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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
They’re insecure about their intelligence but too prideful to admit when they don’t know something, even to themselves.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else feel like 90% of the population is stupid?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Education is the obvious fix, but at least in America, the idiots are trying to destroy it. If people learned critical thinking, almost everything else would fall into place. If we stopped reinforcing learned helplessness and made people practice logic and learn consequences, society would see a huge benefit. People need to be held accountable for their ignorance. Otherwise, they won’t learn. Those who refuse to learn should rightfully be shunned, because they’re the biggest propaganda weapon out there.

Cognitive dissonance is another major reason for idiocracy. The MAGAts are so blatant about their love for it. “Wokeness” is healing from cognitive dissonance, which they’ve labeled as a virus.

I’m sympathetic and offer to help someone if they’re being a bit stupid (all of us have our moments), but if they refuse, that’s where they should be held accountable.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I guess it would generate a bigger pool of people if they want to get super technical about who they want to genocide. US citizens already have to hand over their demographics to the government, but worst case… I could entertain that idea.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That’s a good point that I hadn’t considered. I’m not sure how that would go over legally in the US. They could gather very similar information by looking at records from relatives who have used the same insurance company, even just financial records, but that is monitored closely by the government. I wonder if we’ll be seeing any lawsuits in the near future.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
What is your concern with doing a DNA spit test? I’m honestly curious, because I haven’t heard an actual answer yet. I don’t see how it exposes any more information compared to what advertisers already have.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I struggle to see what someone could do with that information. My ethnicity is already known by the government and every advertiser collecting my information online. I randomly had my identity connected to my cousin’s before any family took DNA tests. Her name would show up in those questionnaires along with what car I’ve owned and where I’ve lived when I had to go through online government stuff.

I’m relatively paranoid about giving out personal information, but I don’t consider my spit very sensitive.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
They don’t care about women who are considering abortion. I’d be more worried that they’d implement a less reliable test.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans / Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
My 1995 truck could handle that throw, but sure, we’ll call it “innovation”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
A lot of people are getting back into pirating because of this. If a show isn’t on a streaming service you use, you either pay $2/episode and hope that Amazon doesn’t drop it, or you pirate it. I went almost a decade without pirating, and now I just bought a 5tb SSD for my Plex server. I’m tempted to fully convert now that I’ve already set everything up, too.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
You can’t even buy MP3s anymore?? I haven’t paid for a digital download since before smart phones. I would be more concerned about downloading digital content from a website that charges for it rather than pirating tbh. Where did the seller get it from in the first place??

That’s not a bad black-market business model, actually…
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I started messing with Linux to build a home server a few months ago. I am now fully in the Linux/FOSS cult, and as soon as I figure out how to either run Adobe on Linux or use the alternative software, I am nuking Windows on my personal computers. The bloatware is insufferable, not to mention shit like this.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
The headline leaves out the most important part. Ads aren’t only being shown on porn sites, but they’re also appearing on websites that are hosted by sanctioned countries (eg, Russia). If those websites are getting kickbacks from Google, that violates laws. The EU is already investigating it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The only thing that is preventing basic living essentials for costing more is whether the capitalist class feel like rising the price or not.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
No, because that’s socialism! Trickle down economics and what not!!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The only thing that is preventing basic living essentials for costing more is whether the capitalist class feel like rising the price or not.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Chickens got hit with a bird flu during the start of the pandemic, which made egg prices even higher. A big reason for the drop in price was because the farmers were able to stabilize. It’s probably 50/50 between the fowl epidemic and inflation.