Contrast the "If given the opportunity, would you put your marble in with the others, shake the jar, take another marble at random, and live that life instead? " with "Girard observed that such desires are metaphysical—one desires to be someone or something different from what one is. " from https://read.lukeburgis.com/p/longing-after-the-fleshpots
There is not necessarily any benefit to Japan - for example - to increase its birth rate, nor to any other nation, so long as it can defend its society and borders. With AI and robotics advancements, that's increasingly possible with less people. Less people = lower housing costs, more space, more jobs, less tax revenues to feed the beast, etc. etc. ALL GOOD.
"Immigration" is often a term misused for replacement - at least when those entering are openly and even existentially hostile to the host society. Ask Japan how well it'd survive importing legions of non-Japanese speaking people openly hostile to its culture and traditions, much less bankrupting itself and its native population in order to facilitate and fund that "migration". Or just ask Europe.
GDP "Growth" measures often includes death and destruction - Hurricane Katrina was great for "growth" statistics, as was 9/11 and WWII. Hospitals, mortuaries, auto dealerships, construction and remediation firms enjoyed huge booms, as did government grift and malfeasance, as a result of those "growth catalysts".
Scam measures used to bolster scam narratives should be revealed for what they are - total BS Orwellian double-speak.
Loved that historical connection to the "carrots improved your eyesight" conception. Thanks!
Thanks for reading! I thought it was interesting too 💚 🥃
Contrast the "If given the opportunity, would you put your marble in with the others, shake the jar, take another marble at random, and live that life instead? " with "Girard observed that such desires are metaphysical—one desires to be someone or something different from what one is. " from https://read.lukeburgis.com/p/longing-after-the-fleshpots
There is not necessarily any benefit to Japan - for example - to increase its birth rate, nor to any other nation, so long as it can defend its society and borders. With AI and robotics advancements, that's increasingly possible with less people. Less people = lower housing costs, more space, more jobs, less tax revenues to feed the beast, etc. etc. ALL GOOD.
"Immigration" is often a term misused for replacement - at least when those entering are openly and even existentially hostile to the host society. Ask Japan how well it'd survive importing legions of non-Japanese speaking people openly hostile to its culture and traditions, much less bankrupting itself and its native population in order to facilitate and fund that "migration". Or just ask Europe.
GDP "Growth" measures often includes death and destruction - Hurricane Katrina was great for "growth" statistics, as was 9/11 and WWII. Hospitals, mortuaries, auto dealerships, construction and remediation firms enjoyed huge booms, as did government grift and malfeasance, as a result of those "growth catalysts".
Scam measures used to bolster scam narratives should be revealed for what they are - total BS Orwellian double-speak.