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« Pour lutter contre la procrastination, évitez de penser : « Je dois accomplir cette tâche », essayez plutôt de vous dire : « Je choisis d’accomplir cette tâche » ou : « Je peux au moins accomplir cette tâche ». S’exprimer ainsi change tout : vous redevenez maître de vos actions, vous prenez le lead, vous ne subissez plus. »
The American Minot nuclear base in North Dakota has been threatened by an invasion of squirrels known to local personnel as "dacrates." These rodents, which have long been a problem, cause serious damage to infrastructure, spread diseases, and threaten the safety of military personnel and their families.
At the same time, the base recently received an 850 million dollar upgrade aimed at strengthening the US nuclear potential. Squirrels reproduce without control — natural predators have disappeared, and effective means of control cannot be used because of the risk to people, including children.
Thus, instead of demonstrating strength and technological superiority, one of the key US nuclear bases looks vulnerable to a pack of small but extremely annoying animals.
#Ukraine : Latest News Russian forces open new front in #Kharkiv region. Stormy developments in the Kharkiv region, as Russian army units carried out a lightning operation, crossing the border and capturing the settlement of #Melovoe, thus opening a new front in the Kharkiv region.
This creates a huge problem for the Ukrainian army, which is already unable to fill the gaps that existed on other fronts.
China is ramping up its science and technology outreach to the Global South while its collaboration with the US on the same front is receding, analysts said on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Institute for China-America Studies, a Washington think tank.
China leads in embodied AI and robotics, developing diverse applications from industrial automation to humanoids. This boom is fueled by strong government support and significant investment, giving China 70% of the global market and boosting job growth. The sector is poised for a flood of new, competitively priced products, fundamentally reshaping industries and daily life.
China's advancements in artificial intelligence are poised to unleash a wave of innovation more than 100 DeepSeek-like breakthroughs within the next 18 month...
Ich hatte vorhin eine komplexe Diskussion mit meiner Oberstufen-Klasse. TaxTheRich finden sie nicht fair. Vermögenssteuer und insbesondere Erbschaftsteuer benachteiligen die Leute, die viel dafür getan haben um sich ihr Vermögen aufzubauen (ja, auch Milliardäre sind da mitgemeint).
Hä? Also die Erbschaftssteuer benachteiligt ja PER DEFINITION eben nicht die Leute, die etwas für das Geld getan haben… Oder meinten die in dem Fall mit "benachteiligen" dass die Person sozusagen nicht frei darüber verfügen kann, was mit dem Geld geschieht?
ich habe die Diskussion zum Ende hin dann beendet und ihnen augenzwinkernd mitgegeben, dass sie "näher am Bürgergeld seien als an ihrer ersten Million". Da mussten sie dann lachen 😀
Ach ja, als weiterführende Hausaufgabe für die kommende Wochen müssen sie sich mit 2 Büchern beschäftigen; sie sollen sich eins aussuchen - das erste Kapitel haben sie von mir bekommen, um einen Eindruck zu erhalten:
a) Stiglitz - Der Weg zur Freiheit oder b) Noller - Was ist digitale Aufklärung
(Diese Bücher habe ich hier in der Vergangenheit schon mal kurz vorgestellt.)
Uff ... ich kann solche Diskussionen nicht. Mir platzt dann irgendwann der Kragen und ich breche ab. Egal wie die Diskussion ausging: Danke, dass du das gemacht hast! Und viele Löffel zur Erholung!
BILD wirkt. Stacheldraht in den Köpfen. Protestantisch-puritanischer Quark und über 50 Jahre neoliberale, giftige Märchen. Und das sind Gymnasiast*innen, nicht?
