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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Level of happiness

mardi 12 janvier 2021 à 01:00

Focusing on your level of happiness (present, or future) interferes paradoxically with feeling happy.

Gratis pot

mardi 12 janvier 2021 à 01:00

Proposing to offer pot gratis to prisoners that are addicted to other drugs.

Secretive investment company

mardi 12 janvier 2021 à 01:00

Two of Biden's cabinet nominees are associated with a secretive investment company. This is not proof of a crime, or even evidence to suspect a crime, but it exemplifies their participation in plutocract which we should not have in cabinet secretaries.

Deer population

mardi 12 janvier 2021 à 01:00

The deer population in Britain is exploding because restaurants are no longer buying venison. This threatens other wildlife.

If this were a permanent change, the long-term solution might be to have more wolves. However, it is likely to be short-term, so the government will have to pay hunters to keep the deer down until restaurants start paying them again.

Neonicotinoids

mardi 12 janvier 2021 à 01:00

A factory that "recycles" neonicotinoid-treated seeds into ethanol emits pollution that harms the health of people that live nearby.

Since neonicotinoids do not naturally degrade, they will accumulate dangerously in the environment near that factory, just as they do near the farms where those seeds are used.