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Reason 1 to 500 why the world is fucked: https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/
Imagine what we could achieve. The fact that we tolerate this is absurd.
Follow the money.
Ich war im Herbst auf der IFA. Nicht weil ich die neusten AI-Smart-Telekühlschränke ansehen wollte, sondern weil ich ein kostenloses Ticket bekam hörte, dass dort auch kleinere chinesische Hersteller ausstellen und ich das quasi als Substitut bis zum nächsten Shenzhen-Besuch nutzen wollte. Da mich interessiert, wie Produktentwicklung, Produktion und Vermarktung von Elektronik in China funktioniert, habe ich versucht mit den Ausstellern ins Gespräch zu kommen. Ich war wirklich überrascht, wie offen die Menschen an den Ständen waren und versucht haben mir meine Fragen zu beantworten. Ich hatte nie das Gefühl, dass mir jemand eine Frage nicht beantworten wollen würde. Selbst dann, wenn ich von vornherein offen legte, dass ich wahrscheinlich nicht ihre Zielgruppe bin. Kein Ausweichen, keine Mauern, wie ich es auf Messen sehr häufig bei deutschen Unternehmen erlebt habe. Disclaimer: Ich habe keine tiefe Kenntnis von Produktion, Produktentwicklung oder Vermarktung. Ich wollte hier nur mal aufschreiben, was ich in den Gesprächen auf der IFA gelernt habe.
15 years.
"Waiting times for a first appointment at NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics (GDCs) in England are projected to reach 15 years unless there are improvements, the review found"
I repeat, fifteen years.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/18/david-levy-review-nhs-gender-clinics-england
Nein!? Doch! Oh!
https://gradual-disempowerment.ai/
"Once [...] human participation gets displaced by more competitive machine alternatives, our institutions' incentives for growth will be untethered from a need to ensure human flourishing."
Or, in other words, for every bit of #AI, CEOs and politicians care less about humans/ity.
Reviewing Classic Christmas Stories As A Klingon:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. A Ferenghi businessman is haunted by three spirits who attempt to remind him of his honor. The Ferenghi should have simply slain the demons who attacked him. 3/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory to Tiny Tim!
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Two pathetic humans attempt a mating ceremony in which they sell their most prized possessions in order to purchase gifts for each other. Incomprehensible. Why does the female not simply bite the male to show her affection. 1/5 Christmas Bat'leths.
The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman. A child's toy comes to life and defeats the evil Rat King in glorious hand-to-hand combat. Then the toy's honor is memorialized in dance and song. A true warrior's tale! 5/5 Christmas Bat'leths.
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Shulz. A young warrior struggles with internal demons of self-doubt and depression. While selecting a Christmas tree, he symbolically chooses one which reflects how he views himself - a weak tree, unable to support even a single ornament. He lashes out at those he considers his closest friends, attempting to remind them of their honor, and eventually gives up, believing his efforts were ultimately meaningless. But he is mistaken. His words were spoken with the heart of a true Klingon warrior, and his friends wrap the tree in their most prized possessions, giving it the strength to stand on its own, holding the weight of ornaments many times its own weight over. They gather around and sing songs of bravery and courage, and remind the young Klingon that he too will be welcomed into Sto-vo-Kor. Because sometimes the greatest battle a warrior will ever fight is the one inside his own mind and heart. 6/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory to the House of Brown.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. A cautionary tale. A Klingon from a lowly house is shunned by his peers and forced to live without honor on the outskirts of town. Instead of seeking honor and glory on his own like a true Klingon, he instead sneaks around under cover of darkness and steals the town's presents with the help of his faithful targ. As punishment, Kah'less removes his warrior spirit and he is doomed to stay in the small town facing his dishonor every day. If he had the heart of a warrior, he would have done battle against Whoville and claimed the glory of Christmas for his own. 4/5 Christmas Bat'leths.
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton. The King of Halloween Town assigns three children to kidnap the demon Sandy Claws because he is a coward who refuses to fight his own battles. They too fail, because none of them possess the heart of a warrior. 0/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Tim Burton has no honor.
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May. A young warrior is shunned by his peers due to a physical deformity. He leaves his family and house to seek his own glory. He returns after defeating a dentist, a filthy gold-loving Ferenghi prospector, and an abominable snowman. Recognizing his fearless warrior spirit, he is given the place of honor at the front of Santa's sleigh. 5/5 Christmas Bat'leths. Glory upon the House of Rudolph!
Assigned Male Comics
Simple Sabotage Field Manual
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Laura Manach 
𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"