Gehen die am Ende nur einfach gern aus Lust am Argumentieren in die Kontroverse oder sind die inzwischen wirklich so jenseits der realen Gegebenheiten? Rein rhetorisch gefragt. 🥺
Selbst wenn wir dieses Argument zulassen, bleibt der Fakt, das Umverteilung allen gut tut. Und Diskriminierung gibt es ständig und überall, also warum nicht mal die Reichen? 😀
Da schwingt doch im Hintergrund der "Amerikanische Traum" mit. Ich möchte es schaffen dürfen, dass es m ir gut geht. Wenn ich was leiste, werde ich belohnt. Mit der Realität wird das nicht abgeglichen. Diese Haltung liegt als Grauschleier über der ganzen Gesellschaft. "Ich habe es verdient für xyz die Belohnung einzufahren und die soll mir niemand streitig machen. Und mit wem ich teile, will ich selber bestimmen." @Dark*:*Star :antifa:
Eine Vermögenssteuer heißt ja nicht, dass man dafür sorgt, dass Reiche nicht mehr reich sind, sondern nur dass diese weniger schnell noch reicher werden. Man könnte ja mal analysieren woher Kühne z.B. seine Millarden hat und dann nochmal fragen warum Menschen wie er keine Steuern zahlen sollten auf "ihren" Reichtum.
Es ist der Mythos davon das jeder reich werden kann. Aber halt nicht alle. Den Unterschied von jeder und alle, hat noch nicht jeder kapiert, erst recht nicht alle.
Nun, wenn sie sich ihr Geld erst selbst verdienen müssen, werden die meisten erkennen, dass man nur durch absolute Skrupellosigkeit zum Superreichen wird. Dann werden sie sich an diese Diskussion erinnern und bedauern.
Verstehe ich, kann aber auch verstehen warum die das denken, hatte mir das früher auch alles anders vorgestellt. Ist halt auch Abstrakt.
Wen man dann aber mal hinter die Kulissen schaut und was Menschen für Erfolg so wirklich gemacht haben, oft dann auch einfach Glück haben, die richtigen Leute kennen. Dann ist das schon ernüchternd.
Hier eine Textaufgabe für die Klasse: Ein Milliardär verliert die Hälfte seines Vermögens. Der Rest bringt nach wie vor eine Rendite von 5%. Reicht das zum Leben?
Da haben ihnen CDU, FDP, Bild und neoliberale Influencer eingeredet, abartig riesige Vermögen wären "selbst erarbeitet" und gerechtfertigt. Wenn sie dann in 10 Jahren aber feststellen, dass sie keine Millionen auf dem Konto haben, dann wird "links-grün" Schuld daran haben.
vielleicht kommt da der Kern des Übels zum Vorschein. Die menschliche Spezies ist im Innersten noch der Jäger und Sammler. Auch die erste Milliarde könnte noch zu wenig sein. Und vom sauer verdienten Geld soll bloß niemand etwas abbekommen, das könnte später zu Hunger führen.
Das Ergebnis der Gehirnwäsche, wenn Medien in der Hand der Besitzenden und der ÖRR der CDU unterworfen ist, die ja auch nur der politische Arm der Besitzenden ist.
Es kann sich auch kaum noch jemand was unter dem Begriff "Solidarsystem" vorstellen.
Danke, dass Du Deine Beobachtungen teilst! Ideologie hat Erfolg, v.a. weil es ja keine tragfähige, breite Gegenerzählung gibt. Die „Diskussion“ über Verteilungsgerechtigkeit ist ja nur die erste Stufe der Leiter und selbst da kommen die meisten schon nicht mit. Ich sehe echt schwarz für die Zukunft. (Hab das Gefühl, das schreibe ich häufig unter Deine Beiträge.)
How will the third world war happen? With the flavor of the First World War or with a pinch of the Second World War, or will it be completely modern and at the cutting edge of technology?
When the Ukrainian war turned into a standoff, it was said that the First World War was back with endless artillery bombardments: theins.ru/en/politics/267849
Putin compared Russia’s war in Ukraine with World War II and lambasted Germany for helping to arm Kyiv: aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/2/pu…
Drone warfare is a new technology on the battlefield and using AI to determine target coordinates is too: neuters.de/world/europe/ukrain…
Rulers were deposed (Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt all in 2011, and Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in 2012) and major uprisings and social violence occurred, including riots, civil wars, or insurgencies.
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#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries is using the so-called "magic minute" to speak for as long as he wants during debate.
Also called the "leadership minute", it is a long-standing custom in the House that permits party leaders extended debate time on the floor.
