Amiable5326
Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the US is now...
on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:19PM (#36766550)
PPP numbers should not be taken seriously as PPP was invented by an Indian communist who was upset that India, and particularly his Marxist state that he was part of, was underperforming and as a result, like all good communists, invented a new methodology to cook the books and hide the fact that his failed ideology never produced the prosperity that it proclaimed to create. To this day bureaucratic individuals love using PPP because helps hide mediocre economic growth that their policies helped create.
Re:British F-35Bs to Bring Vertical Landing Abilities to Highways
on Monday July 17, 2023 @04:26PM (#36763581)
No idea where Poland got that idea about F-16s as they have a reputation for being a reliable and robust fighter even before Poland purchased the planes, unlike the MiG-29 which is a maintenance queen (particularly the engines) and has a reputation for being a mediocre plane whose career mainly consists of being shot of out of the sky.
Re:Finland introduces the world’s first phone-free tourist island
on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:20AM (#36754419)
No offence but you sound like an upset junkie trying to justify their addiction instead of admitting you have a problem. When I am in nature I never touch my phone (besides an odd picture here or there) because I am too busy being immersed by the experience itself which is far more enjoyable than anything on my phone. If I want to read an ebook I am sure as hell not doing it in nature.
Honestly, I wish we had more paternalism as a lot of the problems we have in the West is because we refuse to apply objective moral standards to people which has resulted in many self-destructive tendencies in many individuals with governments collectively shrugging to themselves everywhere because that is what the people want. Good for Finland for having a spine and pointing out the obvious that smartphones are terrible for people especially when they are trying to relax in nature.