If you had a billion dollar budget, how would you regenerate Kabul / Afghanistan? | |
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Don Draper from Nantucket
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Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You could trial the above ideas for way less than a billion dollars. I have said many times that you can make a small start on most projects for 100USD. What if one person spent 50USD per month and sponsored one person in Afghanistan? That would be the start of UBI/UBW. Actually, there will be some sincere NGOs in Afghanistan. One of the major issues is they don't get MSM support. Once the MSM started popularizing Local Regeneration Projects, they would really take off. Politically, I would ask the current government to take a softer, more moderate stance on Islam, in return for aid. You want to tread very lightly with politics, and just start building, once you have permission. * I would also ask the 57 other Islamic countries to provide ideas, aid and expertise. I'd make sure to translate any PR materials into Mandarin, and ask Taiwanese, Chinese, Singapore and Hong Kong funds to contribute. Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Could you expand on your idea? Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Don Draper from Nantucket
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 66985109 United States 08/16/2021 09:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You could trial the above ideas for way less than a billion dollars. Quoting: Daozen I have said many times that you can make a small start on most projects for 100USD. What if one person spent 50USD per month and sponsored one person in Afghanistan? That would be the start of UBI/UBW. Actually, there will be some sincere NGOs in Afghanistan. One of the major issues is they don't get MSM support. Once the MSM started popularizing Local Regeneration Projects, they would really take off. Politically, I would ask the current government to take a softer, more moderate stance on Islam, in return for aid. You want to tread very lightly with politics, and just start building, once you have permission. * I would also ask the 57 other Islamic countries to provide ideas, aid and expertise. I'd make sure to translate any PR materials into Mandarin, and ask Taiwanese, Chinese, Singapore and Hong Kong funds to contribute. I would pocket the savings and buy hookers and coke |
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Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ha. Nukes are not allowed. I'm not sure if they even exist. There's some evidence to show that nuclear weapons are a psy-op to keep the population in fear. Afghanistan is where Empires go to die. Thanks for playing the Great Game, Amerika! Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
tkwasny
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Don Draper from Nantucket
User ID: 80692948 United States 08/16/2021 09:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You could trial the above ideas for way less than a billion dollars. Quoting: Daozen I have said many times that you can make a small start on most projects for 100USD. What if one person spent 50USD per month and sponsored one person in Afghanistan? That would be the start of UBI/UBW. Actually, there will be some sincere NGOs in Afghanistan. One of the major issues is they don't get MSM support. Once the MSM started popularizing Local Regeneration Projects, they would really take off. Politically, I would ask the current government to take a softer, more moderate stance on Islam, in return for aid. You want to tread very lightly with politics, and just start building, once you have permission. * I would also ask the 57 other Islamic countries to provide ideas, aid and expertise. I'd make sure to translate any PR materials into Mandarin, and ask Taiwanese, Chinese, Singapore and Hong Kong funds to contribute. I would pocket the savings and buy hookers and coke Hey now don't forget 10% for the big guy... PLATA BITCHEZZZZZZ UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE The Rolling Stones said it best... "What's confusing you is the nature of my game" |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So how are you going to prop up the US empire now the smack trade has had its legs broken? Oh my! Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Don Draper from Nantucket
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Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pay them 50 to 100USD per hour to lead an Earthship project over Google Meets. There will be plenty of local expertise, but Whitey can sometimes come up with some good ideas, and innovative thinking. Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pre-made concrete homes for 3,500USD. [link to second.wiki (secure)] The concrete tent is delivered in a package that weighs approx. 230 kilograms with a tent area of 16 m². [2] The packaging is made of waterproof PVC film, the tent wall itself is a concrete-filled sandwich construction made of linen fabric and PVC film (Concrete Canvas (CC)). The volume of the packaging corresponds to that of the water that has to be added in order to achieve a suitable mixing ratio between water and concrete. After the water has been added, the tent needs to be inflated, which takes about 40 minutes. It then hardens for 12–24 hours and can then be used. Last Edited by Daozen on 08/16/2021 09:47 PM Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
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Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | go on... Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 09:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Agrilaser® Autonomic - automatic laser bird deterrent The Agrilaser® Autonomic® is the fully automatic and autonomous system of our laser bird deterrent technology. After one time configuration the Autonomic® repels birds and other animals 24/7 from an area of 12 square kilometers. Last Edited by Daozen on 08/16/2021 09:51 PM Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Otter Woodman
