I find such debates somewhat useful. They can indicate people with reasoning I find poor, and help recognise reurgi-thinkers who don't seem to form their own opinions.
Signal's insistence on mobile phone numbers falls foul of my threat model, so I don't use it. I do feel their crypto is good though. (They told me years ago they were going to do away with the need for mobile numbers. Crickets.)
A couple of thoughts triggered by that. (Not organised as a narrative.)
🧠 The population collapses are well advanced and may not be stopped.
🧠 Japan may turn out to have handled it very well, time will tell.
🧠 I hear that China may have embarked on the worst collapse yet.
🧠 In calculating kids I suggest looking at a single generation only (getting 2.1 kids though!). Betting on an unknown future may be unwise.
🧠 There is talk of ecological overshoot, I don't know enough to model and estimate that (yet), but I see counter measures in the rewilding movements. If those ideas are meaningful, then the demographic transition might save the planet.
🧠 I've seen many talk about the problem but not about plausible solutions. The automation in the Ukraine War suggests that we now have the power to automate cheaply, that will play a role.
🧠 Conventional government economics, and many "models" of society, sometimes seem intent on kicking the can down the road.
(If this doesn't publish right, its my first Nostr post, I will learn!)
2024-04-14 16:26:57 Getting started with Nostr using the Gossip client.
1. I tested a couple of command line tools to use Nostr. Some didn't work for me but learned some concepts.
2. Modified configuration details.
3. Installed Gossip client on a Windows 11 machine and got it started. Entered configuration details.
4. Picked a single account to follow.
5. Now exploring how the system and UI work.
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