Oh, this is interesting, and it ties into the other comment about it being essentially antisocial behaviour.

I generally agree, but .io stands for “indian ocean”, which isn’t a country.

Thanks for this interesting and deeper take. I hadn’t made that link between individualism and this phenomenon, but it seems very plausible because we see less of this in countries that aren’t as antisocial.

It’s mindblowing to us non-Americans that such a large percentage of a purportedly first-world country can be so utterly stupid. I can’t imagine that things were this bad even just 20 years ago. Why are y’all so dumb?

Counterpoint: .su still exists

I was wondering the same. It’s a very popular TLD, so you’d think they would grandfather it in as a generic (non-country) TLD like .net or whatever.

I assumed it was the equivalent of “dark enlightenment”.

Sorry, i dont want to be rude, but do you actually have any arguments other than gesturing at the article & giving both-sides-isms?

Since this thread is about the article, no, I don’t.

Care to help someone who didn’t? I’d have gone for “YAML”

I’m certainly not going to defend anything Israel is doing here. Both sides in this debacle are bloodthirsty maniacs.

It’s not only in the article, but in the excerpt posted by OP.

If preserving jobs regardless of technology were a criterion, we’d still have farriers in every town. Things change. Good on them for getting a pay raise, though. It’s hard and essential work.

This is what, 8% annually or so? Seems petty substantial to me.

What is this even in reference to?

Seriously? Did you just see the word “Israel” and start arguing without knowing the topic at hand?

Did they use it as a targeting reticle in 1938?

I don’t agree with this, but I do find it idiotic and tone-deaf for pro-Palestinians to co-opt Hamas imagery and a symbol of violence as a show of support. It suggests they either explicitly support Hamas, or are too stupid to understand what they are displaying.

I just love these “confidently incorrect” moments. Did you read the article?

Just to be clear, these are donors acting individually rather than a coordinated effort by any Democratic party.

But negotiations mean that both sides need to give something. So NATO and the U.S. should agree to pull back heavy weapons and missiles away from the Russian border and recognize in public what NATO has long acknowledged privately: that Ukraine will not be joining the military alliance in any foreseeable future.

This is absolutely playing into Russia’s hands, and is essentially imperialist. What right do Russia’s government (and American veterans) have to decide what Ukrainians get to do with their own country?