The question of migration of people is tied to other cross border interactions:
1) Powerful countries routinely exploit less powerful ones and actively suppress their development. This type of extraction is done by corruption, targeted propaganda, predatory loans, war etc. and impoverishes people, increasing migratory pressure.
2) Richer countries can raise prices in developing countries through purchase of land and property or tourism etc, making it much less affordable for locals to live in their own country.
3) The market for remote work helps but is not capable of even remotely balancing off 1) and 2). It applies to a small fraction of the population and the earning potential is much lower than for local workers.
Then again, immigration is being weaponised by the likes of Soros to disrupt many Western societies and that causes justified opposition. It is absurd that an elderly British couple should have to cross the channel in a dinghy to qualify for state support...
The tragedy in it all is that it results in plebs hating on each other, while the few who are doing BOTH the wealth extraction at state level AND benefit from the weaponised immigration are laughing all the way to the bank.
If you live in the US and swallow all the war mongering propaganda and have no objections to the US army sitting in Syria for years only to steal oil, etc., you deserve all the immigration you will get. And if you just start killing, imprisoning and exploiting people when they try to follow the wealth extracted from their country, you will increase the resentment and criminality among them.
I don't know how to solve this, but do know 'solving' it with nothing but border control is difficult to achieve and dystopian.
Bootstrapping projects is a quick and efficient way of delivering stuff.
I am sure many of those JustOneDude projects will turn into much more solid companies when the market is there.
They did, except I am not sure the goal was ever a direct war between the US and Russia. They were hoping (and succeeded) to drive a wedge between Russia and the EU. They were hoping (and failed) to bring economic ruin to Russia. The big loser in all of this is Ukraine, and then the EU.
For anyone under 60, paying into a pension is foolish and pointess. By the time they get to pension age, there will be UBI and pensions will be cancelled.
Studying law may well be worth it, if it is what you want to do. If you are just doing it because it is prestigious and earns well, research the potential impact of AI on it. Many professions will vanish in the next 10 years. Learning how to bootstrap a business can be as profitable but is much more resistant to change.
Unless your dream is to be a doctor or something similar which absolutely requires a degree, going to university is probably a waste of time. Unless you do it for the fun.
If your goal is to make money, look at what business you can bootstrap. Read Make by Pieter Levels (https://readmake.com/), listen to some of the episodes from the IndieHackers podcast.
I am not optimistic about things getting better with iPhones, Macs, Windows or Google Android devices. If anything they will get ever more intrusive.
Anyone serious about decentralisation and freedom should look at using degoogled Android versions (Graphene OS is great) and Linux for personal computing.
Other than habit, what is stopping you?
I was looking at current models of a couple of brands (not that I am actively shopping for a new car) and manual gears are not a thing any more. It kinda makes sense for hybrids and EVs, but until cyber security for cars is taken much more seriously than it is now, I am not getting a fully automatic car. Or one which is connected to the internet.
Every human has a pressure point which can be used to corrupt them. The few that don't get murdered or imprisoned like Assange and Reiner Fuelmich.
This is why decentralisation is crucial. A politician without mass support from people who are awake and care can only do so much.
If you are using Windows or Mac on your home laptop or PC, what is stopping you from using Linux?
It is a genuine question, call it market discovery if you like :)
Apple and Microsoft hoping to launch a new AI assistant which will be able to 'see what you see and hear what you hear' and be always with you.
The ultimate surveillance and propaganda bot.
Too many people will start using it, just like they do with Alexa and and similar. The only people who should be using is dementia patients in advanced stages, may be.
The powerful have always claimed that their power is immutable and a matter of natural law of god-given. Yet the mighty can and do fall.
Let's hope the EU reforms or falls apart. Until then, CEX-es should be obsolete anyway, except may be if you are a trader & need advanced instruments.
For simple buying and selling, Bisq is better anyway.
This guy has refused to pay UK tax since 2014. He is now placing all taxes due in a trust fund. The beneficiary of the fund is the HMRC (UK govt) if and when it can prove that none of the money is used to support illegal wars, genocide or terrorism etc.
What a boss.
TL;DR: Since the UK has announced £11mln in funding for Al-Qaeda controlled Syria, if you give money to the HMRC, you are breaking the law which prohibits funding of terrorism.
This is still fiction (I think) but sure to become reality very soon. We need personal EMP pulse devices or something similar before microdrones start killing people for real.
Bill Burr Goes Scorched Earth on the Corrupt Monsters RUINING Our Lives https://youtu.be/0x82v2ZmbvY via @YouTube
I don't know if they caught the right guy on this one, but am 100% certain if they couldn't find the right guy they would get just anyone they can frame to avoid people thinking the killer got away with it.
#bernie