I've started using an ereader just cause I am running out of space for books, but I do still prefer the feel of paper.
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China to remove tariffs on African goods, deepening economic ties with the continent
(peoplesdispatch.org)
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As entry-level jobs disappear and pathways to career success shrink, Gen Z is in a tough spot
(www.businessinsider.com)
I think it's going to be a bit more complex than that because most people in Ukraine are tired of the war, and they're starting to realize they were used by the west. I don't expect there's going to be much appetite for some sort of an insurgency movement after the war is over. Meanwhile, the resentment towards the west will very probably result in blow back in Europe. The US will likely keep meddling, but I do think their influence will collapse in the whole region.
I love how all the chuds from nazi adjacent instances come out of the woodwork to downvote anybody pointing out the basic facts of the situation.
The World Bank just reclassified Russia as a high income country https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/world-bank-country-classifications-by-income-level-for-2024-2025
Meanwhile, the IMF forecasts that Russian economy is set to grow faster than all the western economies https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/russia-forecast-to-grow-faster-than-advanced-economies-in-2024-imf.html
I'm really not sure what it is you think Russia lost access to exactly given that they're part of BRICS which is a bigger economic bloc than the G7 at this point.
It's important to understand that the US is not omnipotent. Russia has defeated NATO in Ukraine, and the US can do nothing to change that. The US also sees China as their primary adversary, and they're not stuck supporting Israel against Iran. They simply do not have the resources to contest Russia now.
That's highly dependent on the instance I find.
funny you should mention that (I know you're being sarcastic :)
Overall, our results suggest that the rise in remote work and TFP growth are positively correlated. From 2019 to 2021, the (weighted) average percentage-point increase in remote workers across industries was 14.9. This suggests that the rise in remote work was associated with an average 1.2 percentage-points increase in industry-level TFP.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-13/remote-work-productivity.htm
I'm also fine with the US regime collapsing as a result of a 20 year war.
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and I'm sure Russia and China will just sit there and not retaliate