Yondoza

u/Yondoza@sh.itjust.works
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I wonder if the bridge contributed to the change in river course. It slowed flow enough in the normal river channel that the faster flowing water went around and dug a deeper channel next door. The water slowed by the bridge dropped its sediment to build up a bank under the span.

Seems like a plausible story, no idea if it's based in reality though.

on Self of Theseus · c/microblogmemes · 5 pts · 57d

I think the 'point' of the ship of thesius is often missed. Grouping things together to be one entity is thought process done in our brains for ease of understanding, but it doesn't exist in the real world.

I think the ship of thesius thought experiment is there to show that there are times where things can't be distinctly grouped. When things don't fit nicely into groups we shouldn't force them, but abandon the that grouping as it isn't applicable to the situation.

on clean that up · c/lemmyshitpost · 13 pts · 63d

From a climate perspective that's just how the math works out, nothing to do with identity. People born before 1970 (commonly called the Boomers) will avoid the main consequences of climate change due to the delay between action and result and the median life expectency.

on I lost my friend · c/dull_mens_club · 28 pts · 77d

I recently lost a close friend also. It's hard to fathom how life can go on after tragedy, but it flows on all around you. Just people going about their day unaware of the immense vacuum where there was once joy and warmth and comfort. It's a terrible experience, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Now, bring this concept into a potential conflict between the US and China. China has ~200x the ship building capacity as the US.

In WWII it's generally agreed that the NAZIs had better, more sophisticated weapons. The US and Soviets just built more which ended up being a winning strategy.

In both the Ukrainian and Iran theatres, mass produced cheaper drones have proven an effective strategy against sophisticated anti-air defenses.

My point is that in real conflicts it seems manufacturing quantity is more important than technological superiority. Today, the US boasts of its weapons superiority, but China's manufacturing capacity far exceeds the US. If it really came to (non nuke flinging) war between the two, it seems China has the advantage.