You could say the same of history if you know nothing about it

It’s good for the artists, popularity is decided by the masses instead of a channel. But it’s bad for share holder value.

There are far more conservatives in academia than actual leftists. And there are more liberals in academia than both groups combined. See Catherine Liu for an example of an actual leftist who speaks on this dynamic.

And “States” when some are barely

That’s an ideal solution. The best solution is what works immediately and within your capabilities.

I just want a livable community that doesn’t make my kids sick.

Please share

“Progressive” is born out of trying to rebrand. Whatever label you choose, the media will define it.

You have the media saying empathy is bad. You are never going to win against the media by policing labels, that is what they do. You win by staying on message about the issues and policies.

I’ll do all that when the spec is written in stone.

Boss brought in a guy from some neighboring company doing smart screens or something, hyped how innovative they were. So we did an informal chat over lunch where I got to explain our domain and approached. Asked him his thoughts and he said I should ask AI. Like why am I even talking to the guy.

Please correct my ignorance, but didn’t Marx think Capitalism wouldn’t last this long?

I mean a slaver does work, it’s just that job shouldn’t exist in the first place.

To deny the difference is to deny what makes the spectacle compelling

OK, but who does it cost more? The person being interviewed is also burning opportunity and time but we assume it’s free because no one is paying them?

Hardware that dies in 5 years. At least the houses are still around assuming they didn’t get wiped out with those fires

That’s your choice to make and passing judgment doesn’t seem to have any material consequence. Compare that to a Palestinian, why should they care what kind of asshole we elect to office, when they care about whether that asshole will keep giving money to Isreal? They have different material conditions but I would not disparage their values over that choice. This idea that a choice is universally good or bad regardless of context is used to police our history, not just our voting. It feels very liberal coded.

This. I can understand an American not understanding the history of a symbol, the confederate flag comes to mind, but the eagerness to murder to make sure America is top dog is big red flag.

When exactly did fascism stop in the states? Was it after the Civil War ended slavery but didn’t give blacks the right to vote? Or when we gave them the right to vote but also sent their men to die in Vietnam? Or did it end with the USSR while we supported the genocide in Palestine? Fascism in the states exists on a spectrum and voting is often choosing which direction it will creep towards.

Not knowing history can do that sometimes