This says nothing about Saudi Arabia deliberately ending the deal or wanting to opt-out, as OP’s article implies. At best, they’re saying the deal reached some natural expiration date. There have been no public comments either way to suggest that the deal has expired, anything out of the ordinary has happened or that it will not be renewed if this is the case.

More importantly, this is an opinion piece on the stock tip section of a website that is notably not a news agency. If this were true, it would represent a massive Geo-political shift and would have been widely reported by now.

This story is nonsense.

No news agencies are reporting on this and I can’t find another source for what would be one of the most consequential stories in the world if it were true

They have 2 robots so far. I believe they can make it to 5 by next year and the other 995 will just be people in spandex suits like the first time he announced these things

“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

This was a fascinating read

Africa: Liberates itself from imperialist colonisation in the decades after after WWII

USA: Takes advantage of the post-war European Imperialist vacuum to go and do some imperialism for itself in Latin America, Asia and later the Middle-East

Africa: Mistrusts USA

USA: Pikachu shocked face

I agree that we need class consciousness and to unite the working class across the generations, but age is still a dividing line for Tory and Labour voters.

The majority of people over 60 voted for Conservatives in the 2019 election. It was 57% Conservative for those aged 60-69, and 67% for those over 70. Age is still a predictor of how Conservative people vote, so the generation divide isn’t just propaganda. And young people know this from their lived experiences.

I will say that it’s not the elderly’s fault. All of the media that caters to them is Conservative-leaning at best, and full-on Far-Right at worst. We won’t change anything in the country until we shut down the bullshit that pollutes the airwaves, newspapers and social media

Why are they the butt of so many jokes?

A little bit of ageism, but also it feels like they’re fair game since their vote is the most sought after and politicians bend over backwards to keep them happy.

It’s great that we take care of our elders, but when they get Triple lock pensions guaranteed by both parties while young people are saddled with increasingly higher student loan debts and higher rents/mortgages, resentments build up. They have in many ways voted to fuck the country and youth over the years as well. So it feels more like punching up than punching down

I think there’s some truth to being afraid to give up. But I can’t see myself in any other industry, and I am proud of my work whenever I see it in production/being used irl. So that makes me think I’d always enjoy being involved with building stuff in some way.

In response to your last question, it might be both. I think my current job is a push factor, and the new field is a pull factor. As other commenters have rightly pointed out, I’m not enjoying my job. I don’t know if that means it’s wrong to recognise the signs that I might not be as motivated as I should be, though.

What else do you think would be helpful to know?