The record for the "magic minute" is >8 hours set by then #Republican Min Ldr #KevinMcCarthy in 2021 when he gave a circuitous speech against Biden's $1.75T bill.
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« La loi de Newton nous dit qu’un objet au repos tend à rester au repos, sauf si une force extérieure vient le bousculer, tandis qu’un objet en mouvement tend à rester en mouvement. Ainsi, la procrastination est l’immobilité, et vous pouvez être votre propre force extérieure pour bouger et entrer en mouvement ! »
Iran Air Flight 655—a civilian Airbus A300—was shot down by the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Vincennes over the Persian Gulf. All 290 innocent people on board, including 66 children, were killed.
A former FBI agent traveled to Louisiana to ask a hired killer about a murder that haunted him. Then Larry Thompson started talking about a different case altogether.
@scottdhansen not burning them. They’re the outside, lawn cutting, don’t give a shit if they get ruined shoes. I believe they were about $15 at WalMart 2 years ago.
@pvonhellermannn Excellent commentary with comparisons I’d never thought about, especially the role of victim being just a tool if you want to force a viewpoint and policy that really is about money as power, not the victimhood chosen as convenient mode of argument.
"A federal judge approved a class-action lawsuit from 500 J6ers seeking $350 million in damages from Nancy Pelosi.
"The lawsuit claims, "Pelosi orchestrated the entire event to frame Trump and his supporters labeling them violent insurrectionists." She had help from the FBI too!"
If this is true, and it actually goes to trial, the "discovery" involved will destroy her. And I'm here for it!!
While many believe that under the Trump administration the controversial National Endowment for Democracy (NED*) was defunded, dismantled, or otherwise
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« la loi de Douglas. Elle est une réplique de la loi de Parkinson, mais façon « espace de travail ». Elle dit que plus on dispose d’espace pour travailler, plus on étale ses dossiers. Ils s’empilent autour de vous et peuvent donner l’impression que l’on n’avance pas. Votre charge mentale est continuellement nourrie, plutôt qu’allégée. »
whew lads it's toasty out. i just walked like 5 miles from the tire shop.
i decided to get a proper computer wheel alignment done on the acura cause my diy alignment wasn't perfect after all that front end and frame work i've done on it
« la loi de Fraisse. Notre perception du temps varie selon l’activité en cours : passer 1 heure dans les embouteillages n’est pas égal à passer 1 heure à rire avec des amis. »
« Dans le premier cas, le temps nous paraît interminable, dans le second, il semble filer en un clin d’œil. Cela s’explique aisément : plus le cerveau se délecte de la tâche à exécuter, plus le temps passe vite. »
« la loi de Taylor, qui parachève la loi de Laborit. Elle rappelle que commencer par l’exécution de tâches importantes, et qui nous donnent du plaisir, aide à passer une bonne journée ensuite. »
« la loi de Laborit. Elle nous apprend que le cerveau aime commencer par les tâches les plus agréables. Un poncif ? Si vous voulez. Il est vrai que le cerveau préfère fuir les tâches compliquées et sources de stress. Seulement, tant qu’elles ne sont pas réalisées, elles nous hantent. »
« Commencez vos journées par les tâches les plus difficiles, d’autant plus si elles sont prioritaires ou urgentes… Vous vous libérerez d’un poids. L’idéal, évidemment, serait de prendre du plaisir à réaliser ces tâches. »
« la loi de Murphy. Initialement, telle que nous la connaissons, elle nous dit : « Si quelque chose peut mal tourner, alors cette chose finira infailliblement par mal tourner. » C’est sa variante dans le domaine du travail, de l’organisation et de la gestion du temps qui énonce qu’une action prend toujours plus de temps que prévu. »
« Mes amis Si on ne vous impose aucune deadline, faites-le vous-même. Donnez-vous un objectif de temps : pour lundi, pour la semaine prochaine… Le cerveau adore les échéances. Sous la contrainte, il travaille bien. Il ne s’agit pas de se mettre la pression, mais de « délimiter ses tâches dans le temps. Cela nous encourage à nous y mettre. »
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This chart is fascinating, although it's unfortunate that so many states don't have a specific category assigned to them. I just can't help but notice how many weeabo degenerates (I am part of said degenerates) must be living in Wisconsin, and Oregon being furry makes me wonder how many furries live there.
