docAvid

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[–] docAvid@midwest.social 5 points 6 months ago

Private ownership of capital altogether, but yeah.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Facebook is capitalist spyware and a social engineering tool. You have to remember that capitalism is not a normal power relationship, even though they have been working tirelessly to make the world believe they are -- capitalism is at the bleeding edge of techno-fascist authoritarianism.

OK you get the idea, and I'm not trying to defend China, but they're just one of many powers - most private - that are using tools like this. I'd favor legislation to break them all up, to say any social network over a certain size has to federate, to say no one company or government can own more than one social network, lots of possibilities I would favor, but cherry-picking TikTok seems like Congress is working for Zuck. Taking out one of the big players just consolidates the incredibly dangerous power of the others.

And truthfully, in my time scrolling TikTok, I've generally found the content to be a lot less manipulative, more liberal, and more democratic-leaning than on capitalist social networks, so if the CCP is actively using it for social engineering, they're doing a terrible job of it.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

My only quibble is that I think the top marginal rate should go back at least to the 94% it was in 1944, not just 70%. In fact, I'm not sure there is any reason the top marginal rate shouldn't just be permanently set to 100%, with the only variable being how high that margin is.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Undecided voters aren't influenced by anything as far out as the primaries. There are, however, a large block of angry voters who are tired of holding their noses in the general election, who will absolutely be influenced, badly, by people telling them that now they aren't even allowed to vote their conscience in the primary.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago

Wolverine and Hobbes?

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 8 points 8 months ago

Oh man. I don't remember seeing that one before. At least he was under the umbrella. More evidence that Hobbes might have belonged to Mom before Calvin. Although it could also just be that she knows how important Hobbes is to Calvin.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never been to PenguiCon, I guess.