That’s a straw man argument, because that is not at all what is happening.

There are several factors, first the visible evidence of IV, then the MRI scans, which are used to monitor the effect of the treatment. Then multiple symptoms Trump is showing, like fatigue and dementia, some also claim Trump has a cycle of fatigue consistent with this treatment, also rumors of repeated cognitive tests, and almost but not quite finally that this is the best treatment that exist for the suspected circumstance, and would very likely be the one chosen for the president, and finally that this treatment was approved by FDA after Trump became president.

So 1. The obvious IV, 2. Multiple MRI, 2.Obvious Symptoms, 3. Cycle, 4. Cognitive tests, 5. Best known treatment, 6. Circumstances surrounding the approval of the treatment.

These are the ones I’ve picked up even without having great interest in the issue, so there may be more. Of course not all points are equally strong, and it’s all circumstantial. But it’s false to claim it’s just the IV.

And finally as u/dhork mention, the blatant lying is a clear indication it’s something serious.

I think you mean the standard for professionals. And it was not Betamax but Betacam that was an overwhelming standard for professionals because it qualified as broadcast quality.
But Betacam was also made by Sony, and used similar technologies to Betamax, but they were no compatible.

I am not aware that any of the DVCPRO formats were ever a similar major standard for professionals. In fact this is the first time I ever heard of it, but I lost contact with the industry, so I may just be ignorant about it.

Nope. It’s also not true that it was because Betamax was too late as many claim. Betamax came out in 1975 and VHS in 1976.
So Betamax actually had a slight head start.

The reason Betamax lost was that Sony had exclusive rights to Betamax, and they tried to monopolize the market.
VHS was a way more open standard all could use, which lead to the obvious result that everybody that made video-recorders made VHS.
With the way better availability and more competition on VHS recorders, and VHS being cheaper to make to begin with, prices on VHS were way more more competitive. This was a significant factor because video recorders were very expensive early on.
The tapes were also cheaper for VHS, which probably was a factor too.

This of course led to VHS also being by far the preferred format for video shops, as there was a bigger market for VHS videos.
Some claim that the way wider availability of VHS movies in video shops was a factor too, but this was IMO more a result of more people already owning VHS videos when video shops became popular. And if you loaned/rented a moviebox with your videos, those were also always VHS, for the obvious reason that they were way cheaper for the shop.

So in short, it was all about price and availability, because that shit was expensive early on, and I bet the porn industry chose VHS for the exact same reason everybody else did. It was cheaper for them, and being cheaper for consumers too, you could reach a wider audience, meaning you could make more money.

You want Brainworms?

Gosh, what happened?

Americans elected the malignant narcissist instead of the lesser evil.

That’s OK, I wouldn’t dream of buying American RAM anyway.

Only if you use their products and allow them to profit from it.

none of this apparent success is helping cost of living in Canada.

Except lower inflation is doing exactly that.
Most of the world has been through a period of increased inflation, but Europe is getting it under control now, and apparently so is Canada. So yes this should definitely be helping.

What’s really insane is that we can’t rule it out completely. USA is being run by a bunch of sociopaths, and Trump has dementia which undermines the little self control he used to have.

USA is absolutely an extremely violent and racist country, and both those aspects are obviously primitive. How else would you judge that?
USA also isn’t governed by “modern” laws, if you want to see modern laws in practice look at the Scandinavian countries.

Notice that I also write that other countries with Sharia law are primitive, the same goes for laws based on other religions like Christianity, and obviously the same also goes for practices based on racism.

USA is widely considered primitive in many ways in Europe.

You can disagree with laws, but claiming they are “primitive” and “barbaric laws” is a stupid, racist, and ignorant statement.

You are so so wrong, for instance the death penalty is for sure a primitive law that modern political and humanist sciences have clearly abolished because it’s immoral, and is against human rights, and for those reasons also illegal in EU.

USA is also in many ways a primitive society, not entirely unlike Iran. Extreme regulation against abortion that can cause the death of pregnant women, a dysfunctional democracy, extreme violence, harassment of minorities and homeless, and a shorter life expectancy than other western democracies, even democracies that are less than half as wealthy as USA. USA also has the bigger portion of its population in prison by far compared to any other country in the world.

All signs of a society that is morally and mentally is caught in the past, and has refrained from introducing improvements that are common in other countries that USA used to be ahead of.

