Paul Lusher
@paullusher.bsky.social
Software Engineer by trade; Mathematics degrees from Concord College & Virginia Tech; music lover, Bob Dylan fan.
Reposted by Paul Lusher
We frankly need a term for these neo-imperialist dreams that fail to take into account that it isn't 1600 and so end up throwing away a million lives and all the tanks seizing some farms in Ukraine, or wasting time with Venezuelan oil.
I propose 'Idiotperialism.'
I propose 'Idiotperialism.'
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
We frankly need a term for these neo-imperialist dreams that fail to take into account that it isn't 1600 and so end up throwing away a million lives and all the tanks seizing some farms in Ukraine, or wasting time with Venezuelan oil.
I propose 'Idiotperialism.'
I propose 'Idiotperialism.'
Derek & the Backgammons
August 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Derek & the Backgammons
Reposted by Paul Lusher
The American economy is *preposterously* huge and productive. The United States is *absurdly* wealthy (which makes things like our housing shortage all the more frustrating).
From a historical perspective, it is absolutely bonkers - the only comparison is the USA at other times post-1940.
From a historical perspective, it is absolutely bonkers - the only comparison is the USA at other times post-1940.
July 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The American economy is *preposterously* huge and productive. The United States is *absurdly* wealthy (which makes things like our housing shortage all the more frustrating).
From a historical perspective, it is absolutely bonkers - the only comparison is the USA at other times post-1940.
From a historical perspective, it is absolutely bonkers - the only comparison is the USA at other times post-1940.