I don't like their company because they are also like the meta of porn in the sense that they bought up all their competitors and have made a monolith service
I made it to the final round of interviewing with them a couple years ago. I think it would have been interesting to work for them. They have PHP and even some Laravel in their stack.
Yeah I was a bit surprised too, they even told me how well I did during the interview and how I was getting stuff right that most of their candidates get wrong, and they made it seem like I should expect an offer from them. I think the dealbreaker was that I hadn't worked with message brokers before.
I really don't see what kind of percentage you were expecting. To me it looks almost exactly like the market share of android in the areas of the world where PH is used.
I think smartphones definitely win when it comes to convenience, accessibility, and ease of use. Even at home I use my phone a whole dang lot for general chill purposes, even though I have bigger and better screens to use.
I can't comment on porn because I genuinely never watch porn of any sort (yes, I'm serious), but I have watched and enjoyed YouTube and Netflix et al on my phone, even at home. I usually prefer a bigger screen but sometimes the portability wins out.
Anecdotally, I only visit PH on my phone and I use incognito mode sometimes, which I'm just guessing would count as a unique visit. Probably a lot of people are doing the same thing, and globally more people run Android than iOS.
I don't like YoY share percentage point delta. It's misleading and making it seem like a significant number of Mac users left, although they probably just stagnated while more Windows and Linux users came. I'd rarher see YoY absolute number delta.
I'm very confused about the significant drop in Apple users as well, but I'm not sure that it's purely caused by a userbase increase. E.g. in mobile, for or this big of a change to occur you would need the userbase to increase by 38% and for none of those new users to be iPhone users. I don't feel like that's a realistic YoY increase in users at this late stage.
Under video game consoles, it lists 0.1% for "Other (3DS/PS Vita)". Unless PornHub offers 3D porn that works on the 3DS (do they?!), I refuse to believe even 0.01% would use the 3DS browser in this capacity.
(On the other hand, that's 0.1% of video game consoles, and I can't imagine too many people use their consoles for porn in the first place... Basically I'd love to see absolute numbers for this)
Why? Did you get stuck in a washing machine yourself at some point?
On a more serious note, I remember reading an article once about this phenomenon. About how it's not some widespread latent sex fantasy to fuck step-siblings. Rather it's an odd reflection of how algorithms poison the content in this attention economy. The more unusual the content is (without being outright objectionable), then the more attention it gets for being so unusual. That starts a wave of new creations from content creators to jump on the bandwagon for the popularity of the content that seems to be getting traction. Then pretty soon anyone not catering to this "demand" is an outlier and loses out, so eventually this theme of content floods the entire ecosystem.
I hear ya. I really wish we could go back to the good old days of "who ordered the extra large sausage pizza" and " I'm here to check your plumbing, ma'am".
Yeah I mean if you’re going to make weird fetish stuff, do it I just hate that some videos that I might enjoy watching are kind of ruined for me just by the title.
Do they provide any source on how data is collected ? Does „only technically necessary cookies“ include in this data or is this an opt in only. Is there any method to filter out bot traffic? ( many downloader use an androidTV ID)
Windows has been getting continuously worse so it's not surprising that those with the income available are continuously willing to spend more to get out of it.
Based on the drop in Safari usage on mobile and desktop, and the increase in Firefox and Opera usage. I'm sort of assuming they swapped over to use the builtin VPN in opera or an extension in Firefox to bypass the blocks.
I'm sorry. There are people who go to an adult hardcore porn site and then type in "Suitable for work"??? Like do you think the site wouldn't get flagged at your work?
Idk, I saw a post on pornhub stats on I believe a map community that showed that cuddles were quite a popular tag. And if it's wholesome and comfy looking why not?
I'm somewhat proud my generation is actively seeking out parody porn. Those videos tend to be higher budget and more sex positive (less gonzo misogyny).
