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Western lenses doesn’t help, that’s a fair point.
Ma’s case is not a good example though. The guy was alone and his empire didn’t vanish, just changed ownership.
I’m not an expert on Russia, but I’m sure that they’re not self sufficient and that to be able to trade with anybody, they’ll need to exchange their currency. Alone, they might end up like Jack Ma
It won’t. But it might make them sell it cheaper somewhere else, resulting in lower spend on the army. Also, think of all Russian businesses loosing money. Their owners will be pushing the government to fix the situation. At the end of the day, money is power, you don’t want to loose it.
I’m more than happy to pay more for energy if that’s the price of peace
Not just the president, there’s a whole elitist gang around him. Once he’s out, things might get even worse
But it’s a problem with bad developers, not a framework.
On the other hand, think of the code those guys could write without a proper “framework”
One doesn’t simply copy traits. Actions are often driven subconsciously by emotions and it’s not always a case of choice. It can take ages to learn and rewire your brain.
New email per every service you want to use? It shouldn’t be this complicated
Storing contact list by any service should be illegal. You might try to not share your data, but if anyone has you on their contact list, it’s out of your hands