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amatulic t1_j439jcg wrote

Reply to comment by The_11th_Guild in [OC] The decline of the Mecha Genre in Anime (More explanations in comments) by The_11th_Guild

I think it's possible that mecha is still in a lot of anime but mecha is no longer the centerpiece, it's just part of the everyday world in the story.

Consider the Avatar movie, and the most recent installment Avatar: The Way of Water. The original Avatar came out about 13 years ago. Even then, the mech suits were just part of the collection of high-tech military equipment in the story, and the story certainly didn't revolve around it although it was prominently featured near the end. In the second movie, it was simply there as a minor element of the background.

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latinometrics OP t1_j437qte wrote

Reply to [OC] Uruguay slashed its informal economy by half in just 10 years. by latinometrics

From our newsletter:

Uruguay has outperformed all other Latin American countries when it comes to eradicating informality, cutting it in half in the span of a decade.

Informal workers don't pay taxes and are not covered by social security, meaning that, although employed, they don't have access to social benefits like healthcare or pensions.

Having said this, it's no secret that Latin America has a vast informal economy, with more than half of its population working informally. In this context, Uruguay has become an anomaly in the region, with only a 20% informality rate. This puts them closer to Europe, which has a 17% rate.

The improvement did not happen overnight, though. It's a result of decades-long efforts. What can other countries learn from Uruguay?

After starting the century with an economic crisis, Uruguay saw sustained economic success, outperforming other countries in the region. Labor formality is a natural byproduct of economic success, meaning that the economic context laid the groundwork for their decline in informality.

However, this could not have been achieved without successful policies by Uruguay's government in various areas.

  • First, in 2005 the country set up policies to reactivate collective bargaining aka negotiations between employees and employers on working conditions. This has led to stronger unions in the country, which have worked towards workers' inclusion into social security.
  • Second, the government has introduced several tax reforms, including tax incentives for employers to integrate their workers into social security.
  • Lastly, the government has introduced other social programs, such as unemployment insurance and healthcare modifications.

Even as the pandemic brought about an increase in informal employment across Latin America, Uruguay's informality surprisingly decreased even further by an **estimated 3% during this period. **

This phenomenon is still being investigated; however, some experts have pointed to a generalized failure of small businesses in the country, driving labor into larger companies operating in the economy's formal sector.

Source: Our World in Data

Tools: Rawgraphs, Affinity Designer

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FailOsprey t1_j4378bu wrote

Reply to comment by GladstoneBrookes in I analyzed 11000 products of a Dutch supermarket to find the cheapest sources of protein [OC] by MemeableData

This is a well-put synopsis. Whenever I'm carousing these sort of posts, I'm blown away by the emotional connection people form with their diet. It's by no means a new phenomenon; most ancient cultures literally worshipped what they ate.

Although meat is delicious, it is incredibly inefficient. If we put more effort into developing and promoting vegetarian sources of protein, all the resources waisted on livestock could be put to better use.

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