Edit: well, should caveat that by saying relatively less misogynist
As someone else said, they probably kept the original age bracket. I'd say it's at least 5-6 years out of whack. Early Ys are starting their forties, late ones their thirties.
Same here, but it also depends per country since well average life spans, average age to buy a house, average age to start a family etc all have an impact on when a new generation starts.
Vertical video is better for content focused on a single standing performer, because it allows as much of the screen resolution as possible to show the body. Horizontal is better for a performer lying down or any traditional horizontal sex acts, for the same reason.
I'm probably reading a little too far into this, but IMO Gen Z is much less interested in "simulations" of intercourse and is more interested in something "real", i.e someone doing a dance. Intercourse feels like a fantasy, like you're supposed to imagine that you're the one having intercourse, it's that fantasy which is appealing. Something like dancing or dirty talking is more honest about what it is, since a video of someone dancing or talking is essentially the same experience as if they were actually there in front of you. I believe that because Gen Z is more digitally native than older generations, they see digital content not as a substitute or fantasy for a real thing, but rather as a real thing in itself, and the nature of the content they consume reflects that. Another example of this is the shift from real-life streamers who fake personalities but pretend that they are presenting their real selves, to vtubers - who implicitly acknowledge that they are playing a fictional character for their stream as symbolized by their avatars. The human streamers are a fantasy substitute for a real human friend, but with a vtuber the content does not pretend to be different than what it actually is - a pretend character putting on a show for your enjoyment. By acknowledging its artificiality and integrating it into the content itself, it shifts from being something "fake" and "simulated" to being something "real". To me it's the exact same dynamic manifesting in a different area.
Now of course, I do understand that vertical content also simply means you don't need to rotate your phone, and that Gen Z is almost exclusively using the Internet on the phone vs. the desktop as older generations will. But this too is essentially a reflection of the feeling that digital content is not an artificial recreation confined to a specific display area (a TV or computer) but rather perpetually available (your phone), as would be appropriate for something which has taken on the status of being real rather than fake. The two forces reinforce each other, imo.
I wonder how much of this rise is caused by all of the recent state porn bans in the USA. Linux users are overall savvier and more likely able to circumvent the ban
My guess is the increase is due to two factors: Linux based vms scraping PH content to create tensor training models for nsfw AI image generators and individuals in the U.S. visiting behind a vpn that’s registering to the client as a Linux device. I’d visit the link but I’m not behind a vpn.
Or, and hear me out, what if they actually have good engineers and know how to sanitise their analytics? And at the risk of sounding crazy, what if the reason that the Linux share is rising is because it’s genuinely becoming more popular?
User agent logging is often done by running javascript locally on a machine, so the vpn would just pass the javascript to the local machine on which it would be run, so the data wouldn't be effected that way.
Sometimes TLS fingerprinting is done to try to identify bots and not sure if bots would be included. They probably would be included because if they were blocked, then the javascript catching user would never be run on their machine, although I'm unsure of whether such bots would run useragent fingerprinting javascriot yo try to blend in or block it to avoid unneeded processing.
So, Linux doesn't have a general icon and ChromeOS's icon isn't used, what could be an ideal icon/logo for the Linux Kernel, I wonder?
WhatsApp recently pulled support for some older iOS versions and devices, a lot of ppl threw them away and got Androids instead(as they should), I wonder if that's related to iOS's decrease.
Android devices dominate in a lot of countries, especially Asian countries, where our growth in those regions in the last few years has boosted Android’s user base.
As long as you don't use any of the windows and use the front door like my pet penguin, I won't mind. And there's a kernel of truth in there and by that I don't mean the kernel of an apple.
My apologies, this data is misleading. Most of the new traffic is actually just me mass downloading and data hoarding porn across thousands of VMs. Whenever I need to rub one out I ssh into one of them and watch it that way. Keeps it off my main machine and keeps my browser history clean.
I switched from Windows to Linux then went back to Windows cause of mutliplayer games and I'm not sure I'm a fan....like its kinda annoying having to udpate my programs individually.
