TheStaffmaster

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[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

So you're saying that they'll Sioux?

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

it's like Pizza bagels.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

that's just the D.A.R.E. program talking. Weed is... ...just great.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I did get it and I'm still not. See also Prozac, Wellbutrin, Ritalin, and Imipramine. Instead I got to be a Bitter INTJ diagnosed with Aspergers in my 30's

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Socialism has been the death of more people mainly because of Capitalist sanctions/meddling to make it fail.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

froopy dude coming though

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

getting older is realizing the Unabomber may have had a point...

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Look, I got a DEFINITIVE ARTICLE and NO numbers. Only the OGs rock that stuff.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Sadly toyotas and Hondas are outliers in this area. Owned A 15' Venza until it got t boned this winter. still a bit cheezed about that. GREAT car, BTW. 110% recommend if you find a used one with low miles.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

wait till I tell you about refried beans

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

In the 1990's you could look in the Uncle Henry's and get a decent used car for like $300. you'd register it, and it would last you a few years until it was too expensive to fix, (or it wouldn't pass state inspection) then you'd move on. In the early 2000's you could look on craigslist and find a decent used car for $500. Same deal. But by the time the housing bubble burst, I came to the realization that whatever the price of the car was, it would cost you $3,000 at the end of the day just to get it up and running. By the end of the 20 Teens, that number was $5k, and side of the road sales were junk that the seller knew was about to be REALLY EXPENSIVE to fix so wanted out from under it. These days, don't buy used from a private seller unless it's a collectable: the car is a money pit and they know it. This is one of those things where the auto industry enshittified to kill the resale market. Now they are starting subscriptions for features you used to get as standard. the infuriating thing is that the tech exists to build a car that will last 30-40 years, little major maintenance, but "it's not profitable," so they won't.

 

I was thinking that, as it applies to Intellectual Property mostly, there comes a point at which a service or idea gains such traction and ubiquity in it's use or implementation by humanity as a whole, that to apply any form of creative control or ownership to it is morally wrong, on philosophical grounds. This could also apply to physical objects as well. In short it's the concept that Total Ubiquity defeats Copywrite and Patent as a matter of course. If said thing requires upkeep, it is not a thing that CAN be "owned" but rather operated in stewardship.

I feel in our current Late-Stage Capitalist quagmire this might be a controversial proposal, so I wanted to bounce it off of some other people to get their take on it as an idea, and if there are any similar philosophies like it (other than communism, obviously).

I got to thinking about it after landing on the Google start page and coming to the realization that so much of our world relies on what Google provides that for one corporation to be in sole control of it is a security risk in of itself. I understand I'm probably preaching to the choir here, so try to be objective in your answers please, but don't feel the need to censor yourself either. Thanks, I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

 

r/AskReddit had a thread that asked how people thought the trump administration would end. I have never seen so many [Post removed by Reddit] notifications. I complained that not being able to threaten violence against these TEMU Nazis was just enabling them. Yeah...

I appealed, because, Show me where exactly I actually made a"credible threat of violence" BRUH. I was just complaining that I couldn't, not saying I was going to. FFS. (I EVEN POINTED OUT THIS DISTINCTION IN THE POST!!) 12+ fucking years. Over 53K in comment karma. Poof.

So I did research to find alts for Ye olde Reddits and this place seemed to be the most recommended. So here I am! The real pisser is that I mostly used reddit to interact with the minecraft/hermitcraft fandoms, and was a member in (VERY) good standing in those communities. Reddit is going to hell in a handbasket and it's infuriating to watch. It used to be so lovely to post there, but this over reliance on AI moderation is going to be the death of it. Especially on the more political side of it.

Anyway, I hope this place works out better.

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