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  • I also look at it as the international conditions being far different between the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and now.

    Brexit created the trilemma which hasn’t been solved. The choice of whether to be in the EU is now a choice for which country to be in.

    Ireland has seen a great improvement economically in the past generation. Choosing Ireland doesn’t mean choosing poverty. Also, as you said, Ireland’s government is far less Catholic than a generation ago.

    The UK has also become a shit show. The economic performance of non-London Britain has fallen considerably. Politics has gone from stable PM’s to them changing far more frequently. The UK can’t afford to be the international power it used to be; it may not be able to afford to subsidize Northern Ireland to the ability it does now.

    Joining Ireland has so many pluses that staying in the UK no longer has.












  • I’m not surprised. Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz was a way to pressure the USA to quit attacking Iran, but the USA isn’t one of the most impacted countries.

    Even if the USA ends up agreeing to Iranian control over the Strait, the other countries in the Middle East might not and it is unclear if the USA could prevent a continuation war with these countries. That said, a defense alliance without the USA could potentially lead to a removal of American bases from the region as agreeing to the removal of American bases could be a way to satisfy Iran’s need for security without requiring these countries to accept a tax on their oil shipments.



  • Yeah.

    I’ve never used AI directly, but I’ve relied on HR and recruiting firms to do the initial filtration of resumes. Even with their filtration, I would only get a few that were even in the ballpark of what I needed for the position.

    And it is frustrating getting to an interview where candidates can’t talk about what is on their resume. You wrote down that you did X, so you should be able to talk about doing X.

    You end up kissing a lot of frogs and, even then, a lot of hitting decisions are still big risks and the candidates are almost never perfect fits.