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Problem with the norms is it's harder to fit five people in a proper sub than a cheap sub. He wanted to "innovate" (cut corners for profit and fame) not do things the right way
Do you have a source for that? I was trying to figure out if that was the case but couldn't get evidence
Welcome to many many many CEOs/entrepreneurs/MBAs. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often, then again it's relatively rare to be in this kind of business and your own passenger
I don't know if Caitlyn Jenner knows how to use Lemmy, fortunately
Specifically, he thinks the only way to secure the country is to give tanks and "everything, everything" to the Russian National Guard. In other words, turn Putin's private internal military / federal police into an actual full-fledged military.
Putin intends the country to withdraw into itself in a paranoid stance, and create even more of a police state than already exists, and purge any/all dissent. The formal military itself is essentially disgraced and powerless at this point, the new enemy is anyone who is disloyal to Putin personally.
This came out very much as I expected, knowing very little about this conflict besides a few headlines over the months: he basically summarizes what happened, calls it a tragedy, but importantly makes three main points:
- the 25,000 soldiers that Wagner controlled would've been much more effectively used against Russia's enemies instead of marching to Moscow for an internal conflict
- Russia as a whole should feel proud that it held together, and anyone who rebelled now has a target on their foreheads
- Lukashenko was a very faithful and good lapdog who should be rewarded
In other words, the official state angle is "oh how tragic that a lack of blind patriotism caused us to lose the Ukraine conflict, fortunately anyone who isn't patriotic and loyal to Putin will now be blamed for all our problems, even though Wagner itself will suffer no consequences (but you better believe any unpatriotic citizen or bureaucrat will be shown zero mercy.)"
So it gives Putin an excuse to retreat and "lose" the Ukraine war, while also consolidating power over his citizens, his (failed) military, and his (disobedient) Wagner militiamen, all with minimal bloodshed and maximal effectiveness. I don't think Wagner ever really intended to do a coup, I think this was all just staged shock doctrine to retreat from Ukraine while saving face and reasserting unilateral control. Wagner is the first scapegoat pointing at the military who is the second scapegoat pointing at the evil West who is the real one to hate for refusing to roll over and give up Ukraine. Certainly Putin is blameless.
You know what the anchor noticeably didn't do? He didn't call for Wagner's head on a platter like anyone truly upset about real treason would, and he essentially agreed with Wagner on the story: "nobody" died (except a few mystery helicopter pilots who apparently somehow don't count), it's unfortunate, show's over, welcome to the new reality. There's no remaining conflict between the major players just lingering resentment against Ukraine and the West. All wrapped up in a nice little half-treasonous bow.
Nice thanks!
I can't read that lol
The captain and inventor is betting his life and reputation on it!
I'm happy to help, I've been a reddit and FB mod for years and am doing my best to be active here.
Approximations in imperial units helps me a lot. A meter is a yard, a centimeter is about 3/8" (2.5 per inch), a millimeter is about 1/32" (half a 16th). Everyone knows how big two liters is from soda bottles. A kilogram is about two pounds. Room temperature is 20°C while 0 is freezing and 100 is boiling. 50°C is about 120°F.
If we need precision we can break out the measures, we just need to have a gut sense of this stuff.