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by swed420 6mo ago
It's very inaccurate/loaded as a political post, but the choice of colors makes the intent fairly obvious. Politically speaking, in the US where everything is rigged by corporate media and a uniparty of capital interests with red&
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Or blue doesn't want to live in the world where only selfish/cynical people remain.
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Yes, the selfish-minded would end up with more selfish-minded people, and they'd be confused why their "low trust society" became even more low trust overnight.
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> It wouldn't be the first time tech gossip rags would take something Mozilla did out of proportion to make outrage videos about that become a hit on Reddit. Sounds like the issue here is paid social media platforms, where everybody
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by swed420 6mo ago
> I feel like it's people who just like the google integration in Chrome and want an excuse to run it, even though they feel like they should use Firefox because it's more compatible with their world view What world view is thi
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by swed420 6mo ago
That's a good start, but even that path has problems if orgs follow it as prescribed and do "too well" at it. Let's say your appliance is so well built that it lasts for generations: Great for the consumer, great for the
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by swed420 6mo ago
Point #2 ought to be good reason for us to move past our archaic consumption-based economies into something where less consumption isn't considered a "problem."
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by swed420 6mo ago
True. It seems more likely they're using this to drum up fear of tHe eNEmY to manufacture consent for more conflict.
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by swed420 6mo ago
> It would be extraordinary if Kirk could have grown his organization alive nearly as much as his death has. It would also be extraordinary if his organization could pursue the questions he was asking about Epstein before Trump called hi
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by swed420 6mo ago
Please show the statistics and explain how they prove the direction of causality you're so confidently claiming.
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Most people using the term "low trust society" are implying that certain subsets of the population are the cause of it, often with racial (non-white) and/or economic (lower class) components, whereas somebody like me views th
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by swed420 6mo ago
Right, but then TT control was transferred to the US, and overwriting any lingering memories with Approved Propaganda is trivial and undoubtedly happening already.
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> because entrenched interests want to remain entrenched even if it hurts the system overall. You might say it's because we live in a "low trust society," but not for the reasons the people who usually invoke that term cla
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by swed420 6mo ago
Cost of living varies by locale and changes over time, so you won't find a single number to answer your question. But it shouldn't be hard to determine what is a comfortable standard of living and what is not for any given time&#x
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by swed420 6mo ago
Exactly. Understandably, the people currently above water want to be able to sleep at night and believe things are just going to continue being acceptable from their perspective, so they may go to unknown lengths to convince themselves of t
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by swed420 7mo ago
Also, my favorite: https://hckrnews.com
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You're justifying evil using lesser-of-two-evils reasoning and then confused why evil remains. Consent.Manufacture();
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by swed420 7mo ago
So am I, at least for when it comes to groceries. I can't say the same for other domains. Unfortunately, experience shows these rare gems are often one generation away from going to shit when the principled types retire and are replace
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by swed420 7mo ago
Anybody have familiarity with Friendica to know how it stacks against the common pitfalls listed here? https://www.noemamag.com/the-last-days-of-social-media/ Seems like it maybe suffers from the "fiefdom" &#
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by swed420 7mo ago
Personally I think concepts of DEI had a purpose (long before that term existed) and then at some point became gradually less relevant or needed to be adjusted to the point that it was counterproductive in many ways. It was a bandaid hack w
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by swed420 7mo ago
It's pretty easy to see the vast difference in attitudes of Costco employees versus Walmart, etc. It turns out that if you treat people like humans, they'll return the favor. Costco knows this and uses it to everyone's advant
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by swed420 7mo ago
> Whenever you see companies engaging in political positions, know one thing: it's not you they have in mind. Yes, those pesky political companies... * Paying their employees above average wages * Working with their suppliers to ach
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by swed420 7mo ago
> I’m not discounting you feeling this way proceeds to discount parent comment with handwavey argumentation
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> All the companies are competing to be the biggest inconvenience to everyone else while scraping as much stuff as they can. So the invisible hand is just a middle finger?
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by swed420 7mo ago
"Here's why disappearing white collar jobs leaving only undesirable low-paying jobs is a good thing. Use this one weird trick to win big!"
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> I don't think I've encountered anything else that requires negative voltage relative to ground Automotive collectors can probably still relate to cars from the 1920s-50s having a "positive ground."
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by swed420 7mo ago
https://radicle.xyz/
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by swed420 7mo ago
Understandable. For awhile now I've wished for a tool like this, except it would also incorporate previous discussions that match the same/similar node sentiments in order to encourage group dialogue that builds on previous discus
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Cool concept. Have you considered submitting a Show HN post?
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by swed420 7mo ago
Definitely, thanks for this. Anyone reading this far looking to optimize sleep, don't forget the basics of consistent schedules/meals and regular exercise. Personally, I can't exercise or eat too close to bed, as it keeps me

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