• k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    Not a specific example, but it infuriates me more than anything when people say it doesn’t matter that hardware, software and media are becoming increasingly dependent on an internet connection to operate.

    People lack the foresight to care that the things they are paying for right now, wont last like similar things do from 10-20+ years ago.

    Your old dvds, vhs, cds, vinyls, game consoles, tvs telephones.

    The current implementations of these mediums have taken ownership away from the consumer, and nobody cares.

    I anticipate a massive loss of historically pertinent hardware and information that will result in the new norm of paying for limited access to anything and everything.

    Maximum consumption and profit, minimal preservation and environmental efficiency.

    Nobody cares, like we are all slowly boiling frogs.

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      21 days ago

      These devices also collect a lot of personal data. The internet connection isn’t necessarily for the device to be useful, but rather to serve ads or sell user information to the highest bidder. Just look at how cars gather data that insurance companies buy. Or the news that Jeep were going to start displaying ads in the center console.

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      21 days ago

      To offer another perspective. I personally don’t care. If everyone cared about owning the media they consume then movie theaters and libraries wouldn’t exist. I grew up in the era of VHS and DVDs but I never had a collection because I rented them from Blockbuster. I also rented video games. I chose to pay for temporary access. Even today, when I pirate a movie and have a DRM free file I permanently own, I will delete the file after watching it. I don’t want it.

      I get that the streaming/licensing trend sucks for people like yourself who like having a collection of physical media they own, but it honestly doesn’t bother me at all.

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        20 days ago

        If you torrent media, you should keep it at least until you have a positive ratio. Torrenting is a group effort, and every time someone has a negative ratio, someone else needs to overcompensate for it. If you don’t keep your ratios, you’re also making the torrent die, which is bad for media preservation.

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        20 days ago

        This is the exact attitude im talking about.

        Content, media, and art all Can Will and currently Does disappear FOREVER. You dont care because you got what you wanted out of it, but what about everyone else that deserves the experience?

        If the experience becomes desirable enough then yes, distributers will be happy to charge everyone again and again for it, until they deem the demand inadequate, then the content gets locked away in the vault, forgotten, deleted…

        There is no sense in this other than companies taking advantage of your complacency for profit.

        That all being said, i do appreciate you sharing your perspective.

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          20 days ago

          I pirated Paddington 2 the other day then deleted it. If that wasn’t available I would have watched something else. I get what you’re saying, but I also don’t take it that seriously. I mean, I watched Paddington 2. I’m not exactly a movie buff.

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      19 days ago

      not if you are a big fat P I R A T E 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

      hint: be one and stop financing the slop industry

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        19 days ago

        I buy the games that deserve it, when i can afford it.

        Over 900 games on steam, not garbage either.

        Piracy has its place, but voting with the wallet is important too.

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    21 days ago

    Trump getting elected in 2016. “The checks and balances will keep him in line” I was told.

    To that I say: go fuck yourself.

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      20 days ago

      I heard a lot of “you survived the first time, it’s fine,” when he got reelected. Ah yes, that pandemic we all survived. The constant food recalls where none of us got sick. The uptick in gun violence that made all of us so safe and cozy. Not to mention the famously survivable ectopic pregnancies!

      No big deal indeed.

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    19 days ago

    “Capitalism isn’t a big deal.”

    As though giving a select few billions won’t corrupt the nation around them over time.

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    20 days ago

    I had a discussion/argument in ~2018 with a friend who is/was very anti-trump. I brought up the dangers of ICE and how, at the time, they were the biggest sign of an overtly fascist future. He immediately handwaved it and dismissed me as crazy.

    He’s got a degree in history education and was obsessed with WW2 history, so I didn’t think this would be a point of contention. But for a lot of liberals (including him) Fascists have to literally be wearing a swastika before they’re called what they are. Some won’t even acknowledge the existence of a Nazi Salute when they see one.

    Even today he’s obsessed with Trump as the single anomaly in US politics and doesn’t see the bigger picture.

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      19 days ago

      A force like ice is necessary though. Unregulated immigration does result in issues in the receiving country;that only works when 2 countries are economically similar. It’s their use that’s indictive of faciam rather than their existence imo

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        19 days ago
        The comment is about the case google won for collection and selling data of individuals and the ramifications of that case. This is the primary underlying issue in the present.

        The right to own and sell a part of a person—their digital self is ultimately a forfeiture of autonomous citizenship. It is also an implied forfeiture of freedom of information which is the third pillar of democracy. Allowing the ownership over a part of a citizen is giving up citizenship. This is why you do not own anything, and everything is a subscription, and enshitification; it is all due to this one core issue of your right to own all of yourself free from slavery including the sale and exploitation of a part of your person. This is a master link, the precedent that lead to where we are at. “The ads based internet” is about the sale and collection of your personal data with the intent to exploit you. That is a violation of a fundamental human right. This was never about banner ads. It is about placing people in information bubbles and spheres of influence. It is about stupid consumers and corporate overlords extracting taxes for every move a peasant makes. Such is the true power of controlling information. Like your internet search results are not deterministic. It does not matter where you search. There are only 2 web crawlers that are relevant in the present world; Google/Microsoft. All others indirectly query these two. They can fingerprint and track nearly everyone in real time. You are being targeted for more than just ads. This is the death of democracy because a citizen must be autonomous and well informed in any democracy and this is not possible when you can be manipulated through bowdlerization and targeted misinformation or overload.

