zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 8 minutes ago

I read it and still share the same response. You expect him to say he will not hire someone to coordinate trash pickup based on their foreign policies? Lol okay.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 7 hours ago

The thing about these ~~woodchipper~~ orphan grinding machines is that as long as you are throwing others into the machine you get to stay in the back of the line.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 17 points 1 day ago

They want artificial employees to discipline the labor market but what they will get instead is a deskilled labor force and business structures that are even more resistant to adaptation.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 1 day ago

Admittedly I struggle to comprehend how one can express regret without also expressing a desire to change their pattern of actions. I see businesses do that because they can act like a psychopath. Which I guess is why I don't see it as an apology but a giant red flag.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 2 days ago

South Korea has the death penalty for people who perform capital flight. So let the billionaires leave, but not as billionaires.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago

Guy actually wins the election and the popular vote and you say he did worse than Harris?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago

It's funny, we hear about "be nice or you will push them further right" but really it's the shitty policies that push people to look for more extreme solutions. Wait, that isn't funny...

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 2 days ago

One thing I learned from non-violent communication is that we are not responsible for their feelings. To worry that we might say something that can push them further down a rabbit hole is them weaponizing their emotions. We should treat them with greater civility than they showed here, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't tell them how odious their politics are.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I feel like an apology is more than saying "I was wrong", it's also saying "I will do better in the future".

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 7 points 2 days ago

That's all hard to do when billionaires are the ones structuring society. The point is we don't get to choose corrective societal actions unless it is an exercise of individual privilege. I would have loved to take the train to visit relatives, but it literally is not an option.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 2 days ago

Urban centers have less waste or CO2 per capita than their rural or suburban counterparts. The problem is our pursuit of ever increasing profits is extremely wasteful but is currently how states gain influence.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 3 days ago

It's barbarism or socialism. Choose wisely.

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