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I think a lot of Americans don't understand that the USA hedgemony isn't a divine right, it was a deliberate construction with tacit agreement of convenience from the western world.

Much like an economy, belief makes it so.

Much like the UK's arrogance has driven them into geopolitical obscurity, so will the USA's.

In 15 years, Americans are going to wake up and realize that their voices are irrelevant in the world. I don't know how y'all are going to handle it.

Lol oh shoot, I'm terrible at this app

100 million people even getting involved twice every four years (once for the primaries and once for the election) they could literally put anyone they wanted with any policy into the white house.

Pretending voting fixes issues? My brother in Christ you guys couldn't be bothered to vote! Trump lost ground in terms of absolute number of votes. Fewer people voted for him in 2024 than did in 2020.

Like jfc imagine saying voting doesn't fix things 2 days after an election where you forgot to vote.

I am on your side, and you are being vicious.

Asking you to treat me with respect isn't tone policing, it's basic human decency, and I believe you understand that.

If you have an concrete alternative interpretation I'm all ears. Are numerically fewer votes for Trump in 2024 an indication of growing support, and if so, how do you figure that?

Again, we're aligned, but you're lashing out at me out of frustration and anger and I expect you to be better.

If you want to engage in an adult discussion we can do that. I'm empathetic to your pain right now, but take a deep breath before you respond consider carefully if you're in a place to do so as your best self. Doesn't have to be today if you're not. Hit me up in a week. A month. A year. I'm here whenever you want a sober sounding board.

I'm not saying that she desereved the votes.

The comment I was responding to said the electorate swung right. I'm saying that's not what the numbers say.

The numbers say that the Dems didn't show up to the polls. It's absolutely the fault of the democratic party leadership: if you can't convince people to show up, your offering is insufficient.

So, I actually agree with you, and the point I was making was at a seperate point somebody else made.

I know you're hurting today but get ahold of yourself. Read and think before you rage at strangers on the internet.

I don't know if sentiment swung or if Dems just didn't show up.

Biden had over 80 million votes in '20. Trump had like 74. Trump got less total votes this year than in '20. Only problem was like 15 million Dems didn't show up.

If there is one thing you can count on from a Democrat "voter", it's for them to not actually vote.

The levers which incentives wages closing the gap on the "super inflation" are probably more realistic than the levers that would cause the prices of everything to deflate.

Not even the pope

Considering he asked twitter programmers to print out their pull requests Im not even sure he's not cosplaying a programmer

If a 45 year old not wearing a costume and strung out on Ketamine says trick or treat at my door, they're getting candy.

What am I, the fucking Halloween police? ACAB.

I completely agree that if there are tools that can allow a vehicle to "see" better than a human it's absurd not to implement them. Even if musk could make a car exactly as good as a human, that's a low bar. It isn't good enough.

As for humans: if you are operating a vehicle such that you could not avoid killing an unexpected person on the road, you are not safely operating the vehicle. In this case, it's known as "over driving your headlights", you are driving at a speed that precludes you from reacting appropriately by the time you can perceive an issue.

Imagine if it wasn't a deer but a chunk of concrete that would kill you if struck at speed. Perhaps a bolder on a mountain pass. A vehicle that has broken down.

Does Musk's system operate safely? No. The fact that it was a deer is completely irrelevant.