@RatPoster @rlier23 @claralistensprechen5th @stevegis_ssg @futurebird and who's fault is that

Writing up the report in my new job as head of labor statistics in the USA, then adding 1 to the job loss number just before I turn it in because I know how it's gonna go for me.

@futurebird It's all about regulation. Because companies solely care about money and nothing else, they need to be forced to do the right thing. Recently the CBC show Marketplace looked at how auto makers in the UK put in proper anti theft security features that aren't present in the same models in Canada, due to a lack of any standard to do so in Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/marketplace/marketplace-car-theft-1.7361827

The most frequent shoppers on Temu are over 59 years old. That wasn't what I expected. Based mostly on their marketing, which often seems to involve younger female influencers I would have thought they were selling to young people, but this isn't the case. The people they are making money from are old. Much like those "dial 1800 commercials" for civil war chess sets from decades ago.

Consider the alternate history where fungi never evolved the ability to digest lignin, the tough woody material found in many plants. The period of time where plants could produce lignin, but fungi couldn't break it down resulted in the massive coal deposits found in the earth. Some bacteria can break down lignin, but they require wet conditions to do this. This is what happens in the gut of termites. So, of course, we can imagine an alternate history where termites rule the earth.