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- Comment on Does the average person have no critical thinking? 3 days ago:
We felt poorer, so economists should be lynched!
The contrast between people’s experiences in their everyday lives and what politicians or experts say is important.
If the economy is supposedly doing great but I can afford less and less and my life gets worse, that’s a contradiction.
The USA is moving more to something like the gilded age with more wealth disparity, more suffering for the poor, more violence.
The anti-intellectualism and anti-elitism of the cultural revolution was far more extreme. You are right that there are some similar ideas brewing.
When the political and economic system is no longer delivering for the population, it will turn against the (perceived) leaders. Trump and the right spins this very well by directing the anger against „woke“ liberal academics, foreigners, and away from the billionaires.
The „woke“ elites are also in crisis. The Democratic Party is in shambles.
- Comment on Does the average person have no critical thinking? 5 days ago:
often people know that, for example, elections are fraudulent, but they are too scared to say anything
People might vaguely understand that elections don’t produce good outcomes or have systemic bias. That’s then condensed to „elections are rigged“, regardless of the facts and details.
Most people know little about most things. It’s difficult to even have good fundamentals about most things in our complex world. So people will defer to their personal experience and information seeped into their minds by osmosis/exposure.
Things like an economy or political system are extremely complex already and not fully understood even by experts.
- Comment on I'm bored and desperately search for a proper game 2 weeks ago:
Try a different genre than you usually play.
Tetris Effect Connected
A Short Hike
Cult of the Lamb
What Remains of Edith Finch?
- Comment on ENHANCE 2 weeks ago:
0° Fahrenheit is human body temperature.
0° F is an ice and salt mix below freezing.
- Comment on Hottest Star Trek character? 2 weeks ago:
Natasha Yar
- Comment on In heat 2 weeks ago:
It works. It will also find others who posted that question.
- Comment on TFW you open a 160MB math textbook 4 weeks ago:
Your machine is just slow.
- Comment on Dancing in the dawn 1 month ago:
There are a couple of them.
- Comment on You guys have to end it 1 month ago:
Germany has much stricter requirements to get a driver’s license. That leads to better driving skills on average.
- Comment on fuck this asshole 2 months ago:
American university students can protest for weeks over Palestine, but don’t show up when their own country is taken over by a fascist.
- Comment on What movies have you watched this week? 2 months ago:
The World‘s Fastest Indian - old guy builds a racing motorcycle in his shed and then takes it to a race.
The Ordinaries - A fantasy world where society is divided into lead (elite) and background (working class) characters, as well as outtakes (underclass). Very meta story about stories and class in society. Can be streamed for free, might need VPN to Germany.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 2 months ago:
It’s status. Apple is regarded as more expensive and high quality.
- Comment on Sending the dick pic works on other guys though 2 months ago:
This tactic only needs to work in one of ten cases to worthwhile.
- Comment on Sooo, where did the blatant Nazism suddenly come from? 2 months ago:
Understandable. You seem to have reflected on this pretty well.
Emotions can carry us away sometimes, especially when it’s about something we care about deeply.
- Comment on NewPipe was failing me today, so I reverted back to the YouTube app. After the first ad (20 seconds), the app gave me a permanent blur. 2 months ago:
On iOS, I use the website 9! Safari with 1blocker to block the ads. Works well.
- Comment on Sooo, where did the blatant Nazism suddenly come from? 2 months ago:
Dehumanization is always a bad idea.
- Comment on Sooo, where did the blatant Nazism suddenly come from? 2 months ago:
Fascism is extremism of the center. It’s base are the small business owners, petit bourgeois, the pickup driving contractor.
- Comment on Anon wants $3 million 2 months ago:
Laminates are pretty common in many applications. Lots of things built from wood use several layers glued together. Or think of a lasagna.
- Comment on Anon wants $3 million 2 months ago:
Laminates are pretty common in many applications. Lots of things built from wood use several layers glued together. Or think of a lasagna.
- Comment on A balanced diet is important 2 months ago:
My last boyfriend‘s diet consisted of protein shakes, ass, dick, cum, G, and amphetamines.
- Comment on I mean I would totally give it a try 2 months ago:
I exclusively stick my dick in crazy giving me an exciting sex and relationship life.
- Comment on Anon visits a bookstore 2 months ago:
Any recommendations?
- Comment on Anon describes the micro-celeb pipeline 2 months ago:
Money and adoration are motivators.
- Comment on Anon describes the micro-celeb pipeline 2 months ago:
I have done sex work occasionally and it actually is work. A surprising amount of time is spent on advertising, communication with flaky clients, making sure you actually get paid your promised share, etc. The industry is also full of exploitation, abuse, mental illness, addiction, and everything that comes with it.
Finding a well paying niche requires actual effort. Competition is fierce.
- Comment on Anon describes the micro-celeb pipeline 2 months ago:
Having an established group of followers helps as well.
- Comment on The Periodic Table according to astronomers 2 months ago:
🤘
- Comment on Electoral politics doesn't get the job done 2 months ago:
The public has other things to do than read about politics all the time. Most people only care about it, once it affects them. Even today those news junkies and activists who follow politics closely aren’t necessarily knowledgeable or well informed.
- Comment on Electoral politics doesn't get the job done 2 months ago:
A successful form of democracy is Swiss style direct democracy. They also have a parliament and political parties, but public votes on all kinds of things happen very regular and are binding.
- Comment on Electoral politics doesn't get the job done 2 months ago:
A well organized Union will have strike funds stashed away. Saving up is part of organizing a strike.
- Comment on Electoral politics doesn't get the job done 2 months ago:
Once you have built the list of demands and the political alliance for a one day strike, the infrastructure stays around. So the next one day or longer strike is easier to execute.