Let’s get real….

….lots of claims the US is declining. Apple’s stock market value $2.6 trillion….the whole German stock market $1.3 trillion.

The truth is, in terms of thought leadership, intellectual property, cultural dominance and wealth…..the US’s leadership has never been greater. That’s what happens when you lead the most significant change in Society since the Industrial Revolution.

The economies that are at risk are those tied to old industries that are being renewed. Battery cars will have significant effect on machine shop brands like BMW, Porsche and Mercedes. As an example, Lucid an out of nowhere start up, is producing a car that is far more desirable and sophisticated than the hyped Mercedes CQS electric.

Having a society that is hooked on change isn’t always a good thing, but when change is inevitable, it’s a competitive advantage.

Some of the charges are destructive...most are for good though.

I actually preferred the nineties….you had time to reflect. But now there is a constant barrage of new ‘apps’ that you have to get. In the States you can’t function without your iPhone.

I’m sitting in Chicago turning on and off my security system in Florida from my iPhone. My boarding pass is on my Phone. I operate the building elevators on my phone….it’s my computer, my fax machine, my book. Pretty soon it’s going to be my GP.

We have talked about this before, but I wonder how the human mind will be affected. I tried an old question I have explored in the past, on Chat GPT….how long it would take to get to the nearest star flying as fast as any man made object has ever travelled.

Back in the day it took a bit of effort….on Chat it was available in seconds, 7000 years. Which effectively says inter stellar travel is impossible. But the data is instantly available….so now perhaps intelligence is manifested in framing the question, machines will provide the answers.

Glad I lived in the 20th century.

The nature apps are very educating. 

Peakfinder, stargazing apps, windy.com

They make the universe, oceans and mountains come alive.... cities suck. 

"The nature apps are very educating"

"Picture This" and "Plant Parent" are two apps that I have recently been busy trying out..... 

Simply put.... they are both quite amazing.

You take a picture of any plant, or just a leaf, and the app immediately diagnoses what the plant is, and also what is wrong with the plant.... and then tips and tricks going forward etc etc

Technology hey.....

From my Sony Walkman..... putting those Eveready batteries on my house roof, in the sun, to get a extra hour's use out of them, to now using a cellphone or LTE watch for music and calls, which lasts for hours / days, and can be repeatedly recharged within a hour.

Technology hey....

Nah, we were no doubt born in the most exciting era..... 

The measure of a society, the stock market. And even more, with no concern about the lavish, liberal emission of USD over the past few years (it was big before and it grew bigger if that was possible)

Newly emitted dollars that may find shelter in the US.

And Apple, what an example. People already forgot that Donald Junior Trump came to power because the average middle Joe resented US firms growing richer without sharing the increase in wealth with them, taking advantage of chinese work force.

Bla, liberal societies have a lot in common with the criminal world. In the criminal world, people are willing to turn a blind eye to certain acts as long as they get a share of the pie. When they no longer do, cracks appear.

You take a picture of any plant, or just a leaf, and the app immediately diagnoses what the plant is, and also what is wrong with the plant.... and then tips and tricks going forward etc etc

Technology hey.....

What a weird example. In anything, people will either make a profit using this app and people wont. People who wont will fund the enrichment of all the others.

Now people who will make a profit are for the most part people who are already made a profit of plants, meaning they already got the knowledge or were relying on people what have it.

Europe gave rise to woke culture and its currently being fed through American society. Like most mind viruses it took hold quickly but yet again it's American logic that is providing the immune response while Europe is jailing people for speech.

What a narrative. People can believe what they want. It usually is when they expect other people to believe problems occur.

Woke culture gave rise in Europe, American logic that countered it.

Bla, liberals are addicted to submission, the more unbelievable theirs narratives are, the more certain they are is take to submit to believe it.

If history (track record) is not real , then one wonders what land you are living in or does it mean you simply choose to ignore it and pretend it does not exist.

Every thing you do in life, whether right or wrong has directly related consequences, if you sow evil you reap evil, if you sow lies and deceit you reap lies and deceit. You simply cannot escape that, whether you believe it or not.

Someone posted this comment on a video presented a little while ago which which got me thinking:

RAK62

Lol Star...are you saying that people in Europe, places like France, England and Germany, are not being locked up for words?

Lol Plum if by words you mean expressing "anti-woke" views then yes I'm saying people are not being locked up for words in those countries. Its hilarious to even suggest this about England in particular when its the dog whistling UK government and its client media that are the ones who bang on incessantly about wokeness and are the ones who are trying to stoke the culture wars.

