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CrocodilloBombardino

@ the_abecedarian @piefed.social

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  • If people hate Trump so much they try to assassinate him don't they know it will have the opposite effect and turn him into a Martyr?

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  • there are people so far to the right that they prefer him as a martyr instead of letting him make the right look terrible to everyone who isn't a cultist. they prob also want to make room for a more committed and smarter fascist to lead.

  • From a socialist perspective, what are the solutions to doomerism, and that "can't find love" feeling that I've been seeing on Twitter (specifically a frontend)?

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  • From a socialist perspective, what are the solutions to doomerism, and that "can't find love" feeling that I've been seeing on Twitter (specifically a frontend)?

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  • actually you can! start or join a skywatch group tracking/identifying DHS aircraft using adsbexchange.com ; do accounting or other logistical planning for a mutual aid group; etc.

  • From a socialist perspective, what are the solutions to doomerism, and that "can't find love" feeling that I've been seeing on Twitter (specifically a frontend)?

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  • Act locally. there has never been more opportunity to do so: ICE watch, mutual aid, community safety groups, union organizing, skill shares...

  • You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local

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  • The concept of a personal "carbon footprint" was popularized by oil companies to refocus attention away from their responsibility for climate change

  • Thoughts on privacy focused smart glasses?

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  • nah. no way to know what strangers are doing with them

  • Stop the datacenters

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  • Stop the datacenters

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  • one person can't fight them everywhere, but a bunch of connected local movements can.

  • Privacy @lemmy.world
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you - The Verge

    www.theverge.com /policy/935299/bossware-employer-surveillance

  • Digital Transparency

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  • more importantly, it would be a choice to share what we wanted, comforted by the idea that the data wasn't being harvested to sell, manipulate, track, and police us. Human beings like connecting with others, but we don't like being taken advantage of and commodified.

  • Is anyone else scared of how fast AI is advancing?

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  • I'm only scared of how much bosses can be convinced to fire workers (even if they rehire later, which has happened a few times already); how self-driving vehicles are being allowed on our public roads and sidewalks when they are not proven safe; how they get used for critical info gathering and treatment in medicine with very little regulation; how they get used to track and surveil us; their uses in war; and of course the impact on the planet.

    In a society after capitalism and other hierarchies, I think some amount of AI could be used much more responsibly, consciously, safely, and for the public good.

  • Job postings

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  • me at an interview: "i don't see it as just a rim job, so much as a rim career"

  • Durian supremacy

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  • so you're saying Artemis III will have a durian heat shield

  • Announcing the Zulip Foundation

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  • 3/4 of the board will be working for anthropic. that doesn't mean zulip will be integrated with anthropic or anything, but I'd like to see a new board soon

  • Do any of you, living in the US, vote?

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  • Voting is definitely not enough on its own, you'll feel better if your main political engagement is local: mutual aid, volunteering, community or labor organizing. You can see the impact you're having and the good vibes among neighbors will be palpable.

    When the elections come around, I still suggest doing it. The difference between your local mayor or governor actually trying to accomplish things vs. just being a roadblock can energize your local political scene.

  • Do any of you, living in the US, vote?

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  • I vote for DSA candidates every time because there is essentially never a better option. If none are running, I vote as far left as I can. I vote in primaries and generals. Here are some current DSA candidates to check out if you're in any of those districts: https://thedigradio.com/podcast/primary-struggle-w-abdul-el-sayed-and-other-insurgent-candidates/

    I am to the left of social democrats, but even DSA has full-on socialist caucuses within it (varying by state/national DSA), see: https://dsa-lsc.org/2025/01/31/a-guide-to-dsa-politics/

    I would never vote for the right. It's a terrible plan because (1) it's not gonna spark "a revolution", it's just going to create a more and more oppressive society without building any power on the left -- that's just some apocalyptic savior narrative that sounds more like anime than real life; (2) it sacrifices others, starting with the most marginalized and vulnerable, in a vain hope of improving my own future, which means I'd be just as much a right winger as any "true believer" would be.

    Voting isn't enough. Act and organize locally. But also vote, especially in local elections.

  • Is it possible to achieve an egalitarian society with a population of millions/billions?

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  • Sure! it's a question of how we decide to govern ourselves as a collection of societies.

    In a nutshell, I'd recommend a commune made up of federated communes, with decision making done at directly democratic assemblies at the most local level, then sending delegates (who have no power of their own and who can be instantly fired/replaced) to meet with other assemblies to make agreements, in steps going up to the broadest level (citywide, regional, etc) necessary for the decision to be made.

    details and good ideas here: https://communalistlibrary.carrd.co/

  • How do you conceive of your "self?"

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  • if you are experiencing depersonalization or similar dissociative symptoms, psychologists and psychiatrists can be helpful

  • Does "English (AU)" sound weird to American ears?

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  • it sounds like an Australian accent. there are tons of accents that have their own history and context. it's shitty to call them weird, bizarre, or bastardized and makes you seem narrowminded.

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    AI-assisted moderation in the fediverse is happening. Now what?

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  • this is the kind of thing that makes me want to never post or comment anywhere on the internet

  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    The System That's Designed Against You | The House is On Fire - Anark

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    "ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2026/02/ice-out-of-our-faces-act-would-ban-ice-and-cbp-use-of-facial-recognition/
  • privacy @lemmy.ca
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads

    timsh.org /tracking-myself-down-through-in-app-ads/
  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Radical Antiquity: Rebellion, Democracy, and Anarchy in the Ancient Graeco-Roman World / Christopher B. Zeichmann — Last Born In The Wilderness

    www.lastborninthewilderness.com /episodes/christopher-zeichmann
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Sources to purchase mp3s?

  • Privacy @lemmy.world
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    What If Your Phone Didn't Need To Listen To You? - Taylor Lorenz

  • Socialism @beehaw.org
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    What is Communism? - Zoe Baker

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    “Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.

    www.zeropartydata.es /p/localhost-tracking-explained-it-could
  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    The Rise and Fall of 'the Resistance'

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    "Baby on Board" is a terrible sticker for your car

  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Murray Bookchin's last public event, Montreal 1994

  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Practicing Social Ecology: Book Talk featuring author Eleanor Finley

  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Research Study supports bottom-up, decentralized political decision making

    www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2025/05/250501122456.htm
  • Socialism @beehaw.org
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    How to explain to libs in crisis that the US Constitution is antidemocratic

  • Socialism @beehaw.org
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    How Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement emerged from right-wing rule stronger than ever.

    www.thenation.com /article/world/brazil-mst-landless-workers-movement/
  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    Communalist Library

    communalistlibrary.carrd.co
  • Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    LibSoc readings organized by length on Blacksocialists.us

    blacksocialists.us /resource-guide
  • Socialism @beehaw.org
    CrocodilloBombardino @piefed.social

    How to Stop a Deportation Flight - AntiAtlas Journal

    www.antiatlas-journal.net /anti-atlas/05-brewer-how-to-stop-a-deportation-flight/