Die ausufernde Bürokratie wird Deutschlands Untergang werden
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1177636.sozialticket-sozialticket-desaster-in-berlin-kein-zurueck-zum-berlin-pass.html

Good Idea: Doubt everything
https://grandy.substack.com/p/the-new-normal-the-coming-tsunami


Robots are taking over, and not just in factories! The internet is drowning in AI-generated fakery. Bots, fake reviews, and deepfake influencers are crashing the content party. Prepare for a wild future where even your favorite online celebs might just be lines of code with good taste. Buckle up, it's a bumpy ride to the 'Dead Internet' era!

TIL That the name of the first dog in space (Laika) literally translates to "Barker", a name which the technicians gave to her due to her loud barking during training [source, comments]

TIL that 80% of animals found in Madagascar exist nowhere else on earth [source, comments]

Song of the day 👐🏽💛 (30 years ago Wu-Tang Clan released their debut): https://open.spotify.com/track/24vNw0Z0srb4zYXwrakw8E?si=jU41Wpr2SyKu_26Y3mIrYw

"Desinformation hat unsere Landes­regierung inzwischen also als strategische Bedrohung erkannt – und schliesst daraus, dass öffentlich finanzierte Informations­kanäle nun dringend abgebaut werden müssen."
https://www.republik.ch/2023/11/11/binswanger-der-bundesrat-will-den-medienabbau

Good idea: Beware of getting manipulated by fear

A soldier once told me: “It is much easier to kill someone you have never met, from distance. When you look through the scope, you just see a red dot, not a human.” The less you know about them, the easier to fear them, and to hate them.

This human tendency and ability of destruction of what is unknown and unfamiliar is meat to the politicians who want to exploit fear: If you grew up only around people who look like you, only listened to one media outlet and heard from the old uncle that those who look or think differently hate you and are dangerous, the inherent fear and hatred toward those unseen people is an understandable (but flawed) result.

To win us, politicians, sometimes with the media’s help, do their best to keep us separated, to keep the real or imaginary “others” just a “concept.” Because if we spend time with others, talk to them and eat with them, we will learn that they are like us: humans with all the strengths and weaknesses that we possess. Some are strong, some are weak, some are funny, some are dumb, some are nice and some not too nice.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-many-faces-anxiety-and-trauma/201903/the-politics-fear

Song of the day 💸🧘🏽‍♀️: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Qw75NbX1QdnBtx5trHXgn?si=Rt5jld2rS62zEOl05KJefA

Ideology https://youtu.be/DNy6F7ZwX8I?feature=shared