It's kinda bound to happen, this is an ethnic conflict that seemed to have come out of a failed power-sharing. IIRC it involved the firing of soldiers from Tigray, which were heavily-represented in the national army, and it went downhill from there.

Hopefully they can finally sort this out sooner and with not more additions to casualties.

I think someone is more likely to worry about the day-to-day changes if they really have to live off of it, as in, they'd only have a week's worth of money for expenses. So it all boils down to money management. If you know you're not gonna die of starvation until the price hit your short term bar, you wouldn't be as anxious.

You'd be constantly worrying about this if you're a day trader and is trying to live off the margins. You knew the risks before you came in, you just have to live with it if you want to continue.

The "true believers" don't usually worry about these fluctuations since they trust that eventually adoption would become widespread and that it'll be used as currency.

Remove "Christian" and replace it with "Muslim" or "Jewish", etc and there's your answer. EVERYONE should be engaged in politics imho and everyone should be free to run provided they qualify for the position. Then it's just a matter of making sure they keep their religious/ethnic biases out of their decision-making and that they not give preferential treatment to their "kind".


No. We've barred doctors from endorsing brands in ads because of possible conflicts of interest, the same should apply to other "professionals," including the clergy.

It's only natural for this to happen. People would always find way to use technology to earn money, whether it be the telegram, telephone or the internet. Social media is actually perfect for this because it allows you to advertise or do business within any given social circle.

I would prefer it though for businesses and their staff to use a separate business account. The last thing I want is to be bombarded by ad posts by friends.

"LUNAcy" LOL that's a good one. People really don't learn to stay away from these shitcoins. I also doubt the people that invested once it started rising was in any interested in the project. They were just in for a quick buck and are unlucky enough to be left bag-holders.

Well they can start planting now. I think the main possible issue with switching is if the current producers are producing enough for their current market. Like, the Americas produce corn for their consumption but we don't know if they'll have enough excess to sell if the people feeding on wheat switches to corn suddenly.

Food I think would easier to switch to a different supplier or buy a totally different one (like the alternatives I've mentioned). With oil and gas though it'll take longer to build new pipelines.

This is one reason Russia invaded - the pipelines are already built and Ukraine can use those to export their own gas that has been discovered there - in areas conveniently occupied by Russia now. That would have provided an alternative to Europe.

It's unfortunate but the people in countries relying on Ukraine for wheat would have to find their carb from somewhere else. There are many different replacement like rice, corn, cassava, potato, sweet potato and even plantain.

I think the problem here would be cultural and more, they will definitely crave their "daily bread". I'm from a rice country and even when I feel full eating a meal of wheat pasta or bean noodles, I feel that I still need to eat something. This is what they are going experience in the coming months if things don't improve.

LOL. But seriously, I hope chickenpox is similar enough to confer some sort of resistance.


Actually surprised that they didn't hyped it up! Maybe they weren't paid yet LOL. Or they are just letting these few and far apart reporting to simmer in people's heads before they surprise them.

Indeed, China is the big winner here. Russia probably wouldn't be in as dependent as state as North Korea is but if the Western powers do push through those sanctions, Russia wouldn't really have much alternatives but to sell to China at lower rates than it would have wanted.

It's definitely going to slow down within a decade or so. The days of cheap labor is over and inevitably some businesses would move out to where it is cheaper. Of course there's automation and switching to higher-value good to make up for that but other developed countries can do that. And yes, that rapidly aging population is gonna affect them same way it did Japan.

Of course not, I'm not that old LOL. I believe they stopped the vaccinations at least 2 decades before I was born.


Does monkeypox work like chickenpox where you get it once and you never get it again?

And it's a far more insidious form of warfare. Since there's no physical invasion the target country can't complain that it's being threatened. I remember North Korea even printed counterfeit dollars in it's hidden war with America. Not just destroying the economy but also funding various activist groups to sow chaos and division in the country.

I'd also include the access to rivers in this one, like Turkey damming the Tigris and Euphrates and China damming the Mekong. With the latter, they've caused damage whenever they would release water without warning. You can basically hold the downstream countries hostage, whether you restrict flow or just let out the water, it's not going to be good for them.


Humans were pretty much the best ranged units in the meta and progressed from stone fling to drones LOL.

Yeah it is risky. I probably wouldn't even try it unless I know I have some money saved up to pay for a few months of the premium. Especially these days, it's very easy to lose a job or for a business to go under.

I'm still curious why they are saying it's good to take loan during high inflation. Especially since the money you borrowed would have less purchasing power.

Has anyone done the math for some of us who are not as quick grasping this? I still find this a bit too risky. I think I've heard about this before, supposedly you make your money as the inflation go down or something, can't exactly remember. Still, can people really afford to do this at such times like this?

It's not that we shouldn't blame others, it's just accepting that people either fuck up or just outright malicious. If there's something that you can do to fix it, then do so. If not, then don't sweat it.


They do a lot of shit work and they should be rightly blamed for those failures, especially since they are using our money. It's likely having a maid who breaks everything everyday that you can't fire.

Early retirement? That's just going to put more strain on the Ponzi scheme called "social security". Sure you free up one position for someone younger but then you got one more person getting pension earlier so it really changes nothing.

Better just give incentives for being financially responsible so people can make the most out of their income but I guess that's contrary to the consumerist model of the economy where people must buy, buy and buy to keep it going.

LOL 

IMHO they might work, MIGHT. Considering it's China it's probably okay to stuff a family in their apartment so that they all catch it to prevent them spreading it to other families. Hahaha!

I also found it peculiar it don't seem to be making the news on TV. Maybe they're not reporting about it coz it's election season. The only reason I'm seeing these is I get recommended vids from China-focused channels. 

At this point can't really tell how serious the situation is, after all it's the CCP we're dealing with. They do seem to be taking extreme measures so it's possible it's some new strain they haven't publicized yet. They went from welding apartment doors to encaging entire streets.


Hmmmm... what could that be?  There's so many rumors floating around. Some says to restrict supply chain. Some say to reorient the industry for an invasion of Taiwan. Some even claim this is a spat between Beijing and Shanghai. More drama than Game of Thrones LOL.