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I feel that in a sense, "we" (the collective society) can do a lot because of the productivity growth from technology "afford" (enable) us.

In another sense, what "we" (part of that society -- an individual, a group, a government) can do is limited by what we can "afford" (pay). We cannot command the bricks and mortar and steel and cement and labor and architects to build houses and infrastructure without some form of compensation -- money for the architects and builders and cement/steel/mortar/brick makers and movers to exchange for food, drink, and shelter.

And in this grim budget situation, "we" (the government) are running out of ways to ask for productivity (goods and services for healthcare, education, welfare, defense) because we are out of ways to compensate the providers.

What can a government do then?

- force them to offer productivity without equal compensation (communism, colonialism, slavery, forced labor, cheap labor, unequal trade agreements, etc.)

- promise to repay them later (government bonds)

- give them something that they think is valuable but is less so and decreasingly so (money printing)

- encourage giving without compensation (charitable work and donation)

- repay them with compensation collected from those who benefited the most from the economic productivity growth (taxing)

I think the quote "We can afford what we can actually do" encourages the audience to think more about what we (as a society) can do and less about how we (the individual) are compensated.

I've been working on this side project, on and off, for several years (life's been busy). I don't feel it's finish yet (they never are), but I feel that I should share it with you now.

A few years ago, where I am from, all opposition news outlets were forcibly shut down. It was then when I realized the value of being able to see world events from different perspectives. That's why I build this website.

With the ongoing wars and the possibility of future ones looming, I believe it's more valuable than ever to access varied viewpoints, be it Israel vs. Middle East, Europe vs. Russia, or U.S. vs. China. I've also collected channels from other regions: South-East Asia, South America, Oceania, Africa; and one from the financial sector.

Though some channels are from state media and might be more biased then we typically allow ourselves to watch, it could be insightful to watch for a new minutes, with a critical mind, to see how the other side is framing these events and what the viewers in those countries are consuming. That's why the home URL will redirect to a random channel every time you open it. If you like a particular channel, you can bookmark its permalink.

Hope you find it useful! Questions and feedback are welcomed. Also welcomed are suggestions on 1) who besides myself might need this, and how do I reach them, 2) how to check that a Youtube/HLS stream has ended.

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https://worldnews24.tv/

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https://worldnews24.tv/

With the recent flurry of historic events unfolding, I want to see it from different perspectives (e.g. U.S., Europe, Russia, China, pro-Palestine vs Pro-Israel), therefore I included channels from all these areas, even channels that may be considered propaganda. So keep a critical eye when watching them.

And it's a way for me to try out Vidstack and SvelteKit. Feels like the routing can be improved though.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9690259

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