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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay, so let me put it this way:

  Housing might, in theory, be guaranteed in your home town. This is a strength of China’s system, I grant, and it’s one of the few examples of one of their socialist policies which actually somewhat works. Their national pension scheme is the other thing I can think of that functions decently well.

  But it’s certainly no Soviet Union where if you go up to local officials and say “I have no job and I want to work”, they’ll find something for you to do pretty quickly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I do have to agree with you there. Though too much urban migration does come with its own problems. Chief among them that I observe is that it severely depressed wages and lack of work. China is moving through its own sort of gilded age right now with rapid technological advancement and extreme inequality.

  For a purportedly socialist country, China lacks a lot of state infrastructure that comes along with that. The USSR guaranteed work and bread, at a minimum (mostly), but in China, a curious sight emerged which I observed in some of the poorer neighbourhoods of Hangzhou: old people pushing around carts of discarded cardboard boxes and tin cans. They weren’t employed as cleaning workers. They were collecting these to sell for their recycling value. And even though the Westerner might laugh at the notion of making a living collecting literal garbage for pennies, it only takes fourteen pennies to make a yuan and ¥5 will buy a bowl of rice, fending off starvation for another twelve hours. Now, homeless people collecting rubbish to sell for scrap does also happen in the US, but the US at least doesn’t claim to be a socialist country.

  China has no functional social safety net, government assistance is minimal, and workers are exploited by a ruling class of wealthy elites with minimal interference from the state, in a shockingly similar way to capitalist countries. You cannot even form a real trade union in China, because all big companies are already “unionised” with workers represented by farcically corrupt organisations which work in tandem with the capitalist bosses.

  I will give one more example: Coco is a nationwide chain of beverage stalls which sell tea, coffee, and juice drinks. I walked past a location in Shenzhen which was advertising that they were hiring. Their offer of pay: ¥200 a day, for a 10-hour shift, six days a week. In one of the most expensive cities in the country. I took a photo of this but I couldn’t find it to post.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone who is Chinese and living in the US, Americans who have not been to China overestimate its shittiness and people who have been to China once or twice overestimate its glamour. Outside the cities, the rural areas can be real shit-holes. I’ve been to a tea plantation where there were a total of six electric plugs in the entire village. It’s not the level of rank poverty you see in many developing countries, far from it, but it’s a lot worse than even the poorest parts of Appalachia in the US, where at least people usually have electricity and running water.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, but I really am failing to make the connection between how learning a second language as an optional class leads to “freezing migrant families out of public sector jobs and services”. You don’t even need to speak English to access those most of the time. In my city, nearly all public services are available in English and Spanish at the minimum, and frequently Chinese, Vietnamese, and Russian as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The size of Portugal compared to Spain⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Can’t believe Portugal is nearly the same size as Portugal

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every 1 in ~200 dollars of wealth of the US population is owned by one person⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing you or the AI chatbot you may have asked are talking about the total US household wealth as reported in this Reuters article.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every 1 in ~200 dollars of wealth of the US population is owned by one person⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s your source for this?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every 1 in ~200 dollars of wealth of the US population is owned by one person⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you define wealth? Physical stuff? Money in your bank account? GDP measures everything that someone pays money for.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Every 1 in ~200 dollars of wealth of the US population is owned by one person⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is not even close to being true. Elon Musk’s net worth is $850 billion. In order for that to be 1 in 200 of all wealth in the US, it would mean US wealth would have to be $170 trillion. For comparison, the World Bank estimates the entire world’s GDP in 2024 to be $111 trillion.

  He, in fact, owns a much larger share than 1 in 200. Though it’s also obvious to anyone watching that most of this money is fake and comes from the fact that he holds a lot of assets which have extremely inflated valuations (i.e. are a bubble with no underlying economic justification).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2 North American 4 you has been created⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The definitionition of “American” is pretty flexible. If you move here, live here, and want to consider yourself an American, then you are an American. Some loud zealots may say otherwise (typical in any country) but most Americans literally do not think about this at all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2 North American 4 you has been created⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m pretty sure all cultures adapt and learn from other cultures. That’s just how human culture develops. Vietnamese takes on French favourites resulted in bahn mi and Vietnamese coffee, both of which are very good. Poor Hongkongers wanting to eat like Brits resulted in Hong Kong’s famously weird “Cha chaan teng” food and Hong Kong-style milk tea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2 North American 4 you has been created⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, colonialism did bring tomatoes and potatoes to Europe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2 North American 4 you has been created⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the joke is that Americans like to adopt foods or cooking techniques from other cultures, then change them to fit local tastes. This is how a lot of “traditional American” foods came to be. There is also a stereotype that American cultural practices (gastronomy included) is “not real” or doesn’t exist because it comes as a fusion of cultural practices innotjer countries. The meme is poking fun at people who may hold this belief.

