TommyCatkins [none/use any]

US hegemony is basically over at this point. The country is completely unstable and no one is gonna be able to hold meaningful power for more than 4 years at a time. The US is going to continue flailing around and lashing out, getting weaker and weaker every time. On top of that, American industry is so completely gutted out and the economy is based entirely on moving money from one excel sheet to another.

That’s actually in the 2nd book as well. The first book was good, the second was a bit boring, and I couldn’t even get a quarter of the way into the third book.

Dan Olson’s most recent video on Mr. Beast nailed it on the head when he said Mr.Beast is obsessed with finding the dollar amount to make people turn into monsters.

I have some old Glenn Campbell and George Straight records. Lots of good country music so long as you steer clear of the algorithmic stadium country that’s everywhere. There are even really good modern country artists like Sturgill Simpson.

Supervised age appropriate is better than the alternative. The problem is burned out parents using the iPad as a babysitter while they try to have a moments rest. I am not a parent, but I don’t know what the solution really is at this point.

There’s a reason why retailers don’t like you purchasing through 3rd party platforms. They suck and take a cut in exchange for some intangible “convenience” factor. I’m blown away Walmart even tried.

Also, idk why Walmart wants to push online sales in the first place. Their entire success has been based on being the only game in town, which is impossible in online shopping.

The US have had air superiority everywhere except Kuwait. Iran had limited air defense systems and just a handful of operational F-14’s from the 70’s when the war broke out. The US just lacks the ability to use hundreds of $10,000,000 missiles a day for longer than a few weeks.