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(1) A general "naturalistic fallacy" where the author believes that people of the past must have been more healthy.

(2) I assumption that there is an increase of cancer in modern age solely because of humans change of diet - ignoring factors such as environmental pollution, ozone depletion, increase in radioactive particles from weapons testing and accidents...

(3) Assuming that a change in mean is brought about by changes in every individual to the same degree. Differences in the mean can be produced by just a subset, even a minority of outliers. Today, many people are overweight, which is known to increase all kinds of risks. So caloric restrictions applied to the whole society will always cause a rise in mean life expectancy. But that doesn't mean that it will have any benefits for the people who aren't overweight.

(4) Confuses brain size with brain function. I guess the author then must also believe that women are significantly more stupid then men. Also fails to explain that people can sometimes lose a big chunk of their brains and still perform well on tests.

Again, I'm not saying fasting is bad, but that the author just throws together some unrelated scientific studies with a bunch of common fallacies (and, it seems, bias towards his own lifestyle choices).

Now, every time I consider a purchase I ask myself: "do I really need this?" and if the answer is no, I forgo the purchase and donate the same amount of money instead.

This "negative consumption" turns my feelings of gloom and helplessness into a sense of purpose and power.

I can only imagine how awesome it must be to be able to donate almost a whole salary!

Can you please share some of the charities you've found to be trustworthy?

No, they're actually cheaper overall[1]. And even if they were more expensive, is it too much to ask to take a temporary financial disadvantage over the future of the whole planet? Or do we wish to stand on burning ruins one day and say "it was cheaper for me this way".

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyZOLMeMYnI

> Industrial and commercial emissions overshadow residential emissions by more than a factor of four.

> The consumer market is but a fraction of the entire market.

The end consumer is always a person (with the exception of the military maybe, but even they claim to provide the service of protection to citizens). It's just that the emissions from the products you consume don't end at the electricity you use to charge them. "The industry" is just the hidden steps in the supply chain that create your products.

No company produces anything that isn't sold. If it's not sold to you directly, then it's sold to another company which uses it to create something to sell to you.

> Nobody forced Apple into implementing planned obsolescence as part of their business strategy, or into unsustainable manufacturing practices.

I don't know about Apple but I'm using a phone that is now 7 years old, still runs fine. If Apple uses planned obsolescence then maybe you shouldn't buy Apple products in the first place.

(Surely, there's always ways we could all do more like reduce the use of single-use plastic, or communicate the problem to more people in our communities, or financially support those who try to combat the issue. But like I said, it seems you (and me ;-) ) are already ahead of the curve here).

And if they would stop producing the products, what would happen? As long as people buy, someone else would produce them.

And, yes, a billionaire would have more power to change the world, if just buy giving them the ability to run a massive media campaign to change peoples minds. Yet here we are in this very article blaming them for using their financial power to try and influence the public opinion.

Yet, they would have the choice to buy a small electric car and ride-share, but prefer to buy a huge gasoline SUV and ride alone.

And it's not just about the cars (sorry if my comment gave that impression). It's about consumption in general. Yes, industrial emissions are higher that communal emissions, but for whom are the products that the industry consumes? Do we really need a new iPhone every year? Apple wouldn't produce them if people wouldn't prefer a slightly better phone over sustainable living, then they watch "Planet of the Humans" and complain that Apple's attempts to "sustainable production" isn't as green as it seems.

That doesn't make the content of the film any more accurate [1], nor does it mean that the technologies put forward by profiteers of green energy less valid. This article too seems to cherry-pick problems without comparing the size to alternatives (which it doesn't offer).

It's ironic that the solution would lie in the hands of common people (change their consumption, become active), but prefer to blame rich people, left and right. Billionaires don't drive billions of cars or eat billions of beef steaks, the "average Joe's" do.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNjLHRAP2U

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatta

Permanent residency is mostly thought of as a relief from the stress of having to re-apply for visa extensions and not relying on having a job.

Until you get PR, you could be forced to leave Japan if you lose your job and don't find a new one right away.

1- The restrictions are not about race, but about which countries have mismanaged the pandemic. People from Taiwan and some other south east asian countries are allowed to enter. (Ironically, exactly those people are / have been much more commonly the target of Japanese racism).

2- They most likely would prefer to also ban Japanese citizens (whatever race) from returning from hot-spots like Florida or Brazil. They just can't because of legal reasons. Citizenship gives you certain rights.

3- You can call PR and other visas "second class citizenship" if you want, but the fact is: you're just not a citizen. You also can't vote. You also can't become prime minister. You're not a citizen and don't have the rights of a citizen. That's the same in every country, including yours. Why didn't people with PR complain about being "second class citizens" for years about those other rights?

https://www.darrinqualman.com/historic-nitrogen-fertilizer-c...

> In 2015, farmers applied more than 110 million tonnes. We managed to increase grain output fourfold largely by increasing nitrogen inputs 23-fold. Nitrogen fertilizer is a fossil fuel product, made primarily from natural gas.

A lot of people are doing something.

Some do a lot by actively working on solutions, many do a little by preserving energy and reducing their personal consumption (especially meat and transportation/travel).

If you feel dread you should do more.

https://github.com/MARUI-PlugIn/BlenderXR

Do you have any reference for that?

If so, they wouldn't need gravity sketch at all. The most popular CAD programs already have VR support:

Rhino -> https://www.mindeskvr.com/

Maya -> https://www.marui-plugin.com

3dsMax -> 3dsMax Interactive (Autodesk)

Blender -> https://github.com/MARUI-PlugIn/BlenderXR

- and -

Natron video compositing software: https://natron.fr/

Both are great tools with a steady stream of updates.

This is incorrect.

A friend of mine started a businesses on a work visa and I myself have even started a business on a student visa [1]. No legal problems. I just recently switched from "Student" to "Manager" visa, and immigration had no problems with the fact that the business was already running for over a year before I applied for my residence status to be changed.

[1] http://marui-plugin.blogspot.jp/2016/11/starting-company-as-...

https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/07/vive-studios-releases-make...

"Sixense is still be best known for stringing along Kickstarter supporters of its STEM controllers, a project which raised more than $600k and has yet to ship to backers more than three years after its targeted ship date. Failed Kickstarter projects aren’t all that rare but Sixense has continued to post updates discussing supposed improvements or production issues while backers beg for refunds. All of this has been done while continuing to transition its efforts into software projects like MakeVR."