> it's clearly pointless

That depends what the aim of the war is. Is it to win, or just a distraction?

You're probably right. The wars have served their purpose, i.e. distract voters from domestic issues. Who in power cares if they win or lose if they're still in power?

What would qualify as having won? Every Palestinian dead?

I'm not a fan of Morrisons, but they do have a great range of booze.

Why wouldn't they? There's been very little repercussions for anyone so far. Apart from the Netherlands bracing itself for sanctions from America because the ICC dared to suggest someone might have done something wrong.

Or any of the other million or so sci-fi stories that predicted this might happen.

The real advantage of AI is the fact it can be blamed, absolving any humans of responsibility or repercussions.

It will gradually introduce tumors into every codebase, every academic institution, every board of directors, every intelligence agency. But hey, at least no one will suffer reputational damage!

I think it's something to do with them issueing an arrest warrant in November 2024 for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity as part of the ICC investigation in Palestine.

> but can be overwhelming

That's an understatement and a half. It's massively over engineered and complicated, especially when compared with (say) the dashboard on Itch.

I guess that's what the EU is trying to be.

The EU is specifically European - its in the name. Many of the arguments for the Eu that came up during Brexit were based on the importance of geographical proximity and shared culture.

> The EU is specifically European - its in the name.

I don't disagree, but by this standard North Korea is a democratic republic, and Turkey's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a bit odd.

The EU has also been pushing for free trade agreements, tho (the Canada one, mercosur, the abortive US one).

Yes,but it also does not want more than free trade with anyone outside Europe.