tivert

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by tivert 2y ago
Oh, goody. Isn't it great the Democrats prioritized keeping "the groups" and their donors happy? You know, instead of actually reorganizing around countering the existential threat they complained so loudly about?
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by tivert 2y ago
> By now it’s well known that Trump desperately wants to proof his professor wrong By now it it's well known that globalization is for a fantasy world that doesn't exist, and people should stop listening so much to economics pr
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by tivert 2y ago
> Well, about that... I sort of think maybe our food supply is also one of those strategic industries. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It is, but our political system isn't wise enough to care. It's pissed away a lot of o
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by tivert 2y ago
> It isn't quite the same thing. There is a difference between trying to empower historically marginalized groups, and trying to re-subjugate historically marginalized groups. Not really. It's all language games. This is just t
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by tivert 2y ago
> Let’s turn it around. How does keeping the Jones Act ensure a competitive shipbuilding industry in the US? We could easily subsidize the shipbuilders, pay for training programs, and so on. But blocking competition just keeps the market
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by tivert 2y ago
> If you are protected from facing competition, then you don’t need to actually compete. Therefore, you don’t develop the competitive advantages. You remain at a competitive disadvantage, but it doesn’t matter since you don’t actually ha
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by tivert 2y ago
> But can that also make them more gullible? Oh definitely. They often don't have the experience to question what they're told or see the holes and deceptions in it. For instance: they'd be more easily fooled by a fake dea
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by tivert 2y ago
> In my experience, youth has little to do with honesty or corruptibility. It has a lot to do with naivete and not having the confidence to stand up when needed. There's a lot of easily indoctrinated, exploitable idealistic youth ou
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by tivert 2y ago
> Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Get your pink hat on, it's time to waste your energy on the wrong things. > Keep ignoring the world in front of your eyes. Edit: Also if you think the "world of maximal opposi
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by tivert 2y ago
> My experience was markedly different. But your experience with IT equipment does not generalize to all trade between the US and China, which includes more than just IT equipment. > This is weasel language that purports to convey a l
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by tivert 2y ago
So your plan is to freak out every time some junior backbencher proposes something, like it actually means something? You'll be freaking out all the time , and what will it accomplish? You might as well put on a pink hat and run aroun
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by tivert 2y ago
> Have you been paying attention to the kinds of things these people publicly say and do? Yes, I have. You didn't understand my comment, which was the motives for the tariffs (hint: they're not there to distract from Elon).
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by tivert 2y ago
And the market is the ultimate unaccountability machine. Just pay attention to how people use it as a justification sometimes.
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by tivert 2y ago
> Who said I was crying wolf? Trumps opponents, collectively, have been crying wolf. They've been saying we're just around the corner from a a dictatorship for years, and Trump had a whole term and a dictatorship didn't ha
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by tivert 2y ago
> Those quotes say nothing and are pure conjecture. Apparently not: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/world/us-tariffs-canada-c... : > When Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on China during his first term
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by tivert 2y ago
> The truth is (as I’m sure you all know) these are fees that we pay to the federal government separately when we import goods from these countries. Other countries don’t pay a dime. The mistake you're making is only considering fir
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by tivert 2y ago
> This is clearly designed to keep people busy worrying about their survival while Elon and them continue on with their hapless refactor. Huh? Trump's not engaging in some conspiracy to protect Elon. He's always liked tariffs,
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by tivert 2y ago
> Government has enormous power, and now that power is being used for evil and for darkness, and that's the problem. This order is "power is being used for evil and for darkness"? Come on, cut it out with the hyperbole. It
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by tivert 2y ago
>> Trump is constitutionally prohibited from running for another term. > Not if they change the constitution. https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo... Backbencher proposes something
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by tivert 2y ago
I'm tired of people crying wolf, like they've done pretty much every day since 2016. I'm not a fan of Trump, but his critics have pretty much squandered their credibility, and his political opponents have dumb strategies and
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by tivert 2y ago
> That is not necessarily true. The Hitlers and Putins of the world will happily sacrifice their own citizenry and their country's future for more power in the moment. Don't you think they'd be even more willing to sacri
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by tivert 2y ago
> Why is it clear that your life won't suffer more under domestic control than foreign control, other than reflexive jingoism? Domestic control has more direct levers and the gloves are off right now. Because foreigners are even le
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by tivert 2y ago
> No, because there's no contract necessary to purchase Macbooks. You don't have to sign a paper in a big room with lawyers to have a contract. Whenever you buy something, you're entering into a contract. It's got all
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by tivert 2y ago
>> Plaintiffs proposed a remedial term unique to Apple that would forbid any “contract between Google and Apple in which there would be anything exchanged of value.” > Wow That seems a little broad. Wouldn't it forbid Google f
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by tivert 2y ago
> Can you specify which are these "entrenched interests"? Labor (meaning anyone who works for a living) and anyone who's not prioritizing shareholder value above all else.
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by tivert 2y ago
So, knowing nothing about Pokemon, it was lost on me if 2024 was legitimate or not (I suspected not, but it seems the article kind of assumes you know when the cards should have been made). This article seems to give a clearer picture: h
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by tivert 2y ago
> "I'm from the government and I'm here to help" are words you like to hear? They're definitely not "the nine most terrifying words in the English language." Government is a necessity and performs imp
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by tivert 2y ago
> Paired with the Pixel 4a "update of death" it feels like Google is throwing in the towel on smartphones Yeah, but their hand may be forced: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/21/24326402/goog
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by tivert 2y ago
>>> The same - your “revealed preference” is different from your “stated preference”. > It tells me that you really like Truth Social and I shouldn’t believe what you say - you “revealed” your true “preference” That's what
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by tivert 2y ago
> The same - your “revealed preference” is different from your “stated preference”. Go on. How do you interpret that? What does that tell you?

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