What do you mean? The system already exists in Germany and whatever website or app asking if you‘re an adult will only get exactly that information. Not your face, not your name, not even your age. They will simply receive a verified Y/N from a government service. Needless to say no US company implemented it because they would miss out on a lot of sweet sweet data.
I too classify this as common Fernweh. They earn for something different and fresh but most of them will never leave for more than a month or two and even those who do migrate will come back after a few years. Most of the time.
But it doesn‘t mean that‘s a bad thing at all. I think cultural exchange like that is a good sign. They know there is something else out there and there‘s at least a longing to explore it. If anything, more people should actually attempt it and not just say they would like to.
Figures. Patents are the backbone of capitalism. Some say it invented capitalism as we know it.
People know the U.S. better than almost any other country. The U.S. is very loud while China is rather quiet. And that‘s not from a lack of trying from China‘s side. It makes sense people feel stronger about someone so loud. Someone who had influenced the world so much with pop culture and politics.
Personally I still prefer the U.S. over China but that‘s a very low bar. As a European I want to be more independent from both.
Some of us may lose their basic human rights but that‘s a sacrifice shareholders are willing to make.
Suing AI companies for the biggest heist in history: 🥱
Ban basic human rights for profit: 🤑
Enshittification has come a long way over the last 60 years. Let‘s hope aliens won‘t detect us or they might pulverize this blue dot before the stupid spreads.
Now I wonder if the ISS has one IP address and they can use the same Netflix account or if it keeps changing so they‘ll lose access before they‘ll return to earth.
EU commission is where EU politicians are sent by their parties when they are too corrupt and/or unpopular in their own country. It‘s by design.
Big EU Commission L as per usual. Maybe we should rename them to EU Corruption?
It’s executives cutting jobs because they want the money now and run away with it. Oracle is basically speedrunning their end.
They‘re going full tech feudalism. There will be a shortage of everything. Especially of electricity and clean water.
Makes sense. DW is German and consuming to anything related to Israel in the mainstream German media landscape drives you insane very quickly. You think our press is stellar compared to most places but it‘s a bizzaro world when it comes to the near east. The lies and double think is unbearable.
Ah, the next step of Gleichschaltung.
Reminds me of that time when Instagram went went full short brainrot where sound was always re-enabled or how the Youtube app started it last week.
Honestly? I would expect hackers to actually spread the truth here for once.
I agree. It‘s the only way to actually overcome capitalism. Same rules for all is important of course.
You seem to think there is absolutely no reliance on China by buying and relying on their tech. Or that it doesn‘t fuel their next invasion all the same. It does.
Besides, if you think buying turbines, panels and storage systems from China in 2026 is a one and done deal you‘re mistaken. They know how they work. They can shut them off if we sanction them. And they will give us many reasons to sanction them sooner rather than later.
And yet I still think we should buy them because we simply are out of alternatives. I also feel confident we can eventually turn them on again if they press the kill switch. And on top of that we will re-develop a domestic renewable energy industry that will make us much more independent.
But it will be painful. We will supply our enemy with money for their next war until then. I have no illusions about that.
Stop buying solar panels anf wind turbines from China, then? I‘m afraid things really aren‘t that simple but I agree we need a long term plan yesterday.
In other words: Snake oil salesman back paddles after the ice he‘s standing on got very thin.