40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast[1]. If one person makes a bad purchase of land, the problem is theirs. If 3 billion people make bad purchases of land, that's a problem for everyone in the world.
Probably we can't blame most of those people for much beyond being born where they were.
> What is the oldest known living individual for each of these species, and for how long are they alive?
For the jellyfish, we don’t know. Their cells are indifferentiable by age and they’re bastards to study, with only one scientist in Kyoto having managed to culture them [1].
With current demographic trends I wonder if we'll eventualy see longevity decrease, due to a large number of people arriving at old age without owning a home and no children/siblings to provide support or just check on them from time to time.
> the eu employees whe are the only ones with the passwords to get it are legally required to refuse
Can EU ever be sure Microsoft's mothership didn't backdoor the systems in use by the EU child-org, to bypass the local crew completely, just in case? Short of reimplementing everything in parallel from scratch, I doubt headquarters can really be completely locked out and be unable to get overseas data if they are hard pressed to do so by USG.
I wonder how much are cars contributing to the current fertility crash. The multi-ton metal projectiles that clog the streets and we call cars make the urban landscape hostile to children. They can't be raised "free-range", demanding constant micromanagement from parents indoors.
There's a major intersection about a mile from where I live, which unfortunately is next to public schools/local library/etc. The other day I was in my car waiting for the light when I saw a young girl on a scooter push into the crosswalk. She had the right of way, but I inwardly cringed and hovered my hand over my horn button, just anticipating that a vehicle was going to turn without seeing her. Fortunately she made it through OK.
My daughter has her learning permit and it is rather nerve racking. It's by far the most dangerous thing most people do in life. It's like carrying around a loaded gun all while interacting with thousands of other people with loaded guns.
40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast[1]. If one person makes a bad purchase of land, the problem is theirs. If 3 billion people make bad purchases of land, that's a problem for everyone in the world.
Probably we can't blame most of those people for much beyond being born where they were.
[1] https://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo/indicators/methodolo...
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