Capitalism is great, but it absolutely must be tempered by regulation.

The problem comes when the capitalist gains influence over the regulator, aka, regulatory capture.

As an Xbox junkie, I want more stupid games on the Xbox platform.

But even I can recognize how bad this is for the industry.

Fair warning: This only works if the other party, or the people watching the argument care. If the other party is just arguing in bad faith, don't expect to have a productive conversation. If the people watching the argument don't care and just want to see a spectacle, logic ain't gonna work.

You can also find it on Mastodon, @[email protected]

Conservative LGBTQ+ people make the mistake of thinking their richness or whiteness outweighs their LGBTQ+-ness in the eyes of their fellow conservatives.

It does not. You are being kept around as a trophy. You are who they are referring to in "Some of my best friends are gay!"

The instant it's no longer expedient to have a gay friend nearby, you'll be dumped.

You won't get an honest answer, because an honest answer is about how they want to go back to 1950s American, where straight white men were the only demographic that mattered.

Remember, elections have consequences. While, at least in the US, neither party is perfect, Republicans are actively engaged in climate denial.

Vote accordingly.

By the 57th Rule of Acquisition, "Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them," Reddit is being a bad Ferengi.

The neat thing about the log4j thing was even a cursory explanation of the vulnerability made anyone with a passing familiarity with security say, "Why the fuck would that even be a feature?!"

I have had this in my ublock origin filters for quite some time. Seems to do the trick:

!www.youtube.com
##.ytp-ce-element

That's kind of the point, though.

If people weren't bothered, why would reddit need to change?