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@artemis Lately (for the last couple of decades, anyway) I find myself thinking: "what is the US such that defending it is vital and opposing it is traitorous?" not to mention "why should I be upset if we were somehow meaningfully invaded by another country whose government is clearly more egalitarian than ours? What, exactly, would I be defending, and why?"
...and I keep coming back to the idea that nationalism is basically an authoritarian trick to keep people in line. The things we're being told to be loyal to are not the things that actually matter.
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ICYMI yesterday: Six theses on the historical significance of the midterm elections.
A diminished MAGA government remains acutely dangerous. But the path to consolidated authoritarian rule is shut. America must use this fleeting window for transformation.
Some thoughts from my new piece:
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https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/014f72cf-2e67-4859-adcb-9ffc7916f155
@silverfox Hurrah! We can now restock our television for several more days, at a minimum! \o/
@devopscats dayyng. That's ridiculous, and sets entirely the wrong tone as well.
...which, I'm sure, is the intent.
@samueljohnson @Stuck_Here @ChaosSpectre @rfc6919 @xssfox
That... seems very unlikely to me. If it's true, then something else is going on. Branding the tpaper is perhaps better than switching to a super-cheap version, but if I ran that company (or managed the building or whatever) I'd really want to understand what the motivation was...
Do some employees maybe not have enough time/energy for shopping? Maybe a small number of employees have hoarding tendencies, and could use some therapy or an alternative way to satisfy their hoarding compulsion?
@theseliminaldays What @malcircuit said. 🥀
That loss of feeling-safe-ness really goes deep.
@computerchronicles @jalefkowit
Wait... that cover isn't satire? I mean it kinda has to be -- Wikipedia says Tiger Beat folded in 2021.
(edit: I see your image description mentions that it is in fact satire -- which, to my mind, means that nobody is seriously endorsing this as a good way of relating to politicians. ...so maybe I missed your point somehow.)
@QuestForTori Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish? [checks Wikipedia] Why yes, apparently so.
Now I sorta want to listen to Puffy...
@JackMexa4 @bich @susiemagoo @blogdiva
My initial point still stands: WTF is wrong with these people, OMG.
@JackMexa4 @bich @susiemagoo @blogdiva
Except it also makes everything worse for everyone -- including them, just not as much.
Also, anyone who would vote for something just because [they think] it's good for them even if they know it's terrible for everyone else is still f‼️cked up.
@bich @JackMexa4 @susiemagoo @blogdiva
I haven't seen the quotes, but he's probably the Mirror Universe version of my feelings: wtf is wrong with white people? Why would anyone vote for that authoritarian pondscum in the GOP??
We use an old GoogTV (hand-me-down) that's too old to connect to its original servers properly -- I just leave it disconnected from the network and plug a Linux PC (also a hand-me-down, rescued from the clutches of Win11) into it for actually watching stuff.
...but even a modern smart TV would work for this: just don't give it internet access. ...no matter how bitterly it pleads.
(Also please remember that the Algorithmic Companion Viewing Rectangle does not have feelings and cannot speak.)
There already is some cooperation between moderators on different servers, but mastodon.social has never been much involved in that as far as I know. They are also closely tied to the team that develops the software, which has historically been resistant to (or at least avoidant of) suggestions towards fixing these problems.
What other servers did you try previously? I'd be interested in hearing more about your experiences, and specifically any details about what went wrong.
@solane Best wishes to you in that endeavor! Yes, the fediverse does have some issues to address. Problems are being solved, over time, but we do need to be more effective.