sensiblepuffin

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[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, letting everyone make their own definitions of "being a good person" does not seem to be working out very well right now... So it might not be the worst idea to at least give feedback when you're being a piece of shit or positively impacting other people's lives.

Not if it includes severance... :(

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It is, but we should also examine why so many Japanese are fed up with tourists. People go there and act like assholes, interrupt people's commutes and disrupt their lives - all while extolling the virtues of the simple Japanese way of life.

They'll never understand anything. They'll plead ignorance in 10 years if we still have things like courts by then

Generally, and I do emphasize that, those who believe that "everyone should just do what they want" really just don't want their lives to be impacted by change. Which makes sense, since everyone doing what they want only reinforces the power structures that already exist in society.

Gay men, for example, usually have zero problems blending in as long as they don't get outed and don't "look too gay" (straight passing). There's a good reason why the RNC regularly crashes Grindr servers whenever it's hosted. And as long they can rail/get railed, then they don't want to upset the delicate balance of power in which they rail.

Oh no, someone used open source software for their own purposes, free of any monetary obligations or restrictions! Wait, that's the whole fucking point.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Probably not, because that's not how cognitive dissonance works.

It's true, he and JerryRigsEverything fill that niche.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In a group, half the people will be underperforming and half will be overperforming

So you think it's literally impossible for a group of people to all be performing well? I disagree.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They might not know what the future holds, but when you see very rich, very powerful people saying they sure would love to start WW3, it doesn't take a genius to think it's probably going to happen.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Fair point, but MKBHD isn't typically reviewing products for elite athletes only... he's a bridge between enthusiast/early adopter products and the general public. $900 for shoes is outside of that zone, imo.

What is, then? Trump has spent 4 months demolishing most of the systems that stop companies from abusing people, deporting random people because "he's definitely MS-13, look at those knuckle tattoos!", and crowing about his Liberation Day as it does nothing but jack up prices on most consumer goods. He still has a > 40% approval rate. What is America if not Trump's America?

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