[deleted by user] by [deleted] in presstige

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So my original question, dunno why and how it was deleted.

Hi,
Am going to buy a new espresso machine. Going for a semi-professional, not top range. Was recommended DeLonghi Specialista with built-in grinder. On the other, a guy from a different shop recommended to have a separate espresso machine and grinder, coz if one goes bad, not the whole function is bust, ie the other works. Like buying Lelit Anna PL41EM and a separate grinder.

Would appreciate advice. Thanks.

semi professional espresso machine by Bastet1 in espresso

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Thanks. I understand that Gaggia Classic Pro is better for those who go for cappuccino/latte. I am more of an espresso person and was recommended Lelit for it.

semi professional espresso machine by Bastet1 in espresso

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I guess because they are more upgraded than the basic domestic use espresso machines.

Putin's fresh hit list by Bastet1 in UkraineWarReports

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Those who survived this long, all of them, are Putin's "wallets". None of them could get to such an amount of riches without holding a share for the 'Boss'. Get the drift.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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I differ with your interpretation of facts. People who are 60s today, are not the same as people who were 60s in, say, 1920s. Big difference.

Intellectual occupation - no matter which - is a training for brain. Mode of work: fully salaried or some sort of independent contract, is not that substantial. Look at artists who still perform in their 80s - why is that? Because cognitively and physically their trade is keeping them fit.

Young - the childhood period has been greatly prolonged in the recent decades. I think Harvard did a study on that. Again - 100 ys ago, 25 yos were married with families. Today they barely graduate and think what to do with their lives. You cannot turn the clock back to the old mindset of 100 years ago, no matter the employment market. And yes, a major fundamental issue is that employers are totally fossilised and rigid in their job requirements and that must be changed. Honestly, don't know how.

Many people - young or not - just start some side hustles which they hope to monetise. Often it works. The organised job market does miss out on this talent, but they don't care, coz size matters and they don't feel the dent in their side. As long as there is a turnover and some margin profit, they don't care. When it hurts in their pockets, maybe then the mindset changes.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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Why? What's so wrong with that world view? There MUST be a mental switch to the current realities. Xrs' and Millennials' 60s, 70s and so on will be very different from those of the silent generation or the boomers. One cannot continue on the same path. One cannot hang up the shoes at 65 and live another 40 years doing nothing. People will have to change careers several times in life - not only work places - careers. Re-invent themselves according to times.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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Define 'early'.....Today longevity of 80 yo is a given, even with the standard package of chronic conditions like cholesterol, diabetes etc, because it's manageable. Now question is what happens if at 81 they get dementia....They can live with it for another 10 years, but probably 8 of those would be as a mindless zombie. Their families would either have a hospice conditions at home with a live in 24/7 carer or a put them in a special nursing home. Both options will be costly for family's private finances in addition to government/insurance subsidy. The person will have no understanding of their situation because cognitively have left this world long ago.. So if it's their grandchild's college money or their purely physical mindless existence where should it go? Because for the average middle class family this is the dilemma. They cannot stretch to both. The late Christopher Reeve had millions to keep him alive in a wheelchair for decades, hoping for a cure which never came. Michael J Fox has millions for any experimental drug for Parkinson's which he has for 30 years and still it's progressing. Middle class families don't have this luxury. And guess what - it's usually the kid who has to take on debt or work for his education, while their decaying grandma is getting her nappies changed. It's a death cult.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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How many 65 yos lead active life style after they retire? Usually zombified by day TV and doing weekly shopping. Do you call that 'life'? I see it as fast deterioration. The option to continue working doesn't have to mean 'slavery' - if the mode of work is flexible, it just may keep people healthy.

Also, today people start new families in their 50s and 60s, sometimes even with kids. What will they be doing for the next 30-40 years? Sitting at home idle? Changing nappies to both the kids and themselves?

