joostjakob

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[–] joostjakob 6 points 11 months ago

Their system automatically makes a winner of the biggest party. In any country that uses that system, it automatically leads to two main parties alternating in power. The advantage is that you don't need "messy" and "unstable" coalitions, but can have strong leadership with a solid base instead. Except that perhaps string leadership is a dangerous thing to have in many cases, and except that if the balance tends towards 50/50, you can easily have problems getting anything done.

[–] joostjakob 4 points 11 months ago

Depends on the molecule. The ones used in vaccines are nit dangerous. See for example https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202100244467/

[–] joostjakob 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Oh come on, projections from the sixties had us having huge space colonies by now. Growth in the exploration sector has been anything but exponential.

[–] joostjakob 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Switching to agriculture was the opposite of lazy. It was much harder work for a poorer standard of living. The issue was population pressure simply did not allow the old way of life anymore.

[–] joostjakob 8 points 11 months ago

It is a non issue. It is also not unlikely for Trump to go completely nuclear over this, hopefully showing a few more folks what a moron he is.

[–] joostjakob 15 points 11 months ago

And we are still increasing the rate at which we are making it worse...

[–] joostjakob 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, "express network" instead of "highway". But other than marketing/communication, I didn't see much concrete suggestions of how to make them more inclusive.

[–] joostjakob 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the setting of The Stars are Legion. Not exactly the same, it's a cluster of artificial planets in the middle of empty space, not a natural phenomenon. But it creates the same kind of "in this together" atmosphere form being isolated.

[–] joostjakob 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ironically, De Croo was also criticised here in Belgium for that speech being way too soft.

[–] joostjakob 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Buffalo weren't eaten to almost extinction. And they don't give birth to 10 calves at a time.

[–] joostjakob 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a laughing stock here in Belgium

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