>>282050874
70days left for japan vacation

>>512773997
Yeah, a lot of it's policy. Minimum wage laws push the baseline up, regulations make hiring more expensive, and in the US you've also got insane healthcare costs that bosses have to cover. Some states have strong unions too.

Plus, rent and living costs in big cities are stupid high, so wages gotta match. all that stacks up, which is why undocumented labor is dirt cheap in comparison

>>213634219
In my opinion, Latin didn't just disappear like magic overnight. it evolved into the now Romance languages as regional dialects developed and shifted. at that same time the Romans themselves mixed in with locals so much that cultural and ethnic lines got all blurry.

Honestly, it's pathetic how you cling to a bedtime story where your all-powerful is just a cosmic tyrant playing both sides of a sick game. You want to pretend evil is some independent force? Please. Evil bows to your god's throne like a terrified slave. The real joke is that you worship a being who manufactures suffering and then acts surprised when people question its goodness.

Probably your isn't divine (s)he's a cosmic dictator, and you're just brainwashed fanboys desperate to justify blind obedience to a monster.

>>512215406
Sorry, I'm not chat gpt. Funny thing is, I notice people say that whenever they can't win an argument against me. Is it because I'm too ruthless in my attacks? Should I talk less? lel

Once again

1st, While the articles you shared offer a nuanced reinterpretation of Galileo's trial emphasizing personal conflicts and political context, they overlook key historical facts. It's true that Galileo's trial wasn't solely about science versus religion, but the core issue remained his support of heliocentrism, which the Catholic Church officially declared in 1616. This declaration was not merely a personal or political stance but an institutional judgment based on the Church's authority over scriptural interpretation.

2nd, The argument that Galileo's conflict was only personal fails to acknowledge that his scientific claims challenged the theological framework of the time. Moreover, while Copernicus did receive some support from Church authorities, his heliocentric theory was also the subject of considerable controversy and was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books.

(Kepler's situation, though complex, included significant struggles related to religious and political pressures, contradicting claims that his work was universally praised without conflict)

Economy
>Growth is stuck around 4~5%, compared to the 7–8% days of the past.
(2024: IMF: 4.8%/OECD: 4.7%/World bank: about 4.5%)

2. Birth rate
>TFR is below 1.0 (around 0.8–0.9), one of the lowest in the world.
>Population started shrinking in 2022, and young people want nothing to do with marriage or kids.

3. Aging
>65+ already make up over 15% of the population; by 2035 it’ll be close to 30%.
>CCP has started raising the retirement age and tweaking pensions to cover the shortfall, sparking public backlash.

4. Real estate
>Giants like Evergrande and Country Garden have defaulted, unsold housing stock is piling up.
>Falling home prices and broke local governments are feeding a vicious cycle.

5. Debt
>IMF puts general government debt at ~88% of GDP in 2024; CEIC’s 25% is central government only.
>China’s total non-financial debt is nearly 290% of GDP, thanks to bloated SOEs and off-the-books local government debt.
>Companies, households, and the state are all maxed out, leaving no room for stimulus.