Charlie StrossNov 8, 2024

I'd just like to remind Americans that France is currently on its Fifth Republic since 1789 (with three Empires—with monarchs—interleaved until 1870).

The USA appears to be in the dying days of its Second Republic (time out in 1860-65) but something better will emerge eventually, if we avoid planetary ecosystem collapse in the meantime.

This, too, shall pass.

Show threadThe Penguin of EvilNov 8, 2024
@cstross As I keep reminding people global thermonuclear war is currently the best and maybe only implementable option for fixing climate change in time.
Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷Nov 8, 2024
@etchedpixels @cstross Time for me to finally get my "the only winning move is not to play" tattoo.
I'm not a fan that that particular interpretation seems to be gaining relevance again.
At least we killed enough bees to make the prediction not quite right.
Show threadThe Penguin of Evil
@larsmb @cstross Or "Got Change for 25 million people" ?
Nov 8, 2024 at 12:03pmWeb