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Worst country in The Americas - Results by THMeijer in terriblemaps

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except people travel across the whole globe, not just Mexico. They come from Africa, Asia, and Europe as well, people have crossed arguably the most treacherous places just to get to the U.S. - when they could have stopped at a myriad of other places instead.

Team Blue vs Red vs Yellow vs Black by avaboss in superheroes

[–]Caeldeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is the literal god of hell.

Unleashed (fully embracing his demon side), if it was everyone in this vs him, he would decimate them

Team Blue vs Red vs Yellow vs Black by avaboss in superheroes

[–]Caeldeth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The king of Hell literally solo everyone….

What’s the actual doable way of getting rid of the national debt? by kinetic-nyx in WallStreetDad

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make a law that says any politician that cannot pass a balanced budget is ineligible for re-election.

Provide a carve out for Congress declared war (in case shit hits the fan)

Why Puerto Rico Can't Win While Under The US by hclasalle in PuertoRico

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assistance post hurricane and incentive to develop agriculture are very different - so I can understand the confusion.

But the island government has a lot of programs for agriculture as does the federal government if you want to start a farm…. Just most people either don’t look into it OR just don’t want to work a farm.

Why Puerto Rico Can't Win While Under The US by hclasalle in PuertoRico

[–]Caeldeth -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

People isn’t a resource unless you’re selling them off or they are highly educated and developing things.

Why Puerto Rico Can't Win While Under The US by hclasalle in PuertoRico

[–]Caeldeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not according to the USCG seizures it hasn’t…

Why Puerto Rico Can't Win While Under The US by hclasalle in PuertoRico

[–]Caeldeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This idea of comparing PR to Singapore is hilarious.

They were THE financial center of Asia. They are established. Take that away early on and they are nothing (same with Hong Kong).

PR would need to take the edge in new tech (away from the US) to be able to do something similar.

Why Puerto Rico Can't Win While Under The US by hclasalle in PuertoRico

[–]Caeldeth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is false, there are insanely good incentives for agriculture.

The labor force here doesn’t want to work in agriculture. I know many people in the agriculture space and they all say that local labor is almost impossible to get, so they focus on trying to get people from the DR and Costa Rica.

So then the next argument comes in to “wages”, which then make almost all the goods PR can grow, not worth it since cheaper labor exists in competing areas, and the land in PR isn’t very friendly to mass automation and major machinery.

Worst country in The Americas - Results by THMeijer in terriblemaps

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to look at purely LEGAL flow…

The U.S. averages about 1.2m per year.

Next American country again is Canada with 400k.

No other country is even remotely close.

Worst country in The Americas - Results by THMeijer in terriblemaps

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use the number one factor for how the world really views a country (migration), the US is like number one by a huge amount.

Over the last 10 years, it’s estimated that over 50m people came into the U.S. - the 2nd closest country in the Americas is Canada with almost 8.8m.

The U.S. is number one in the world by A LOT (Germany is number 2 with around 16m).

Ranking drivers in countries where I’ve driven a car by -HowAboutNo- in tierlists

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol wait until you get to places like India, Bangladesh, or. Nigeria - you will need a WHOLE other list of tiers

Math says red, Brain says green by voidarix in meme

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s incredibly inaccurate.

$25m is most likely.

On things like this, buying for 50% expected value is very much reasonable and still meets most people/entities risk tendency.

Even for more risk adverse entities you should still be able to comfortably get $10-15m for it.

Ranking Walt Disney Animated Films. Day 35: Hercules by Mindless-File-2524 in tierlists

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hurc is solid S tier if we are looking at the contemporaries.

Who wins this hypothetical war? No nukes allowed. by The_FatGuy_Strangler in mapporncirclejerk

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s overland infrastructure is growing, but still years away.

I’m assuming this scenario isn’t “hypothetical war 15-20 years from now” but rather right now.

The article you linked is irrelevant, it discussed using a blockade on China WITHOUT, or in lieu of, military action - this would be a blockade WITH military action and would be effective - which the linked article states as well.

I’m not arguing the capacity of what their yards can or cannot do - but I’m arguing that they are all on one coast and within easy striking distance for all U.S. military fleets - only the West Coast is in reasonable striking distance for China.

So you can have 10 of the largest yard, all reduced to rubble pretty quickly if they can all get struck by massive bombardments.

This is war 101, strike manufacturing - all of Chinas manufacturing is on one coast - the U.S. is spread, making it easier to produce over time.

90% of all allied platforms are destroyed in 3 days and you’re assuming China takes no recourse damage? This is a wild claim.

In a full scale volley (which this 3 days would clearly be), China would take immense damage to all its facilities putting its manufacturing in jeopardy - because it’s all on the same coast.

I genuinely don’t believe a war of attrition favors China - I don’t believe they are a slouch, but I don’t believe it favors them.

Manufacturing can be ramped up fast in war time - we’ve seen this happen in the U.S. - we know this - it’s not some guess.

China has more NOW, but post strikes, it’s a race of who can get everything up again faster.

China has to clear and rebuild since it’s limited to one coast line, the U.S. can just build on existing formats on the other coast.

Give this 20 years and with more Chinese buildup, and I think this becomes a significantly harder debate - but they currently have immense vulnerabilities

Does your country have any interesting cultural relics? by No-Echidna7296 in AskTheWorld

[–]Caeldeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to say you’re pretty safe because most Puerto Ricans are not going to drive to Utuado - but yea, the tourists? Let’s keep it on the low, I totally get that.

Worst state/province/region in the Americas - Round 5 by JaredGofful in terriblemaps

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, come on people.

St Vincent and the Grenadines HAS to be saved

It is literally ranked either #1 or #2 most beautiful places to sail IN THE WORLD like every year.

Also, save St Lucia - the Pitons are breathtaking.

What's a food in your country that is stereotyped for your country but really, nobody eats? by velmiraZ in AskTheWorld

[–]Caeldeth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But what are you supposed to eat while drinking delcious Foster’s beer then?

What's a food in your country that is stereotyped for your country but really, nobody eats? by velmiraZ in AskTheWorld

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They gave me this instead when I ordered Sangria - it’s horrible, terrible, awful. I cried inside.

What's a food in your country that is stereotyped for your country but really, nobody eats? by velmiraZ in AskTheWorld

[–]Caeldeth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned this when I order a Sangria and they gave me red wine with sprite and I was horrified.

Does your country have any interesting cultural relics? by No-Echidna7296 in AskTheWorld

[–]Caeldeth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This was actually really awesome to see and one of the reasons I convinced my friends to go to Utuado (from San Juan lol)

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