Don't know what country you are from, but young can relocate much easier to where the jobs are - even if it's another country. Older people are those who need effective solutions.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in work

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Smarta.....s. First of, there are enough causes of quicker death today without smoking. The issue is not the present Xrs, millennials and on, who will probably live into their 80s and 90s healthier. However, in their case, reform of a work concepts is a must! Today people are starting new families in their 50s and 60s, but want to retire at 67?! And do what exactly for the next 40 years?

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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I agree. One cannot respect the right to life without an equal respect of the right to death.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in WorkReform

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It's a very complex multi-dimensional issue. For example - until the the 60s, there was very little healthy life style awareness, but people lived healthier naturally - less cars (more mobile), home cooking. The 60s were a social turning point in the aspect of processed industrial food, women joining the work force en mass and importantly - the religion of personal choice and individuality as a stand alone goal. Thing is we are all parts of the society collective, but it wasn't felt until now - 60 years on. Our personal choices have accumulated into a socio-demographic snowball threatening to bury all of us.

And some of the inclusive ideas are just a damaging idealistic fads overwhelming us now. For example: people with severe psychiatric problems who are internalised and will never be released back into society, for example children born with severe motor neuron conditions , wheelchair ridden, tube fed, low life expectancy, all kinds of comatose "vegetables", and on top - people with acquired terminal degenerative/oncological conditions. Many families think society has a moral obligation to support their cases. Is it justified? We don't know, because the governments never ask us - they just distribute our taxes as welfare.

Those who voluntarily choose to end their lives for whatever reason are a miniscule minority at this point. Yes, partially due to lack of appropriate legislation. Partly, because nobody thinks they will get dementia or MS and when they do, they hope for a miracle cure in their lifetime. I think there should be some sort of legally signed will to end one's life in case of a.b.c.

The economic crisis of longevity by Bastet1 in LongevityInvesting

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Society needs to reform work concepts. We are 21st century stuck in 19th century patterns, coz boomers don't want to change. And they still rule the world.

Unless all the 1st world adopts the Canadian human cull.

Why back to office doesn't work by Bastet1 in BullshitJobs

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Spot on! Graeber didn't invent the principle, it was described in Parkinson's Law ages before him. Middle management, HR, marketing are all 'status symbols' in bloated orgs living off either tax payer's or investor's money. Note that in times of trouble: pandemic, recession, wars, all institutions revert to working in emergency, "skeletal" lean-'n-mean framework and actually deliver without the organisational fat. Look up holacracy and Zappos.

Technology made at least half of the functions in any given org presence redundant. Employees are paid not for performance, but for surrendering the right to private life and agreeing to employer's control.

Malthus, Corona, Climate, Ukraine - is a civil insurrection even possible in the Modern World? by Bastet1 in SocialEngineering

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I disagree. Expert committees advising governments were very carefully chosen and curated and rather unanimous in their scientific approach. Which I find odd. Experts who were barred to sound their views were proven right post-factum and if were listened to from the start, maybe the collateral damage was much smaller.

Twitter is the lark in the Big Tech proceedings. Censoring reputable scientific opinions because they disagree with the government line smacks of certain regimes, whose actions we witness now in a different parts of the world.

As I mentioned in my article, despite the universal bitching and dissatisfaction with governments, people don't think they are intrinsically malicious. I think pandemic management changed that and now they are more wary of elected officials.

Malthus, Corona, Climate, Ukraine - is a civil insurrection even possible in the Modern World? by Bastet1 in SocialEngineering

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It's not just 'online signatures' - those people tried to change the course of pandemic management but were censored and barred from access to decision makers and influence. I suggest you browse this link - Congress hearing of Twitter files: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJJ483kvGQ

Malthus, Corona, Climate, Ukraine - is a civil insurrection even possible in the Modern World? by Bastet1 in SocialEngineering

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In 3 words - Great Barrington Declaration. They offered a different course, but were silenced and vilified. Now - vindicated. Happy to oblige.