ShieldsUp

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been reading through this book on the matter: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist goodreads.com/…/14894629-the-half-has-never-been-…

  The descriptions of violence toward slaves is heavily discussed and is quite eye-opening to me, since this is not the version I was taught in school!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said America could dodge a ‘retirement crisis’ by encouraging people to work longer⁩ ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  You are ignoring the propaganda and corruption these folks experienced their entire lives, in a time where media was even more tightly controlled than it is now. This generalization and attack on an age group (not mine, I’m millennial) misses the entire point in my opinion. Getting mad at boomers is not in any way helping, especially as it relates to this article. People have been fooled their entire lives and I feel bad for all of us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said America could dodge a ‘retirement crisis’ by encouraging people to work longer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  The young people will be the new boomer scapegoat soon enough. The latest generations are not immune to propaganda and corruption from politics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, I just can’t help but imagine how I personally would react if this became common for all patients.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I would be offended if some robot came up to try and provide emotional support. Its fake, and reminds me that our society values profit over human life. This should not be normalized as a necessity due to missing money that is going to the pockets of administrators, owners, whoever else…this is pathetic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated ads⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I pay extra for paramount+ ad free version and they still show me periodic ads. Its infuriating. And they are much louder than the show content, as a cherry on top. What an awful service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What distances do soldiers stand apart at⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  An arms length. We used to be sorted be height and you put your arm out and shuffle in until just touching with your finger tips. Then arms down and you are at attention and in formation.