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    20 days ago

    People not caring about their privacy and their data being collected and sold to everyone. “Eh, it’s not like my data is worth anything”. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be sold, moron. All those spam and scam calls you receive? Yeah, that’s because your “worthless” data is being sold, resold and spread out everywhere. But hey, if you fall for a scam and lose, dunno, 50k dollars, it’s not a big deal, huh?

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    19 days ago

    Pronouns. Especially bad when a 2SLGBTQIA+ person makes out like its not a big deal.

    Its the most simple, base level thing you can do (using correct pronouns for someone etc). Doing it is not a big deal. Its very easy. But if you choose not to, despite how small of a deal it is, then you turn it into a very big deal.

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    20 days ago

    When people dismiss children’s concerns. Maybe to adults is not a big deal, but to kids it does matter. I make an effort to pay attention and listen when a child tells me something.

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        19 days ago

        Absolutely and lets add that some children only disclose once to a trusted adult who might not always pay attention. It breaks my heart.

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    19 days ago

    Eating meat. It contributes 15-20% of the entire planets greenhouse gasses alone. And people do it just for pleasure. It’s mindboggling.

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      19 days ago

      people do it just for pleasure

      there are other reasons, and pretending there aren’t won’t help youconvince the people who continue to choose it.

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          18 days ago

          cost, culture, & convenience are the ones I usually refer. gas station hot dogs are cheap and convenient. turning down family recipes put a social strain related to culture. those are two great examples that cover all three. I’m sure you can imagine more: stopping for a fast food burger on your way to protest at the Capitol, etc.

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            Meat products are, per kilo, much more costly for their nutrient profiles compared with plant based alternatives. Any time meat is comparable, this is because of government subsidies. There’s a reason third world countries rely on plant based foods, because they’re objectively cheaper.

            There are many cultural practises that we’ve left in the past. Culture is not an excuse for doing objectively amoral things. I can’t say it’s my culture to sacrifice children, even if it is.

            I’d put convenience under the umbrella of pleasure. If we all lived our life based on convenience, people would drink drive, people wouldn’t care about consent, just because it’s easier doesn’t mean it’s right.

            If my morality was based on whether it cause friction with my family, what weak morals I would have? “In this house, we say the N word!”, “okay yes sorry mum, here I go saying the n word again!” Like, stick up for what’s right, don’t crumble because it might upset those who are objectively morally incorrect.

            Plant based food is objectively cheaper, culture doesn’t permit amoral acts, convenience isn’t a valid reason to do wrong, and if mild social pressure from family is enough to cause one to act immoral, then those morals were pretty flimsy to begin with.

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              18 days ago

              just because it’s easier doesn’t mean it’s right.

              i didnt say it’s right. i said it’s a reason people choose meat.

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              18 days ago

              Any time meat is comparable, this is because of government subsidies.

              this doesn’t change the fact that, for some, in some situations, it is a better source of calories-per-dollar

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              none of your arguments will hold water with the lived experience of most people. they don’t want to see the disappointment in their grandma’s eyes over something they don’t believe, themselves, to be a just reason for turning down her cooking. they didn’t see a problem with grabbing some food on their way to make the world a better place. your grandstanding is not only ineffective: it comes across as bizarre and unhinged.

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              18 days ago

              convenience isn’t a valid reason to do wrong

              we’ve been over this: most people don’t think it’s wrong.

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              stick up for what’s right, don’t crumble because it might upset those who are objectively morally incorrect

              most people don’t think eating meat is morally wrong.

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                18 days ago

                Oh god I didn’t even notice I was replying to you.

                Gross, you’re the worst, most bad faith debater I’ve ever had the displeasure of talking to.

                You don’t argue in any sense of data or fact, just shitty little retorts amounting to nothing more than “no, actually”.

                Don’t bother replying, I’m blocking you across all instances until you get an education, maybe when you turn 18 or something.

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                  You don’t argue in any sense of data or fact, just shitty little retorts amounting to nothing more than “no, actually”.

                  there’s no data you’ve presented to discuss

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                  17 days ago

                  you’re the worst, most bad faith debater I’ve ever had the displeasure of talking to

                  your accusation of bad faith is, itself, bad faith

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              18 days ago

              Culture is not an excuse for doing objectively amoral things.

              i think you meant immoral. as it turns out, culture is a great reason to choose amoral actions, and most people think eating meat is amoral.

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      What? Meat provide like 90% of my protein intake. What are you suggesting here? Stop living?

      Oh yeah, you are doing fine just by eating vegetables. I don’t.

      And no, I don’t eat meat to have pleasure. I eat it to live.

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        19 days ago

        If you have non-meat alternatives that are within your means and provide the same nutritional value, and you still choose to eat meat on purpose, then it is for pleasure. But if you have a specific circumstance that is preventing you from switching to alternatives, then that’s a different story.

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          I’m not disagreeing with you. My mother has been a vegetarian for decades. She suffers from blood pressure problem and constantly has to go see her doctor. Every time it gets worse she has to eat a small amount of meat to boost her nutritional level, but then she always goes back to being a vegetarian.

          If it’s OK for anyone to have a meatless diet, good. If further more he or she does it to save the planet, even better. But not everyone can do so, so I hope those who can do it stop pointing fingers.

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    20 days ago

    Dog poop in my car. The owner insisted it was not a big deal. I told them zero poop is allowed in my car and made them clean the seat.