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#91
Apple Talk / It's the Eschaton, try to have...
Last post by Doktor Howl - March 19, 2025, 09:27:48 PMYou see all the craziness going around, right? You can't miss it. Another European war. Trade wars starting up for reasons that not even the president can properly explain. Irrationality everywhere, from vaccines to flat Earth bullshit being taken seriously.
You can't even just blame our joke of a president or Elon Musk or whichever stuffed shirt you prefer to throw rotten fruit at. These people were all elected. Over 70 million Americans thought this was a GOOD IDEA.
It is all very confusing, so I thought, "Why not do a root cause of failure exercise on it?" This would take years, so I'm going to focus on the things that can - somewhat - be isolated to the United States.
Start
Problem: The economy is at first glance, banging right along. But in reality, it's a hot mess, as can be seen by the stock market. Why?
Reason 1: Stocks have been overvalued in a bull market, and some of what is happening is a correction.
Reason 2: Trump is using tariffs and threats of tariffs to make the stock market pogo up and down like Mia Khalifa to create semi-predictable (for those who know when he's going to do it) ups and downs that connected investors can use to get filthy rich.
Leads to
Problem 2: How did Trump get himself elected again, having done all of this before.
Reason 1: After you cut away all the bullshit, people in America are bored and want the president to make good television. In a rational world, you want the chief executive to bore you to tears.
eason 2: The media, of course, makes money on clicks, so they publish outrage porn. To a bored population, this is addictive, so the media ramps up the outrage.
Leads to
Problem 3: People are bored.
Reason 1: We have succeeded ourselves to death. Humans aren't really designed for boredom. As pursuit predators that had predators of our own, humans are natural adrenaline junkies. It's been a long time since the last global war, and global war makes all other wars look puny. Why bother, almost.
Reason 2: It's been a long time since everyone was focused on a grotesque engineering project (humanity's only real excuse for existing) like the Apollo program (The Covid thing was even bigger, but nobody noticed). Since our leadership has forgotten how to build or even maintain anything, there is nothing for people to point at and brag about. So the only way they can get dopamine is to get REALLY PISSED OFF.
Both of those reasons have a feedback effect. Any attempt to do anything to deal with them will be treated by the population as some kind of partisan attack.
This sounds hopeless, but it's not. Assuming you have a capacity for having more fun than you really wanted.
(To be continued)
You can't even just blame our joke of a president or Elon Musk or whichever stuffed shirt you prefer to throw rotten fruit at. These people were all elected. Over 70 million Americans thought this was a GOOD IDEA.
It is all very confusing, so I thought, "Why not do a root cause of failure exercise on it?" This would take years, so I'm going to focus on the things that can - somewhat - be isolated to the United States.
Start
Problem: The economy is at first glance, banging right along. But in reality, it's a hot mess, as can be seen by the stock market. Why?
Reason 1: Stocks have been overvalued in a bull market, and some of what is happening is a correction.
Reason 2: Trump is using tariffs and threats of tariffs to make the stock market pogo up and down like Mia Khalifa to create semi-predictable (for those who know when he's going to do it) ups and downs that connected investors can use to get filthy rich.
Leads to
Problem 2: How did Trump get himself elected again, having done all of this before.
Reason 1: After you cut away all the bullshit, people in America are bored and want the president to make good television. In a rational world, you want the chief executive to bore you to tears.
eason 2: The media, of course, makes money on clicks, so they publish outrage porn. To a bored population, this is addictive, so the media ramps up the outrage.
Leads to
Problem 3: People are bored.
Reason 1: We have succeeded ourselves to death. Humans aren't really designed for boredom. As pursuit predators that had predators of our own, humans are natural adrenaline junkies. It's been a long time since the last global war, and global war makes all other wars look puny. Why bother, almost.
Reason 2: It's been a long time since everyone was focused on a grotesque engineering project (humanity's only real excuse for existing) like the Apollo program (The Covid thing was even bigger, but nobody noticed). Since our leadership has forgotten how to build or even maintain anything, there is nothing for people to point at and brag about. So the only way they can get dopamine is to get REALLY PISSED OFF.
Both of those reasons have a feedback effect. Any attempt to do anything to deal with them will be treated by the population as some kind of partisan attack.
This sounds hopeless, but it's not. Assuming you have a capacity for having more fun than you really wanted.
(To be continued)
#92
Propaganda Depository / Re: A great place for holy shw...
Last post by Doktor Howl - March 19, 2025, 03:55:24 PMOh boy.
#93
Propaganda Depository / A great place for holy shwag
Last post by Maerman - March 19, 2025, 07:12:04 AMHi hi. Apologies if you are all already aware of this, but there's a great Etsy shop called FreedomCult. I recently bought some stuff from them, and I was really impressed by the quality as well as the extra goodies that came with my order. I just think they're neat. So check them out if you want to. Or don't. It's no skin off my nipples.
#94
Apple Talk / Re: Introductions VIII: Some ...
Last post by Maerman - March 19, 2025, 07:04:08 AMQuote from: Doktor Howl on March 17, 2025, 05:18:08 PMWelcome aboard.
You're about 10 years late, but better late than never.
Well, I've always been a late bloomer. But one day I'll emerge from my cocoon as a beautiful moth.
#95
Apple Talk / Re: Introductions VIII: Some ...
Last post by Faust - March 17, 2025, 07:55:49 PMSo the last of us here are all government agents legally obligated to keep this site on the watch list which agency are you with?
Faust,
Deep cover operative of the BATFE
Faust,
Deep cover operative of the BATFE
#96
Apple Talk / Re: Introductions VIII: Some ...
Last post by Doktor Howl - March 17, 2025, 05:18:08 PMQuote from: Maerman on March 17, 2025, 07:44:31 AMHi hi. I'm new here (Cue: "Hi, New Here!").
But I have been sinfully enjoying hot dogs for over a decade. I've always eaten hot dogs, but I found out it was a sin about 14 years ago.
Welcome aboard.
You're about 10 years late, but better late than never.
#97
Apple Talk / Re: Introductions VIII: Some ...
Last post by Maerman - March 17, 2025, 07:44:31 AMHi hi. I'm new here (Cue: "Hi, New Here!").
But I have been sinfully enjoying hot dogs for over a decade. I've always eaten hot dogs, but I found out it was a sin about 14 years ago.
But I have been sinfully enjoying hot dogs for over a decade. I've always eaten hot dogs, but I found out it was a sin about 14 years ago.
#98
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Original Political Graphic...
Last post by Abbot Mythos - March 13, 2025, 08:54:01 PM
#99
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Original Political Graphic...
Last post by Abbot Mythos - March 10, 2025, 06:39:04 PM
#100
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edg...
Last post by Doktor Howl - March 07, 2025, 09:12:12 PMProduct completed, patent and schematics sold to some cheerfully murderous Poles.
Now we have to decide what to do next.
I'm of a mind to weaponize sulfur reducing bacteria. I checked, and that's not illegal, since they don't infect humans or animals. They just eat metal. Like little tiny piranha.
Gonna need a chemist and a couple of biology nerds.
Hamish,
Off to the university to find some more bright-eyed youngsters to corrupt.
Now we have to decide what to do next.
I'm of a mind to weaponize sulfur reducing bacteria. I checked, and that's not illegal, since they don't infect humans or animals. They just eat metal. Like little tiny piranha.
Gonna need a chemist and a couple of biology nerds.
Hamish,
Off to the university to find some more bright-eyed youngsters to corrupt.