Troy fell in a single night.
What followed was quieter — and far more dangerous.
This is not the story of the trick.
It’s the story of the man who survived it.
ODYSSEUS — Ashes of Troy (Episode I · Part I)
https://t.co/AN9Cb4oIYG
Exactly. A medieval peasant processed less external information in his entire lifetime than what’s packed into one modern Sunday newspaper. No global news, no celebrities, no endless feeds — just his village of ~100-200 people, the priest, and the occasional traveler. Our brains evolved for that tiny world. Social media throws thousands of “perfect” lives at us daily and then wonders why we feel anxious and inadequate. Ben Affleck nailed it in that clip. We’re not broken. We’re just running Stone Age hardware in an infinite information age.
Selektiv, oder? Wenn Linke mit „Genug ist genug!“ auf die Straße gehen, ist es legitimer Protest. Wenn die „Volksseele“ denselben Satz sagt, ist es plötzlich gefährlicher Volkszorn und Pogrom-Vorstufe. Der Slogan ist derselbe. Nur die Absender wechseln – und die Bewertung kippt.
@Sassafrass_84 Thelma Anderson calls 35 years for murder a ‘legal lynching’.
The same family that raised $612k for ‘defense’, bought a house in a rich white neighborhood, and still got a public defender.
They’re not mad about justice. They’re mad they didn’t get away with it.
@ForgiatoBlow47 Raised $612k for ‘legal defense’. Ended up in a gated $900k home in a rich, mostly white suburb in Frisco.
They didn’t want justice. They wanted the white picket fence life.
Classy.
@RealBrittHughes His mother is begging for mercy after her son showed none. Maybe she should’ve taught him that earlier instead of raising a murderer. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Liegt am hohen Pektin-/Stärkegehalt der Äpfel.
Das Zeug bindet Wasser super, macht aber beim Gefrieren schnell große Eiskristalle oder eine gummiartige Textur statt cremig. Deshalb wird Apfeleis oft körnig oder fade. Der zarte Apfelgeschmack geht in fetthaltigem Milcheis auch total unter – funktioniert eigentlich besser als Sorbet. Deshalb sieht man es fast nur bei guten Italienern oder im Ausland.
Apfel + Eis = unterschätzte Chemie-Herausforderung
@RocketflyingG@Filmfanatics__ That’s the problem with most shows now. They all feel like they’re written from the same Hollywood template. Dark was unique on so many levels and actually trusted the audience.
@RocketflyingG@Filmfanatics__ I wish I could, but that’s exactly the problem. There are good shows, but nothing really feels like Dark. It had atmosphere, structure, mystery and a real ending — most shows are lucky if they get one of those right.
What’s actually stopping us from building stadiums like THIS? 🏟️✨
A breathtaking Baroque masterpiece instead of another soulless concrete block. Grandeur, drama, beauty.
Why do we only build boring, purely functional arenas today?
This would be a true landmark for eternity.
What do you think?
I actually think using Ethiopia as the "never colonized, yet poor" example is outdated and weak today. Yes, colonialism overall was net positive — it brought modern medicine, infrastructure, education and pulled large parts of Africa out of tribal subsistence. Without the West, many would still be living in mud huts and shitting in holes in the ground. The constant demonization of colonialism is mostly victim propaganda that kills agency.But look at Ethiopia now: never properly colonized, deeply Christian (60%+), massive population, fastest growth in Africa, becoming the breadbasket of the continent with exploding wheat production. That wheat is creating a full industrial chain — fertilizers (huge Dangote plant), animal feed, meat/dairy, logistics, bioethanol and real manufacturing. Ethiopia is proving exactly your point on agency: with the right culture, reforms and leadership, it can leapfrog and lead Africa. Vietnam had colonialism + war and still rose. Ethiopia is rising without that excuse. This is what real African potential looks like. Stop dwelling on the past — Ethiopia is the future.
Exactly.
And if you think this through to the end… it gets a lot darker than just “time travelers killing scientists.”What if this is exactly what a functional Great Filter looks like?
Not nuclear war or AI — but quiet, surgical correction the moment a civilization touches causality.I explored the full logic months ago in this video. It hits different now:→ https://t.co/PuUiMMNgRE
Then tell me we’re not already in it.