Guys this is 2 weeks old, no longer relevant
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Introducing the Icelandverse [video]
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#42This is the first time I've thought about the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is the first non-animated character to inhabit the uncanny valley I can remember. (After briefly wondering if the video featured a CGI character).
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#43Mark Zuckerberg saw this and commented 2 weeks ago: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2021/11...
Saying good-natured on twitter "I should visit the Icelandverse soon" basically, no like press statement like I expected when clicking the link.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
How can we be in post scarcity if millions of people are in poverty?
Well we have two worlds running in parallel as we stand: Most of North America, Europe and certain parts of Asia and the rest of the world. A large portion of what I refereed to "the rest of the world" is as distant from us as the middle ages. Not even apples to oranges at this point. Sure, you could argue that billions are poured into bridging that gap but the simple truth is that never works. Even if there wasn't a…
As I see it Roslings optimism stems from looking at changes over tens of years and the progress that’s visible on these timescales.
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#45This video tells us that metaverse is not the way to go but instead exploring the world has to offer.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well we have two worlds running in parallel as we stand: Most of North America, Europe and certain parts of Asia and the rest of the world. A large portion of what I refereed to "the rest of the world" is as distant from us as the middle ages. Not even apples to oranges at this point. Sure, you could argue that billions are poured into bridging that gap but the simple truth is that never works. Even if there wasn't a…
>A large portion of what I refereed to "the rest of the world" is as distant from us as the middle ages. Sure, you could argue that billions are poured into bridging that gap but the simple truth is that never works. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-population-in-ex...
> The share of individuals living below the 'International Poverty Line' of 1.90 international-$ per day.
1.90 is absurdly low. That totals to $57 for a 30 day month. That hardly covers just your food and water intake in most areas of the world. If you live in the temperate climate zones where fresh water isn't extremely limited and your menu consists solely of rice and potatoes... Maybe, just maybe. I live in a relatively cheap country with plenty of fresh water around and that would get you 500 grams of rice and 2 liters of mineral water. At 70kg I could hypothetically just survive off of that but only just. Anywhere else where food and water requires transport or significant amounts of processing, you are very much screwed.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well we have two worlds running in parallel as we stand: Most of North America, Europe and certain parts of Asia and the rest of the world. A large portion of what I refereed to "the rest of the world" is as distant from us as the middle ages. Not even apples to oranges at this point. Sure, you could argue that billions are poured into bridging that gap but the simple truth is that never works. Even if there wasn't a…
As I see it Roslings optimism stems from looking at changes over tens of years and the progress that’s visible on these timescales.
I'm pretty sure the events surrounding COVID has undone most of that progress(assuming there's any left at this point). Our survival as a species is incredibly fragile and even more so with social media facilitating propaganda and misinformation. Even in developed countries, the situation is nothing short of depressing.
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#48I thought Iceland was looking to put the brakes on the influx of tourists they're getting? This does not help that.
Where on earth did you read that? This is the exact opposite of what is happening. Tourism is either the second or the first largest economic sector outside fishing and fishing technologies.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thing to remember is that’s 600k of crypto which has probably never been “real” money and may well have been a wash trade anyway. It’s not overly clear to me that it’d be easy to get that nominal value out as USD from the crypto original either. So you see ridiculous, inflated, purchases made. It’s a bit like EVE Online where the existence of PLEX allows for a conversion between USD and the in-game currency ISK and h…
It is just giving some transparency into things that have already been happening Didn’t know people spent that much? Companies selling collectibles and companies selling play 2 earn stuff knew
I'm saying it might be lousy information that's been intentionally distorted and not a realistic view of the actual dollar worth.
In the same way hundreds of thousands of dollars of virtual spaceships aren't destroyed even though the conversion can be made. It's an illusory comparison.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
>A large portion of what I refereed to "the rest of the world" is as distant from us as the middle ages. Sure, you could argue that billions are poured into bridging that gap but the simple truth is that never works. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-population-in-ex...
> The share of individuals living below the 'International Poverty Line' of 1.90 international-$ per day. 1.90 is absurdly low. That totals to $57 for a 30 day month. That hardly covers just your food and water intake in most areas of the world. If you live in the temperate climate zones where fresh water isn't extremely limited and your menu consists solely of rice and potatoes... Maybe, just maybe. I live in a rela…
Indeed, this is why it's called "extreme poverty".
Isn't it terrible that despite this situation being as awful as you describe, it still applies to around 10% of all humans?