I never claimed Iran was a primitive society before 1979 under the Shah. My claim is that they are primitive NOW, in part because they use Sharia law. They did NOT use Sharia law under the Shah!
But yes I am also very well aware that the Shah was instated by what was practically a coup against a democratically elected government.

Germany was absolutely also primitive during WW2, because it devolved to violence and extermination of minorities.
Russia is a bit more complicated, but very definitely a society that has not evolved as well as it could have.

I don’t really care that “they” used other terms, first it’s a false equivalence, and why should I be bound by false standards?

“stupid” and “primitive” are not synonyms.

No they are not, why would you think I used it as such? Iranian society is both stupid and primitive, both mostly a result of social religious insanity.

After islamic extremists came to power in the 1979 revolution

I agree, Iran was a better society in some ways before the revolution, and if USA hadn’t messed up their democracy, Iran would likely have been a way better society today.

they broke down Iranian society in many directions. Executions were widespread, terror was used to subdue opposition, women’s rights were trampled on,

You are basically making my point here. Mind you this was by the wishes of the population. Much to the frustration of Iranians that had to flee, that had hoped for a socialist revolution. I have actually known Iranian people here in Denmark, and they are very good people, BUT!!! They are not Muslims!!! Iran today is an Islamic country, and the population is overwhelmingly Muslim, and they overwhelmingly condoned what the new regime under the Ayatollah was doing. Including all of your above points.

Iran is a former empire

What they used to be half a century ago is irrelevant to what they have become today, also being an empire does not exclude being primitive. Russia today is an empire, and they are primitive compared to what they could have been, without a super corrupt dictator that has undermined Russian society for 30 years.

Doesn’t change the fact that the society has laws build on ancient superstition without reason.
A society build on primitives rules that follow such rules is primitive per definition.
Because the practice of such primitive laws guide all activity in a society.

What about death penalty to the victim is not primitive and barbaric?
How is a society that execute primitive barbaric laws not primitive?
Is it because they can make nice cookies?

How does this complexity you mention change that it is a primitive society?
Is it because it is not PC to call a culture primitive? Because then I’ve got news for you, some cultures are very obviously more primitive than others.

The world should follow Canada’s lead and nobody should visit from anywhere.

I think a lot of the world absolutely is, a few months ago I saw similar numbers from Europe, with Denmark and Germany among the biggest declines.

https://viewfromthewing.com/new-data-shows-europe-to-u-s-fall-travel-plunges-up-to-12-5-expect-fares-to-be-slashed-to-fill-seats/

Denmark is not in the chart, but it is very noticeable here, and although we are a small country we have higher tan average level of traveling and economic interaction with other countries.

Air traffic to USA down 8.9% is very significant, and way beyond any statistical variance or uncertainty. Numbers at that scale tend to change slowly, so by that perspective 8.9% is a lot.

And ironically the Canadian economy is up 2.6% in Q3, and industrial production is up 3.3%. And inflation is down to 2.2%!!
So Canada is doing very well on major economic markers despite the sanctions from USA.
USA on the other hand is not, and Trump is so embarrassed he won’t even allow his fudged numbers to be released.
I call them fudged because he fires people who release “bad” numbers, because Trump claims bad numbers are fake.

Iran is a primitive society based on superstition and where 1500 year old barbaric laws are upheld.
The same goes for all other countries that use Sharia law or other laws based on superstition or tradition.

I think you’ll have to be American to not be aware that this is how Americans are often viewed.
Obviously it is not all Americans, but it is enough to create that image.

That’s a very sensible recommendation, especially since the evidence of the benefits regarding helping prevent diseases like diabetes, heart attack and stroke that follow from obesity is overwhelming.

No, but Trump very specifically claimed he would get production back to USA.
Which evidently he hasn’t, but not only that, his policies have been harmful for production in USA.

North of the border however in Canada, things are going great despite sanctions from USA, and they have a 3.3% growth in industrial production, and 2.2% growth in their economy.

You are stating the obvious, but you can still talk about Americans in general.
And the fact is that there are clear traits and tendencies that are more common among Americans than most other nationalities.
Just go to youtube, and see a few videos of how Americans react to living in another country.
You will with a very high degree of certainty see the traits I mention observed when Americans see themselves from an outside perspective from almost any country.

As a foreigner this is easy to observe, as an American it may not be so obvious.
But USA is clearly extreme on American exceptionalism.

The past few years (decade) it has gone down a bit, because the non Republicans are beginning to see it.
New Yorker can hate Trump as much as they want, many of them they still share some of those fundamental traits.