I'm not talking about protesting, I'm talking about having an unpopular opinion on race, sexuality, etc?

And I know you're a tad sneaky these days, so don't bring incitement into it because saying gays are %#*£ is not the same as saying everyone should go out and kill gays, blacks, Muslims...

Of course this comes this is being pushed by Steven Crowder and where does he sources his UK news from. Why its the heroic anti woke crusaders that are The Daily Mail.

If the calculator I used on the internet is correct, that's 725% more people arrested in Britain than in Russia. Over speech. Britain, an alleged place of freedom, vs. Russia, a country not known for allowing their people to have any freedom ever.

You mean this Russia.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/4300-people-arrested-anti-war-protests-across-russia-decounce-vladimir-putin-war-ukraine

Where those protesters not expressing their right to free speech when they where arrested. Please don't tell try to tell me protesting and free speech are not the same thing.

Secondly does anyone trust any sort of official figures that come out of Russia?

As for the cases in Britain, well I don't think you have gone through each and everyone of them to see whether the arrests had merit or not.

The only British example that came to Kisin's mind was from 2018, and a story we covered here on the Louder with Crowder Dot Com website. A girl, in tribute to a friend who died, posted the lyrics to the friend's favorite rap song. Someone complained about her social media post because it contained a few instances of the no-no word. The girl got arrested and convicted of being racist. over song lyrics.

Fair enough, this does seem to be an example of a ridiculous arrest and persecution, where the context of what the girl posted was clearly not factored into the courts decision. Taken in full context clearly what the girl posted wasn't racist. Thankfully she won her appeal and the conviction has been overturned.

More to Kisin's point, in 2022 we've seen people in the UK get arrested for social media posts that "caused someone anxiety." Another woman was arrested in front of her children over memes she tweeted.

In these other two cases, the one in the UK (the guy was actually Irish) the police themselves admitted what they did was not proportional or necessary and he was released without charge, they should have apologized as well. And in the case of the women who was arrested, it was more to do than just posting meme's. She doxed a Trans activist who was taking legal proceedings against her. The police subsequently advised the activist that the received a credible threat of arson against them.

I'd be curious to see where Kisin got his data from. On the surface, it appears in Putin's controlled Russia citizens are freer to speak than British citizens are in what used to be considered the "free world.""

Surely you can't actually think that?

Seriously Anger you identify with this caller? You see the issue in such simplistic terms?

The stock market is doing fine but the national debt is growing faster than the market.

Working class folks are losing ground and their credit cards are soaring.

The average tax payer in the USA is owning 250 K US $ per person of National Debt and the powers that be are playing Santa with a currency that is in decline.

NOT a good time for you the working folk but no fear with the illegals entering the country you soon could be without work and living on handouts just as the government wants it.

But pleased to see that technology is proving a great pastime for some.

Debt has to be paid, believe this. A debt of 31 trillion is disgraceful.

You can duck and dive, manipulate for periods, and deceive others for your selfish gains...stocks markets of hedge funds, derivatives and bonds work only when trading ethics are corrupt...you make a good living with a clear conscience when you do things honestly and fairly with decent talent and respect with your fellow co-traders if you only do unto others as you expect them to do unto you. Honesty is such a lonely word.

Mosquito is a pleasant guy and fairly intelligent guy but as Beeno says very cunning, others are just trolls with empty lives, who have never been anywhere...empty frustrated locked-in men who are empty barrels and kettles making palaver of things they know little about.

Russia….GDP per capita $12000.

USA…..GDP per capita $70,000.

Now I wonder which system is working?

Certainly a million times better than Russia.

Although when comparing GDP between countries, US data needs to be normalised to account for America having most of the richest individuals in the world. This skews the data of per capita.

Are you run temporary by a system which will collapse eventually or doing what is right or has integrity...the chickens will eventually come home to roost...what you sow you reap...play the fiddle while Rome burns...do you still not understand this?

No, you obviously don't believe this because for you there is no higher judge, ie God.

So you believe all human life just simply dies without Omnipotent judgement, it means you can live like pedophile Epstein and Adolf Hitler and simply turn into dust just like anybody else. Commonsense tells that's not possible or life is just accident or a biological accident? Brainless deduction. There has to be a Creator who is ultimate judge.

USA will pay for their deeds collectively...no question.

What you sow you reap...that you can be 100% sure of. That applies to every one, whether individually or collectively to that which you attach,

Piffle!