Interesting Links for 18-03-2025

[andrewducker]

1. How much welfare is fraudulently claimed, and how much bigger is the tax lost through evasion?

(tags:tax welfare fraud )

2. Edinburgh's Summerhall arts venue has 'bright future' after signing of 10-year lease

(tags:Edinburgh art GoodNews )

3. Nietzsche! Vs! Spicy! Food!

(tags:food philosophy pain )

4. A rational way of feeling about the present state of the world.

(tags:usa politics comic )

5. Planet Definitions

(tags:planets space comic )

6. "My brother stole a phone - 13 years on, he's still in prison"

(tags:prison uk OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[andrewducker]

Ooh, that's an excellent point with the last bit! I hadn't even thought of that. Although the food that does get turned into agriculture usually looks very different from the wild varieties!

[simont]

Yes, I think that's part of why my imaginary chilli spirit spends its time drinking to cope with confusion. It succeeded, but at the same time, it lost most of its control over the direction of its species. No wonder it's not quite sure how to feel about the outcome!

[andrewducker]

Poor confused chilli spirit!