[The housing market is a disaster!]

On 8/23/2022 at 2:05 PM, britanica said:

I just feel like they did this on purpose at this point. Like they want people renting, not owning land. They want a means to constantly gain money from people. They still do via property tax even after a home is paid off but the government is so greedy, that they want more. 

They absolutely are. You just need to pay attention to what the people at the top want and they don't want us owning houses or land. Heck, they don't even want us driving cars. They want us all compacted into cities away from everything else so they can do as they please where they please. Ironically enough, this is WAY worse for the environment. Most pollution in the US, for example, comes from cities like NYC, Chicago, LA, etc. and they are some of the most toxic places to live too. I visited NYC for the first time in 2015 and ended up sick from the air pollution. I was coughing up all sorts, my skin became dry, my hair was falling out... This was just in 2 weeks spending time there. After I left, I felt better immediately. Now imagine living there for years or even decades. 

[The housing market is a disaster!]

In the US, the housing market has been a mess for years now, it is just substantially worse now. 

A lot of younger people and couples who are not able to afford to buy still are hoping for a crash but with the way interest rates are going, it will still end up being expensive. I think the highest point was in the 80s where interest rates hit 16% in the US but houses back then were like $50k for a huge house. Now they want $200k for a hole in the wall. 

[Fusion energy right around the corner?]

Yeah this is probably the best option we have moving forward that will allow people to still make money off energy usage while being less damaging to the environment. It is just a shame because, as mentioned, we have better options that are cheaper already. 

I just think back to the light bulb. They used to be made in a way to last over 30 years, for a single light bulb and they changed this because they weren't making enough profits. And then when LED bulbs started, those would be marked as lasting over 10 years but they quickly walked that back and now you are lucky to find ones that will last you a few years. Most seem to only last around 12 to 16 months. 

[Elon claims humans will be on Mars in his lifetime - what do you think?]

On 8/17/2022 at 11:03 AM, britanica said:

With the way people are acting and the issues we have on earth right now currently, I just don't see it. 

I think we will eventually make it to Mars but I can't see that happening in 40 years, much less 28 years. I would say I can see it happening in maybe 60+ years but even then, it still seems like a stretch. 

When you break it down and thing about it, it does seem nearly impossible but I think back to the technology boom between 1995 and 2005 and I have to wonder if another one will come and this time it will be focused on space tech. 

[Anyone still play CoD games?]

I never played any of the campaigns. The Call of Duty games I got, I would just play online multi-player with friends. 

I have not gotten one in several years as I guess I just got bored of it. I don't know if I would get this year's or not. I guess if I know some people who were playing I would. I used to play with a group of friends from another forum but the forum shut down and we lost touch. I only talk to one of them now and he is busy with kids. 

[Robotic Surgery]

On 8/14/2022 at 12:44 PM, britanica said:

I am with you. Like I can understand the flaws of men and women in surgery but something just makes me feel uneasy about a robot doing surgeries. I don't know. I am fairly certain this is wear we are heading though. We are going to be living amongst intelligent machinery everywhere, even more so than we already do!

I think you could be right. We have already become so dependent on it in the US, it somewhat scares me. Most people don't know how to farm, build, or create anything. Imagine what would happen if all our grids went out and we had no electricity, gas, etc. a lot of people would die due to lack of knowledge. 

[Elon claims humans will be on Mars in his lifetime - what do you think?]

Elon is 51 I believe. I might be off a year or two but I want to say that is his age. Assuming he remains in good health and lives to see, let's day 91 years old... That means with in 40 years, humans will step foot on Mars. This is a stretch though as the average lifespan in America seems to be 78. Which means it is more like 28 years. 

Do you think it will happen?

[So Much For Climate Change]

Everything I know and have observed tells me that "climate change" is real but the way they sell it and tell it, that is a lie. 

The climate will change and adapt to changes to preserve the earth. This will result in fluctuations that can be brought on by us, sure, but we are seldom the root cause. The earth has a core that is self-regulating. This requires a lot of energy and the temperatures to constantly go up and down to maintain levels. Volcanoes erupt when the core becomes to hot to relieve the pressure. The ice caps will melt to help cool the earth and then reform. There is already proof of them reforming again. 

I know there are scientists out there who get this and have studied all this. They know the truth and spread it but are often labeled crackpots and silenced.  

[Robotic Surgery]

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Robotic surgery is a minimally invasive surgery that allows surgeons to operate in relatively less accessible areas of the body and with a magnified view of the surgical field, providing maximum dexterity. 

“Robotic surgery allows for more surgeries to be done in a minimally invasive way,” said Bryce Haac, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon with Intermountain Healthcare, who is based at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. “It’s state-of-the-art technology that’s a game changer – improving patient experiences and ensuring good clinical outcomes.” 

 

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I have to ask, with all these advancements and the direction things are heading... Would you trust a robot to perform surgery on you are are you more likely to trust a doctor? 

I feel like this is something I am torn on because I know plenty of doctors are flawed and make mistakes on a daily basis which results in suffering and death. I just don't know if I could trust a machine to do a better job.  

[Graphene?]

I think because it would benefit everyone and be cheaper, we likely will not see it being used for awhile. It seems that they only like to use things that can make large sums of revenue. That is why the whole green act never made sense to me. They pretend it is about saving the planet but it is all about controlling more people and gaining more wealth. There were places in the world that still used lead in fuel up until 2021 I believe, knowing full well it makes people sick and ruins the environment. 

[Psychic Abilities are Real]

They likely removed it because they started cracking down on conspiracy theory type stuff. Anything dealing with super natural events likely falls into that. Unless it is purely educational and you can site references, they likely will just keep removing stuff. It started with Alex Jones. I never liked the man but I knew once they removed him, they would start going after everyone else. 

[Magnesium for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, ADHD + MORE]

This is interesting.

I read some other studies that deal with transitioning that point out that when males "transition" into women, the hormone disruption displaces magnesium content in the body which directly will increase the risk of depression. I wonder if that is why suicide rates are so high among trans women. 

[China Reaches Mars]

The way Elon talks about Mars, it really makes me wonder why he believes we will be on Mars in his lifetime. He is like 50 years old, so let's assume he lives to be 85, that is within 35 years. There must be a reason he believes that as the information we have been given about Mars thus far would imply we are at least 50+ years out from people actually living there.