"can the researchers really say with confidence that the civilization would still be with us today?"

What if they were Jain?

"They could move because, there were large areas nearby that were not heavily inhabited, hardly an option for most places now"

How about Greenland? With modern transport technology, is it as "nearby" in terms of time?

"We *can't fucking afford to buy everyone lunch any more*."

Would Reagan have said the same about 1990s debt levels?

What if the limits on debt are much larger than you imagine, just as they were much larger than Reagan imagined?

When you have the de facto World Central Bank in the Fed, are there actually any limits on how much you can print?

"Nobody is going to redistribute wealth [...]"

What if you print the money or get it from a sovereign wealth fund (same as the rich do), and index the economy fully so nominal inflation becomes invisible (as Israel did successfully for decades)?

If you are working and resent others who don't work but have the option not to work yourself, and if you keep working but you pay nothing for non-tax-funded basic income because your wages are inflation-proofed (COLAs), will you have any reason to be resentful anymore?

How come my brother had a good corporate job, but it just made him so depressed he killed himself?

Will China lead the way on basic income, too?

"exchange rates also tend to reflect the health of the economy"

Did you leave out the part about expectations, which can be quite noisy?

Have you ever driven the speed limit under current fine policy and been the slowest car on the road? How effective are fines?

What if no one has kids, then will it play itself out and will the earth recover naturally from the cancerous scourge of humans?

Could AI provide a natural language front end to improve the site?

Can you see how "free reign" makes sense though, because the designers get their way kind of like a king?

Does "mute point" make your blood boil, too, despite the common sense factor?

Why does youtube come to mind?

Why can't I make my pro-suicide arguments here and let anyone who cares try to counter them?

Do you see how your callous disregard for animals makes me feel suicidal?

Can I quote my brother's suicide note?

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If they can put a man on the moon
You'd think
They could give us totally painless suicide,
available on demand, in clinics, for a fee.
Hell of a profitable business!!! of course,
the criminals would cut corners and the
sadists make you suffer until, like everything
else, you'd be as afraid to go to the
Clinic as you are to pull the trigger.
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