mechoman444

@mechoman444@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rational Self-Interest⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  (was looking through my comments and thought I would supplement my original comment to further exemplify your ignorance of Ayn rand’s work. This is just GPT generated but it generally emphasizes what I want to say)

  The theme of responsibility is integral to Ayn Rand’s philosophy, but it is framed primarily as individual responsibility. In her works, characters are responsible for their own success, values, and moral integrity. They are expected to take ownership of their lives, work hard, and create value without relying on others for unearned rewards. This sense of personal accountability is deeply tied to her advocacy for rational self-interest and the rejection of altruism as a moral duty.

  The comic largely ignores or subverts this theme. It portrays the caricature of Rand as shirking responsibility for fairness or mutual benefit, while justifying exploitation under the guise of “rational self-interest.” In contrast, Rand’s protagonists—such as Howard Roark in The Fountainhead or John Galt in Atlas Shrugged—embody the idea that self-interest is inseparable from productive effort and integrity. They take full responsibility for their work and its outcomes, even when faced with immense personal cost.

  The workers in the comic, meanwhile, highlight the absence of reciprocal responsibility. In Rand’s view, individuals (or businesses) should not exploit others but should engage in voluntary, mutually beneficial exchanges. The satire undermines this by presenting the workers as victims of a one-sided interpretation of her philosophy, where responsibility is shouldered entirely by them while those in power evade it.

  In essence, the comic exaggerates a critique that Rand’s philosophy allows those in power to neglect their responsibility to others, while her works emphasize a balanced moral code where responsibility to oneself and voluntary relationships are key.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like we dodged a bullet with God of we’re live service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume when you say stateless you are probably referring to the United States. Although there are other country’s with states but nevertheless the same would still apply.

  You gotta be from somewhere. If you’re indigenous in the state of Ohio you’re still a resident of Ohio in the country of America. All laws still apply.

  If you’re referring to something like a sovereign citizen all laws still apply regardless of what people like that may believe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disgusting money driven mindset⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I like how they say it’s a mutual endeavor and yet they obviously wasted this applicant’s time.

  Good on Gupta for ghosting them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gambling is generally a regional thing and is subject to each state. Usually it’s governed by where you are currently.

  Cruise ships on the other hand are governed by the country the ship is registered in and/or by whatever country they’re docked at.

  So a law will state specifically that there is no private gambling allowed within the confines of a certain geographical area such as the state of Washington, for example. The law can also make provisions that gambling is allowed on Indian reservations or within certain city limits.

  The cruise ship leaves the geographical area where gambling is not allowed and allows gambling to occur in international waters which is fully law-abiding.

  Also, most states and governments will provide licensing for casinos. If you qualify you may proceed with gambling in that jurisdiction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mildly McInfuriating⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They did bring back the 5 dollar meal though, at least in my region. Which immediately makes them a viable option.

  But the five dollar meal is weird in comparison to everything else they offer.

  For example, a small fries by itself is $2.50 half the cost of the whole 5 dollar meal.

  To me this indicates that they’re just arbitrarily increasing prices for the sake of them being more expensive.

  The problem of course with raising prices at McDonald’s is that people eat there because they’re supposed to be cheap and fast. Not because of their “gourmet” food.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If me and a bunch of my lemmy friends got on a yacht. Went into international waters what could we get away with legally and what would still be illegal?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s actually really super simple. You would be subject to the laws of the country you reside in or are a citizen of.

  Laws don’t magically stop working just because you’re out of jurisdiction.

  There’s also, admiralty law, Maritime law and international law, all of which have courts in designated countries. These laws are usually governed by treaty amongst many countries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it normal that I get wet water all over myself when taking a shower?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No. Consult a priest or witch doctor immediately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The voice actor of the GMan just posted this promising cryptic HL3 rumor⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Half life 3 confirmed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If God is all powerful and created human. How come God in endowed with human emotions? Shouldn't he or she be beyond that?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the Bible he is beyond human emotions. Even though he is portrayed as having human emotions in many instances such as in the garden of Eden or Job.

  It’s a contradiction of course as the Bible is caulk full of them.

  Remember the Bible was written by humans who cannot fathom the mind of such a character as God. At least in the Bible. So they imbue him with the emotions they feel themselves not knowing any better and hoping the illiterate masses will simply believe the scripture wholesale. Which they did and do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you sunk the most time into?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have like 2500 hours in destiny 2. ☹️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you should always hold the elevator for someone rushing to get in with you⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I downvoted this because it’s a little too on the nose but I wanted to upvote it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how badly could a pelican fuck me up in a fight?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know if he’d fuck you per se. But he might make sweet sweet love to you

  Cue the Barry manilow

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rational Self-Interest⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Clearly you haven’t actually read anything by her. And if you did you didn’t understand any of it.

  Throughout The Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged there are themes of taking responsibility for the power one wields with their rational self interest. As in providing for the people working under someone in power.

  I would assume you don’t like Ayn Rand because you heard that right wingers like her or because she was simply Russian. Both reasons are ignorant and irritating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well THAT fucking sucks! 🤬⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yo!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well THAT fucking sucks! 🤬⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is there always one of you!!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warcraft 1 and 2 Remastered and the long-awaited 2.0 patch update for Warcraft 3: Reforged have just launched on PC for Warcraft's 30th anniversary⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Guys, it doesn’t look good. They basically just spit-shind it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What positive things do you expect from Trumps upcoming four years?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nothing too drastic will occur. It never does. Tariffs will go up. Things will get more expensive. Rich people will be taxed less the middle class and poor people will be taxed more. There will be another wave of systemic racism perpetuating through American society.

