šŗš¦ Itās fascinating how the war in Ukraine makes me think about many video games. Let me explain. Looking at some Telegramchannels feeding the results of attacks with anti-tank missiles or other means. Youāll find many short video clips with music and animation while a tank is destroyed. It makes things look like they arenāt real, only a game, which is far from the case for obvious reasons. Yet, there is the gamification of some aspects of what is filtering out of this ugly and devastating war. š
BTW, many tidbits flowing on Telegram are utterly disgusting. Is this the first war to feel so close to the action?
When the coalition attacked Iraq during the Gulf War, I remember people saying it was the first war to be televised. The war in Ukraine is probably the first one made public on social media.
This morning while reading the news, I suddenly remembered about Mikhail Gorbachev. Heās still alive, which I didnāt know. His birthday was March 2th. Heās 92. I vividly remember his presidency and what he brought to Russia and the world. One big and hard lesson weāre currently learning is that we cannot take anything for granted regarding democracy. Does he know whatās happening in Ukraine? Whatās his take on all this shit? I would love to see him in an interview. He certainly wasnāt perfect, but Russia seemed to have a much more prevalent āhuman sideā under his tenure. Under Putin, I just want to puke. š¤®
š§āļø Itās surprising to see European countriesā weak stance against Russia and the dire situation in Ukraine. I mean, world war II is not that far in history after all. Doesnāt Germany remember anything from fascism or Hitler? What about Austria? Their inaction speaks for themselves. I would have thought they would be more proactive in supporting Ukraine and trying to prevent another European war, if not another world war. What will it take to make them change their action cadence? š®
ā(ā¦) And we're likely going to see skyrocketing prices if we did put a complete ban on oil.ā ā US treasury secretary
Well, what is the price of thousands and thousands of people dying, tortured, raped? I can live with rising energy prices. For fuck sake, support the oil and coal embargo against Russia NOW! We cannot escape any impact of this war without some form of sacrifice.
š This week, I received my revenues report from Medium for last year (for taxes purposes). I made less than 500 CAN$. It reminded me that I was a much more active publisher last year than now. My last publication on Medium was on February 12th.
This morning, I spent a few minutes on Medium. I canāt remember when was the last time I visited the homepage. I was curious about the web experience changes introduced since my last visit. Another reminder is that I donāt spend as much time on the platform as I used to.
Iām wondering if I should keep my Medium account. š§
āā¦the fate of the whole Eastern and Central Europe and the Black Sea region is being decided on the territory of Ukraine. Therefore, to protect the freedom of Ukraine and Ukrainians is to guarantee the security of Europe.ā.
š„Todayās news about a possible attack by the Ukrainian army on Russiaās land is potentially game-changing in this war between Ukraine and Russia. A few thoughts.
First, Russia doesnāt have the exclusive right to use āSpecial Operationā when referring to war-related actions. Second and more seriously, Who did this? If indeed it is Ukraine, was it to test Russiaās defense? If so, Russian again failed miserably from a military perspective at protecting its territory as, surprisingly, helicopters didnāt face any shots from the ground. Is someone paying attention to the sky in Russia? Another point goes in the column of āweak army.ā Mind blown. Or is it that Ukraine wants something else, drag deeper Russia into war and force the west to intervene? Is this scenario too twisted?
What if it is Russia? I wouldnāt be surprised at a deliberate act to help build even more momentum and justify what they are doing against Ukraine. This momentum will be needed when Russia returns on the east front once they finish regrouping and replenishing their units.
The next few hours will be interesting to watch. šŗ
šŗš¦ For more than a month now, Ukrainian has been fighting to defend themselves against the invaders. This is a watershed moment of history, happening just before our eyes. Sadly, we can already see the routine of war being in place. Emphasis on the events during the news bulletin is decreasing already. We are so easily bored. Unless there is a significant turn of events, we will move on to the next crisis. Iām so sorry for that. š