Using something like PeerTube is potentially even worse because let's say you unknowingly open a video where someone in it looks of age but technically isn't. You as a user help propagate that content while you have it open. You're not just downloading illegal content at that point. You're actively sharing it to new people.
You as a user help propagate that content while you have it open.
I'm sure that's a legal grey area that hasn't been explored largely but I would think you would have to actually host the content or have it on your device locally.
In a sense, you are hosting the content. You're retaining a copy (so long as the window is open) and constantly attempting to spread it. It's literally built on bittorrent protocols if I remember correctly, and it's already very well established that you can be held responsible for seeding copyright infringing material, so I see no reason at all they'd give you a pass for CP instead. You may not intend to, but remember, my example was someone who looks of age but is not.
Legal yeah, but it doesn't stop ... thousands? tens of thousands? of random porn sites. There's no shortage of community driven porn at the moment. Federated solutions only seem to pop up when there's sufficient non-legal censorship of community-driven content.
I am very suspicious of the -26% Apple marketshare. It makes me feel like there's more to this than it seems at first. There's no way 26% of Apple users stopped using Apple devices within a year.
Edit: maybe it could be caused by a large user base increase that shifted the demographics, but this fast? And the PornHub bans across US states started only this year for the most part if I'm not mistaken, so it shouldn't affect this data?
2024 was the release of iOS 17.4, when Apple allowed third party browsers to use their own engine instead of WebKit/Safari as a layer beneath. So it could very well be that Firefox Mobile and Chrome Mobile on iOS don’t get registered as iOS Device in this survey due to their user agent.
Well, been * ahem * told that a friend of a friend didn't found any videos there were "Your friendly neighborhood geek goes into the house of a hot milf to upgrade her Windows 10 machine to Arch and she shows them how hot she found their Linux install skills and how thankful she is", so that seems unlikely.
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War Estimated Total Cost Estimated Deaths Approximate Cost per Death World War I $208 billion 15–22 million $9,450 – $13,850 World War II $4.1 trillion 70–85 million $48,235 – $58,571 Korean War $341 billion ~2.5 million ~$136,400 Vietnam War $1 trillion ~3 million ~$333,333 Iran-Iraq War $500 billion (est.) ~1 million ~$500,000 Iraq War $2 trillion 500,000–1 million $2 million – $4 million War in Afghanistan $2.3 trillion ~240,000 ~$9.6 million Global War on Terror $8 trillion+ ~900,000 ~$8.9 million In a world where global hunger persists, where families struggle to afford housing, healthcare, or education, the staggering cost of modern warfare reveals a haunting truth: we are spending millions—sometimes billions—per death to kill one another, when that same money could sustain countless lives. It no longer makes moral, ethical, or economic sense to wage war. The cost of killing one human being in war today could feed, house, and educate entire families for generations.
A brief look at the historical ledger of war costs drives the point home. During **World War I**, the inflation-adjusted cost per death hovered around **\$10,000–\$14,000**. By **World War II**, this jumped to **\$50,000 per death**. In the **Vietnam War**, that number skyrocketed to over **\$330,000**, and in the **Iraq War**, it ballooned to a staggering **\$2–4 million per death**. These figures are not just economic abstractions—they reflect a moral chasm. Imagine what \$2 million could do in a struggling community: provide clean water, fund clinics, pay teachers, build homes. Instead, it is used to destroy lives and infrastructures, to traumatize survivors, and to deepen divisions that can last generations.
Even more troubling is that these costs are not borne equally. In 2024, each U.S. worker effectively contributed about **\$664** of their labor-derived taxes to fund wars in places like Ukraine, Israel, or Iraq—wars that many of them never voted on, never supported, and from which they derive no benefit. This forced contribution violates the principle of democratic accountability. Why should a worker in Detroit or a teacher in rural Montana finance a missile strike in Gaza or the occupation of foreign soil? Shouldn’t those who advocate for war bear its financial burden personally?
The human cost is not just lives lost. War displaces families, destroys livelihoods, and creates generational trauma. Civilian casualties often outnumber military ones. In conflicts like the **Iran-Iraq War** or the **Iraq War**, a large portion of the dead were not soldiers, but mothers, children, and the elderly. The euphemistic term "collateral damage" hides the reality of human suffering behind sterile accounting.
