Of course, there were good things which came out of the communist regime, but I wouldn’t say that “it worked”.
Of course, there were good things which came out of the communist regime, but I wouldn’t say that “it worked”.
The people supported the economic system that had free healthcare and education, doubled life expectancies, dramatic improvements in science, made it to space, rapidly industrialized, and dramatically reduced inequality.
Free healthcare still exists in all developed countries other than the US, life expectancies increased all over the world same with improvements in science, the space race was very close between the USSR and the US and the moon landing is very often brought up by US nationalists as well. I would say the industrialization was actually a bit too fast, people were, sometimes forcefully, relocated from rural areas to concrete boxes in cities. As for inequality, yes, there were no billionaires, and, while the quality of life for the poorest was maybe higher than it is today, I’d say the quality of life for average people was lower during communist time.
Even prisoners were paid in the USSR for forced labor, this is ahistorical.
While this may have been true at the beginning, later on, there were no wages. Still, conditions were very poor.
Furthermore, the vast majority of people voted to retain the USSR
Wow, you’re telling me the people who were brainwashed into believing their country is the best (not saying it doesn’t happen nowadays (cough cough USA), voted to retain it?
In my country (Romania) the only point I hear people praising the communist regime about is infrastructure. Why? Because, as it turns out, it’s much easier to build infrastructure when you have slaves prisoners which you don’t have to pay. Of course, the corruption in our post-communist government doesn’t help either.
I agree, capitalism is VERY far from ideal, but, please, stop glazing the USSR regime just because it was “communist”.
Tell this to the people from the former USSR/Eastern Block. I’m not saying communism can’t work in any way, but I am saying that, at least historically, it has not worked.
Damn the sphinx has cavities, better brush it’s teeth /jk
Cities: Skylines (would have picked the sequel but doesn’t have that much content yet)
Kerbal Space Program
Minecraft (I guess it’s the ultimate creative game)
I’m considering switching to LibreWolf after all the AI crap Mozilla is adding
Additionally I would like to propose that we don’t sign up for apple or other fruit rentals or delivery subscriptions.
Not yet
Weird, because I’m pretty sure all other mice can be used forever, as long as they don’t break.
It might not be 2-factor. Microsoft has an option to log in via email code, which doesn’t need a password.
In my country (and I think most of Europe) malls (especially those in more central areas) have underground parking, or limited above-ground parking. There is a really nice one which is connected to a big park in the back. So maybe you can replace the parking lots with apartment buildings, recreational spaces and transit infrastructure and maybe include some underground parking.
If memory serves me right, the person who invented the mall, was an Austrian immigrant in the US. He wanted to recreate the experience of Austrian walkable city centre streets (which are full of mixed-use buildings, with storefronts at the bottom floor and apartments above). But I think only having shops was deemed more profitable by corporate.
In other news, the sky is blue
According to the article there is a pull request which should fix it.
Yes, except we shouldn’t “pitch” it as a total change if we want it to happen. Unfortunately the general public has been brainwashed into believing we are basically either terrorists or we belong in an asylum. It’s insane but it’s the world we live in…
I hope we (as a society) start moving towards this sooner rather than later…
Excuse my dumbness, but how would it be useful if it’s “write-only”. You just put data in the cloud, never to be read again? I’m probably misunderstanding lol
Edit: nevermind, it’s a joke website right?