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White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US
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I have officially rounded the corner where everything is so insane my first reaction was to laugh at how absurd this is.
Literally everything they do is the worst possible choice. They literally want to burn down the world and rule over the ashes, even if they don't understand that's where this is headed.
I don't think humanity is gonna make it. Too many of us refuse to engage with reality and evidence.
reality and evidence are painful. people avoid pain.
fantasy and magical thinking feels good. so they embrace it.
IME maybe like 1/20 people is grounded in a greater reality, most are living in a fictional magical world and only want to be around other people who support their fantasies.
It's hard to trust and discuss news of USA when I reside in Europe and Asia mostly, where I believe that too much news services manipulate, fabricate, and do not verify information nor sources.
Yet, normally, people are getting paid/compensated to try not to avoid pain and to prioritize reality over pleasant feelings.
I'm sure the Mongols, Ottomans, Greeks and Romans thought they were going to be around forever too.
Sadly i think the powers that be will gladly overconsume and let climate, starvation, and war solve the overpopulation issue.
Probably thinking its alright, its like biblical plauges
Too many of us prefer what feels right to thinking.
Smart people predicted it already long time ago. Dumb people will choose dumb and greedy people to rule the world and nothing can be done by smart people to stop it. Unless the ruling one is smart dictator.