magicfractal

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by magicfractal 2mo ago
Not interested in what this zionist who believes in unscientific fairy tales (no evidence for anything in sapies, the opposite)
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by magicfractal 9mo ago
Author did a huge rationalizing that they’re working on an useless BS job (according to the david graeber definition). It is ok in capitalism to just do your job and maximize income but there’s no need to lie to yourself that the work is us
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by magicfractal 1y ago
This is just what Lenin said about monopolistic capitalism. Free competition reduces profit rates which can’t happen in capitalism.
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by magicfractal 1y ago
So it’s now becoming an extremism right space in 3…2…1…
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by magicfractal 1y ago
Pretty clear this is a problem to be solved in a universal healthcare system where everyone works together to iterate in lockstep
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by magicfractal 1y ago
Nothing like opening up Hinge to radicalize an individual!
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by magicfractal 1y ago
Before AI, copyright was a way to increase profits for the ruling class, now with AI it’s disadvantageous to keep copyright to the detriment of the petite bourgeoisie (like artists and self-employed software engineers). It’s the rule in cap
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by magicfractal 1y ago
This is one example of ways that the US empire supports the economy of Israel (the 51st state). I would be very surprised if there isn’t a political element here.
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by magicfractal 2y ago
Yeah, seems like everything is much worse off but somehow a higher dose of neoliberalism will definitely fix things, just give it more time
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by magicfractal 2y ago
Just to point out that the reason why solar panel costs have been decreasing is because china as part of their 5-year plans set solar energy as a national priority and the world is now benefiting from their upfront investments and economies
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by magicfractal 2y ago
As long as US imperialism exists, the US dollar will be reserve currency and the US will be able to print away problems. This is the exorbitant privilege the US has which is effectively extracting tribute from all international transactions
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by magicfractal 2y ago
That’s why I’m saying we shouldn’t care about voting anymore. The solution at this point is getting to the streets, mass strikes. Civil disobedience.
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by magicfractal 2y ago
The only way out is realizing that elections are not the only way to engage in democratic societies. That means organizing: at work, neighborhoods, churches etc to protest against the upcoming attacks that will come. History has shown over
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by magicfractal 2y ago
This is super interesting! Can you share more info/resources?
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by magicfractal 3y ago
I’m sure billionaires commit 1000 crimes a day (or do the unethical things that don’t qualify as crimes due to loopholes), they are just not prosecuted. What we often see is the criminalization of poverty.
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by magicfractal 3y ago
Now replace the Japanese with the Nazi and you’ll see how this is an absurd premise for a movie
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by magicfractal 3y ago
That’s with 1.1C global temperature increase. Current trends point to >2C by the end of the century.
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by magicfractal 3y ago
That’s an actual government doing something it is supposed to do.
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by magicfractal 3y ago
You know it’s only getting worse right? :/
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by magicfractal 3y ago
We all know what is going and what must be done: Market-based solutions for the climate crisis have failed and are too slow to address the issue, all current oil reserves should be immediately valued at zero dollars. Many governments have b
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by magicfractal 3y ago
He was free to chose his own pronouns and keep his gender ideology to himself. The company is also free to chose the policy that maximizes the well-being of most employees. Instead, he decided to engage in proselytizing at work, well deserv
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by magicfractal 3y ago
I unfortunately have never worked in a company where product managers are actually accomplishing their job descriptions due to the fact that most simply do not code and do not understand engineering in depth and hence can’t concrete/fe
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by magicfractal 5y ago
Basic income is the only way to break this cycle perhaps?
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by magicfractal 6y ago
Couldn’t find source code for the model training or the dataset, is it available?
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by magicfractal 6y ago
it’s very sad, this is clearly someone that has suffered a lot of trauma and abuse and feels completely powerless. Imo, we’re seeing what the US immigration system does to folks, all labor protection laws are useless if you have one month t
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by magicfractal 6y ago
Thanks for bringing this up btw, it’s a very interesting topic I hadn’t thought about. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_transmission_of_HIV
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by magicfractal 6y ago
And they would be indeed under no such obligation (their body, their choice) but if the worst happens it would be their responsibility.
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by magicfractal 6y ago
I don’t agree with that (in fact, that specific case is a crime similar to physical aggression in the country where I live).
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by magicfractal 6y ago
Right, I’m assuming that covid, like most diseases, won’t be transmissible after the vaccine. You’re also assuming that everyone will take the vaccine at the same moment in time, which won’t be true. Also, some people won’t be vaccinated on
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by magicfractal 6y ago
On mcdonalds, the only damage is to oneself (not others) so should be fine. On carbon/pollution is much harder to show a direct cause and effect between one’s actions and harm done to another individual. But it seems logical to me that

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