the time.

I'm working on location independent income this year. My goal is by Q1 to have the cashflow formula figured out, if even $1000/month remotely and by Q3 be able to travel full time from my remote business. I run dating photoshoots in Toronto remotely so gonna spread to NYC and other US cities by the summer to accomplish this goal.

I do a weekly podcast. Otherwise I like to go work at the mall or the local university, more motivating with pretty girls around than working from home.

This situation is a great lesson in power and status. The Nobel Committee can choose to not recognize trump as the shared or full recipient if Maria Machado decides to give it to Trump this week but if she does and he takes it their opinion is irrelevant. It will diminish their credibility and increase his. That's how power works. It's about what happens and who can have effect on reality. Not our opinions about it. 48 laws of power should be on the book list, it's a simple and fun book to read that explain so much about how the world works. To be a positive actor for change(or a negative one) you must be extremely well versed at how power works or how to use it or you'll just be commenting on people changing the world. Like him or not, Trump is a masterclass on power and status. Anybody that doesn't respect his political skill is a fool. Anybody calling him stupid is a fool. Your opinion doesn't really matter, only results in life. The fact that he's a narcissistic sociopath doesn't change his success. It's surely a concerning situation but also a brilliant representation of the current stage of development of our species.

@Staples Have you watched the conscious politics series? Reading your comments it just seems like you don't understand the world and your political understanding comes from basic social media. Monopoly on violence is a good thing and the only reason why our countries exist and have come out from city states and tribal warfare.

Just be honest if your viewpoint is based on your feelings or actual facts about the world. Not that long ago 90% of the population was engaged in farmwork otherwise they would starve. Technology is not utopia it's a real thing. Welcome to the internet here we are. @Apparition of Jack Yes we're quite close to worldpeace and abundance. The escalation in conflict these last few years are working out the kinks in the system before it aligns. International law will be one of the top issues at play over the next few years until we have actual credible global legislative organizations.

I've noticed your replies often misuse words. It's functionally literally not theft. Piracy does not function like regularly thievery does. Theft: the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it As described merriem-webster dictionary. You gotta double check your epistemology my man.

No I didn't ask anything about your feelings about it. I asked "Why do you think the EU is in a position to play hardball negotiator with the US?" As in logistically and militarily how would that work? It's just not feasible and gonna happen. The world order will be rearrangered around AI superpowers and for the foreseeable future the EU is not a contender and will have to play rank and file to the united states. Tell me precisely how you think that would not happen otherwise you're just coping. This will work out well in the end I believe but we cannot be delusional about matters as serious as geopolitics.