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New comment by throwaway_5633 in "US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire"

throwaway_5633 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:19 +0000

Russia has banned the export of gasoline starting April 1st, because hits on infrastructure by Ukraine are causing internal shortages. They may be profiting in some other way but it’s unlikely through major exports.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/ru...

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "America isn't exceptional – it's the exception"

throwaway_5633 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:39:32 +0000

Universal healthcare, social security. There has been a reduction in availability of care for the mentally ill in the country I live, which resulted in more homelessness, confused people on the streets etc.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "America isn't exceptional – it's the exception"

throwaway_5633 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:25:59 +0000

Longer incarceration times in the US, fewer alternative punishments, lower rehabilitation and a higher inequality compared to similar countries. Recidivism in North-west Europe is around 25% compared to around 60% for the US, combined with longer and more prison sentences for comparable crimes quickly leads to much higher incarceration rates.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "On Being a Human Being in the Time of Collapse (2022) [pdf]"

throwaway_5633 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:15:18 +0000

Excellent question, what happened is there are less people in a household than there used to be and households consume more m2 per household member. In reply to your second point, percentagewise there has been less building, in absolute terms there is more because of population growth since the 60s. This translates to ‘seeing more building projects’.

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/daten/private-haushalte-konsu...

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Eat Real Food"

throwaway_5633 — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:18:49 +0000

Sounds like meat producers may have lobbied for this, fearing the quickly diminishing costs of lab-grown meat, expect lab-grown meat to be labeled “high-processed therefor bad” as soon as it becomes widely available.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Big agriculture mislead the public about the benefits of biofuels"

throwaway_5633 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:30:29 +0000

One of the things that concerns me most after studying agriculture for a couple of years is that people may definitely starve to fill other people’s gas tank. A lack of arable land is imminent and high income people at the gas pump, or eating meat (same economics) may well outspend those who don’t have enough food. Part of food inflation is attributed to biofuels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Oil and gas money shapes research, creates 'echo chamber' in higher education"

throwaway_5633 — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:29:33 +0000

I remember a physics department that was funded by BP, on the provision they’d stop their research into solar technology.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Dust from car brakes more harmful than exhaust, study finds"

throwaway_5633 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:41:42 +0000

I heard from someone working at a big car producer that they force EV’s to use the mechanical brakes every now and then because if not, they rust away.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Orca that carried dead calf for weeks appears to be in mourning again"

throwaway_5633 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:27:54 +0000

Worse I’m afraid, chickens will give most eggs in their first year and are killed after, because they become unprofitable. I know an ecological farmer that charges a bit more for eggs and is able to keep them alive for 2 years, but that’s the max. They can easily live for 10 years plus.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "What I learned reporting in cities that take belongings from homeless people"

throwaway_5633 — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:30:11 +0000

I live in the Netherlands and I’d say we mostly have a system 3, there is little problematic homelessness, housing is often available to those not wanting to live on the street, shelters ban anyone intoxicated. Drug rehabilitation is available to the homelessness (including free alternative drug prescriptions). Public intoxication is policed. If I see someone living in a tent it’s exceptional enough to point it out to a friend.

New comment by throwaway_5633 in "Ask HN: How to deal with a serious mental health breakdown?"

throwaway_5633 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:16:59 +0000

I’ve been in a very similar situation and the advice I’d give myself back then is to seek psychological support for myself from the beginning, preferably a good therapist to help navigate this. It sounds like you’re making solid choices (and the same we made at the time) but you don’t control the outcome of this situation. It was the hardest thing I did in my life, best of luck to you.