Re: Busy, busy, busy

From	songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
Newsgroups	alt.polyamory
Subject	Re: Busy, busy, busy
Date	2021-11-17 13:00 -0500
Organization	the little wild kingdom
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umar wrote:
> On 2021-11-05, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
>> umar wrote:
>> ...
>>> deregulation, deindustrialization, the increase in economic inequality, 
>>> the loss of public confidence in government: these all suggest the old 
>>> order is breaking down. But what will replace it?
>
>>   social media?  just kidding...
>
> Well, Facebook certainly seems to have more power influence on the media
> landscape than the FCC.

  i don't really spend any time on FB or many other things
but i do enjoy watching music reaction videos for some of
my favorite groups.  it is fun watching younger people 
discover some great music.

>> i don't know but i think world problems we currently have are not able 
>> to be solved by the current nations without some overall control 
>> structure which makes them responsible to agreements and rulings made 
>> by the international courts.
>
> In other words, a universal empire.
>
> Can such a thing exist? 
>
> I asked a Europhile friend the other day if she thought the EU could 
> exist without the protective hegemony of the United States.

  currently it looks like they're looking away for too 
many things so i don't have much actual faith in their 
willingness to take a stand.

>> as long as we maintain the status quo we're just wasting a huge amount 
>> of resources for weapons that should never be used.
>
> One of the courses I did take back in college was one on arms control 
> and disarmament, taught by Albert Carnesale. He seemed to think that 
> universal deterrence driven by the sure knowledge that in a nuclear war 
> there can be no winner was the key to lasting peace. This was back in 
> the 1970s, when the Cold War was still happening.

  in recent years i don't think it has improved at all.  :(

>> we could solve so many of the world's problems if we all worked 
>> together instead of apart, but there's no way that any country other 
>> than the very tiny ones want to give up their control to any world 
>> body.
>
> It seems to me the problem is not so much governments but market forces. 
> Capitalism is driving the climate change problem; the more governments 
> try to impose rules and limits, the more the captains of finance cheat. 
> An enormous amount of energy is being wasted "mining" bitcoin, which is 
> literally nothing. It's the hottest commodity right now, and a whole 
> economy is emerging around it that no government will ever be able to 
> regulate.

  based upon how much energy is currently being used to
mine and support these things i consider it an environmental
crime and it should be made illegal and no banks should be
allowed to use them or any other uses either.  none of this
makes any sense at all.

>> in space we cannot survive with crazy people given rights that
>> we have here on this planet.  things like guns and explosives 
>> very easily available.  just won't work "Up There" so it will be
>> very interesting to see if we can make any kind of transition to
>> beings in space and still be able to survive the nutcases.
>
> Space is fast becoming the playground of billionaires. The future may 
> see the wealthy and privileged looking down upon the rest of us from 
> mansions in the sky.

  likely they'll end up killing themselves off by doing 
something very stupid.  it will take a very disciplined
person to really understand what it will mean to live in
space and from what i've seen most of the billionaires 
are not that.  if instead they take up learning how to
mine and build within a moon colony or a large enough
asteroid they may have a better chance of carrying it off
but so far i don't see encouraging signs that humanity
has any idea what kind of a bind they're in so ...

>> i think the next 500yrs will be very interesting and i wish i could 
>> stick around long enough to see what happens next.  :)
>
> That's my greatest regret about growing old. I won't be around to see 
> the next chapter, to find out how it all comes out.

  as an avid reading of science fiction there are so many
ways this can all go.  :)

  songbird

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Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-09-20 16:39 +0000
  Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-09-21 10:05 -0400
    Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-09-22 15:17 +0000
      Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-09-22 18:17 -0400
        Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-09-27 19:07 +0000
          Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-09-28 00:06 -0400
            Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-10-04 15:36 +0000
              Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-10-07 15:59 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-01 18:36 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 16:49 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 12:52 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-17 12:43 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-23 17:56 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 18:21 -0500
    Re: Busy, busy, busy steve pope <spope384@gmail.com> - 2021-09-26 20:18 -0700
      Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-09-27 00:01 -0700
        Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-09-27 19:09 +0000
          Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-09-28 05:34 -0700
            Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-10-04 15:41 +0000
              Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-10-05 16:52 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-10-07 16:03 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-10-09 15:13 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-10-12 08:39 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-10-14 15:51 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-10-14 22:17 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-01 19:46 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-02 18:36 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 13:18 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-18 06:20 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 17:07 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 14:04 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-17 12:46 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-23 17:15 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 18:06 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-23 20:16 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:32 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:23 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-29 22:48 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-06 14:52 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-01 19:44 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-02 18:42 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 17:06 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 17:05 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 14:07 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-01 19:40 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 17:04 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-01 19:07 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-02 18:50 -0700
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-03 15:22 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-05 16:58 -0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 14:37 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-17 13:00 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-18 06:34 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-23 17:52 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 18:17 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 20:08 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-30 12:47 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-06 14:38 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-12-08 15:04 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 14:14 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-16 10:58 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-18 07:06 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-23 17:30 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-23 10:58 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 17:59 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:56 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-30 12:36 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-06 14:22 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:52 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Freyja <FreyjaW@despam.yahoo.com> - 2021-11-29 12:29 -0800
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-30 12:35 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-06 14:21 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-12-08 14:54 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-13 15:38 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-12-06 14:08 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 17:54 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Chickpea <chickpea@gmx.co.uk> - 2021-11-27 20:08 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:57 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy Chickpea <chickpea@gmx.co.uk> - 2022-01-28 10:17 +0400
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-23 17:25 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-23 17:50 -0500
                Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-29 19:47 +0000
                Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-11-30 12:41 -0500
      Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-09-27 19:08 +0000
      Re: Busy, busy, busy songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-09-27 13:35 -0400
      Re: Busy, busy, busy umar <866013149e@python.interpring.com> - 2021-11-16 12:53 +0000

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