beiz

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by beiz 3y ago
but it isn't an island, because there is a global search index, allowing you to access information from each of them at will. certain hobby forums are still central (i personally use them for my poultry, aquatics and ttrpgs hobby) - th
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by beiz 6y ago
there is the icelandic althing which has been around since 930. but as per your point, no matter what, growth and change is necessary for the survival of an institution - especially one determined to last.
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by beiz 7y ago
they already inflate it. all currency is currently regulated by the banks and value is purely artificial. you can thank the UK housing bubble. the banks realized digital currency is great because its not regulated, and created money out of
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by beiz 7y ago
the whole war in the middle east has been because the euro was about to become the new reserve currency, everyone, including china, was on board of this move - everyone, except the US. this is after the fact that nixon burned all of europe&
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by beiz 7y ago
They are allowed to own and maintain and control these systems. No one is forced to use them, and if the US abuse it, they lose the control they currently are allowed to possess.
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by beiz 7y ago
> Those are US assets and the US are free to... GPS is a derivative of Håkan Lans AIS. The US military built the satellite network yes, but had they not shared it, another network would have been constructed to take its place as the tech
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by beiz 7y ago
> False. False. False. The US has no responsibility, they own it. They own it and share it, they get control and everyone else gets a service, the moment they abuse their control, everyone else will stop their dependence on it. that mean
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by beiz 7y ago
because as you say, everyone has the ability to switch away from US control if the US abuse it; which is happening - or rather, corporations abuse it and politicians aren't doing their job by stepping in to stop them. politics is like
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by beiz 7y ago
I don't have the economy to run my own server which would be more expensive than buying their 5-year subscription plan.
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by beiz 7y ago
thats a very US-centric view. not everything is monetary, certain things are simply setup with intent of management and responsibility in a global world. DNS is one of those things, GPS another. do note that neither of these are exclusively
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by beiz 7y ago
i want to like StandardNotes but they basically force you to use the 5 year plan and it's much too expensive a cost to pay straight up (but i could and would use them if they slimmed it down to an annual charge, maybe even bi-annual, t