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The end result is a weak industry mostly dominated by skinner box free2play games or gambling apps.
(Jensen is the CEO and founder of Nvidia and the uncle of the CEO of AMD, both are from Taiwan.)
Unlimited welfare for the elderly is anti-natalist.
The best solution here would be to force all adult sites to require a minimum monthly payment from a credit card. Blocks underage users and helps tackle addiction.
What about the alienation of staff and users considered part of 'legacy' demographics?
Samsung has none of that - AND doesn't control the operating system.
Apple has a long-term incentive to support devices through software updates and hardware upgrades. This is reflected in used prices: an iPhone 12 still sells at about 50% of original launch price, whereas a Samsung Galaxy S20 (both released in 2020) sells for 25%.
Iron fertilization seems like a good option: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_fertilization
[1]: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200421090556.h....
[2]: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-co...
[3]:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5....
As a side effect: using a heat pump to heat the ground during summer also cools the building on top! (When its at the other side of the heat pump loop)
The specialist support provided should be a one-way flight back to their home country, and for the UK Military to patrol the channel to prevent people smuggling, copying the strategy of Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Solution
EVs can potentially strengthen the grid: if they are charged smartly, to balance demand.
We need manufacturers, regulators, grid operators to align on how to figure this out.
At the least, grid conditions/pricing should be sent to the car for smart charging.
Mandating 240volt connections in all garages and a large portion of apartment parking lots would also enable the solar excesses of the day to be quickly utilized.
With those shackles thrown off, countries have a chance of regrowth. The nation state can maintain national (and border) security, run natural monopolies, regulate pollutants, and that's it. Fund those services with Land Value Taxes.
The alternative is endlessly raising taxes and throwing the country into a deaths-spiral.
When the SPR draining is finished (for midterms), upward pressure on energy prices globally will resume.