#collapse

wist@diasp.org

A quotation from Russell, Bertrand

One of the symptoms of approaching nervous break-down is the belief that one’s work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 5 “Fatigue” (1930)

#quote #quotes #quotation #catastrophizing #collapse #ego #fatigue #importance #nerves #nervousbreakdown #priorities #work
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wazoox@diasp.eu

I Went to the Premiere of the First Commercially Streaming AI-Generated Movies

#AI #Idiocracy #health #collapse

The plan is literally to implement the TV set from "Idiocracy", filled with AI-generated garbage and ads.

Catherine Zhang, TCL’s vice president of content services and partnerships, then explained to the audience that TCL’s streaming strategy is to “offer a lean-back binge-watching experience” in which content passively washes over the people watching it. “Data told us that our users don’t want to work that hard,” she said. “Half of them don’t even change the channel.”

https://www.404media.co/email/e5a7bfdd-83ef-495c-b219-450ea8b33c25/

wazoox@diasp.eu

Thread by @redstreamnet on Thread Reader App

#politics #Germany #EU #collapse

The German government has collapsed. The Social Democrats’ attempt to rescue German capital’s interests by reestablishing Germany as an imperialist force has been a catastrophe. Here is what the media will not tell you. 🧵

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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1854545213714313556.html

wazoox@diasp.eu

There Is No Way Out for Europe. “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder" | by B | Medium

#politics #economics #collapse

Now, that half of its zinc and aluminum smelters are off, together with 70% of its fertilizer production, it is absolutely no exaggeration to say, that Europe May See Forced De-Industrialization As Result Of Energy Crisis...

https://thehonestsorcerer.medium.com/there-is-no-way-out-for-europe-29183618dba3

kuchinster@hub.hubzilla.de

On the decline of empire, with historical parallels

The grand experiment that began in 1776 will come to an end, as all once-great nations do. The US will continue to exist, but as a shadow of its former self, in the manner of the failed empires before it.

https://internationalman.com/articles/national-fire-sale/

#USA #US #american #warmongers #debt #economy #Western #management #capitalism #fail #collapse #crisis #poverty #history

Fools are always punished by history because they don't learn it.

theaitetos@diaspora.psyco.fr

The Terrifying Decline

A university professor laments the precipitous decline he has observed in the ability of his students:

I work as a professor for a uni on the east coast of the USA. What strikes me the most is the decline in student writing and comprehension skills that is among the worst I’ve ever encountered. These are SHARP declines; I recently assigned a reading exam and I had numerous students inquire if it’s open book (?!), and I had to tell them that no, it isn’t…

My students don’t read. They expect to be able to submit assignments more than once. They were shocked at essay grades and asked if they could resubmit for higher grades. I told them, also, no. They were very surprised.

To all K-12 teachers who have gone through unfair admin demanding for higher grades, who have suffered parents screaming and yelling at them because their student didn’t perform well on an exam: I’m sorry. I work on the university level so that I wouldn’t have to deal with parents and I don’t. If students fail– and they do– I simply don’t care. At all. I don’t feel a pang of disappointment when they perform at a lower level and I keep the standard high because I expect them to rise to the occasion. What’s mind-boggling is that students DON’T EVEN TRY. At this, I also don’t care– I don’t get paid that great– but it still saddens me. Students used to be determined and the standard of learning used to be much higher. I’m sorry if you were punished for keeping your standards high. None of this is fair and the students are suffering tremendously for it.

If there were any chance of salvaging the #USA as a means of organizing #heritage #America, this might be lamented. But there isn’t, so this is a very positive thing for those who are propagating heritage America, as the #intellectual #capabilities of the ruling elite and the #invaders who prop them up are in a steep #decline.

#Political #collapse and #balkanization is inevitable, so it is paramount for heritage Americans to ensure that their descendants are a) #numerous and b) #well-educated. This is the way that #America will survive and eventually thrive again, stronger and wiser than before.

wazoox@diasp.eu

Hurricane Helene is America's Chernobyl moment - UnHerd

#politics #USA #collapse

So while it can be said that Bush’s administration fumbled parts of the Katrina relief efforts, they at least did so in the context of America as it existed back then. The planning wasn’t always good, but there was planning. The helicopters didn’t always go to the places they were most needed, but at least they were there in large enough numbers. This is worlds apart from the reality of America in 2024. Today, the institutions are weaker, the deficits are bigger, and the US empire itself — then at the height of unipolarity — is critically overstretched. There aren’t enough helicopters, nor enough troops. A decent portion of the Tennessee National Guard, rather than helping rescue Americans in their own home state, are currently deployed to bases in Kuwait. In 2024, the only way for the US military to source enough men for its various far-flung bases and military commitments is to lean heavily on the National Guard. The Guard is supposed to be the primary muscle when it comes to domestic disaster relief, but as the regular Army is falling apart, there simply aren’t enough resources available anywhere in the system anymore.

https://unherd.com/2024/10/hurricane-helene-is-americas-chernobyl-moment/