  People also have a habit of describing the American versions of things to be “not real”, even if it never really claims to be. For example, fettuccine Alfredo in the US is an adaptation of fettuccini al burro (a real Italian dish), but is described as “not real Italian food” because it isn’t actually eaten in Italy. Or that orange chicken is “not real Chinese food” because it isn’t eaten in China. Which, to be fair, is true, but most American diners are aware that Panda Express, Olive Garden, and Taco Bell aren’t accurate representations of food eaten in China, Italy, or Mexico. They’re Americanised versions of food inspired by Chinese, Italian, and Mexican cuisine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BIG (like Americans) IF TRUE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Americans associate the orange colour with cheese so it’s more cultural than practical. Other than the fact that some cheese being orange and some not being orange helps tell apart different varieties. For example, bright orange cheese is usually young cheeses that are used to make sauce or for sandwiches. Duller orange cheeses or slightly brown ones are expected to have a more sophisticated flavour (e.g. aged longer or smoked).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BIG (like Americans) IF TRUE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is false, due to contaminants our air is legally considered dairy in Europe, and thus the average American actually consumes twice this quantity daily

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Landmark trial accusing tech giants of harming children with addictive social media begins⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  America really has a litigation culture, not because people are particularly fond of lawsuits, but because problems which are generally solved by legislative enactments or actions by regulatory bodies in other countries, aren’t in the US, and thus the only way to find out who is right is to go to court.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m guessing what you’re suggesting is that Google’s proposal is the same as requiring all packages be signed and accompanied by an Extended Validation or Oragnisation Validation X.509 certificate.

  While that would technically work, the problem with using the existing PKI is that it’s still very expensive to get EV/OV certificates. And the most common of these certs (those for TLS purposes) will soon only last 47 days which is, to put it mildly, would be a pain in the ass to use for package-signing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We must remember the simple wisdom of nature⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Management” like there are ever more than 2 people working at a 7-Eleven

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even if you do not use Google, if you don’t have something like uBlock Origin (which I highly recommend), you’ll still see advertisements on other sites which are served by Google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, this is unfortunately why, immediately after the election, there was a surge of posts on Lemmy and elsewhere telling transgender people to rush a passport application or renewal while Biden was still in office. Basically within weeks of Trump assuming power, dealing with the federal government has been Hell on earth for transgender people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They have a database of trans people. If you were ever issued a passport with an F gender marker, they would know you changed it.

  If you try to renew, you’ll get the passport back with two holes punched in it with a letter telling you to apply again with an F gender marker.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a good theory but it isn’t true. Google doesn’t show it to anyone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Google says it doesn’t sell your personal info to third parties. While you would be well within your reason to suspect this isn’t true, it is actually legally relevant because it means, as a consequence, Google doesn’t provide a “do not sell my personal information” opt-out link which would otherwise be required by California law (where Google is headquartered).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the idea is that you are interested in a topic, and so they show you an advertisement that says “Product A does X!” You might not think about it nor click on it, but maybe later on, you need to do X, and then you remember, “hey, Product A does X, I should check it out.” And then that maybe turns into a sale for them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Assuming I’m reading the abstract correctly, it’s about twice as effective.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Advertisers pay by the click. Click the Chick-Fil-A advert and waste more of their money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can use uBlock Origin to block all advertisements. Then in the event you visit a site you want to support, turn it off.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep, I found the evidence. It supports my point of view. I’ll paste it below.

  I have managed to create a statistic for this. There are 22,000 agents which work for ICE, although this number was 12,000 prior to Trump’s hiring surge (source). ICE claims they made 26,600 arrests in 2025 (source). This means each agent makes about 2 arrests per year on average at most. So unless you believe that most agents are checking only three or four people a year, this would indicate most people are being let go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK a US passport card costs $30 and is definitive proof of citizenship. It fits in your wallet like a credit card.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Look, I came into this expecting people to understand that most (arbitrary percentage greater than 50 but less than 100) interactions with anyone, ICE or not, are reasonable. You don’t hear about these, because they’re not interesting enough to get posted on the Internet. If your information comes from the Internet only, you will think everything is extreme. I don’t like to use the term “terminally online”, but it’s a problem common with people typically described as being “terminally online”—not realising that real life is a lot more boring than it would appear from clips that people share of ridiculous interactions.

  It’s always difficult to deal with these types of comments because despite it being obvious that they show an extremity bias because the person who made them has a viewpoint influence by an extremely cherry-picked data set, they technically are logically sound (that being that an anecdote doesn’t displace a statistic, though statistics largely don’t exist for this).