jmanes

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

If their post is meant to persuade a super-minority of US political types (the far left) by talking down to them on a niche social media website, they are not doing a very good job. This is not how you convince people to join you. Then again, maybe they have no intention of doing this, and just want to lash out at anyone who will listen.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

This has been clear from the start. Netanyahu has spit in the face of Biden time and time again, taking US tax dollars and using it as he sees fit. Trump won't even require Netanyahu to spit!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (19 children)

Why is your first reaction to attack the left, when the right is standing in front of you?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Any working class person living in the elements of this economy will tell you it is not good; cherry-picked indicators in these reports be damned. When the people tell you they are hurting in numbers this large, leaders must listen, not ignore.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m curious as to how this manifests when advanced security is enabled. Advanced security on iCloud is supposed to make photos and many other services e2ee.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Optimistic thinking! But I’m afraid such protests are futile for many reasons. The biggest issue is that refusing to vote has no visibility; it is not like a real protest or real activism. You simply disappear in numbers small enough to not matter, and those in power will continually claim the power until contested.

There is no reconciling with those in power through pacifism. History teaches us this time and time again. Continue to vote while you can, and remember Trotsky’s ideals for when things go bad.

  1. Never trust the ruling class
  2. Control your leaders
  3. Have confidence in your own abilities
[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Our system is pretty broken, but if you’re given a lever to pull (voting) you may as well pull it. There is no benefit to be gained from opting out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I see more posts preemptively bringing up bothsidesism than bothsidesism itself.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I logged into Telegram today to this update from Durov. It reads like a bunch of hogwash from someone who is hiding something. They are eyeing investor funding soon, right? (EDIT: eyeing an IPO https://www.techopedia.com/news/telegram-eyes-ipo-as-it-aims-to-become-profitable-in-2025) A lot of things seem to be coinciding with him slinging mud about his competitors.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I didn't get recommended it here, but elsewhere. I ended up paying for a years worth last year and yeah I like it better than pretty much everything else. There is still a rare occasion that I need to use Google, but that is maybe once a week whereas with DuckDuckGo it was multiple times per-day.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe in the USA it is easier due to our relaxed (almost non-existent) business oversight from the government? Not sure.

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