[ExI] disadvantage of x

Tue Oct 27 14:47:50 UTC 2026

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of Stefano Ticozzi via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] disadvantage of x

Hi Spike, 

>...sorry for the delayed response; I’m not always able to keep up with the flow of emails…

We are glad you are here Stephano!  We missed you.

>…I’m fairly familiar with the situation in France…

>… the current government's spending capacity is very limited. Public debt has increased rapidly in recent years, well beyond the 3% of GDP threshold adopted by European Union countries…

Thanks Stefano!  That explains more than I can glean from our USian news sources.

You mentioned something that doesn’t apply here: 3% of GDP is what I interpret as the deficit limit.  The US government would loooove to have a deficit of 3% of GDP.  Apparently France (and the rest of Europe) believes that government debt does matter.  Far too many in the USA believe it does not.  I was unaware the European Union members watch their deficit limit.

>…why do French protest? Because of the cost of living…

Ja, I see that as an inherent weakness of socialism: it makes economic hardship the government’s fault.

>…can the government do something? Not much.

>…ciao

stefano

Agree, but there is an unrealistic expectation that government can do something.

Stephano live long and prosper sir.

spike

On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 3:45 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

From: spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com>  <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > 
Subject: disadvantage of x

>…TwitterX has been disparaged as a news source.  I can offer a perfect example: I have seen there so many contradictory explanations for the riots in France, I have no unified theory on why there are riots there.  

…

>…Many here use news sources which present a unified theory.  Do share please.  Why are there riots in France?  spike

>From the non-response, I conclude that the unified theory news sources don’t know why there are riots in France either.  I listed some theories.  Are the riots about all the stuff I listed?  But if a protest is about everything, it is about nothing.  

Meanwhile, there are opportunistic looters taking advantage of the gendarmes being distracted by more urgent concerns than guarding bourgeoise merchants, so the looters cheerfully go about smashing and grabbing designer purses and such.  If the protests are about everything, and consequently about nothing, they are about distracting law enforcement, providing cover for looters.

spike

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