Beyond death tolls and taxpayer burdens lies an even deeper problem: war as policy is morally obsolete. In an era of nuclear weapons, drones, and artificial intelligence, war is less about soldiers on battlefields and more about devastating civilian populations from afar—remotely, impersonally, and with increasing detachment from ethical considerations.
Furthermore, war is inefficient. Economists and ethicists alike point out that for every dollar spent on war, a fraction of that amount spent on diplomacy, development, or humanitarian aid yields far greater and more lasting peace. For example, redirecting just a portion of the **\$107 billion** recently allocated to military efforts could completely fund programs to end homelessness in the United States or eradicate malaria globally.
War is not inevitable. It is a choice—one that politicians make with money taken from ordinary people. That choice is often sold to the public under the guise of national security, but more often it serves corporate interests, geopolitical dominance, or political posturing.
If war advocates truly believe in its necessity, let them finance it themselves. Let them forego their tax breaks, their corporate subsidies, their political donations, and instead fund their wars through voluntary contributions. Let them look into the eyes of those who must die for their policies and justify the cost—not just in dollars, but in blood and dignity.
**Conclusion**
To continue killing at the cost of millions per death, while families go hungry and the planet burns, is to commit an unforgivable betrayal of our shared humanity. The economic cost of war alone proves its insanity; the moral cost confirms its evil. In a time when we can no longer afford ignorance, we must demand better accounting—not just in budgets, but in conscience. It is time to stop funding death and start investing in life.
The cost figures are mostly U.S. expenditures where available, and casualties include both military and civilian deaths where possible.
| War | Total Cost (USD, Inflation Adjusted) | Estimated Deaths (Military + Civilian) | Approximate Cost per Death (USD) | Notes | |-------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------| | **World War I** | ~$208 billion (in 2020 dollars) | 15–22 million | $9,450 – $13,850 | Total deaths ~40 million including wounded; U.S. cost ~$22 billion (nominal) | | **World War II** | ~$4.1 trillion (in 2020 dollars) | 70–85 million | $48,235 – $58,571 | Massive global conflict with highest casualties and costs | | **Korean War** | ~$341 billion (in 2020 dollars) | ~2.5 million | ~$136,400 | U.S. cost about $30 billion nominal | | **Vietnam War** | ~$1 trillion (in 2020 dollars) | ~3 million | ~$333,333 | Includes military and civilian deaths in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia | | **Iran-Iraq War** | ~$500 billion (estimated) | ~1 million | ~$500,000 | Exact cost estimates vary; long war with heavy casualties | | **Iraq War** | ~$2 trillion (including long-term costs) | ~500,000 – 1 million | $2 million – $4 million | Includes direct and indirect costs, casualties vary by source |
### Explanation and Sources:
- **World War I:** - Deaths: 15–22 million (military + civilian), with about 40 million total casualties including wounded[1][2][3]. - Cost: U.S. spent about $22 billion nominal, inflation adjusted to about $208 billion[6]. - Cost per death: ~$10,000–$14,000 range.
- **World War II:** - Deaths: 70–85 million total (military + civilian). - Cost: U.S. alone spent about $4.1 trillion inflation-adjusted[7]. - Cost per death: ~$50,000.
- **Korean War:** - Deaths: ~2.5 million (military + civilian). - Cost: U.S. spent about $30 billion nominal, ~$341 billion inflation adjusted. - Cost per death: ~$136,000.
- **Vietnam War:** - Deaths: ~3 million (including civilians in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia). - Cost: U.S. spent about $168 billion nominal, ~$1 trillion inflation adjusted. - Cost per death: ~$333,000.
- **Iran-Iraq War:** - Deaths: ~1 million estimated. - Cost: Estimated at around $500 billion total (hard to get exact). - Cost per death: ~$500,000.
- **Iraq War:** - Deaths: Estimates vary widely, 500,000 to 1 million total. - Cost: U.S. cost estimated at $2 trillion including long-term costs. - Cost per death: $2 million to $4 million.
