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by dfxm12 2y ago
If that's what you were talking about, you should have said that. Accounts are not people. This is not pedantry (and calling me names doesn't prove anything, either).
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Even before the takeover accounts could be "unverified", which makes a mockery of the concept of verification. Why? Accounts can be sold/hacked, and there is a lot of that on social media. A verified account may even be a h
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by dfxm12 2y ago
You think these aren't related? There are quotas to fill in El Salvador... Also, one illegal act doesn't excuse another. It's important to not willfully move the overton window over even more.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
It's important to note that this is not a new or unique feature of social media. At least in our lifetimes, conservative moguls have always had a habit of buying up as many media outlets as possible and polarizing the constituency with
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I think the fact that "the algorithm" capitalizes on negative emotion has been known for a while. The problem is that Zuck (and Elon, etc.) is at best motivated by making money, at worst motivated by swaying public opinion, and ce
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I guess you can consider yourself lucky that the Catholics you know get the big picture. There's a whole world of Catholics out there, and unfortunately, not all do. It does make the news. This is something we should be aware of. Here&
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by dfxm12 2y ago
JPII was a long running Pope. I would guess most people wouldn't know how conservative or not he was, or even what means in the context of the Catholic Church. He was the first Pope many of us knew, and the Pope who was with many of us
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I'm sure most people know the story. In the Twin Peaks pilot, a mirror reflection of a set dresser was briefly caught by the camera. Instead of editing this out of reshooting, David Lynch gave him a role in the show. Anyway, movies can
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by dfxm12 2y ago
DEI is not a law. I get how this misunderstanding is possible given how wildly the term gets thrown about by conservatives, like it is a boogieman that is the source of everyone's problems. Anyway, everyone is already ostensibly equal
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I don't think it is odd at all. In a choice between "our religion can't gain the membership to survive" vs "ok, we can bend the structure of our religion a little to make it more palatable for this huge amount of pe
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by dfxm12 2y ago
It's more about it being a long day for the faithful. Traditionally, you may have attended three hours agony, fasting, in addition to the liturgy (there's no transubstantiation), etc.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
The calculations involved in such research are very complicated because there are so many variables that can affect a ball's trajectory after being thrown. Case in point: the thin layer of oil that is applied to bowling lanes, which H
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by dfxm12 2y ago
It is exactly it. It's a means to lay off a bunch of workers without having to go through the legal red tape of layoffs designed to protect workers, including the WARN act.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
The biggest predication of anti-DEI stuff is white supremacy. Despite what they say, based on their actions, the best fit (or put another way, "merit") is clearly not a concern for the current US administration.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I used to be uptight about how to load the dishwater until I put away a load that was packed by my partner, "like a raccoon on meth", and noticed there wasn't a difference in the cleanliness. Now I just worry about buying new
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Some discussions benefit from real time communication, some don't. More than considering what the "best" platform is, I wish my org would pick one thing in each category and stick with it. We don't need teams AND slack.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
I always wondered who they learned from. What caused Nintendo to be this thorough, with technical and multiple legal hurdles so early on. Was rom cartridge piracy a big problem for previous cart-based consoles? What were their contemporar
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by dfxm12 2y ago
The point wasn't about if 4chan is unique.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Why would obsession with anime and (I assume Jaoan is a typo for) Japan lead to sinophilia? You know sinophilia means "love of China", and that anime and Japan are not Chinese, right?
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by dfxm12 2y ago
"Old Internet" doesn't have a very defined meaning, but I think it has more to do with design and functionality than a hard date. While I don't think relevance matters, 4chan is much more relevant than you think. Having
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by dfxm12 2y ago
That's not a complete answer, as mods can unflag stories. If they wanted it to be unflagged, it would be unflagged.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
it was all rhetoric and that it could never happen here I hear this a lot. It's fascinating when you consider how many people claimed to have voted for Trump because he is a liar.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Peaceful protestors were already abducted in unmarked vans during Trump's first term: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-us...
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by dfxm12 2y ago
The thing is, immigrants as a whole are less likely to commit crime than American citizens. If the administration was actually targeting violent criminals, I don't think there would be such outcry. However, there just aren't enoug
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by dfxm12 2y ago
What's true is that Trump's response here shows the mental gymnastics you're referring to are superfluous. The facts, laws, due process, etc. simply don't apply anymore.
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Related: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/11/military-contractor... As usual, beware of the military-industrial complex. Just like with Iraq, they will get what they want at the cost of the taxpayer
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by dfxm12 2y ago
You might be interested in the Hauge Invasion Act to get the US perspective on what would happen if the ICC tries to persecute a US official: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Who are "they"? Doctors? Do you have quotes to back this up? Because if we're considering the cause of vaccine hesitancy during COVID-19, every component was dwarfed by the full force of conservatives media, politicians and s
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Maybe the take away from this is that healthcare becoming politicized is a problem in and of itself. Maybe then, we should consider who is driving this, anti-vaxers, people pushing poorly regulated supplements as alternatives to tested medi
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by dfxm12 2y ago
Do you have evidence of any doctors preventing people from detransitioning or something, before you "both sides" this issue further?

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