The earth is not dying, it is being killed. And the people who are killing it have names and addresses.

Figure out how to live in the worst-case. 
Or play Rambo in the woods, and max out your privilege. 

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#31
General Discussion / - Disease X
Last post by monsta666 - Jan 08, 2025, 02:48 PM
Quote from: K-Dog on Jan 07, 2025, 10:17 PMWe must have faith.  On one of his many trips to the cooler, it could happen.  He could see the light.

Old dogs don't learn new tricks. Not everyone can be a K-Dog...
#32
General Discussion / - Disease X
Last post by K-Dog - Jan 07, 2025, 10:17 PM
Quote from: RE on Jan 07, 2025, 08:57 PM
Quote from: Surly1 on Jan 07, 2025, 07:43 PMThat's quite an ad home running down of Matt Savinar, which is wholly inappropriate in this context.

Ad hom attacks and insults are our forum Troll's signature means of disrupting the conversation here, along with straw man arguments and appeals to authority.  We tolerate him because however slim the chance, we feel anyone can at some point change.  He does try your patience though.

RE


We must have faith.  On one of his many trips to the cooler, it could happen.  He could see the light.
#33
General Discussion / - Disease X
Last post by K-Dog - Jan 07, 2025, 10:08 PM
QuoteShould you trouble yourself to read the article you'll see the researcher says the risk of infection to others is low. Sorry, but I've heard this one before.

Yes, 1 mutation away from a flu with a 40% death rate that spreads like wildfire.

Spreading through a population that compares holes in a surgical mask to holes in a chain link fence, seeing no difference.
#34
General Discussion / - Disease X
Last post by RE - Jan 07, 2025, 08:57 PM
Quote from: Surly1 on Jan 07, 2025, 07:43 PMThat's quite an ad home running down of Matt Savinar, which is wholly inappropriate in this context.

Ad hom attacks and insults are our forum Troll's signature means of disrupting the conversation here, along with straw man arguments and appeals to authority.  We tolerate him because however slim the chance, we feel anyone can at some point change.  He does try your patience though.

RE
#35
General Discussion / - Disease X
Last post by Surly1 - Jan 07, 2025, 07:43 PM
That's quite an ad home running down of Matt Savinar, which is wholly inappropriate in this context. At best it's a misplaced metaphor, and meaningless.
But if you're scoring at home, bird flu has already claimed its first victim. As it's useless to speculate how many more it will claim. But with an incoming Trump administration, and an American public wholly propagandized to believe that perfectly anodyne public health measures are the devil's work, and with RFK The Lesser in charge of the public health portfolio, I am not optimistic. 

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-louisiana-mutations-cdc-a870a8d4d86d3dd95f4c0d5c7e9edee5

Should you trouble yourself to read the article you'll see the researcher says the risk of infection to others is low. Sorry, but I've heard this one before.


#36
General Discussion / - China youth unemployment
Last post by RE - Jan 07, 2025, 06:42 PM
Fake jobs with fake employees with fake layoffs and fake unemployment numbers and fake participation rates in the fake workforce.  Fake reporters for fake websites reporting the fake statistics to a public faking they can read.  I fake that I give a shit.  lol.

Reality isn't important, just image and opinion.  The truth is a lie and crime pays as we come to the closing days of the Age of Oil.

RE
#37
General Discussion / - China youth unemployment
Last post by K-Dog - Jan 07, 2025, 04:58 PM
This is great, half the job postings on Linked-In are fake and only placed to make companies look like all is well with the advertising business.  Some are A.I. generated.  Or the adds are straight up scams.

Fair is fair.

#38
General Discussion / - Bugout Machine Subdivision...
Last post by K-Dog - Jan 07, 2025, 04:47 PM
Quote from: RE on Jan 07, 2025, 01:08 PMCooler time for insulting the forum.

RE

Thank You
#39
General Discussion / - China youth unemployment
Last post by RE - Jan 07, 2025, 03:17 PM
Do they pretend to pay them with pretend money?  Can you take out a loan based on your pretend salary?

A large cohort of youth unemployment generally leads to social unrest, so I would expect to see somw type of action to prevent that.  Maybe they will expand their requirements for service in the military.

RE
#40
General Discussion / China youth unemployment
Last post by monsta666 - Jan 07, 2025, 02:53 PM
Being unemployment can be a shameful thing in China so instead of broaching your status to friends and family some people have decided to pay a fee so they can join a pretend to work company so they can fool people into thinking they have secured employment. Sounds like a joke but apparently this has happened in China.


On a more serious note, I have heard since the Covid pandemic China has struggled with growth and this lack of growth is most acutely felt by the youth in the country. It is telling that the Chinese government has stopped providing official figures for youth unemployment since 2023 so one can only speculate on what the situation is on the ground.

This lack of growth, worsening demographics not to mention an upcoming Trump presidency could spell a difficult period for China. Sure the fat cats may take the sting out of US tariffs by offshoring operations to cheaper neighboring countries but such solutions would only exacerbate the existing unemployment issues experienced by the young. Any ideas how you envision unemployment to turn out for China in the next five years?