### Summary
| War | Deaths (millions) | Cost (2020 USD, trillions) | Cost per Death (USD) | |-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| | WWI | 15–22 | 0.208 | $9,450 – $13,850 | | WWII | 70–85 | 4.1 | $48,235 – $58,571 | | Korean War | 2.5 | 0.341 | ~$136,400 | | Vietnam War | 3 | 1.0 | ~$333,333 | | Iran-Iraq War | 1 | 0.5 (estimate) | ~$500,000 | | Iraq War | 0.5–1 | 2.0 | $2 million – $4 million |
### Notes:
- These figures are rough estimates based on available data and inflation adjustments. - Cost per death is a blunt measure and does not account for wounded, displaced, or long-term suffering. - Civilian casualties are included where data is available, but estimates vary widely. - The Iran-Iraq War and Iraq War costs are less precise due to varying sources and indirect costs.
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[1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa… [2] ww1hull.com/the-cost-in-lives/ [3] britannica.com/event/World-War… [4] loc.gov/collections/world-war-… [5] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa… [6] loc.gov/collections/world-war-… [7] khanlearning.weebly.com/upload… Russians and Palestinians, ethical concerns are heightened. In the context of 2024, where an estimated $664 per citizen went towards such actions, it is imperative to scrutinize the morality of such expenditures. At $664 per citizen, extracted from the hard-earned incomes of taxpayers, the allocation towards conflicts that may lead to harm against certain communities raises significant ethical questions. Firstly, it challenges the principles of justice and fairness. Should individuals who have no direct involvement in or support for these conflicts be compelled to finance actions that may result in harm to innocent civilians, particularly those in targeted populations? Moreover, there is a moral imperative to consider the consequences of war. Beyond the financial cost, war inflicts immeasurable human suffering, loss, and trauma. Allocating taxpayer funds to support military actions against specific groups perpetuates cycles of violence and undermines the principles of equality and human dignity. Additionally, the decision-making process regarding war expenditures raises issues of democratic accountability. When governments allocate taxpayer money for military purposes, they do so on behalf of the entire population. However, if the decision to engage in war is not subjected to rigorous public scrutiny and debate, it undermines the democratic principle of government by the people, for the people. In light of these ethical concerns, there is a compelling argument for those advocating for military action and war spending to bear the financial burden themselves. Rather than imposing the cost on all taxpayers indiscriminately, those who support and advocate for military interventions should be required to contribute directly to funding these endeavors. This approach aligns with the principles of individual responsibility and accountability. If individuals believe strongly in the necessity of military action, they should be willing to shoulder the financial cost themselves rather than imposing it on others. In conclusion, the allocation of taxpayer money for war, particularly when it involves targeting specific groups like Russians and Palestinians, raises significant ethical questions. It challenges principles of justice, fairness, human dignity, and democratic accountability. As we move forward, it is essential for policymakers to consider alternative mechanisms for funding military actions that respect these principles and ensure greater accountability and ethical responsibility in decision-making processes. To calculate the cost per person for the combined expenses of $93 billion plus $14 billion, given away for war, we first need to find the total amount spent on war. Adding these two figures gives us $107 billion. Next, to determine the cost per person, we divide the total amount spent on war by the number of workers. According to the information provided, there are 161 million workers. \[ \text{Cost per person} = \frac{\text{Total war expenditure}}{\text{Number of workers}} \] \[ \text{Cost per person} = \frac{\$107,000,000,000}{161,000,000} \] \[ \text{Cost per person} ≈ \$664.60 \] So, each person would have to pay approximately $664.60 for the combined expenses of $93 billion plus $14 billion given away for war. However, if we want to include the cost of other conflicts such as the ones mentioned (murdering Russians, Gaza, Ukraine, and general war expenses), we'd need more specific data on the costs associated with those conflicts. The figure provided only accounts for the expenses related to war generally, so it's challenging to calculate the precise cost per person without more detailed information.
World War I - Casualties, Armistice, Legacy: The casualties suffered by the military in World War I are estimated to be about 8,500,000 soldiers who died as a result of wounds and/or disease.
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