Not genius enough to add renewable energy to compensate for the increased energy consumption. @elonmusk have you abandoned this part of younger-Elon's intended contribution to humanity? Singapore has 1-2% renewables. Pathetic this far on into the 21 century. Maldevelopment is NOT THE SAME as development
@elonmusk There was a window of opportunity with the American founding fathers to pre-empt this when the debated whether the Constitution should be perpetual - it was squandered!
💯 We are so ready for a new paradigm - soberly critiquing everything that is taking all of us towards ecological collapse. Capitalism will undoubtedly be in the cross-hairs - 1st principle thinking demands it! My guess is that if you can continue to cox the boat/ pilot your ship without the need for vast personal capital accumulation to retain control of this destiny, you would be a socialist !
@elonmusk Prices that prioritise exchange value over use value to the extent that it is happening in late stage capitalism will lead to ecological and societal collapse. There is no economy without society or a liveable planet. #1stPrincipleThinking
@elonmusk The ruling class in the US and the UK both have 0 tolerance for criticism - they are and WILL BE absolutely ruthless the closer ordinary people get to a significant tipping point - any delusions we have now are an indulgence!
We should also note that reading the right books is also important - the kind that fosters a literacy rate that went from 20% in 1949 to 99% in China today! Not the kind that has seen literacy rates in the US fall from 97% to 79% in the same period!
China’s new official obsession: Getting people to read more books.
In February, China passed a new regulation to build more public reading facilities and spaces.
In April, China had its first-ever national reading week.
State media encourages people to put down their phones and pick up a book.
President Xi wants China to become a “cultural powerhouse” by 2035, and says the revival of reading is one of its pillars.
Xi quotes Mao saying, “One can go a day without eating, a day without sleeping, but not a day without reading.”
In 1949, less than 20% of China's population was literate. Today it's approaching 99%.
When one of the most tech-focused countries in the world says that a population of book readers is vital to their future, we should all take note.
🚨 12 British universities have paid a security firm £440,000 to monitor students & academics’ social media inc those who have expressed solidarity for Palestine
The unis:
• UCL
• Imperial
• KCL
• Oxford
• Sheffield
• Leicester
• Nottingham
• LSE
• Manchester
• Cardiff