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Thought this was a good representation of where our society is going. That partially destroyed hulk of a building in the background is the old Claymont Steel Mill, bought out by a Russian company a few years back, then dismantled and torn down. It was the last steel mill in Delaware. Across the road where I took this picture from is Tristate Mall, also now derelict. You can see at the top of the sign it says "Sport Betting". In any society in decline the indulgence in vice such as gambling always goes up. And of course you've got all the staples of a poor community, pawn shops, title loans, Dollar stores, tobacco stores. What will be built in its place are high-end apartments in the midst of this gritty working class community. How long they'll stay high-end is anyone's guess.
~Claymont, Delaware
~Claymont, Delaware
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benevolent dictatorships tend to be the most efficient at getting things done, and of course total control means you don't have to worry to much about an overthrow. I Like them or not you can't argue that a king or any other dictator is very good at holding onto power.
There's that old quote from Animal Farm "All the animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" lol. Never a truer thing about communism. Also no greater destroyer of any society, as Russia demonstrated very well.
There's that old quote from Animal Farm "All the animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" lol. Never a truer thing about communism. Also no greater destroyer of any society, as Russia demonstrated very well.
With the so-called "equal or uniform society" you have a system that strains creativity. Because of this, no new ideas are formed. Moreover without competing buisnesses, the economic growth is non-existent. But in any case, as the saying goes, All good things must come to end...we are of course seeing that come to fruition. It sadly may come in our lifetime.
Argh. Now you've made me very sad. I was in that steel mill, not really that long ago, looking at an upgrade project. I stood 10 feet from the stream of molten steel going into the continuous caster. I met the guys who worked there... busting their balls on a day it was over 100 degrees--outside!! But they made a living wage.
The idea that a modern mini-mill gets scrapped is just insane. WTF is wrong with this country?
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The idea that a modern mini-mill gets scrapped is just insane. WTF is wrong with this country?
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They were on Dirty Jobs too I think. The host of the show was interviewing some of the workers, and they all seemed really cool.
I remember there was a lot of hope it'd stay open, just because it had a type of milling process that was completely unique to that mill, or something along those lines. Honestly makes me wonder if the Russian company just bought it for the machinery
I remember there was a lot of hope it'd stay open, just because it had a type of milling process that was completely unique to that mill, or something along those lines. Honestly makes me wonder if the Russian company just bought it for the machinery
I did not know that. Might have to track that down.
Hmm, I can't recall what was unique about it. I think it was relatively direct to plate, which might be a little uncommon, but I don't think unique. I always heard their plate was kind of shitty (inconsistent metallurgy) and challenging to work with. But there are plenty of uses for shitty steel. The world needs dumpsters, too! :D
You are probably right, there is a better than fair chance the machinery is now making steel in Russia. Thankfully Russia is now our ally. Lol.
Hmm, I can't recall what was unique about it. I think it was relatively direct to plate, which might be a little uncommon, but I don't think unique. I always heard their plate was kind of shitty (inconsistent metallurgy) and challenging to work with. But there are plenty of uses for shitty steel. The world needs dumpsters, too! :D
You are probably right, there is a better than fair chance the machinery is now making steel in Russia. Thankfully Russia is now our ally. Lol.
Sir newton and the real life versh of Merlin and Nostradamus predicated that civ well fall before the 2050.
more so newton as he calculated it based in math and based on earths human numbers ( why people have kids so much now days any ways i have no idea)
more so newton as he calculated it based in math and based on earths human numbers ( why people have kids so much now days any ways i have no idea)
Our birthrate is actually down in this country. Only reason our population is increasing as much as it is is due to unrestricted immigration. Though I have no doubt about the collapse part. There's nothing in our economy that's creating value anymore. Just vulture capitalism creating lots of unbacked money.
God forbid we actually ask people who want to come into our country from their horrible situations and take advantage of our freedoms to, you know, respect our freedoms and the culture that made our country a land of opportunity and desirable for them to escape to in the first place. >_>
There are billions of poor people around the world. Do you think we have the resources for all those poor people to move here? And what will happen when automation eliminates their jobs? How does their lower pay affect poor Americans who can't get jobs? What if those immigrants don't like LGBT rights or other American values?
I agree with you except on the implication that we wouldn't have the resources to help billions of poor people. Just eight Americans have 30% of all the money in the world. That being said, yeah, if migrants want to enjoy our opportunities, they are going to have to swallow their pride and accept our culture.
I agree on the looming threat of automation, but I also believe it will either create new and different sorts of jobs or it will ultimately eliminate the need for the traditional concept of jobs in the first place.
I agree on the looming threat of automation, but I also believe it will either create new and different sorts of jobs or it will ultimately eliminate the need for the traditional concept of jobs in the first place.
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