[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 21 points 11 months ago

I am going to operate under the following assumptions:
-the current global trend towards authoritarian governments will continue and become more prevalent
-balkanization will be the new norm: an atlas will show more numerous and smaller countries
-climate change (extreme heat, extreme humidity and sea level rise) will make large regions functionally unfit for human habitation by reasons of lethal heat and/or humidity, loss of coastal access, lack of potable water and/or loss of sustainable agriculture.
-we'll be well into the technological curve for AI and robotics. We'll have gone past the early stage where people over-estimate technological capabilities and far into the later stages where people will under-estimate technological capabilities
-if cash is still legal, it will be useless for all legitimate transactions because no institution wants it. If it still exists, it will only be useful for peer-to-peer illegitimate transactions: crime, drugs and sex.
-whatever is bad now will be worse

So: social taboos that exist today that will not be taboo in 100 years?
-slavery: we already see slavery in all but name in the form of privatized prisons and wage-slavery (work a soul-killing minimum wage job, or die/be homeless). What if the cost of being able to emigrate from a country or region that is uninhabitable is slavery, whether real or de facto? It's the cheapest form of labor.
-murder: being deemed outlaw will make a comeback. An outlaw is outside the protection of the law, so killing an outlaw is not a crime.
-extortion: governments and government proxies (militias, death squads, religious sects) will exercise sanctioned extortion
-hoarding: if you are living in an unstable balkan state or are an unpopular minority in one, hoarding will not be pathologic
-civilian ownership of firearms
-racism and nationalism; best way to keep out undesirable climate refugees is to de-humanize them
-corporations being into every piece of the pie: a logical extension of the trend to privatization or "wanting government to be run like a business" is the replacement of nation-states by corporations or zaibatsu-like alliances of multiple corporations

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 53 points 11 months ago

As a 65 year old, I am gratified that you think so

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, and Huntsville is very pleasant itself because of this. But they all assure me that you have only to drive a half hour out of Huntsville to know for certain that you are in Alabama. (The thank-god-for-Mississippi Alabama, that Alabama).

This is going to matter to some aerospace engineers and particularly the ones with spouses and children.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 36 points 11 months ago

I happen to enjoy cooking, so I put effort into making meals on the weekends and I make enough to be able to eat them as leftovers midweek. Lots of meals taste better after a night or two in the fridge.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 18 points 11 months ago

That does sound sorta Presidential.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 23 points 11 months ago

Wait 'til 340,000 UPS drivers/Teamsters Union members go on strike at the end of the month for cost of living wage increases and better pay for part-timers.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

Too batshit crazy for the Freedom Caucus is batshit crazy indeed.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago

HK'ers were using an Open Garden app called Firechat which by some coincidence has been discontinued and not updated since 2018.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

Varies quite a bit. Looking at the past week:
Homemade sourdough toast, sausages, grapes
bagels with cream cheese and lox
hash browns with fried egg and homemade Hollandaise sauce
Carribean-style coconut-rice porridge with mangoes and limes

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

Old friends and their kids are coming to visit for about half a week. Haven’t seen them for a few years. No big plans: just hang out and catch up.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

By dollar amount this year, it would seem to be home repairs, medical care and entertaining.

[-] RichardBonham@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

I never thought I'd find myself rooting for Zuckerberg.

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