Well I used the
https://www.census.gov/popclock/ and got a percentage 4.39548 % at that moment. But yeah, the waste levels are ridiculous. The US is turning into a landfill, other countries don't have the space to just dump and forget.
I think there may be something in old men "boomers" being atypically hopeless compared to the world average. So many are just WTF whining assholes? Wasteful, just junk everything. E.g. bugging me this moment. I'd repaired an AC unit for a friend-of-friend retired ex-pat, a classic "gringo" health tourist. Basically a poor retiree, under-educated middle management man who can feel a little richer here.
Unit was 6 years old, a year over warranty but he was complaining about it being noisy & disturbing him. "I dunno, just makes a weird noise!". Ok, fan was in bad shape etc. I'm not a repairman but I'm not stupid. I got four brushless 120mm DC fans instead (more fans, slower speed), a thermostatically controlled pulse modulated fan speed controller when I was downtown and in 20 minutes, whisper quiet upgrade, de-icing perfect, sweet job for $8. That was two days ago.
This morning I saw a new AC unit being delivered. He's giving me "I know you did your best but the noise was still there and you can't fix anything for $10".. So he gets the new unit in and as the guys finish... the "noise" is back. It is just a f*^kin bird in a tree outside, a little brown one that is everywhere in Colombia. He's been here for years, a dull man-cow at only 72.
Ok not the best example but like most of the old duffer gringos, there is always some pathetic stupid crap and they are always bullshitting their glory days. My grandad's generation was not like that.
The boomer generation, not role models for any younger men (or women).
Off for a long lunch.
