I think it's more accurate to say the problem is mostly solved and its on track to being repaired rather than mostly repaired.
Antarctic ozone hole:
2000: 28.3 million sq km (largest recorded).
2020: 24 million sq km.
2024: 20 million sq km (approx 3x size of usa).
Global ozone levels will return to 1980 levels around 2040.
Arctic ozone will recover by 2045 (currently around 1 million sq km).
Antarctic ozone hole will fully recover by 2066.
I agree but also you'd be surprised how many actually piggy backed off a friend. I know because in my circle of friends-acquaintances of about 60 people in high school only 1 other besides me was actually competent enough with technology to the point of trying to pirate. Everyone else just got burnt cds and usb sticks from us.
To this day when I meet other millennials there's honestly more tech illiterate than not and I think it's the small but vocal minority that exist on places like this and reddit that carry the stereotype that all millennials are good at technology.
Yeah they used hyperbole for no reason, I'd compare it to a child having a broken toe, in which case, yes, I would personally go to a hospital right away.
I dunno... "if you follow these strict temperature rules and intentionally don't use one or more of your senses, you won't believe it's not butter!" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
OK. Yeah. But not everything is roughly the colour, shape, consistency, feel and taste of butter. I don't pick up and eat a chocolate bar and be like, holy shit this is almost exactly like butter, I can't believe it isn't!
Yeah I got my first mobile phone in 2004 and it was one of the Nokia's, 3310 probably. We definitely still had a landline with speed dial and absolutely did not have streaming. Definitely still had VHS, probably got our first DVD player the year before but still used both.
Look, I agree with everything you said, at the most fundamental level, they're just different arrangements of the same cosmic lego pieces. But I think that's exactly what makes their differences so fascinating. The fact that one extra proton, a particle so tiny we can barely comprehend its scale at ~1.67x10^-27kg, can transform a violently reactive gas into something completely inert is mind blowing.
It's like saying a single base pair mutation in DNA and the original sequence are "basically the same thing" because they're both just nucleotides in a chain. Sure, you're technically correct, but that tiny change can cascade into dramatically different proteins, cellular behaviors, and ultimately entire phenotypes.
The beauty is in how these tiny quantum differences cascade up into the macro world. One proton's difference doesn't just change numbers on a page - it's the difference between neon lighting up our cities and fluorine eating through your lungs. Their atomic radii differ significantly, their electron configurations lead to completely different bonding behaviors, their ionization energies vary markedly, and they even interact with electromagnetic radiation in distinct ways, absorbing and emitting entirely different wavelengths of light. All because of having 1 more of something 0.84 femtometers across. That's crazy.
Forms strong chemical bonds and reacts violently with many substances
Highly dangerous and corrosive
Neon (10 protons)
An inert noble gas
Completely non-reactive
Safe and stable
Used in lighting and signs due to its stability
That's not just perception. Same with chlorine/argon. Etc. These chemicals would have different characteristics that react very differently with the chemicals around them even if we weren't here to identify the differences.
The nationwide statistics don't tell the complete story, as local situations can vary significantly. While some congregations may be minimally affected, stable or growing, others are experiencing severe declines that threaten their sustainability. A dramatic decline in one location (such as a 90% drop in attendance at a single church) doesn't necessarily reflect the national average.
And also you're literally missing the point even if what you said was true for a given church, since I bet you wouldn't want a 35% pay cut on your entire wage just to not pay taxes anymore either, and that depending on your circumstances that could affect your ability to live critically.
OK I'll make you a deal you no longer pay taxes but your full pay gets cut to 1/4 of what it is now.
Why do you think not paying taxes makes magic money appear? If people aren't attending and donating they don't have money to not pay taxes on in the first place.
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