"...our analysis suggests that the corresponding resource-limited production peak will occur soon, between perhaps 2022 to 2025. If then we add tar sands and Orinoco oil, the expected resource-limited total peak occurs around 2030, although there is a major question over whether significantly increased production rates of the latter two classes of oil is possible. Finally, the resource-limited production peak of global ‘all-liquids’ is expected about 2040 or a bit after if the latter liquids are also produced at the maximal rate"

Wieso ist dieses Thema überhaupt diskussionswürdig??

A former safety researcher at OpenAI says he is “pretty terrified” about the pace of development in artificial intelligence, warning the industry is taking a “very risky gamble” on the technology

Examples of wasted potential:

    Sarah: Built a fusion reactor at 16. Now? Debugging fintech payment systems.

    James: 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for A-levels. Today? Writing credit risk reports.

    Alex: Developed AI drone swarms for disaster relief at 18. Graduated with top honours from Imperial. His job? Tweaking a single button's ergonomics on home appliances.

These aren't outliers. They're a generation of engineering prodigies whose talents are being squandered.

This isn't just wage disparity. It's misallocation of human capital on a national scale.

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds

Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals

The six biggest banks in the US have all quit the global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group, with the imminent inauguration of Donald Trump as president expected to bring political backlash against climate action

How Social Media Distorts Perceptions of Norms

"Berlin is not a pretty place. The winters are a total nightmare, no sunlight, no warm face. Its cuisine is all about fast food. Large parts of town smell like a public toilet; overdosed tourists randomly pass out on the street. It’s not a city where you would sit out on a cafe terrace to people-watch. But also it’s now nearly impossible to find an affordable flat you could call home"

It is in the financial interest of streaming services to discourage a critical audio culture among users, to continue eroding connections between artists and listeners, so as to more easily slip discounted stock music through the cracks, improving their profit margins in the process.

I feel this is slowly happening to all types of media., not just audio. The slow dumbification of culture

The age of average