User ID: 78967064 United States 08/16/2021 09:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | America is the Third Empire to destabilize and fall from prominence while spinning money wheels in the Afghan Sand and shale. They are a Multi Generational Spartan style culture because of, and IN Spite of western "Help" Sometimes LEAVING PEOPLE THE FUK ALONE is the Greatest gift you can bestow. Keep your money because YHEY DON'T WANT IT. Those that do want the Beast hand out are being Shipped to Our Texas Door step. Maybe focus on SAVING AMERICANS While there are still some left Otter Woodman |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 76626845 08/16/2021 09:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I would start a large ad campaign to save the children of Kabul. I would then open a foundation where I pay myself A boatload of money to travel the world investigating. What? Oh, you mean what I'm investigating. How to launder a billion dollars. |
@MoonPie
User ID: 28698215 United States 08/16/2021 09:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” — Albert Einstein. "Truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does" — Janis Ian |
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Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 10:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Micro-Crowdfunding in Afghanistan Micro-Crowdfunding is one way the local population can be encouraged to get themselves on their feet financially. Instead of one time crowdfunding, Patreon and other monthly crowdfunding sites could be used to provide stable income to local pioneers. [link to www.patreon.com (secure)] [link to www.patreon.com (secure)] There are a few pitfalls with crowdfunding in Afghanistan. One: Crowdfunding goals are typically too large, with unclear or opaque cost breakdowns. Instead of one 20,000USD project, it's better to have 100 micro-projects raising 200USD each. Two: A large percentage of the population in Afghanistan may not have access to Paypal or bank accounts. Local innovators have normally worked out alternatives to Paypal blockages. In my experience, it takes about 10-20 hours of research time to work out how to get money to a low-infrastructure nation. [link to yandex.com (secure)] I do not see these initiatives as "foreign-aid" or "charity". The West has made a mess of Afghanistan, and is therefore obliged to start paying its unpayable debts to those people. Last Edited by Daozen on 08/16/2021 10:05 PM Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This guy looks sincere: [link to www.justgiving.com (secure)] He's currently raised a few thousand dollars. There's no reason his program could not be scaled infinitely... - Contact him. - Ask him to provide more documentation and proof of what he's doing (videos are always good). - Ask him how he would scale the project. - Set fair goals, and provide more funds. - Popularize the project, and invite others to set up similar initiatives. - Give the current project manager 20 hours of well paid consultant work to write clear, succinct documentation, and train others to set up their own funds. Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Give me your address I'll FedEx you some Oreos. Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Daozen
(OP) User ID: 80754135 Taiwan 08/16/2021 10:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you would need about 100 billion and 50k soldiers, could take back the whole country in 1 month. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76227747 Are you sure? The US military has been kicked out of nearly every country they have tried to invade. You have unlimited weaponry at your disposal, and lost to rebels with rocket launchers. Thank you for your idea, though. Daozen appears to be mentally impaired, but harmless. Attention! You are in a Private Universe. Simulation Terms of Service: h t t p s ://godlikemidnight . vercel . app The world is a feeling. "The syntactical nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made of words." |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 80754006 United Kingdom 08/16/2021 10:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Kabul could become a model city for regeneration with enough focused brainpower and goodwill. If you can regenerate one city, you can regenerate them all. Quoting: Daozen I understand the situation is up in the air now, but we are looking 1 to 50 months down the track here. GLP is the Foundry of Dreams. First dream an idea, then implement it. Rules: - Write a headline describing your vision succinctly. - (Optional) Write a User Story to help readers understand the vision. OR - Post a video with an idea that would be applicable to Afghanistan. ~O~ Here are six example ideas. I'll write some user stories over the next few hours. Foundation X offers no strings UBI/UBW (Universal Basic Work) to Kabul residents Foundation X offers 1 million work hours regenerating Kabul Foundation X sets up fast-growing chickpea and alfalfa farms throughout Afghanistan. Point of sale market subsidy program trialled in Afghanistan markets 10 million dollar prize fund for "Regenerate Kabul" ideas. Foundation X offers 10,000 hours of 50USD/hour remote work for Regeneration specialists ~O~ The truth is, the pioneers are already out there. We just need to find them and hire them. Feel free to ask skeptical or goal-oriented questions if you wish. All input welcome. Show us the Money? Where do you get off telling the people of another nation how they should be have and what they should do? It is their choice what happens in their country, not yours. |