Belly_Beanis [he/him]

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Cake day: August 8th, 2024

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  • Kids today are going to be a complete shit show and will be a case study on how mass illness affects trauma, phobias, etc. Even if we were to magically eradicate every disease on earth, people who grew up during the pandemic are going to be masking, social distancing, wiping every surface with bleach, and constantly washing their hands until the day they die. If their children get sick with even the mildest cold, they will freak the fuck out like their kid is on the verge of death.

    I’ve heard students who did remote learning in grade school who are now on middle school and high school are struggling to interact in-person. IIRC they got so used to doing things online, they don’t know how to stay focused in class or second guess everything they do.


















  • I seriously wonder if the future of warfare is going to be about who can field the most drones and there are few (if any) actual troops anywhere near the battlefield. Even a little 8" drone armed with a 9mm firearm could be more effective than having a rifleman that needs to eat, sleep, and is at risk of dying. If your drone “dies,” it’s not an issue because the operator with experience is 100 miles away and just switches to a different drone.

    Nations with more manufacturing capabilities and stronger economies no longer have to worry about troops. Their experienced pilots can’t be harmed, so they’re only limited by how much material they can send out into the field. Casualties become a thing of the past. Even better is you can salvage your damaged drones or even enemy drones. That’s something you can’t do with people.