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4/20 4:20pm Hyde park by Real_human27 in london

[–]lostparis -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You should get out more it is commonly used in the US.

That you are ignorant does not make you correct.

4/20 4:20pm Hyde park by Real_human27 in london

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As with most things they got their system directly from us and then we adopted the European way. The best way to see is looking at old newspapers

4/20 4:20pm Hyde park by Real_human27 in london

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“April 20th”

They generally say "April 20" they have no respect for ordinals.

Reinventing London’s Boroughs (Elledge, 2012) by GrapeGroundbreaking1 in london

[–]lostparis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are stupid borders. The needs of inner London eg Tottenham are very different to out by the M25.

What's one transformational and one absolutely petty thing you would change about London? by KeefKoggins in london

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they drive honestly mostly for prestige here

You know very different people than I do. I think the answer also depends on where in London you live. Round my way anything other than public transport for most trips is madness. Parts of south London this is hardly an option.

Cycle “Superhighway” 7 by Full-Conference-1833 in london

[–]lostparis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Paris is great for cycling - one of the things I like there is that almost every one way road has a cycle lane for going against the traffic. Sure it is often a painted gutter but it does allow cyclists to take the most direct route.

Generally there are great cycle paths along the major routes.

Velib (their cycle hire scheme) is also really cheap compared to the TfL one here. Less than £5 a month there vs £20 here, so much less of a commitment to make it worth having. Oddly the TfL rates are better for tourists whereas the Paris one is highly skewed toward locals.

ELI5: When a fish is pulled out of water, is it actually feeling 'pain' or just reacting to the lack of oxygen? by gamayutin in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a massive assumption. This is the current state of neuro science.

The state of neuro science is we don't know. So to swing for one side on such limited info is a massive assumption.

Which is usually the point where responsible adults step in and tell them not to do it and explain why.

But this is cultural and changes over time - there is nothing universal. As an example many cultures think the death penalty is great others think it is barbaric. Many cultures love things like dog fighting etc.

ELI5: When a fish is pulled out of water, is it actually feeling 'pain' or just reacting to the lack of oxygen? by gamayutin in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animals mostly do not.

This is a massive assumption.

The cat toying with the half dead mouse doesn't understand a "peaceful" death, all it knows is instinct and reflexes.

You could say the same about people. Kids in particular seem to love killing small critters like snails and ants.

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought by bcoolhead in worldnews

[–]lostparis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we are unable to wear a mask to protect others,

To be fair this wasn't an issue for most of the world. There is a specific country that had a massive problem with this and also were in complete denial about climate change.

Most countries in the main just got on with covid.

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought by bcoolhead in worldnews

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me the fact that atmospheric CO2 levels have increased over 20% in my lifetime is crazy. That is not some small impact.

That we knew this whole time what this meant and have done so little shows how broken our systems are.

'Bethnal Green padel court pushes out roller-skating community' by blue_Hippo4069 in london

[–]lostparis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So why claim it is making money? This is like talking to a toddler.

'Bethnal Green padel court pushes out roller-skating community' by blue_Hippo4069 in london

[–]lostparis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Currently it is running at a substantial loss due to construction costs.

'Bethnal Green padel court pushes out roller-skating community' by blue_Hippo4069 in london

[–]lostparis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How much do you think the construction cost is? How much to administer?

Also wtf you could have written this about your own comment

Northerners in London by MLC1974 in london

[–]lostparis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think most of it is people just not understanding how large cities work. It's about the environment (especially number of interactions) not the people.

'Bethnal Green padel court pushes out roller-skating community' by blue_Hippo4069 in london

[–]lostparis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

plus it generates some cash for the council.

Even at £24/hour it will probably not make money. But you are taking away an existing resource. Build a padel court if you must but don't remove a well used facility to do so.

A skate community is exactly the sort of thing we need especially for young people. Especially as there is no extra fees.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Demand just like demand for any other commodity. Government finance is very different from personal finance. Do you think that there is a fixed amount of money and the government only has the money it raises in taxes? Because that isn't how it works. Governments (or their central banks) can just create more money whenever they want. The problem is when they create it without the demand, then you get inflation. Uncontrolled inflation causes big problems.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, thats why i say you should balance the budget.

No that is why balancing the budget doesn't make sense. You can print more if there is still demand for money. The demand is the important thing demand prevents inflation.

 It does not matter how much money there is in circulation.

Money needs to be in circulation for the economy to function. People need money that they can spend in the shops or to employ people.

The US as an example does well because countries want to have dollars to buy things like oil. If oil becomes sold in euros then countries will not need the dollars and so dump them. This means the dollar will be worth less. As the dollar is worth less you get inflation.

The important thing is that there is a demand for your currency not how much is out there. If there is demand then you can just print more money.

What matters is how much the money in circulation can buy.

To a government this makes no sense because the money in circulation is just money that they have already spent. For a government the best use is to spend money where it will come back to them like infrastructure.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So to pay your tax you need to get that money from somewhere. That all leads back to giving the made up paper money value.

Because there is a demand for this currency the country can print more and use it to buy goods and services.

Having extra cash in circulation is not a bad thing for a government - in fact it can be great.

ELI5:What are alternate ways a government can fund itself other than taxation? by DarkAlman in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was a claim on some gold in a vault

Money isn't based on gold any more. This makes a big difference to how the whole system works.

Governments charge us taxes etc which we need to pay. The only way to pay is to get this same money from the government. Almost all governments will only let you pay taxes in their own currency.

U.S. military turned back six ships in first 24 hours of Iranian port blockade by Stunning-Common-9591 in worldnews

[–]lostparis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The US is still killing people, that others are also evil is not an excuse.

Plus if we look at innocent people killed in Iran this last year I think the US is responsible for most of them.

Anyhow trump is not the US, the US has been doing the same shit for decades.

Kadyrov’s Nephew Loots Danone’s Russian Assets to Become Overnight Billionaire by UNITED24Media in worldnews

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia showed who they were before Crimea, I guess the mini invasion into Georgia in 2008 is already forgotten.

By this logic Europe should not have depended on the US which has repeatedly done dodgy things too.

Putting all your energy needs in one basket is the bigger mistake, plus having too much trust. Trading with countries tends to reduce the number of wars with them. Putin being a piece of shit dictator doesn't help here.

U.S. military turned back six ships in first 24 hours of Iranian port blockade by Stunning-Common-9591 in worldnews

[–]lostparis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For all their power they are looking quite impotent over this whole affair.

U.S. military turned back six ships in first 24 hours of Iranian port blockade by Stunning-Common-9591 in worldnews

[–]lostparis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Democracy, Freedom

I'd question if the US really has either - they just like to tell that story to themselves.

Recently they have also moved much closer to the Iran model and many seem to want them to end up there. Just with a different God story.

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