No, im of the opinion that the Amsterdam model is the most ethical response (so far) to drug abuse and mental health assistance. If addiction is a factor, punishment is not a deterant (and atleast in The US, an excuse for authorities to abuse the carve-out in the 13th ammendment). Treating people as patients instead of criminals provides the most good to society.
Bahnd
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WELCOME TO THE OFFICE OF SECRET INTELIGENCE SAMPSON!
[Co. Gathers jumps out of the plane without a parachute]
The vikings discovered Iceland and Greenland and named them accordingly. Pranked!
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was, and now what I am isnt it, and what is it is weird and scary to me.
And it will happen to you.
There have been UBI trial runs in the EU, they usually dont. Once peoples needs are met, they tend to want to want to continue doing things as they are. If they wern't buying fancy cars, UBI isnt going to change that, and if a car is a need for that individual, then the system is working as intended.
Plus, the thing every counter argument to UBI seems to forget is that not everyone will be responsible with the funds or onboard with the program. The system will need to have to buffer for abuse and poor habbits, but unlike now, an unwillingnes/inability to participate in the workforce does not mean poverty. Plus a well designed system will help people use it effectivly and get them the help they need (see the current failures of the US mental health system).
Hubbard trash is fun with friends. We used to do shitty movie night before the plague, and one of the last events before lockdown was "Drinking and Dianetics"... It was a choice, really eye opening and deeply stupid. Plus the story of how the nerd herd aquired the DVD was hillarious.
It started off normal enough, a self-help video with a bunch of sunny California people and a higher than expected budget. Tons of power imagery and hints that you would get if you watched south parks "Scientologists believe this" bit.
After that it starts getting weird, bad psychology, incorrect biology and theories that were clearly written by a sci-fi author. The worst was their search for "the original trauma" thing, absolute hog-wash.
People were already out of it by the time we got to the DvD extras, but we all remember the skit with the panther and the actor putting up his dukes like Popeye the sailor man.
The showing was all in good fun, but there was a thing in the back of peoples heads, this is a cult that ruins lives and people fall for this crap.
If you see that book or film, help that person and be excellent to each other.
Thats the neat part, I dont. I simply continue the routine of putting food in my face and if anything bad happens... Try and deal with it.
Due to my job, if about half of the fortold "end-timed" occure, its not an issUe not an issME. Ill probably be at ground-zero of what ever it is, or atleast down the block from it...
Have fun in the appocalypse. If its zombies, I get to do that one.
Exactly that. Tech enthusiests will have smart everything, their fridge will tell them when the milk goes bad. Tech workers know where the IoT data goes, if they have smart things, they built them themselves... Except the printer, but there is a loaded gun kept next to it, just incase it makes a noise they dont recognize.
My Fluke Intelatone copper cable tracer and pin mapper. Had one as a company tool back early in my career. Bought one for myself when I moved and just carry it around in my magic bag of tricks. It is just the best at finding its other half, so much so that ive had multiple employers buy their own because I use my own and wanted me to stop using the shitty cheap ones they get off amazon.