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Many people in tech have made, or are about to make, large sums of capital. I want to make a petition for more philanthropy towards historical buildings- specifically Churches

Every year, dozens of historical Churches fall into disrepair around Europe. Hundreds of these deconsecrated buildings are up for sale

I don't believe you need to be Christian to recognise the value in saving these buildings. You just have to respect history. It is a travesty to see these buildings- that were the cradle of communities and our civilisation- fall into disrepair or even get demolished

These Churches should not become financial assets- not yoga studios, not backdrops for light shows, not a rental opportunity. We should allow them to remain as sacred spaces- the preservation of our history is enough

When you take on these sorts of projects, people will say, "Oh, but these are money drains! They will just need continuous repair- and you'll have nobody to sell them to!" Consider perhaps that in this you will find the whole point

You could save a Church for low six figures. A very wealthy person could save a lot of them. I have taken on one, and it has been one of the most beautiful and meaningful projects of my life

excuse me?

feel this one strongly - only realized the midterms were happening yesterday on the day

arguing over red vs blue feels spiritually sad. there is never that much difference whoever wins- Trump came - wars and government size & spending increased. just as whatever Dem 2028 president is not going to send people to 'gulags'

All the hyperbole is a soap opera to keep you sucked into the saddest of games

I fly a lot and have been tracking this stuff for the past few years using a Radiacode- a pocket-sized spectrometer. I expected much higher radiation rates on regular flights, but the data was actually fairly comforting. What you want is to minimise flying near the poles during space weather events- specifically solar radiation storms, when the Sun throws protons at Earth

It is wild to me that people aren't that interested in space weather (or even know how much it affects things!). That airlines don't avoid certain paths during solar radiation storms (S3+) is a shame - exposing crew and passengers to much higher radiation

I actively shift travel plans around space weather