AllanfromWales1

AllanfromWales1 t1_j524jxi wrote

Reply to TIFU by joking at a pet store by Twiggimmapig

When our kids were about 8 and 10, we went into a gift shop in town and while we were looking at something, the kids wandered off and started laughing about some 18+ gifts on open display. The store owner got angry and said the kids were banned from the store. That was 25 years ago and I have never been back in there since. Nor will I. Small town or no, there are other alternatives if they're going to take that attitude.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j3xqor5 wrote

Reply to Significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions still possible. Research estimated total global CO2 emissions from the life cycle of gas-fired power is 3.6 billion tons each year. This could be reduced by as much as 71% if a variety of mitigation options were used around the world. by Wagamaga

CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) has the potential to reduce power station CO2 emissions considerably, but is only practicable if there's somewhere reasonably close at hand to store the captured CO2. Usually that would be a depleted natural gas field. Where no such options are available, CCS is not really an option. Transporting captured CO2 long distances to a suitable facility is problematic, as high pressure dense phase CO2 is extremely hazardous in the event of a leak from a pipeline.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j2nytwr wrote

Reply to comment by Halcyon_Rein in An analysis of data from 30 survey projects spanning 137 countries found that 75% of people in liberal democracies hold a negative view of China, and 87% hold a negative view of Russia. However, for the rest of the world, 70% feel positively towards China, and 66% feel positively towards Russia. by glawgii

Western propaganda strongly pushes the idea that West is good, Russia is bad. Russian propaganda strongly pushes the idea that Russia is good, West is bad. Both are highly effective tools within their own spheres of influence, most people in the West and most people in Russia believe the propaganda they are exposed to, while people in non-aligned countries, not exposed to either set of propaganda, are less likely to make so simple a judgement.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j2ac0y6 wrote

Reply to comment by fitzroy95 in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

As I said elsewhere, capitalism requires a market. Making more and more people poor removes a significant proportion of that market. Bill Gates can't get rich unless people are buying computer software. Bezos can't get rich if people can't afford to use Amazon. Lower down the chain, Ronald McDonald needs people to buy burgers. And so on. It's far from obvious that the guys at the top don't care about us - they rely on us. Obviously there's a limit to how far they're willing to go, but it's not as black and white as you seem to suggest.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j2a84jx wrote

Reply to comment by probability_of_meme in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin

A bit simplistic. If someone or some corporation gets rich through (for instance) selling fried chicken, they're gonna want as many people as possible to have enough money to buy their product. Starving people don't drive capitalism forward.

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AllanfromWales1 t1_j1qtxuj wrote

Reply to Gut microbiota of the young ameliorates physical fitness of the aged in mice (Dec 2022) "young-derived gut microbiota rejuvenates the physical fitness of the aged by altering the microbial composition of the gut and gene expression in muscle and skin" by MaximilianKohler

There was a recent paper that said gut microbiota transplants only had a transitory benefit in the overweight and that after a few months the gut reverted to its old microbiota composition. Does this suggest a different conclusion, or is it maybe species dependent?

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