How do you define what “will harm the people?”

I imagine China cares a lot more about his criticism of China than they do about his criticism of the US. Makes for a more clickable headline though, I guess

Their currency is so worthless they can’t afford to import anything, so this makes sense.

Sure, YOY inflation is over 200%, the poverty rate is almost 60% of the Argentinian people, and the unemployment rate is all but unmeasurable as millions of people have moved to working in the underground economy, but hey, we got a trade surplus, so the titans of industry can still get theirs!

Going with whale blubber on this one

Obama tried to stop this. Trump reversed that policy

It’s not different, that was my point.

So where in what you posted did the IMF seize a Sri Lankan port to finance a debt

In December 2017, unable to repay a huge Chinese loan, Sri Lanka handed its Hambantota port in the south of the island to a Beijing company on a 99-year lease for US$1.12 billion.

This is just the reality, my friend. You can look past western propaganda but seem to really struggle with anti-western propaganda.

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Nuclear powers are famous for lobbing nukes, right

Not likely. How many similar Middle East conflicts have already happened since WWII? Why would this one be different

When you try to cut down on weed, you’re experiencing increased irritability due to withdrawal symptoms. Other symptoms of withdrawal include insomnia, anxiety, and headaches. If you want to get a handle on all this, I strongly recommend you try to stop the cannabis entirely. Try to stop for an entire month to get well past any withdrawal symptoms and see how you feel. You can always pick it up again later if you decide to, but you need to find yourself without it before you make that decision.

Second, maybe consider finding a psychotherapist who specializes in dialectical behavior therapy. DBT will help you learn skills relating to emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness (living in the present rather than rehashing the past), all of which are issues you describe having problems with.

If you do DBT, you have to show up for it. You don’t roll your eyes, or say “this is stupid,” you do the work step by step until it’s done, and what you’ve learned and practiced by the end can help you change your life. Good luck to you and don’t hesitate to ask more questions

This was a category 1 hurricane, by no means a once in a century event

The Biden Admin just announced an executive order removing de minimis tax protections from large companies trying to exploit it to import large quantities of product, which is going to take a bite out of Shein and Temu’s business models.

He said in the article:

When hiring someone new, companies are forced to play in the open market, competing for top talent. But internally, they create opaque and informationally asymmetric compensation structures designed to minimize growth for existing employees to save the company’s bottom line.

So yes, this is totally just how many (most) companies are run. I work in healthcare and have faced similar issues, where someone I hired as a new grad who accumulated 5 years of experience with me would be making $20K less than someone I just hired who had 5 years of experience somewhere else. I always had some words for anyone who tried to talk to me about retention rates

Lmao understood

If you took a look at geologic time and understood it, you would be frightened with how quickly average temperatures worldwide have been increasing, which is how I know you’re full of shit and know nothing about geologic time

At the beginning of August, you could get 84 rubles for $1, today you can get 91 rubles for $1. It’s certainly not “cratering” per that hyperbolic headline, but it’s not an insignificant change, especially since the exchange rate had otherwise been on a downward trend since April.

“BMW sold more EVs in Europe than Tesla last month, the first month any company beat Tesla.”

You: “But what about the months before that?!”

I’d like to echo everything Cagi said, and add that it’s genuinely possible this conversation with your brother was more of a “they finally got the diagnosis,” sort of conversation rather than a revelation for your brother, because everyone probably already suspected you have autism. It sounds like your mother is happy that you have clarity on this and wanted to share your good news.

If I tell my mother something, it’s free game for her to tell anyone she knows about it, because she wants to tell other people what’s happening with her children. If I don’t want her sharing something about me, I could ask her explicitly not to share, and she won’t.

Regarding your concern that your brother is going to think you’re no longer socializing with neurotypical people, you’re waaay overthinking that. You can call up your brother at any time to talk to him if you want to. Next time you want to go visit, almost guaranteed his door will be open for you and nothing will have changed.