A.R.

"There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs." Thomas Sowell
"You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality" Ayn Rand

[A.R. @aribo]

Approaching end of 2025, this is my take on the five main problems countries with advanced economies face on the way to 2030:
1. Homelessness/Housing crisis.
2. Relative poverty (aka affordability crisis): Working hard but falling behind.
3. Radical Islam: an ideology that rejects integration and fuels extremism.
4. Populist movements (left & right) attacks on liberal democracy institutions: election legitimacy, separation of powers (including respect for court decisions), media independence, police work.
5. Climate adaptation: the political/economic instability from the costs of adapting to extreme weather, water scarcity, insurance withdrawal, and energy transition bottlenecks.

[A.R. @aribo]

@jaliroller "No se caen a pedazos", palabra de quiosquero.

[Libertario 🟨⬛ @QuotesforGoal]

“Ser comunista, inteligente y bueno es totalmente incompatible. El que es inteligente y bueno no es comunista. El que es comunista y bueno no es inteligente. Y por supuesto, el que es comunista e inteligente, es imposible que sea bueno”

A. Solzhenitsyn

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@3CatInfo Això son amenaces als representants democràtics. Son bandes criminals.

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@SanosukeCat literalment.

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@andresbarro9 @policia @mossos a los del vídeo hay que detenerlos y procesarlos por coacciones y amenazas.

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@SanosukeCat Per exemple: reduir el conflicte sociopolític i prioritzar, com a societat, aspectes que sí que poden tenir un efecte positiu en el nostre benestar, com ara el creixement de la productivitat (i no parlo només de produir més, sinó també millor).

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@IglesiasDiego @marcos_galperin Y tú cristianófobo.

[Philmore A. Mellows @PhilAMellows]

Una señora con un delicioso acento gallego que es el verdadero rostro del sentido común.

[A.R. @aribo]

La idea de que es el Estado a través de su agente, el Gobierno, el que nos tiene que resolver los problemas de nuestra vida es destructiva de todo lo que produce riqueza y bienestar. Es el individuo y la comunidad en la que existe los que producen riqueza, innovación y progreso.

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@sergipinkman Molt bé. Fes una proposta legal perquè sigui així. En democràcia hi ha uns mecanismes que garanteixen els drets de tothom, no només els d'uns pocs. Només has de seguir-los.

[Vicent Martí @vmg]

Oops! Missed the general strike in Spain today. Either way, good day to remind you that collective bargaining (strikes, unions, etc) is for losers, and that one of the most important and impactful things you can do in your life is to steer your professional career towards jobs with a high skill ceiling, so that you can negotiate with employers as an individual.

One of the reasons why the US is so ahead of Europe right now is because this simple fact is widely understood there, at a cultural level, whilst in the EU there are just millions and millions of people stuck with the mentality of a Victorian-era chimney boy. It's very weird to see so many folks with that relationship towards their work. Just completely surrendering control and assuming that any kind of improvement in their job and their lives can only come through external forces outside of their control.

It's a very defeatist attitude towards life, and funnily enough, it hasn't been _that_ true or effective in the past two centuries: the big wins in worker rights have come off the heels of great advancements in technology, and the same thing is going to happen with the advent of AI and automation.

But regardless of historical precedent, the fundamental issue is that this is just a very shitty way to live. If you can help it (and most people can!), why would you let your life's goals become hostages of the formless blob of the proletariat? What are the chances that the whims of the mob are actually what's most beneficial for you and your family?

I just don't see it man. I look at the people protesting in Spain and they're deeply miserable, and in the vast majority of cases this misery comes straight from the total abdication of their personal responsibility. In the 21st century, it's psychologically damaging to be willingly helpless towards external factors. You can't fix that by protesting. It's self-inflicted.

Anyway, back to work.

[Radical Living @RadicalFalk]

Switzerland permanently destroys your sense of money.

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Love this - he’s a modern day philosopher.

[A.R. @aribo]

@larahache @InquilinatoMad Es increíble como el ser humano puede engañarse de esta forma sólo con observaciones anecdóticas.

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@rjlapetra “Se lo tenemos que arrancar”, están rozando la asociación ilícita que aún teniendo fines lícitos utiliza medios violentos para alcanzarlos.

[Bruno Tranchant @ogamashiyo]

Le harcèlement et les méthodes sectaires de LFI ne sont pas de simples dérapages, mais la répétition générale d'un totalitarisme. Entre intimidations, refus de condamner les agressions et matage des contre-pouvoirs, les apprentis dictateurs préparent le terrain à l'autoritarisme.

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@universodarp Es de esperar que, después de la huelga, vengan los del Sindicato de Inquilinos a defenderlo. Claro, este loco lo hizo por el desahucio, no porque esté mal de la cabeza.

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@franceinfo « À qui comptez-vous faire la guerre ? »… Vraiment, faut-il répondre à cette question ?

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@elcargolpenedes Què té a veure una bandera de Palestina amb un habitatge digne i la millora de les condicions laborals? El que feu és ideologia. Almenys no mentiu.