TheFeatureCreature
@TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca
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I’m a nonbinary Canadian Blender artist! You can find my work here: Galleries, commissions, prints, and more!
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- Comment on How effective would sanctions on US by the international community be? 6 days ago:
Depends on by whom and how long. The US produces a lot of things but also imports a lot of critical goods and materials as well.
If Canada, Mexico, China, and the EU & UK all banded together for sanctions or embargoes? The US economy would be pushing daisies pretty quick.
But the countries issuing those actions wouldn’t be in good shape either. Trade wars are a 2-way street.
- Comment on How do the Republicans feel about Project 2025 now? 1 week ago:
This is why blaming conservatives or getting them to admit fault doesn’t work. It only makes them become more defensive and entrenched.
A better approach is to appeal to their victim complex. IE: Instead of “Trump is ruining this country and its your fault for voting for him!” try “Dude, Trump is screwing us! This isn’t the great America we were promised!” or some variation of that. Gotta use different tactics.
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 1 week ago:
There are. Heaps of them.
The US is just a big place and very spread out. And the ruling government and its media conglomerates are trying to keep them out of the media.
- Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies? 2 weeks ago:
Autocracies are short-lived power grabs by certain people or groups of people. They pillage what they can, oppress who they want, and then run or fall when the walls start closing in.
Many have come and gone during our history on this planet. Many more will rise and fall.
- Comment on Do spiders poop ? 3 weeks ago:
😎
- Comment on Do spiders poop ? 3 weeks ago:
Yes they do. Every living thing does. Even plants do in their own way.
I keep Fish, shrimp, snails, and isopods and they all do too. Fish and shrimp actually poop quite a lot, especially the latter. I don’t think I could ever eat shrimp after seeing how many turds those things produce.
- Comment on When Lemmy got named did no one think that the "lemming" association might alienate people? 3 weeks ago:
Well, I mean…
It’s considerably better than “Redditor”.
- Comment on Now that Trump is getting real chummy with Putin where does that leave China? 3 weeks ago:
Fixed.
- Comment on Now that Trump is getting real chummy with Putin where does that leave China? 3 weeks ago:
Firstly, I’d imagine China is pleased to see the US becoming weaker on the world stage. At least, in the long term.
But China has its own problems at home right now and the US, which is about to have a lot less spending power, is a huge customer of China’s. Jinping is likely going to take a “wait and see” approach and assess the shifting situation. Any amount of China and Russia getting close would likely be purely from an “enemy of my enemy is my friend” perspective and I doubt it would last. None of the major powers mingle for very long before stepping on each other’s feet.
Jinping isn’t stupid. I’m sure he’s well aware that Putin would betray him in an instant for power and that Trump is both a Russian asset and a moron.
- Comment on What are the exact ramifications and consequences of the recent meeting with Zelenskyy and Trump/JD? 3 weeks ago:
We really don’t know right now. The US essentially broadcast to the world that they are both diplomatically weak and compromised by the Russians and cannot be trusted or relied on. The meeting with Zelenskyy and the recent trade spats has indicated that the US can and will turn on its historic allies if Putin tells them to.
Beyond that point, everything is pure speculation. My guess? The US will continue to erode from within due to further economic and social disintegration. They are looking at a historic economic collapse which will severely impact the lives of US citizens. I can see them beginning to put increased pressure, possibly militarily, on Mexico and Canada as Trump uses the resources in said countries as a bargaining chip to placate US businesses that will start putting pressure on Trump. Once reality of the situation starts to hit the average US citizen then I think there is a very real possibility of civil revolt.
As for the EU, my guess is they will see a burst of increased unity and solidarity much like how Canada is now. Whether that lasts or will be acted upon remains to be seen, but I think it has become obvious to the EU leaders that Russia is a hostile power on their doorstep and they are on their own; the US will not help them. They will now have to contend with meddling and interference from both Russia and the US as both seek to disrupt and cause unrest in Europe. If the EU plays its cards right they could emerge from this stronger and more prosperous than ever. de Gaulle was absolutely right about the USA.
- Comment on Why does it seem like many Americans have an arrogant personality trait? 3 weeks ago:
They have a tendency to be cocky, headstrong, and ignorant of the greater world and people around them.
I have lost count of the amount of Americans I have met and spoken to that think them and their country are the centre of the universe. And I don’t mean that in a mocking or mean way - many of them were amazingly nice people but they legitimately did not know any better.
- Comment on Is anyone else playing Avowed? What are your thoughts so far? 4 weeks ago:
Don’t have it although I am loosely interested in it, but not enough to spend the nearly $100 (after tax) asking price. Maybe when it’s $10 on sale or something.
- Comment on BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News. 4 weeks ago:
Christ, the game industry is absolutely cooked.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 4 weeks ago:
It’s a bit harder to know what information Apple collects and what they do with it because they’re more obscure about it. Unlike Google that immediately sells your information to the lowest bidder to slam ads in your face at every possible opportunity.
The lack of sideloading is indeed a large drawback. I do miss the apps I used to get off F-Droid when I had an Android phone. I’ve mostly replaced them with, well, nothing. I use my phone less and less as apps, and the internet in general, become more foul and toxic places to be.
- Comment on Why do most Americans use an iPhone? 4 weeks ago:
Not an American, but I ended up with an iPhone simply because the cost difference between it and an Android device via my carrier wasn’t that big. It was also a previous generation model at a steep discount which helped a lot.
I am not a fan of Apple but if a company is going to screw me then at least Apple isn’t so in-my-face about it like Google is. Google’s data harvesting and ads are absolutely atrocious.
I used Blackberry right up until they ditched BB10. Sometimes I wonder if I should just get a feature phone because modern smartphones are awful things.
- Comment on So, is the USA screwed? 5 weeks ago:
In the short term: Yes. Unless the US military decides to remove a sitting president but that is extremely unlikely.
In the long term: Yes, but also no. Fascism is extremely inefficient and expensive and the US is destroying its own economy and pushing away all of its allies and former trade partners. Things will get very rough but it will not last forever. There will be a lot of rebuilding that needs to be done.
Unfortunately this has been a long time coming. The United States has never really been united and it was only a matter of time before another possible civil war loomed on the horizon.
- Comment on French video game developers stage first industry-wide strike 5 weeks ago:
We love to see it.
- Comment on Are mood problems a “turn off” for people even when they’re hard to manage? 5 weeks ago:
Yes. 110% a turn off. It sounds like you have a lot of issues and baggage you need to sort out and that is a massive red flag to me and I’d imagine it is for most people.
Making others unwilling participants in your personal issues is a sure-fire way to ensure none of your relationships last.