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sumofchemicals

@ sumofchemicals @lemmy.world

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  • It's time to take advantage of Reddit's decline

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  • You're right that lemmy primarily needs content, and it doesn't have to be just credentialed experts. It will grow in appeal the more there are real communities discussing whatever their subject of interest is.

  • Why does “come here” bother me so much?

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  • Realizing we're talking about an imaginary world here, but in some cases probably appropriate not to discuss sensitive matters when you don't know who is within earshot of the communicator

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    Mega Thread - Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States in Arraignment - Washington DC

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  • I do think it's different this time, but

  • Superconductor Breakthrough Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing

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  • Some of this stuff seems real, but in the one twitter thread embedded in this article, the person says, "Remember, this is fiction."

  • STOP saying “fuck u/spez” START saying “FIRE STEVE HUFFMAN”

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  • Lol yeah. Also just because I'd like a different platform to be dominant doesn't mean I don't need to use the current one sometimes

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • It's not public opinion I'm necessarily concerned about, it's attacks by those who benefit from the way things are.

    Also, choosing language that strengthens your position is the logical approach for anyone advocating for change. I'm not trying to obscure my position, I'm trying to make it clear.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • I could see a world where people are guaranteed shelter but it's a hole in the wall and they're not allowed to be other places like restaurants, businesses etc. because they don't have the money for it.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • Glad you're with us.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • I think there's some legitimate concern about essentially giving prisoners a broadcast. You're right that they ought to have some minimum amount of guaranteed communication, but more in the sense that they can call their family or friends without having to pay fees.

    Also would love to see solitary confinement outlawed.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • I hadn't thought about air, but seems like it will become a more and more relevant right (and one everyone can claim even in a more traditional sense of a right)

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • Seems like you might want to go broader than talking about a specific method or feature of technology. Maybe something like "right to private communication"?

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • I guess the tricky part is when we think of something like freedom of speech, in order to exercise the right, a person can just start talking. If we think of the right to shelter, it's difficult for a person to just, have a place to live. It requires more active intervention by the government. And I think that intervention should happen. I only point it out because there does seem to be a distinction that could trip up the conversation. But I don't have a better term than "right." Anything less seems vulnerable to attack and gradual chiseling away by its opponents.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • Most people are not in a financial position to start their own business. And in a sense, starting your own business in a best case results in a benevolent dictatorship. Every person makes mistakes and has blind spots. So one person should not be in charge of decisions controlling everyone's work.

    I would encourage people to freelance or start a co-op, and I think in the long term large co-ops (like fortune 500 size) are the preferable path. But if we waited for bootstrapped co-ops to reach critical mass we'd be waiting hundreds of years. One thing I'm excited about is the Obran cooperative, because they look set to convert private businesses to co-ops at a relatively large scale.

    From a government standpoint in the long term I think about businesses with more than one employee being required to use one person one vote governance. (not necessarily all direct democracy, for example it could be electing a board who appoints management) But we're a long ways away from that and it would be smart to move in phases to not destroy the actual value in existing corporations. So maybe some policies as a starting point would be: government funds for creating co-ops and converting co-ops, bidding advantage for co-ops responding to government RFPs and a requirement for corporations of certain size to have some minimum employee representation on their board.

  • What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to?

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  • This is a very helpful bot.

  • It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027

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  • I do? And most people I know?

  • The U.S. split into seven roughly equal regions by GDP (2022)

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  • It's not a personal problem, it's a systemic one. Americans are disenfranchised by little percentages that add up here and there until broadly popular positions can't get made into law. The Senate is inherently gerrymandered. Congress is gerrymandered depending on each state legislature. We've got the electoral college for president and supreme court justices are selected for life just depending on when the last one died. And everything driven by who can raise the most campaign funds.

  • Lemmy communities need a distinct one word name for communities like how reddit has "subreddits"

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  • I like sublem

  • Evolution is just the gamification of biology

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  • Yeah you're right, I've been grinding like crazy (having as many offspring as possible)

  • Does anyone have issues finding address with standard US addresses?

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  • I'm sure someone more knowledgeable can comment, but my understanding is that the street address data is often incomplete. Is that what you mean, like it knows where a town is, but can't put you at a specific address in that town?