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I also look at it as the international conditions being far different between the signing of the Good Friday Agreement and now.

Brexit created the trilemma which hasn't been solved. The choice of whether to be in the EU is now a choice for which country to be in.

Ireland has seen a great improvement economically in the past generation. Choosing Ireland doesn't mean choosing poverty. Also, as you said, Ireland's government is far less Catholic than a generation ago.

The UK has also become a shit show. The economic performance of non-London Britain has fallen considerably. Politics has gone from stable PM's to them changing far more frequently. The UK can't afford to be the international power it used to be; it may not be able to afford to subsidize Northern Ireland to the ability it does now.

Joining Ireland has so many pluses that staying in the UK no longer has.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Two main things

    One is that GLP-1 drugs work really well in curbing appetite to cause weight loss. However, part of that weight loss is muscle mass and that is causing some people on it to be concerned. A way of mitigating that is to eat more protein relative to your diet. The restaurant industry is trying to appeal to these new customers by creating high protein and small portion dishes.

    Two is that there are more people who aren't on these drugs focusing on fitness, specifically lifting and muscle mass. To that that physique, you need to eat a lot of protein relative to the rest of your diet. So restaurants are trying to sell to these people as well.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 day ago

    Babylon 5 also seemed to write better space combat with the larger ships. Spacedock has a good video about the Battle of Proxima 3 where it goes through how the show wrote a believable naval civil war battle including understanding the geography of the area, the tactics of the different forces, and the politics behind the battle.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    I generally understand what's wrong with people on every platform except for Lemmy. Lemmy has its own strange where you really have to work at how they got to where they are now.

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