It will only be a problem for the countries with no social safety net and no collectivist culture. So RIP America.

Bo said it best

The most unexpected plot twist of the century would be Putin coming out as trans. Would be interesting to see how republicans would react to that.

I usually love and prefer the goofy look of old SciFi, but seeing the brutalist, utilitarian aesthetics of the tech in the two newest Dune movies convinced me of that the new designs can be awesome when done right.

I teach technology in Denmark. I am so glad I convinced the school administrators to let me buy a bunch of refurbished Thinkpads and throw Linux on them, instead of being roped into either Google or Microsoft hell like so many other schools. The students seem to enjoy using the machines too (especially after they discovered Minetest).