Doomsider
@Doomsider@lemmy.world
- Comment on Onions 2 hours ago:
Would be funnier if he put on goggles.
- Comment on 92% of American adults aren’t going to a doctor because they cannot afford it. The health insurance industry must be dissolved & all of its executives criminally prosecuted for murder, conspiracy, an… 2 days ago:
Every country has bribery and many countries, like the US, formalize a bribery system into law by putting in limitations and adding recording requirements.
I think you point out correctly that powerful special interests use things like lobbying and regulatory capture to control government policy.
The cause is the real issue that no one wants to talk about because it means taking a cold hard look at ourselves and behavior. I would argue it is ultimately a cultural issue so fixing our policies will not be enough to affect change.
- Comment on 92% of American adults aren’t going to a doctor because they cannot afford it. The health insurance industry must be dissolved & all of its executives criminally prosecuted for murder, conspiracy, an… 2 days ago:
They needed to because they were lobbied to. The people’s will only matters when it aligns with what the wealthy that are in power want. When you realize this policy begins to make more sense.
- Comment on Why does China have so many multi billionaires if they are aiming to be a communist country? 3 days ago:
The 200 million rural farmers control the country!
No wait, the 400 million service workers control the country!
No wait, it is the 500 million middle class that control the country!
No wait, it is the 130,000 of the wealthy class that controls the country!
No wait, it is the 320 billionaires that control the country!
No wait, it is the 2,878 Congressional members that control the country!
No wait, it is seven leaders who control the country!
No wait, it is Xi who controls the country!
- Comment on Why does China have so many multi billionaires if they are aiming to be a communist country? 4 days ago:
That just it, their goal is not to become independent. They wouldn’t be propping up the entire western world right now if they wanted independence.
Nowadays China has produced more billionaires than the US for the third straight year in a row with no signs of slowing down.
- Comment on lord give me strength 4 days ago:
Featuring the famous faces of the civil rights movement so your children can consume them.
- Comment on So Healthy 4 days ago:
Oh no, they knew plastics were bad news. They invented recycling to shift the conversation to consumers and now our entire planet is blanketed with it.
- Comment on Delicious 4 days ago:
Nice try cake making industry.
- Comment on Why does China have so many multi billionaires if they are aiming to be a communist country? 4 days ago:
Your saying the working class of China has worked really hard for the ruling class in order to speed run capitalism and this proves they can become independent of the West?
Also, what you describe is not capilitism, it is fascism (state and corporate merger on policy) The answer is China has many fascist qualities just like the USA. Also, they are great because of the US not despite it.
- Comment on The rich passing our money back & forth 1 week ago:
What they have done has not be determined to be breaking the law yet would be more accurate. The government should have already stepped in to smack them down for anti-trust violations, but with the current pay to play admin I won’t be holding my breath.
- Comment on Does Israel have a right to your tax dollars? 1 week ago:
Option 2 is reality, everything else is fantasy
- Comment on Does Israel have a right to your tax dollars? 1 week ago:
Straight from the “there is no such thing as human rights” crowd who also happens to be the “Israel has rights” crowd.
- Comment on This bookstore wraps all books in plastic. 1 week ago:
We must continue poisoning our environment or the poison the environment machine will break down.
- Comment on Are you too young to remember these? 1 week ago:
Came here to post this.
- Comment on Doesn't add up 1 week ago:
This is not up to your average American worker. They don’t choose where their money goes after they spend it and they don’t the have a real choice otherwise. There is no well known burger joint that pays their workers a living wage. These are ultimately the decisions American business leaders make.
American managers do generally pay a much better salary to healthcare workers but only because the profit margins are insane and often literally made up.
As far as paying taxes it really depends on where you live. Certainly the fear of paying taxes exists in depressed red states but most blue states and metropolitan areas pay more taxes and get more services because of it. People live in these areas because they are good for families.
What America wants and what they vote for are two different things and this is related to politicians not being held accountable for anything. You can say you will do one thing and the moment you are elected you can do just the opposite without consequence.
Voting in the US has pretty much become just a rubber stamp for what the wealth want. If people won’t vote for it, they just do it anyways as seen in the current administration. This is because the government was designed by the wealthy for the wealthy and democracy exists only as a facade at the Federal level.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
A rare example of a variable jaw species adopting and taking care of the chicks from a fixed jaw species. The maternal instinct of nature is fascinating.
- Comment on I don't think I need to bother translating... 1 week ago:
Is it prounced Ass grab em !?
I am dying here guys lol.
- Comment on Anon is 23 2 weeks ago:
Makes sense and although I know a lot of older craftsman in the trade there are plenty of guys who can no longer do the work they used to. Also, a plan by 35 makes a lot more sense then exiting by 35.
- Comment on Anon is 23 2 weeks ago:
Are you serious? I know plenty of guys in their sixties still doing floor work. I have never heard of a guy transitioning out at 35, but it is probably not a bad idea if you can swing it.
- Comment on Don’t you lie to me 2 weeks ago:
And that’s why you will never be a billionaire.
- Comment on Billionaires used to build libraries and hospital wings, now they just buy politicians. 2 weeks ago:
The modern wealthy are completely divorced from country and city. They no longer build a mansion and improve the town they built it in…now they own several mansions in different countries and the real status symbol is the private jet. The ability to go anywhere at anytime without any strings attached.
- Comment on The Dangers of Socialism they warned us about... 2 weeks ago:
The technological aspect is perhaps the most important aspect though. It is what has allowed the wealthy far more money and power than ever thought imaginable.
- Comment on The Dangers of Socialism they warned us about... 2 weeks ago:
Things are inevitable if you don’t change policy and culture.
They are just betting everyone is so overwhelmed they can’t see what is really happening. So far it is working.
- Comment on Literally nobody 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Multiple dildos in fridge
Rolls eyes
Multiple cases opened for same beverage
“Get the rope!”
- Comment on Musk: Many British people are living in lovely small towns. They are just like Hobbits. Until one day, people show up and start raping their kids 3 weeks ago:
Really obsessed with child rape isn’t he…
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 3 weeks ago:
The answer is apparently yes.
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 3 weeks ago:
Implying I am a racist or bigot is pretty fucked up. I am not surprised though.
If that is what you got from what I said then it is apparent you are devoid of any logical thought. Are you always this insufferable?
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 3 weeks ago:
Please save the appeal to authority for someone who believes you.
I totally agree that AAA gaming is not for everyone. I disagree that it is for everyone else as more and more people become disillusioned with corporate garbage.
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We can see the growth potential for Indie games increasing significantly as AAA game growth lags behind. There is a message here that is undeniable.
- Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital" 3 weeks ago:
I never said I was in the game industry. Since you ask, yes I was heavily into the development of games in the past. I was also a reseller for VPS so I have spent a large amounts of time in CLI configuring servers around the world.
We are obviously not going to see eye to eye here because we come from completely different paradigms. It is okay. I don’t like where corporations are taking us. I see the greatest games studios being bought up and shuttered by corporate greed.
I will not pretend that they have advanced the art of video games. They have instead invested in the commercialization of video games trying to extract as much value as they can. Luckily, indy developers have stepped up where massive corporations have failed. Most of the best games I have played in the last decade have been non-mainstream.
I think your cynical comment about not being able to afford gaming has some truth to it. I personally have eliminated Windows from my household because I grew tired of having a spyware OS. I don’t spend the money I used to on video games and I have taken months long breaks from playing everyday to work on other projects and to spend more time with friends and family.
