«Можно хоть указы издавать про традиционные ценности, хоть книги писать про героев, хоть кино показывать о вере и самопожертвовании, хоть фестивали и форумы проводить о сохранении исторической памяти, но если в обществе существует и поддерживается восторг перед сверхпотреблением, перед богатством и роскошью, то дети будут проиграны и войны проиграны».
«Можно хоть указы издавать про традиционные ценности, хоть книги писать про героев, хоть кино показывать о вере и самопожертвовании, хоть фестивали и форумы проводить о сохранении исторической памяти, но если в обществе существует и поддерживается восторг перед сверхпотреблением, перед богатством и роскошью, то дети будут проиграны и войны проиграны».
Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. For example, WhatsApp restricted the number of times a user could forward something, and developed automated systems that detect and flag objectionable content. You may recall that, back when Facebook started changing WhatsApp’s terms of service, a number of news outlets reported on, and even recommended, switching to Telegram. Pavel Durov even said that users should delete WhatsApp “unless you are cool with all of your photos and messages becoming public one day.” But Telegram can’t be described as a more-secure version of WhatsApp. The original Telegram channel has expanded into a web of accounts for different locations, including specific pages made for individual Russian cities. There's also an English-language website, which states it is owned by the people who run the Telegram channels.
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