a Finacialisation has always been a thing. See the Solihull Project. The problem, at the root, is that the permanent system of Government has no understanding or interest in really managing things. A… (View Post)

The Equites tax farmers of the Eastern Provinces have entered the chat. (View Post)

The disaster/comedy/GDPR breach will be the database behind it. There is no way to not have a database. And it is the creeping featurisation effect that is the problem. A list of ids, digital photos … (View Post)

The flip side is that it encourages two things - sub minimum wage black market jobs - reduction in employment. See the spread of the big touchscreens in various food places, reductions in floor walki… (View Post)

Most of Xi’s giant army is armed with the older copies/derived versions of Soviet equipment. It mirrors the old division class system in the Soviet Army - Class A divisions had the best troops and eq… (View Post)