zxqwas

@zxqwas@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inside me there are two shit takes⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  You have the self awareness that it’s shit takes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it possible that the rich are so rich that they have created inflation?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  No. Governments (Central banks usually in charge of this) try to create mild inflation to discourage hoarding money.

  The rich also don’t horde money, they hoard assets. Usually stocks in companies.

  Inflation is caused by there being more and more money in circulation competing for the same stuff, or less stuff produced.

  Wealth inequality cause a lot of problems, inflation is not one of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Currency⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  While a big mac has intrinsic value, the value of the coin is based on trusting McD honouring the agreement. Will they still accept the coins 10 years from now when they have forgotten they were issued? Will they be sued out of existence after their meat substitute mushroom burger left in the sun for too long comes alive an eats 9 customers and and a minivan?

  The value of the dollar is based on trusting the US central bank and/or governmemt to be responsible enough.

  While you should not blindly trust either McD or the government, the latter has a longer track record, even though they seem like they are going to eat a metaphorical minivan soon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any women here who felt they didn't deserve to be called women?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if it’s relevant to why you feel ridiculous, but feeling like you don’t qualify as what you are is common I think.

  In my 20s I felt like a 7 year old boy dressed up in a suit and grandma pinching my cheek and going “well who is this handsome man?”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I consider myself as a left-libertarian who supports limited government and direct democracy. Can left-libertarians support limited government?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It sounds like an inevitable tradeoff.

  I’m genuinely curious.
  How would a small government ensure economic equality? High taxes and UBI is still the government being responsible for a large portion of your needs, even if the bureaucracy may be somewhat slimmer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I consider myself as a left-libertarian who supports limited government and direct democracy. Can left-libertarians support limited government?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think you’re coming at it from the wrong way. Instead of picking a label (left libert…) and figure out if you can support a policy (lim. gov.) you should think about if you belive a policy is a good idea and let someone else figure out what label to give you if they feel like they want to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the 2028 election was held today, who would you vote for?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not the green. Their policies are hostile towards anyone not living in a big city center. Not the “left party” (former communist party). The rhetoric is the hostile to men brand of feminism and they have a dubious economic policy.

  Me voting for either is like an immigrant voting for Trump.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can socialism or communism have incentives (even without markets)?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Socialism: what do you call the nordic countries? They have reasonable incentives. If they qualify then yes.

  Communism: does China qualify as communist or are they some kind of former communist with capitalist reforms?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you fight doomerism/pessimism in these trying times?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess you could find some place where they only publish posive news, but you would be getting a skewed positive outlook instead of skewed negative from the usual news. It’s more pleasant but probably not better.

  The pessimists will say that he will find a way to get a 3rd term. They will probably not say that he looks very healthy for his age. You will be doing a small fight for optimism there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you fight doomerism/pessimism in these trying times?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Avoid people who have this pessimistic mindset. This includes the news.

  Next step is to think optimistically. There won’t be any election? He will be 85- something by then and he is not exactly the image of healthy living. And that is not even optimistic, it’s realistic thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's it like living in 2?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I prefer the pre 2007 design where Sweden and Finland can’t be unseen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if portals are invented, will I be able to eat out myself?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, until then yoga lessons is a good investment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did Zohran Mamdani win conservative voters over without using the terms "socialism", "communism" or "capitalism"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally you never win by taking the left or right voters. They already vote for/against you no matter what (or abstain from voting because they are so far left or right that they basically think you and your opponent is equally too far left/right).

  You win by making the undecided middle vote for you. Every vote you gain from the center is also a vote your opponent loses.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everybody: Share Your Funniest Current or Past Desktop Backgrounds!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Having porn as the background saves you about 9 minutes of what to crank it out to, you can just get started.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hypothetically, if your were a kid and your parents worked for a government intelligence agency, how would you keep secrets / have privacy from your parents?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t get access to anything you’re not working with and if you do have access and they found out you used it to spy on your kids then you’re probably getting fired.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you think a socialist President would win the 2028 election? Would they use the exact methods used by Zohran Mamdani which earned him the office of Mayor of NYC?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You have to convince the swing state undecided voters, not new yorkers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Canada's government done anything concrete to reduce dependence on the US since Trump took office? Maybe even since the first term?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They were talking about buying Swedish Gripen instead of US F-35. I’m not sure exactly how far along those plans were.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PFP Evolution⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve used the same pfp which is a photo of myself with a funny mask since 2007.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If president abductions are something that can apparently just happen how come Putin or Kim Jong Un aren't in some foreign prison right now?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It looked easy but It’s ludicrously difficult to do. Russia tried something similar in Ukraine and got bogged down in a war they still have not got out of.

  The fact that it worked and did not turn into another black hawk down scenario is like you say months of preparing, someone on the inside high enough to have information and dislike Maduro enough and a good batch of luck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there anything of any interests for the tech bros in Greenland?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Europe would not be able to help much even with greenland under control. The US navy is much stronger and a lot of Europe’s navy is tailored for coastal defense.

  The reason why I think he would not invade canada (or greenland) is that NATO would effectively dissolve which would be good for China.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let them fight⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It makes you more inclined to eat more calories than you need.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there anything of any interests for the tech bros in Greenland?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Possibly natural resources.

  Place to put ports or airbases. Though they can do that if they ask Denmark nicely, and they have an airbase there called Thule or something iirc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are hierarchies inherently bad in all aspects? or are there domains where heirarchies are good to have?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the devil is in the details.

  How accountable are the top? What incentives do they have when they make decisions?

  What alternatives exist that is better without becoming byzantine in their implementation?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone in the US also feeling extra suicidal after hearing the news today?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have only talked to one Venezuelan, she is not going to miss Maduro.

  Still something very dubious to do that they did not do because of the plight of the Venezuelan people.

  I hope (but don’t really expect) that the Trump admin figured out approximately what will happen after he is gone. A decade of civil war or cartels dividing up the country won’t make anything better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Play around with the words. A good rule of thumb If you can’t change the word white/black without coming across as racist then you are a racist.

  Feel free to do the same with man/woman, gay/straight or whatever your favourite disadvantaged/advantaged is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I get the Measles and/or Mpox vaccines if I had them as a child?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You should not ask for health advice online.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should leftists who are anti-authoritarian use the term "comrade"?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d avoid being associated with communists at all costs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How often do you change your towels?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Once a week or two depending on how much other laundry I’ve got.

  I’ll replace them when they fall apart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it wiser to store one savings in Gold as superior to the average bank/savings accounts nominal interest?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Physical gold? Not very compared to bank transfers. Be prepared to show the paper trail proving that you did not steal it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How long until we can start shorting years to 2 numbers again?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I belive that change will come when both of us are dead. To me the 20s still mean 1920.