And now, you're reduced to single syllables.

There are many reasons to "shit on americans". This isn't one of them. You opened your country to basically everyone to come in and fail to integrate, resulting in what is basically ethnic and cultural enclaves that co-exist side by side. Or at least try to.

But this is an anathema to building a high trust society. High trust societies are all culturally and ethnically highly homogenous. The moment that goes away, so does the trust. Humans are tribal that way and it comes with our basic nature.

So I'm not saying you're not charitable. You certainly are. I'm saying that you're a typical product of a medium trust high income society. You're performative because your society is highly competitive. And you're charitable because your society is middle trust at best. It's why your charity is less hard coded than that in low trust societies like Islamic nations. And way more than that of high trust societies, where taxes are much higher because we collectively agree that we will all pay a fair share so that no one goes homeless or hungry. And therefore there's no meaningful need for performative charity any more. Not to mention that most high trust societies are also high modesty societies. Standing out by listing charities you donate to as you did would be considered extremely damaging to your status and a marker of narcissism.

That's an idea that's been around since the 1960s.

Over the last 60 years, here's a list of all the progress we've made: { }.

We can't spend the same money on two different things.

It is silly to spend billions on biofuels for jets when spending the same money on wind turbines will remove twenty times as much CO2.

And "just raise taxes so we can do it all" isn't the answer. That will result in Trump being our next president, and then we will do none of it.

Funny, getting a lecture from a European about the most depraved things humans can do to each other.

Sardonic mode off

Which begs the question - why do you not have a harmless social media offering? It isn't that hard to do. Just set up some pretty simple software, then hire as many censors as needed to protect the children. You can implement a strike rule as strict as you like. Then you geoblock the USA. Comp,letely - a European internet based on European mores. Problem fixed. You just created jobs for Europeans, and have complete control over everything that not only children read, but you will even insulate adults from the evil of the USA. Because it is no secret that social media can be toxic for adults as well.

It is no secret either that the EU holds the USA in deep contempt, so as a good European, why do you not think to just keep our ways from infecting your children. They will then grow up with the social values and morals and protection that you demand?

The fix is pretty simple - but going back to my original statement, EU apparently places extraction of money over the wellbeing of children. Do you prefer the money over an actual fix? Just getting money makes you part of the problem.

But it's also entirely impractical, not to mention dangerous. It will always be bog slow. But the fatal flaw is that the ground handling will always be a disaster waiting to happen, it is inherent to the concept.

A lesson I learned in first aid class is that if a patient has arterial hemorrhaging and an ingrown toenail, you focus on the bleeding and leave the toenail until later.

62% of the world's electricity comes from fossil fuels, mostly coal. Dozens of coal plants are currently under construction and will burn coal for 60 years.

That is the arterial bleeding.

Aviation is the ingrown toenail. It's a minor problem that is difficult to fix. It isn't where we should be focusing our efforts.

This is not new information, it has been clear for years, incliding the IPCC, that the entire "movement" is an economic revolution, not about the science.

Yes, the generic and frequently worn (typically used and rebuilt) parts, the more specialized parts that are unique to the car (eg. cylinder head) not so much, you get it either from a wrecker or VW.

Apparently you've never heard of VLC.

Exactly.

And the delivery system - dihydrogen monoxide will bring it all to us. 8^) And what in the actual hell were all of these people doing during chemistry class in high school?

And this on top of seriously believing that Charlottesville and Cultural Revolution and Great Leap forward are similar in some meaningful way.

What do you think is my political movement? Who do I vote for?

And you find this so defining of your persona, that you provided an actual list.

Which was my entire point. Your charity is performative.

My charity is everyday normal tax paying.

We are not the same. I come from a high trust society. You don't.

Appeal to popularity is the last refuge of the ignorant populist.