Replying to Avatar Lyn Alden

I am getting close to giving a more detailed assessment on Israel/Hamas, as it drags on.

And it will probably be Nostr-only since other platforms can’t handle it. It is too polarized. Everyone is tunnel-visioned.

My husband is currently in Cairo dealing with some property work we are doing for our extended family. They are only 250 miles from the problem, and Egypt’s acute currency crisis brings it closer to home if military or refugee shit hits the fan. Most of my extended family is geopolitically or financially close to the Israel/Gaza issue and is Muslim. I am thus both close and far from the issue. And I grew up in the US in a diverse region with Jewish and Muslim peers, but more-so Jewish overall.

Suffice to say, I don’t want civilians on either side to suffer or die. I am pro-humanity first and foremost.

Before I give my eventual analysis, I am happy to see Nostr comments on the issue. What are your thoughts and questions on the topic? What would you like to see addressed from a diverse or as non-biased source as possible?
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Scale Bar 2y ago

Zooming out….

As humans, how do we come to terms with or evaluate the relative magnitude of suffering associated with physical violence vs. economic pain vs. cultural strife? What baseline metrics or frameworks can we point to in order to inform our views on such complex issues?

How does time-frame / time-preference affect the analysis of this issue/conflict? How do we quantify oppression over an extended period vs. violence over a short/acute period? Are there parallels we can draw from other fields?

In what ways does technology affect the current conflict and potential outcomes (communications, weapons, money, etc.)?

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