  Marijuana will become less legal. For some reason the Republicans still have a thing for weed…

  The bottom line the man is 80 years old. It’s very possible that he just may step down at some point, which would probably be worse in the long run.

  Israel will get significantly more support to wage genocide and Ukraine will get significantly less support to defend their own country. Trump will push for some sort of concession that Ukraine will give up some of their land and enter into some kind of agreement that they won’t request entry into NATO for a long period of time.

  Longer prison sentences for relatively minor crimes…

  Hardened anti-abortion rhetoric will continue to work against women simply trying to make medical decisions instead of potentially getting abortions.

  Basically the same thing that’s happening now in the country. Just more of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically... How fucked is the US?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Y’all realize there are three branches of US government right?

  Trump commands only one. And he isn’t an actual monarch or dictator. He won’t be allowed to over step too much.

  Either he’s going to be rained in or section four of the 25th amendment will be instituted.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There wouldn’t be a point aside from maybe philanthropy. That these powerful Rich individuals will continue in Mass more wealth above the $1 billion cap specifically so others can benefit from it. I wouldn’t hold my breath for anything like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨She must be unhinged⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  … With cardboard and string.

  Thanks. Appreciate the assist

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just want to start off by saying that your opinion is valid and it’s not even necessarily wrong. So don’t listen to anybody trying to disparage you on this.

  If we are to allow billionaires to exist, they should take considerably more responsibility for the power that they wield and they of course should be taxed fairly in accordance to their income.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve often said we don’t need billionaires. That when one reaches that milestone anything above $999,999,999 should be taken as taxes from that person.

  When I say this people often become defensive saying that the government shouldn’t be able to dictate how much wealth one person can accumulate. (It also happens that many of these people are prolife but that’s neither here nor there.) Often times comparing this action to communism which of course it isn’t.

  The issue of course is that many people don’t understand what a billion of anything is. The human brain can’t comprehend such massive numbers. But nevertheless, there are people that are approaching the trillion dollar mark a number even further removed from a billion by several magnitudes.

  Should there be billionaires. Probably not… What do you think?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s funny, in my subdivision I had to put a sign up on my door that said “no candy” and I still got multiple knocks!

  (I’m a Halloween Scrooge don’t judge me)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come people who are against abortion are in favor of the death penalty? Kind of seems like a contradicition/⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it’s not about saving the lives of unborn babies and it never has been.

  It’s about curtailing choice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Explain why the US bail system is not insane⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are two primary systems of law in the United States that absolutely must be reformed above any other branch or law.

  Immigration and criminal justice.

  These systems in the United States are archaic third world and downright discriminatory to anybody that goes through them.

  They are truly terrible.

  The fact that we even have such systems in place in the United States is mind-boggling.

  Other countries look at us and simply call us barbarians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Explain why the US bail system is not insane⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bail is an option for the courts to use to insure someone that might be a certain level of flight risk shown up to court.

  It’s not 100% necessity. People can be released on their own bond commonly referred to as a “personal bond” they don’t pay anything and just promise to show up.

  Has this bond system been abused as a form of oppression. Of course. We’re human after all and there are corrupt shitty judges on the bench.

  But for the most part the bond system does function.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Effort require Effort⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Uhhhh being on time is the worst! I want to wake up naturally and go to bed whenever the hell I feel like! I can get the same amount of work done 11am to 7pm rather than 9 to 5.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this shitpost enough⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a hard yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So let’s just address the meta here real quick. There was a comment on Lemmy to which I responded. In context the genesis of this comment is in reference to Ubisoft and the general state of inclusion politics in gaming today.

  You are questioning the fundamental motivation as to why I have an opinion on the subject matter that is presented to me under the protest that “it’s just a game”.

  I mean why even have an opinion? Why formulate thoughts? Why have any kind of discussions?

  I am abreast of what is happening generally in gaming and the industry surrounding it because I’m interested in these things. I like playing video games.

  I also have other interests. For example, I’m fairly good at playing the guitar, so there’s a lot of content in my social media about guitars and music.

  I also find it entertaining to watch flat Earth debunking videos on YouTube to pass the time.

  The reason I care about assassin’s Creed in particular is because I’ve been playing the game since the very first one. I like the franchise. I like the video games and watching it get ruined because of inclusion politics is heartbreaking.

  Moreover, they already have the game. It’s already been made. Therefore I have the right to criticize it. Simply stating “it’s just a game” isn’t helpful.

  I don’t care if there’s black people or women or LGBT people in video games. I could absolutely care less about that as long as it’s relevant to the game. If they’re just including it to be inclusive, then it’s a meaningless gesture. It brings down the game. It brings down the IP and it brings down the company that does it.

  Furthermore, people play video games for a reason. Either it be escapism or immersion or simply to pass a small amount of time till whatever else they have to do. Seeing these inconsistencies in the game breaks that immersion it no longer becomes entertainment. It becomes a political statement which I have very little interest in when it comes to my entertainment.

  You can pretend to be on your high horse all you want. I have no interest in seeing inclusion politics in my entertainment. It serves no beneficial purpose except to elevate the egos of people like you to make you feel as though something is being included.

  Pure nonsense.

  Also the new Star wars game which I don’t even remember the name of sucked universally. It didn’t make any money because people didn’t have any interest in it specifically and exclusively because of the inclusion politics added into the game. Also the main character is fucking ugly.