Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:39:48 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <7e4e6187-b4a4-9606-74f5-5e07ce01f08a@example.net> References: <2ItTO.338744$v8v2.95701@fx18.iad> <199392d0-9628-8177-2f3b-35b23a721dd4@example.net> <086607f1-2283-f7fb-ddf9-ac4766b06530@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="197840"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:228321 comp.os.linux.misc:60248 On Wed, 30 Oct 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 30/10/2024 17:33, D wrote: >> > And it collapses into autonomous fragments. >> >> What I think will happen in the near term is that socialism will >> temporarily destroy a lot of value in the world, in line with what Joseph >> says. This is proven, and a fact, and should not surprise anyone. >> >> But as we've done in the past, we learn the lessons, start again. End of >> civilization? Hardly. A bump in the road, definitely. > > Well end of THIS civilisation, then. > Tainter didn't say that all civilisations end simultaneously. > > We will descend into near barbarism under Islam, or the chinese will wander > in. I agree to disagree. Hopefully we will never know the answer in case he is right, and hopefully we will, if I am! =)