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The huge acceptance of growing babies in a lab for money is very disheartening

They have researchers working on other things too, don't you worry

But wouldn't that be very odd? A lot of those 40-year olds would probably give the middle finger.

Pause? Don't you mean undo?

This seems like an excuse to normalize age/ID checks even for people who are obviously over 18. Totalitarian Britain being totalitarian as usual.

It is observably relatively minor, as already explained. It is arguably temporary and definitely is temporary if we become extinct.

I would hope that everyone already knows that it does. One has to balance risks as they see fit.

In this case yes, although it comes off as a very mild complaint

Some relatively minor and arguably temporary economic hardship that still leaves us at an advantage compared to almost anyone else doesn't seem like a big deal compared to humans no longer being the dominant species and either going extinct or becoming slaves

I didn't say it's not an issue, but we need perspective. Instead of complaining about the elbow poking us in the ribs right now how about we talk about the branch we're sitting on breaking and the pit of lava below? Or why we are in this situation to begin with? Not just the elbow but everything else?

I have literally not seen anyone complain about it. As the tweet says "we just accept".

Work, social activities, churches, in the neighborhood, at the park. Really lots of places if you're not trying to be a downer. Of course it was much easier before the internet however.

I'm talking about income relative to prices. The west has it better than everyone else now or ever before except recent history. I know complaining is fashionable but be real. You're not a serf who can never afford meat or has to work 10 hours 6 days a week even if you do have 3 (part-time) jobs.

Thanks, fixed now

This is way more due to technology than the economy. It doesn't cost money to have friends yet there's a loneliness epidemic. The west is very rich compared to the rest of the world or all of recorded history.

Everything was better before computers

Agreed. This technology's existence is a net negative to humanity, whether everyone has it or just the police have it. It all needs to be stopped, no exceptions for any government agency, research lab, corporation and non-profit organization.

I'm much more concerned about crises being an excuse to expand government powers than to privatize or deregulate. That's the problem in this particular instance too. Both can be bad but expanding government powers is almost always bad.

This post wasn't about recommendations, just information that people should know. Make your own decisions based on your own assessment of the risks and likely returns associated with each option. I'd say precious metals in your physical possession are a simple option with low risk but that's my opinion.

Better to stash precious metals since they won't lose their value. Of course there are other options so make your own decisions based on your own assessment of the various risks involved.