Aedis
@Aedis@lemmy.world
- Comment on 3 days ago:
You are not the OP, but let me take a stab at what you’re saying. Conservative has always been a word to describe a train of thought or ideal to not change from how things are.
The objective of that can change wildly throughout the years to the point of it even being contradictory to itself. (for example Greek conservatism probably wanted sexual freedom and current conservatives want “traditional sexual values” from a Christian point of view which is absolutely contradictory. )
I’m saying that conflating a group of people, “conservatives” in this case, isn’t a group of people that have been around for centuries plotting against some idea. They have been different groups trying to hold on to the world that they know and dislike change.
If you mean “conservatives” as it is currently known in the US, then yes that is a group of people who have been plotting on how to force their “ideals” on us but it’s hardly “centuries” as how OP put it. It’s just been from the 1950’s.
This is why I’m saying that OP sounds like a conspiracy nut.
The reason why I want to point this out is because claiming a group is centuries old adds to the belief that they are an entity that has survived massive world view changes; Colonialism, Revolution, Civil Wars, World Wars. All of this makes them seem like an invincible group, but in reality they aren’t that. They’ve only been around since slightly before Reagan and they are not absolute and they can be overthrown and toppled.
We should not equate “conservatism” with groups that advocated for feudalism or monarchy, but we should totally treat them like both of these were treated at the end of their era. We should get rid of backwards, draconic ways of thinking and always move forward.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
It isn’t though? Conservatism has changed meanings quite a bit from the 17th century from 1620’s Massachusetts Puritans and later Loyalists to the crown. Note that neither of these have anything to do with imposing moral values and promoting censorship.
In fact, the push for “Religious values” like censorship in the case of this thread has only been around the US since the 1920’s. Which if that’s what you mean by “centuries” it’s a bit of a stretch since that is a single century.
Moreso, if you want to trace those ideologies back to politicians in the US, you’ll find maybe a couple of mentions of this in people like Buckley (in 1955) or Goldwater (in 1960) and of course from Reagan.
That is why I am saying “centuries” is an exaggeration.
- Comment on 3 days ago:
They? For centuries? Who is “they” that has been this organized for “centuries”? The fucking illuminati? The masonic order?
Maybe you’re exaggerating a bit?
- Comment on Im an unworthy Fraud when it comes to Tech 3 weeks ago:
It’s my turn to post this.
- Comment on Musk’s Starlink hit with hours-long outage after rollout of T-Mobile satellite service 4 weeks ago:
Is that accurate though? Assume a satellite is in a decaying orbit (thus too low to contribute to Kessler syndrome on its own) and another satellite is in a different orbit eccentricity-wise but they both collide. Are we certain that none of the pieces from the collision would acquire enough speed to become boloids that contribute to Kessler syndrome?
Time to go down the rabbit hole that is orbital mechanics for me again. Byeeee lol
- Comment on Can't Fool Me! 5 weeks ago:
Sleep apnea would like to say hi. Now you can’t breath in dreams either.
- Comment on Found a fucking list. 5 weeks ago:
This guy fucks
- Comment on Bro literally ran out 1 month ago:
Oh… Wow.
- Comment on Bro literally ran out 1 month ago:
I don’t get it…
- Comment on I need to play this 2 months ago:
This vexes me.
- Comment on I'm so tired. 2 months ago:
How does it break rule 1? Are you watching OP and reading their mind to know for sure they didn’t think of this while in the shower?
- Comment on Beans. 3 months ago:
More beans.
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- Comment on Crazy idea, a phone setting that when enabled changes touch sensitivity settings to be more selective of touch inputs while in the shower.. 3 months ago:
It might even be… Revolutionary
- Comment on Breaking: Pikachu accidentally runs half marathon after being let out of pokeball... and finishes 7th 4 months ago:
Meanwhile in Chilean politics…
- Comment on YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer 5 months ago:
Idk about my math but most American household circuits require stoves to be on a (220V) dual phase 18 amp circuit. Which should output around 8kW (18A * 220V)
- Comment on Whatever it takes to get to solidarity amongst the working class. 5 months ago:
This reminds me of a post a while ago about toilets being an interconnected asshole system.
For the brief moment that you are sitting on the toilet you connect to an larger network of interconnected assholes via the sewage system. And in that brief moment we are all one.
- Comment on Looks legit, but can it actually be a real thing? 6 months ago:
Ok so even the article you posted says that those machines that show you naked have not been in use for a long time and when they were in use it was phased out pretty quickly.
It also says the image in there is from 2010 and the veracity can not be guaranteed.
So very much no the airport machines cannot see you naked.
- Comment on Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, justice department argues in court filing 8 months ago:
Pretty sure that would count as monopoly as well and the sale wouldn’t be approved.
- Comment on flourine 8 months ago:
Except he said fluoride which is very different.
- Comment on Microsoft Edge gets "unfair advantage", browser makers claim 10 months ago:
This doesn’t make that behavior any less scummy, but have you tried using any Google website on a browser that isn’t chrome?
