tacocataco

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by tacocataco 2y ago
Not everyone links their level of wealth to their self esteem. Different strokes for different folks.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
The minimum wage was meant to be a "universal basic wage", and it has been corroded to uselessness over time. $7.25 an hour What is different in modern times that would prevent the same from happening to UBI?
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Innovis? That's new to me. How long till they spin up yet another credit check corporation that I have no choice but to involve in my life? I was also informed you can freeze opening checking accounts here. https://www.chexs
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by tacocataco 2y ago
If people had a better work/life balance, perhaps more would have the mental bandwidth to jump through an Olympic gold winning amount of hoops like you did. The rest would probably use the extra free time to raise their kids/be wi
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by tacocataco 2y ago
We should stop begging the for profit house building industry to make affordable housing. Just use the army core of engineers and build the mega cities from Judge dredd.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
The prohibitionisn't over. The war on drugs is still going strong, even with marijuana legalization in many states.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Samsung appliances are awful. I'd rather do my own dishes or put my food in a cooler.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Last I checked, there was a movement in the biggest instances to defederate from meta's embrace stage of "embrace extend extinguish" playbook. I didn't check back to see if it got pushed through. Given the nature of the
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Nationalize it and fold the services into the post office.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Starsector is written in java and recently had an update. It uses a modified Version of Java 7 IIRC.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Every time you drive you put your life on the line. IMO that's a pretty huge factor. Is your job worth dieing for?
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by tacocataco 2y ago
IANAL, but the catch all that is usually used is the Commerce clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause
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by tacocataco 2y ago
If corporations are people, why doesn't their corporate charter get revoked while they "serve their time"?
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by tacocataco 2y ago
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re no
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by tacocataco 2y ago
There is no ethical consumption while living a capitalist way of life.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
We should all strive to automate what we can in a safe manner. The only reason it is seen as a bad thing is that the economic system coerced you into proving you deserve basic necessities.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Just prestige and start your career over. Not everyone wants what you want.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
A financial benefit?
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by tacocataco 2y ago
The voters, who elect the representatives who regulate the executives. Unfortunately the voters are handcuffed to the two party system by First Past the Post voting and the spoiler effect that comes with it.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Mondragon is probably something of interest for this discussion. It's a federation or worker owned enterprises. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Those employers are used to having economic coercion to push people into their arms. They cannot fathom treating their employees with respect. Their employees are tools to be used, abused, and discarded. Human resources.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
If we owned our own data truly, we could all have passive income.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
You'd think the salt levels would be much higher.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
> The tragedy in American civics is far too many are too poor, tired and/or uneducated to fully engage. Engage with whom? First Past The Post voting ensures I have no viable political party to vote for that would reasonably represen
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by tacocataco 2y ago
https://unhook.app/ I know it's an addon. I can't think of anything else other then using a different service.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Thanks
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by tacocataco 2y ago
> The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_t
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Haven't we been trying fines? Revoke their corporate charter, the survivors will take notice and behave. Or else.
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Trillions spent on defense, and there isn't a factory just sitting around waiting to spin up and crank out artillery shells for ukraine?
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by tacocataco 2y ago
Revoke their charter permanently? Sounds good, but what's to stop those responsible spinning up another company?

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