A large part of this can be avoided by giving campers an entry time based on the location they have on the campsite. Now it’s a free-for-all which means pushing and shoving until it all stagnates.

That’s what they say. Implementing it that way is an entirely other matter.

You could be in the finest school in the world and the phone would still win.

Also, France started doing this a few years ago already and has seen improvement across every metric. Better grades, more socializing, 80% less bullying, less anxious kids. They only downside they found? Parents complaining they were unable to call the kids at any moment.

America was safest under Clinton with budget surpluses to boot.

In my career I’ve learned there is a difference between what they ask for, and what they’ll accept. If a NASA engineer with some crazy specific knowledge and skills offers their services, these rules might suddenly not apply.

Just hire your own crew, undo their work, send them the bill and the fine.

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA

Multiblade systems like Gillette are actually worst for your skin. Razor burn is basically hair that’s being cut down too far under the skin. And multiblade systems are really proficient in doing just that.

A safety razor has only one blade and it’s much harder to get razor burn if you’re a bit more gentle than you would with a Gillette. It’s also much cheaper. And a good lathering cream and shaving aftercare can make an enormous difference.

Beyerdynamic makes great headphones and is mostly made in Germany.

This is not exactly what you’re looking for but might fit the bill.

https://www.beyerdynamic.de/p/verio-200

Because it’s basically a new currency:

“it would be money, still issued by the ECB, but not taking the aspect of a banknote or a coin”

The problem here is that this requires new digital wallets. The downside also means that governments have even more control and surveillance options on your finances. While currently your normal bank account can be blocked or frozen. They can’t really do it on a per payment basis. With the new digital wallets they could, potentially, restrict your use on a per payment basis. So rationing fuel could happen by only allowing someone to spend X digi-Euros on fuel. Also it would be impossible to spend money anonymously like you can do with cash.

There are of course upsides, but giving governments the option to do bad things is more likely to lead governments doing bad things.

A more informed alternative would be the NOVA classification. Where food is graded on the amount of processing.

https://ecuphysicians.ecu.edu/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/78/2021/07/NOVA-Classification-Reference-Sheet.pdf

There is not machine with more than a 1000 parts that’s wholly constructed within one country, alliance or continent.

Hell, China even make parts for the US military. https://fridayeveryday.com/us-outsources-its-anti-china-war-machine-to-china/

Honey attracts more bees.

Instead of saying “not American” “not Chinese”, having a positive message like “EU product” or “Made in the EU” would fair better.

Of course the current levels animosity between Canada and the US is more severe than between the US and the EU at the moment. So this antagonistic kind of advertising might work better over there.

A lot of biodegradable plastics were only biodegradable in industrial composters. Meaning it would still last in a natural environment for years or even decades. So seeing this just dissolve under natural circumstances seems like a game changer.

Starbucks coffee sucking is by design. Because more important than the coffee being any good is the coffee being consistent. But it’s very difficult to make really good coffee consistently with minimum wage chain store staff. So they use dark roasts and automation to make sure a Starbucks frappocino oatmilk shake tastes the same in Amsterdam as it does in New York.

This goes for almost any chain store. McDonalds is the same, food is not bad, but not good either. But it’s never awful because it’s always the same.

They have these values tied to their identity, their ego. It’s hard to change that. Hard to admit you were wrong if being wrong means having to become someone else.

This is also a problem on the left though.

Long long time ago someone wrote on Reddit that the best post-apocalyptic place to stay would just be a small town. With a dentist, a doctor, farmers and builders. Where everybody knows each other. The interdependence of skill and need for cooperation would keep the peace.

And for some strange reason when they park in 2 spots, it’s somehow the fault of the parking space being too small for their oversized truck.

https://www.hetregentbijnanooit.nl/site/totaaloverzicht-van-10-meetjaren-het-is-volbracht/

Though it seems I’ve got my numbers mixed. Must’ve read 7% before instead of 7 times.

Asymmetric warfare has been a game changer. It’s all about “mass” on target. It’s more effective (and possible) to build and fire a 100 rockets that cost a 1000 dollars to make. Than fire a single 100.000 dollar one.

Back in 2002 the US navy found out that just overwhelming defences with a large amount of projectiles could sink an aircraft carrier. In this case a in a wargame which led to some controversy after they covered it up.