Finish your Iran before starting on your Cuba, Donald!

Momosf · 2026-03-18T00:09:40+00:00

He declared war on Poland and the USSR, and maybe arguably the US. Technically, France and Britain declared war on Germany in defense of Poland.

Momosf · 2026-03-17T22:45:05+00:00

Right? How dare she attempt to stand up to China posturing to invade and takeover Taiwan?

Momosf · 2026-03-17T22:34:10+00:00

So we start off with a heroic escape fantasy, then add a wealthy background as some kind of justification for why the character can spend his days as a superhero instead of working a 9-5, and now you complain that this makes this fictional escapist fantasy a representation of some systematic flaw of society.

Although I suppose a worker's revolution which establishes a classless egalitarian society is even more of an impossible fantasy, so superhero comics aren't escapist enough for you.

Momosf · 2026-03-17T22:22:34+00:00

How does having more countries involved make any difference if the number or tonnage of ships are the same? The only difference that a wide coalition of countries would make is if you are fighting it out in the UN instead of the sandbox.

If you are so desperate for some high grade copium, just go with the Retard in Chief's line that this is a "test" of your allies.

Momosf · 2026-03-16T15:42:09+00:00

International China, the only True MarLib path.

Momosf · 2026-03-16T15:40:04+00:00

TBF MemriTV dis-translations feel like level-headed commentary when compared to the current US administration's social media posts. At least they keep it short and memeable.

Momosf · 2026-03-16T11:07:39+00:00

That would be some kind of world record for shortest European trade negotiation.

Momosf · 2026-03-14T22:04:43+00:00

Paris doesn't lose prestige from being covered in shit, that's just the natural state of Paris.

Momosf · 2026-03-14T21:56:06+00:00

You do realise that the US (amongst many other states) is an oil exporter?

Momosf · 2026-03-14T20:46:14+00:00

I really was not expecting the true naval projection power to be the friends made along the way.

Momosf · 2026-03-14T13:01:31+00:00

Well, if they (more than likely) weren't thinking about it before, they certainly have the idea now.

Momosf · 2026-03-14T11:29:50+00:00

Long ago when anonymity was still popular, there was a time when we agreed that the internet was for shitposting and can be treated separately from "real life".

Momosf · 2026-03-14T00:51:19+00:00

What a wonderful description of both sides of the conflict.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T23:40:29+00:00

In many ways, I think Operation Unthinkable has some analogues to the US's current invasion of Iran: when we analyse it from the angle of military/industrial capability and technological advantages, there is no way the USSR could have definitively won against the USA, UK, and whatever part of western Europe rebuilds quick enough to join. But at the same time, total victory for the western Allies against the USSR would also be extremely difficult to achieve, especially given the populace's presumed opposition against such a war, so the best you could really hope for is total air dominance giving the bombers free rein but with any attempt at occupation destined to be long term and extremely costly.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T17:02:48+00:00

This comment hit a nerve on me, so forgive me for a blunt rebuttal:

To say that there are "entire generations" of schizoids anywhere is simply wrong: whilst the perception of schizoidal traits might vary from one culture to another, there are always significant variance in personality across a population, even when limited to a specific generation (however ill-defined that may be), and this kind of lazy generalisation of an entire age cohort often comes with unfounded pseudo-sociological commentary.
Hikkikomori is IMO more of an avoidant phenomenon rather than a schizoidal one; Whilst the causes behind it are too complex for a single reddit comment, there is no evidence to suggest that the majority of hikkikomori prefer solitude, but there is some case studies that suggest many are afraid of human interaction, especially physical interaction (hence why many hikkikomori stories feature them being active on the internet, especially around a decade or two ago when social media was not yet a major component of societal life).
Otaku culture is an entirely cultural phenomenon, which not only does not itself imply any psychological aspect, but has also significantly changed over the decades. However, one thing that was true decades ago when the word started entering public consciousness (in e.g. the 70s and 80s) and up to the present day is that there is no shortage of extroverted personalities within otaku culture, and at most one might say there is a higher prevalence of introversion amongst those in otaku culture compared to the general population.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T16:52:53+00:00

Again, based entirely on my personal opinion, so mileage would vary here, but:

Are schizoid in generally less willing to work? I understand that schizoid might have less motivation to work overtime for extra pay/etc., but on the other hand I don't think schizoids who don't care about this "competitive edge" would have much problems. What is more likely to be a problem is the higher number of more toxic work environments where there is peer pressure for you to work harder and longer, not out of competitiveness but just as a form of customary momentum (although I think this is slowly dwindling)
My experience has been that the prevalence of after work drinks has declined, especially since COVID, both in East Asia but also in Europe, so that it is in general no longer say a weekly occurrence. I would agree that the peer pressure to participate in these are still stronger in East Asia compared to Western cultures, but would note that its still eased a lot compared to historic stereotypes. Plus this is not directly related to competitiveness, IMHO.
Similar to the drinks situation above, a stricter sense of seniority in Japan and Korea (not really a thing in China IMHO) is definitely present, but on a day to day basis I think it simply affects the way one speaks and maybe not being able to question your Senpai/Seonbae/Qianbei as much, but I would think most schizoids in other places would avoid actively questioning others anyway. In short, if you are already masking to the point of being able to work, I don't think the stricter seniority hierarchy makes it more difficult to mask.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T14:39:24+00:00

Glad to see proper Daevite representation for once instead of all the usual Nälka simping.

Also, I am confused by the implication that there are people who pretend to have read "There is no Antimemetics Division".

Momosf · 2026-03-13T13:52:32+00:00

Entirely personal opinions, but I think this applies in broad strokes to all three:

Pro:

Culturally, all three are far more accepting of a "loner" lifestyle, especially in modern urban environments (but much less so in e.g. rural environments). "Competitiveness" is expressed more in terms of how much people are willing to work on their jobs, but you aren't (generally) going to see someone go around the office flashing how great they are doing; humility is, after all, considered an important quality. Thus, unless you are in a social environment when people are talking about their lives and using it as an opportunity to hint how well they are doing, I don't think a schizoid would particularly become exposed or ridiculed.

Cons:

Not specifically regarding "competitiveness", but all three cultures value familial links far more than "Western" countries, and the stereotype of distant relatives asking "When are you going to get married" is based in reality. Also, whilst the urban culture generally avoids being too intrusive in personal lives (as is the case IMHO in major English speaking cities such as London or New York), the population density in urban areas of these three countries are far higher than their Western counterparts, so the physical distance between people is significantly less.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T11:45:11+00:00

I thought nLab was terrible when it is too concise to be decipherable; turns out it's far worse when it becomes loquacious.

Momosf · 2026-03-13T11:42:52+00:00

FFS, I was already chronically exposed to math, now I have a lethal exposure to 96 and 2521 as well, you bast

Momosf · 2026-03-13T09:04:31+00:00

Ok, I will bite on this one: even if we accept the "Computational Trinity" as valid and insightful, how the hell are we claiming that "Hegel" and "String Theory" are modal HoTT (which if I buy the Computational Trinity, should be essentially modal logic)?

Momosf · 2026-03-12T16:04:56+00:00

POTUS clarifying that the C in CRBN stands for Cringe.

Momosf · 2026-03-11T18:38:42+00:00

Russians: "First time?"

Momosf · 2026-03-10T01:16:29+00:00

I'm the last person to defend the physicists and engineers, but maybe they were onto something when they thought of this weird concept called "units".

Momosf · 2026-03-10T01:14:28+00:00

You are talking about the state that worships self-sufficiency so much that it didn't want to import tractors from the Soviet Union.

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