Still going up on a yearly basis despite safer roads, safer cars, trackers, lane departure, anti collision mitigation, What gives?

Its not a surprise that you haven't quoted the exact figures... 400% more of a very low number still isn't a very high number. Developing countries can continue to develop for decades to come and still not reach the CO2 emissions of the rich countries..

Human beings are now so civilised that we poison and eat ourselves out of the environment... Hope we are not going the way of the Easter Islanders /Mayans/Aztecs. Future generations wondering; "What the hell happened to those guys..?"

So... you're saying there are alternatives to chemical management? How will the free market survive?! Bill Gates, Monsanto and Big Agri say, NAY!

"Y'all better pull yourself up by your own bootstraps." "It's all about the meritocracy!" "I'd rather have the best man for the job than someone who got there with...financial AID!" :-|

The sovereign wealth fund is worth $1.4 trillion dollars of which 120 billion or so was made in 2020 alone. I think they have this all planned out. I suspect the oil transition is exactly part of what the 'trust' is for.

...drug dealer is giving away Netflix in a new market. They obviously won't be paying taxes because who in Kenya can make them pay and the nascent industries will be squashed I presume unless of course their presence ends up creating enough competition to improve national offerings... I doubt its the latter Western corporations have a pretty good track record of owning new markets. "Thanks globalisation!" "Thanks Obama!"

Yes - that's what empires do. Focus on their own problems first...

and now women outnumber men in many subject areas including STEM subjects... We need to remember this 'equity' issue applies to all minority groups. Older people, disabled people, women, there's a long list, but the gist is that such changes could have a positive impact on any of us at any time in our lives and affect any of our family members. Or we could just leave grad school to the middle classes whose children gain admission through alumni credits and charitable donations. I'm sure someone will complain a few years down the line when Chinese, Indians, Nigerians etc start to dominate universities (they already have an outsize influence) about how they don't have 'real world' skills. I always refer back to the classic thought experiment (John Rawls), Veil of Ignorance in deciding whether something is just on not. Attempt by society to create equality of opportunity seem perfectly just to me.

and now women outnumber men in many subject areas including STEM subjects... We need to remember this 'equity' issue applies to all minority groups. Older people, disabled people, women, there's a long list, but the gist is that such changes could have a positive impact on any of us at any time in our lives and affect any of our family members. Or we could just leave grad school to the middle classes whose children gain admission through alumni credits and charitable donations. I'm sure someone will complain a few years down the line when Chinese, Indians, Nigerians etc start to dominate universities (they already have an outsize influence) about how they don't have 'real world' skills. I always refer back to the classic thought experiment (John Rawls), Veil of Ignorance in deciding whether something is just on not. Attempt by society to create equality of opportunity seem perfectly just to me.

Its not really enough to simply state: "I am a racist" It shows a lack of understanding of what racism actually is. You have made lots of assertions considering how little we know about this story. The idea that 'if I do the same job, I should get the same reward' is the kind of justice I think most people would struggle to not get behind. The challenge is pretty simple, the fact that management let it get this far shows that somebody made a discretionary decision that could not be defended. 'Racism' obviously makes people very defensive; there's no way to tell - but the treatment of the black gentleman was certainly prejudicial - and that should be enough without people getting into personal beef on the internet.

I agree. When you're already in the minority and you do everything you think you're supposed to do and you're still treated differently, that gives the sense that its because of your particular characteristics. I'm surprised that people defend it though. Prejudicial behaviour happens to women, disabled people, and older people especially in these environments. You'd think this would have touched every single person or someone they know. As soon as you say 'racist', it just brings out the worst in people. Shame. All these fights actually benefits all of us in the end...

This doesn't apply. They did the same job, same results. Why not the same reward?

So what if it is black womens group? We also have just women's groups. There are mens groups. There are disabled peoples groups. Alcoholics groups There are Jewish groups There are Apple Mac groups There are train spotting groups. In the real world, there are girls schools and boys schools and religious schools...there is a long list! I don't see how an interest group should be controversial. What planet are people living on that something inoffensive becomes controversial at the drop of a hat? :-(

So what if it is black womens group? We also have just women's groups. There are mens groups. There are disabled peoples groups. Alcoholics groups There are Jewish groups There are Apple Mac groups There are train spotting groups. In the real world, there are girls schools and boys schools and religious schools...there is a long list! I don't see how an interest group should be controversial. What planet are people living on that something inoffensive becomes controversial at the drop of a hat? God help the human race. :-(