Most “authentic” cuisine that is supposedly being “culturally appropriated” is very new, some being as recent as the 1980s.
“Cultural appropriation” talk is just about assertion of power by one group over another — usually by privileged white people attempting to retain control over cultural discourse and to exclude other groups, including the groups that should have the most say in this alleged “appropriation.”
Looking at the question of whether the world has enough lithium for the electric vehicle transition.
Hunted down figures of global lithium reserves, back to 2007.
Reserves are increasing because we keep discovering more.
We're good at finding stuff when we need it. pic.twitter.com/5TzMB5EULe
— Hannah Ritchie (@_HannahRitchie) January 4, 2023
Lithium isn’t actually rare and we aren’t gonna run out. That was always a myth, like most of what most people believe most of the time.
We used to double electric capacity EVERY DECADE for like 3-4 decades in a row starting in the 1940s. https://t.co/2zvjGQr342
— Robotbeat🗽 ➐ (@Robotbeat) January 5, 2023
We’ve decided against all evidence and reason that we can’t build things anymore — that it’s impossible in some inherent and physical sense. Complete clown shit but it is very pervasive.
1. One in five US workers is bound by a noncompete clause, which restricts them from freely switching jobs, lowering wages and undermining fair competition.
Today @FTC proposed a rule to prohibit firms from imposing noncompete clauses on their workers.https://t.co/PucNYHIfDD
— Lina Khan (@linakhanFTC) January 5, 2023
Lina is best FTC chair ever.