/b/ - Siberia

Is this place less dead than the last time I checked up on it?

I was researching fascism, when it occurred to me, I never knew what the exactly the fasci (yes fasci not fasces) was and what is was for. So I went to Wikipedia, looked up fasci, and learned that it wasn't a weapon but a Roman ceremonial-olympic sport thing. The dream then became a screen recording of the Wikipedia page.
The fasci was made by taking a halberd-hammer thing and surrounding the staff with 5 or 6 pieces of wood, almost the same length as the staff, leaving a bit sticking out for both ends. Then, another layer of of wood 12 or 13 sticks are added and securing the bundle with a specific material. (The numbers are important but I can't remember what they actually were and I can't remember what the specific material was.) The thing about the fasci was that is was long, I think longer than a telephone pole. The sport involved participants standing the fasci upright, with the halberd facing forward and the hammer facing the athlete. The athlete would then step back and let it fall. The fasci would fall according to the "qualification" (For a lack of better words, the connotation of the "word" (When reading in dreams, I don't see comprehensible writing, I just get the feeling of a word.) is more mystical. Kind of like a chosen one but not destined one) of the athlete. If the athlete was qualified, the fasci would fall forward and cut a "thing of wood." (I don't know what that was really.) If the athlete was unqualified, the fasci would fall back, and the hammer would smash the athlete into a puddle. The Wikipage had three images in the margin. For some reason, it was in that medieval European art style and the athletes looked like peasants. The first one was a long image with the athlete standing up the fasci. The second one was a wide image and had the athlete qualify. It showed the fasci fall forward and cut the "thing of wood." (Not at all sure what that was) The third one was also a wide image. It depicted an unqualified athlete. The hammer of the fasci was laying in a puddle of blood. No pulp. Somehow, the Medieval artist were able to capture the motion in their image, and that, combined with all I found out, made me laugh IRL, while asleep. The dream then returned to thrid person, focusing on my face. My expression was that of a person who wouldn't mind learning more about this but was satisfied with what I had learned. FIN~

How long do you think will western military dominance last?

With the recent strikes on Iran by the stealth bombers, and the helplessness of Venezuelan air defense it should be obvious:

The US air force is still the only globally operating dominating military. Their stealth tech can easily overwhelm smaller countries. China is not even 1% as active internationally when it comes to strike missions, and the creation of such a logistics network will take decades.

So how long do you figure will this dominance last? And if it ends, how? In my opinion it could only rot from within, the technical capabilities need to be constantly trained and a constant stream of competent people is needed.

The more I live, the more I realize that what people often consider intelligence is just pretentiousness. Posh language, "refined" taste, all this superficial bullshit that makes porkies feel good about themselves instead of feeling like good-for-nothing dumbasses that they are. And even STEMcels aren't immune from this since they can also be bigoted, reactionary or even woke and have the most braindead takes when it comes to philosophy and social sciences. So what is an intelligent person?

I think an intelligent person isn't afraid to speak Cockney or appear less intelligent. Or enjoy "low" art or whatever it's called. And they don't pretend they know it all, they just try to enjoy life to the best of their ability and be as open-minded as they can be without just blindly agreeing with what others say.

Why is Israel looked down upon and condemned, while US landback is praised and championed?



Why is electoralism looked down upon, while doing nothing is praised and championed?



Why is UBI looked down upon and not seen favorably, while romantic and sexual AI is praised and revered?

Where do the vast majority of people learn about society's romantic and sexual taboos? I have no idea.

For example, people know that incest is considered taboo because the babies are (apparently; I haven't looked into it) more likely to have disabilities and the gap in the power dynamic (which is apparently guaranteed/likely to exist) could (which I presume means 'is significantly likelier') lead to abuse. Where does anyone hear of this? Where does anyone hear that teacher-student relationships are unethical? As for pedophilia, I can understand having doubts that there is a way to obtain legitimate consent from a child, but where would anyone hear the full reasoning that there is certainly no way to do so? Do they spend their free time researching ways to get a child to consent to sex and then conclude all of them illegitimate? Do they research child brain development just to be sure that they cannot understand sex? Do they research the ways physical sex works and then conclude it will result in physical damage (this does not address sexual interactions which are not sex, like feeling up each other's bottoms)? As for me, I just thought it seems difficult to do so and didn't research it further because I don't want to have sex with children so there is no need for me to know. I find it ridiculous just how much sexual knowledge most people seem to have.

i like hambaga

What does the science actually say about living longer? Do studies exist that demonstrate viable ways for radical life extension?

My ambition is a lifespan exceeding 250 years to outlast capitalism.

I have been having suicidal thoughts for a while now, with it being intense during the summer where I basically isolated myself from others. For a while I thought that I no longer had such thoughts but sadly they have been reappering.

I feel like I don't read as much as I should, I want to be with others, to connect with other people but I'm simultaneously disgusted by them either for being ignorant or for being unreasonably angry, and despite having many plans and stuff I want to do in the future, I have been demotivated from doing anything.

I don't want to give more detail but all of this and more has made me want to die and end it all. I feel sad and angry, and I don't know how to deal with these feelings. Any advice?

Why is Newgene a eugenicist fascist faggot retard?