This seems worse than the Dubai quadcopter taxis in general, but it would be cool in niche situations. I wonder if it can be adapted to land on water with inflatable landing gear.
I would have considered this article as overly grandiose a year ago. Part of me wonders if there is some possibility that this is becoming a more prevalent thinking. Even if bitcoin crashes to $0.01 USD, it still has some usefulness as a way to transfer value (Western Union's market cap: $2.77 billion). If the mighty dollar eventually falls out of favor, is the volatility enough to drive people away? Can it become a collective delusion to rival gold? For the near and medium term, I think giz user 'curry for breakfast' had a relevant comment:
"Money? No, not money, just dollars, and specifically dollars because that's all that are at stake here.
The bitcoin bubble could burst tomorrow and the rest of the world, and their currencies, which are backed by their nation's economies, will trundle on as happily as they've always done.
The only real losers would be the unlucky crypto gamblers. Wrong bet, wrong time. "
If this were a goal, the USA would not want to push other countries into China's sphere of influence. The simpler explanation is that non-tariff taxes require congress and are not fully under control of the executive branch. This allows the executive branch to seize the power of the purse.
Well, I mean, since we threw out the opposition in Congress?
I'm thinking we'd better not rely on Congress to put a stop to anything. A simple veto removes that problem. No way what's left of the opposition in Congress comes up with the votes to override a veto.
There is a different way to think about it which is that the work could in principle be better structured to automatically be associated with more pleasure.
With respect, your statement about ECT is not aligned with reality. ECT is evidence-based and effective, with side effects that are less pronounced in many cases than drug-based therapies. It is approved for use in pregnant patients in the USA. One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest is not peer-reviewed.
> There’s a risk of memory loss. Most people who undergo ECT have temporary memory loss and confusion. Most people's confusion clears up quickly, and memory loss usually goes away entirely within a few months. However, some people do have permanent memory problems. Using the right-unilateral electrode placement and shortening the electrical current duration can reduce the risk of this happening.
Not aligned with current consensus, perhaps. But before you equate that to "reality", recall that the profession once had consensus about lobotomy.
Evidence in psychological science is much more superficial than in, say, physics. I don't doubt that what you say is reflected in the literature, but I do doubt that it reflects the lived reality of those so treated.
You agree to receive treatment, or you will not be released, and they get a court order rubber-stamped to say they can give you treatment without your consent.
I don't remember what happened after. ECT has that effect.
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