naught101
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- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 2 days ago:
Basically this:
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 2 days ago:
Maybe… My understanding (which is admittedly based on not much hard evidence) is that right wingism is more of a symptom than a cause, and that there are basically two or three drivers:
- insecurity, particularly financial (e.g. shows up as “they’re taking our jobs”, or "fucking dole bludgers). I think greed is sometimes an excessive response to this.
- trauma (e.g. I was treated terribly, and so I’m gonna treat the world terribly in turn).
- power-hunger. (which is probably often a reaction to the other two, a need to control your world).
The insane far-right that are in power in the US, and the people surrounding them are most of the third category… I don’t think much of the base is in that category. But that group knows the triggers for people in the first two categories, and abuses the fuck out of them…
So yeah… I guess you’re right in that “convincing them of the truth” of any single issue isn’t going to solve anything. But I think aiming to solve those underlying insecurity and trauma issues might… Not that I have any quick-fix solutions…
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 2 days ago:
That example’s a good one for a anotger reason: right wingers do need to feel safe, but that doesn’t mean that anything needs to be done about trans people. RW perceptions of what needs to be done are wrong, because they are based on myths and misunderstandings about the risks transness. Or another way to say it: the need for safety is real, solutions proposed by rightwingers are not appropriate, even aside from the issue of trans rights, because they won’t solve need for safety - hiding the bogeyman under a rug or behind criminalisation won’t make it go away, and will increase misunderstanding.
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the whims of the few? 2 days ago:
I assets you mean “A greater number of people”?
- Comment on Wagga Wagga man charged with displaying Nazi symbols over shopfront poster 6 days ago:
Oh, come on. He’s exactly the opposite type of person these laws were designed to stop.
- Comment on We really don't want to talk about our problems 1 week ago:
Your ethical choice to not just steal it is the only thing stopping you.
- Comment on We really don't want to talk about our problems 1 week ago:
Is this about his mental health, or just about his shit working conditions?
- Comment on The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact 1 week ago:
The same thing should apply to private property, especially in cities.
- Comment on The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact 1 week ago:
Pretty sure it was so publishers (printing press owners) could have a guaranteed income. Those two things were correlated at the time. Not so much anymore. Streaming/subscription mentality is like planned obsolescence for IP.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Yes, I understood the joke…
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
For the parents, I assume?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Personally I think @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com’s take is a bit prescriptive, but I do think that if you want a good long-term relationship, then it’s about finding what’s comfortable for both of you, not just for one of you. Boundary pushing can be OK, but usually only with prior consent or better some expression of desire… If either one of you pushes the other into doing something the other doesn’t really want, that’s probably not gonna pan out well in he long run. Listening (especially to the “why” part) and working together is impotant.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Is there any situation for which a fart is not a perfect metaphor?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Like, with the parents listening, or with them reciting it with you?
- Comment on ! Mastodon new ToS from July 1has a binding abbreviation wave !!r 4 weeks ago:
And/or (i suspect this is more likely) it will threaten to do so, and mastodon.social/.online will update their TOS to fix the problem identified in the bug report. Either way it’s a win for federation, in that migration is relatively painless for the user…
I’m also really appropriating the speed and depth of the response to this from the community (e.g. all the comments on the bug report). It’s cool to see!
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
With that username, I trust this answer completely.
- Comment on slrpnk.net is back 4 weeks ago:
Where did it go?
- Comment on what's the word for a leg elbow? 1 month ago:
The loose bit of skin on the outside of the elbow is called the weenus
- Comment on Is there a server that doesn't require allowing javascript of a million other servers? 1 month ago:
Yes, you can.
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
Lots of them can walk on water (e.g. Fishing Spiders)), and some big ones can live underwater for over 24 hours
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
Only if they have capacity, and I doubt they have capacity for horses very often.
I guess how stupid it is depends on the particular location - if you’re on a flood plain, then yeah, but if there’s high ground nearby, maybe not.
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
Lismore isn’t flooding…
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
… What?
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
Have you heard what we are not here to do with spiders?
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
One of our recent fuckwit prime ministers was prone to wearing them for photo ops.
- Comment on Floods in Australia 1 month ago:
Well, it is nearly winter 😂
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- Comment on A new Europe community for discussing current events, news, and just content relating to Europe 1 month ago:
It is pretty annoying that that sub is labeled for US politics on a .world server…
- Comment on A new Europe community for discussing current events, news, and just content relating to Europe 1 month ago:
You’re not wrong, but why would you just post that stuff to global news/politics communities? Wouldn’t it make.more sense to focus on what differentiates the Europe lemmy community?
- Comment on Is there any fundamental difference between an instance and a formal website ? 1 month ago:
Instances are websites. Federation just means that they can automatically communicate directly between multiple intakes, and share information without requiring user interaction.
All this happens via APIs. Any website that implements ActivityPub APIs properly can federate with other sites as part of the fediverse.
