“If you will not listen to us, you will have to talk with THEM”.

with plans on what to do afterwards.

True. You always need a plan what to do after success.

Delay, defend, depose?

We use ты for second person singular.

so many boomers retiring/dying

Most of which are in bloated managerial staff. And humanity already can dramatically increase labour efficiency, it just doesn’t do it. Not because “humanity is not ready”, but because those, who benefit from capitalism, choose not to.

each much less experienced and capable than those they are replacing

Same as last always. Nothing changed.

This cannot help but put the lever of power in the hands of organized youth.

Eventual death of current old will eventually put lever of power in current youth.

And Rotenberg, Miller, Gref. They are Putin’s oligarchs with very russian-sounding lastnames.

Kadirov, Patrushev, Soloviev, Kiselev.

I don’t think so. There might be only shortage of underpaid overqualified slaves.

he at least got housing pretty well sorted for the people

No, stalinkas were time consuming and expensive in construction. Real mass housing started during Khruschev and lasted until the end of USSR.

The old Soviet builds are pretty Spartan. In fairness they’re like 60 years old now, but yikes.

Depends how old. Brezhnevkas have normal kitchen. Which, comparing to modern humant colonies, are big.

But, even at that, still a hell of a lot better than being homeless.

Absolutely.

More seriously I am sure that 90 percent of the world’s population lives in areas where heat pumps are the most efficient method of heating/cooling.

Yes.

You have no sleds?

Weather related or due to lack of investment?

Found good source. The only bridge lacked lights and was in such severe disrepeair, that it was closed with padlock(LMAO), which in winter became frozen and could not be opened.

During this time, paramedics or fire department would use boats, helicopters, or swim if neither was available…

As I understand, nobody told ambulance that village has no road connetion, but even then I’m not sure they had helicopter nearby. I found news article, that says Karelia bought one 8 months earlier, but I don’t know why it wasn’t used. Either lack of connection was not reported or UR member stole it. Regional MP posted that bridge condition was reported to administration long time ago, but they did nothing. Also he mentioned abandoned building that is near collapsing near school, but it’s unrelated.

the medical benefit of many friends or relatives visiting is worth less than a house

American mind cannot comprehend public transit.

See climate sections of Murmansk, Yakutsk and Oymyakon.

The entire nation of Finland is another great example of the government essentially eliminating homelessness (and in the process, creating super affordable public housing that isn’t garbage).

USSR. While it lasted.

-50 mean in Oymyakon in january. -67.7 record low.

Doesn’t work when outside is humid.

-40 regularly? Yes, sounds like Yakutsk.

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How cold is your place relative to Murmansk, Yakutsk or Oymyakon?