Yondoza

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[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 2 points 51 minutes ago

I have to disagree, It is 100% accurate. The change will not make non-billionaire lives any better, but there is definitely change from the status quo. There are huge shifts with the cabinet appointments already away from qualified "Washington Insiders" to unqualified "Trump Loyalists". That is a huge change from the status quo. Even during the first Trump admin he appointed mostly qualified career politicians. This is different, as promised. It won't be better...

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I know what you're getting at, but people who voted for her are by definition people who thought she was worth voting for. When all is said and done, that is the metric that mattered.

If you voted for Harris this past election cycle her campaign either spent the right amount or too much time catering to you... From a game theory perspective.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The campaign connected just fine with the college educated working class. It didn't connect with the highschool or less education working class. IMO it seems the big party divide today is higher education.

Working class should refer to people whose income is primarily derived from selling their labor vs the value of their assets.

We need to start using the term working class correctly.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 55 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It is a really interesting, very scary technology that requires a solid institutional foundation to provide trust. Musk degrades trust, he doesn't build it.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

"...they [Infowars] strive to make life both scarier and longer for everyone, a commendable goal."

What a fantastic read.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I understand your frustration, and I think he is guilty of the things he is accused of also. I still think the justice department made the correct democratic decision of setting the precedent that the executive branch does not prosecute political figures when the electorate has a chance to make that decision.

I hate that the electorate decided that none of those offenses were damning enough to flush that turd, but that's democracy. He won the popular vote and it's up to those of us unhappy with the result to convince others that we need better leadership.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The justice dept went easy on Trump because it sets a very dangerous precedent for the current administration to use the power of the justice dept on political rivals. He was removed from office and his actions were investigated and displayed to the public. Under normal circumstances, those actions should make it so he cannot run again. The electorate are designed to be the check on political power, but it failed.

I fear elections no longer have that check. I do however believe the justice department made the right decision. I don't think it should criminally prosecute political rivals, because then we end up with situations like Nivalny dieing in prison. The justice department played it's role by exposing all of the criminal behavior, the electorate did not by allowing someone that dangerous back into power.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

...because he dodges bullets, Avi...

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

I've had good project managers that really do make things run smoothly and take a ton of stress of the team. More often I've had the worse than useless ones that add workload rather than alleviate it.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What kind of feeder is this?

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

I've changed my mind and I'd like to disagree with my previous statement. You can't pay people to care.

Very good point. I worked for an employee owned company and I hated the work, but loved the atmosphere. There really was this sense of everyone there working together to make everyone better. I don't think stock options can provide the same atmosphere, the employees need to have agency around leadership choices as well as the compensation that comes with it.

 

What preparations do you take when moving outdoor plants indoors for the winter? I'm mostly worried about bringing bugs inside. What techniques do you use to ensure you don't get infested over the winter?

 

The way I see it, the major barrier to countries implementing carbon taxes is the fear their economic competitors won't do the same, therefore hindering their economic growth needlessly. A valid concern.

Why don't some nations build an 'opt in' style Free Trade Agreement that allows any country to join as long as they prove they have implemented and enforced a carbon tax. Those countries then have high financial incentives to only trade within the 'carbon tax block' and any country outside is at a serious trade disadvantage.

I've (quickly) looked and have not found anything like this proposed (which is frankly crazy).

Would you support your country jumping into this FTA?

What are the unforeseen downsides or objections to a plan like this?

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