zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 6 days ago

Surrendering power and appeasing dictators, famous for not backfiring. /s

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 12 points 6 days ago

Male FUPA. The lower abdomen above the genitals that is extra fatty on the individual.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 6 days ago

You wouldn't know it looking at his approval rating...

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 6 days ago

Bo Burnham explains why with a song: https://youtu.be/oDQXFNWuZj8

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 12 points 1 week ago

Maybe, but it's all academic if we don't have the power to get him nominated. I am reminded of a quip: "We elect people without power and we're surprised that they're powerless to change things". That is the best case scenario if the DNC had somehow nominated Bernie. We need to build power, no matter what our strategy or objective. Highly recommend reading this over doom posting: https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 1 week ago

Underated article. Do not surrender political space, find community, trust yourself, make strange alliances.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We can keep telling ourselves Mark Cuban's "opportunity economy" was good enough but objectively it was a flop with working class voters. Either it was a messaging failure or it wasn't populist enough, Bernie is saying it is the latter. If it was a messaging failure, then we're likely to conclude it is because our media landscape is toxic. Bernie would agree and say that is why we need a populist message to cut through.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

NAFTA and Wall Street bailouts come to mind.

In regards to Bernie, his premise is that wealth inequality is the core problem, which means tax the rich until they can't have an outsized influence on our politics.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 1 week ago

Oh, I think the people getting rid of Lisa Kahn have other ideas about competition.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they mean voting isn't enough and we all need to shit post harder

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy that ends with the least resourced groups dead. Good thing the capitalists are famously the least-strapped chuds around.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The call is coming from inside. Google CEO claims it will be like alien intelligence so we should just trust it to make political decisions for us bro: https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2024/ai/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-urges-ai-acceleration-dismisses-climate

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