In the short term, I think that collectively being Karens about it would be able to reverse the pressure, by steering the monopolists away from oppressing us. Because they are mainly motivated by money.
In the long term, take away their monopoly power.
I meant pressing the payment processors, like those prude activists are.
Just because they always have been doesn’t mean it’s good. It’s definitely not good for private companies to have monopoly power like that. That power will only be used for their gain (and our collective loss).
I am a strong believer in democracy. I don’t think that the answer to a bad government is to reduce the power of the government, because that power will inevitably go to undemocratic institutions. Only the government is accountable to the people. So even when the government is currently controlled by people I dislike, I still want more things to be brought under the power of the government rather than privatized.
The answer to bad government actions, in my view, is to fight for a more democratic government, and zealously advocate for good ideas among the voting population.
Since this is caused by activist pressure on the payment processors, perhaps a grassroots activist campaign of our own could change their mind. Especially if we threaten to stop using their services in favor of any competitor that allows all legal purchases.
In theory, crypto could be good for this, but crypto is used (and designed) more as an investment than a transaction tool.
Also, the issue here is not centralized currency under a government, it’s centralized payment processing under monopolistic private companies. Crypto is not required to solve that, all that is needed is an alternative payment processor (in an ideal world, probably a public one run by that government, since in a modern world that seems like an essential service to me).
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That is the reason why I couldn’t get into Satisfactory when I tried it. I found it not enjoyable because of how hard it was to see what I’m doing with those massive machines blocking my view.
Fellas, is it woke to like attractive women?
My form of denial was thinking that I didn’t really care about my body or my gender, so I might as well stay as a guy since I’m attracted to girls anyways. And then I didn’t actually seek out any relationships with girls anyways. And I didn’t pay any attention to my appearance as a guy.
So, in hindsight, I have never been okay with being a guy, I just dissociated.
I don’t think that telling people that they can transition if they want to violates that. The decision of whether or not they want to is up to them.
It’s not too late to change teams!
I too am gay, horny, and hate answering the phone.
Best case scenario is that it further divides the pro-corpo vote and on the other side anti-corpo politicians like Mamdani get more traction.
Depends on what they were banned for.
Wanting a partner who would act like that does fit the vibe, I think.
I’ve never had an issue with ice cubes fracturing in the twist trays if they’re trapezoid shaped, since it just makes them pop up when they’re squeezed by the angled walls. The newer ones I’ve seen that are rounded instead have a lot more issues, though.
It certainly seems like it should be simple to find a good one. It feels like we perfected the technology ages ago and then for some reason no one kept making the good ones. XD
That listing looks like it might be good at face value but it also seems potentially suspicious. I’ll probably see if I can find third party reviews of it to double check (compared to the Amazon reviews that are easier to spoof).
If it were government controlled, it would be accountable to the people, to the extent that the government is democratic (ideally, much more than it is now), and would also be run as a service rather than for profit.