MolecularCactus1324
@MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world
- Comment on How do I make Lemmy feel less dead? 1 week ago:
Follow lots of communities
- Comment on Will the tariffs lead to a recession? 2 weeks ago:
They gave him emergency tariff powers. Idiots.
- Comment on OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a display of power 3 weeks ago:
Ugh, why are they quoting that blowhard David Gerard
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows. 3 weeks ago:
The Reddit app and site are bloated bullshit. It’s an insult that they want you to use that. Lemmy with Voyager is the experience I like.
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows. 3 weeks ago:
Reddit was killed by spez. RIP. Long live Lemmy! Hopefully it’s insulated from meddling by venture capital.
- Comment on In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies: Social Platforms are Becoming a Dominant Force in Media and Entertainment. 4 weeks ago:
The problem is that this applies to news and information. People are listening to Joe Rogan, who doesn’t try to report the facts, not journalists.
- Comment on Half Life: Alyx is Five Years Old Today 4 weeks ago:
You’re able to tolerate moving around without teleport? I have a pretty strong stomach and never get sick on boats or planes, but that just completely fucks me up. I can tolerate it for about 20 minutes, but after that I’m ready to hurl.
- Comment on Half Life: Alyx is Five Years Old Today 4 weeks ago:
I played it last year. It was certainly interesting, though it showed me the challenges of VR games. Before, I always hated the idea of using the teleport feature because it seems cheesy. However, after several tries without it, I can say it’s necessary. You end up feeling very nauseous otherwise. But, as a player you’re just way less capable than non-VR games. You can’t move around as easily and so you can’t take on as many enemies or maneuver as easily around the map. In most encounters with enemies, you can only fight a max of maybe 3, before you start to feel overwhelmed. Even 1 is usually enough to feel stressed and when those saw drones fly at you, you’ll panic and possibly yank a cable or get disoriented and bump into something in the real world. Crouching behind cover and shooting is pretty cool though — possibly the most immersive part.
- Comment on Why aren't there mass protests in the USA? 4 weeks ago:
Why the fuck is the media suppressing them?
- Comment on Privacy-Respecting European Tech Alternatives 5 weeks ago:
This is all nice, but overall weak. American tech is on track to dominate the world. We need to step up the quality and incentives to make these services the defacto standard.
- Comment on Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content 1 month ago:
Is this after it is banned or before it is banned? Either way, seems ridiculous
- Comment on This speaks for itself 1 month ago:
It’s because as children we had sensory overload from the old McDonalds and the 90s in general were a very colorful time. Think Nickelodeon and Jazz paper cups, it was over the top, so we had to reign it in.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Okay, I won’t
- Comment on Has America Reached Its Tipping Point with Ignorance? 2 months ago:
I think you’re missing that we are being deeply manipulated by hoards of foreign influence campaigns. Social media has exploded propaganda in the US and divided the population. Some of this propaganda also comes from internal sources.
- Comment on Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America 2 months ago:
Today I’ve officially made organic maps my primary. I’m gonna try to make it work.
- Comment on Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies 2 months ago:
Heritage Foundation are a bunch of fascists
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
This is not inspiring. Enough jokes.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Where are people organizing?
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion
gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Anarchy&define=Define&strateg….
Whatever you’re arguing for, I’d suggest using another word
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.
- Comment on How can a US citizen invest outside the reach of the federal government? 2 months ago:
Similar thoughts, trying to decide where to go
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
What is anarchy then? Is it not some state in which everyone agrees not to take power?
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
I don’t even understand the point you’re trying to make.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
Why are they a myth?
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
? No, power vacuums can exist and are quickly filled by any group with a modicum of power. Look at ISIS. The US deposed the Iraqi government. The new government was weak and those with a stockpile of weapons and funding from other interested countries quickly swept in and took control.
US pulls out of Afghanistan. Before they can even board the plane, the Taliban has completely seized control.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
No we’re talking about definitions. You’re advocating for anarchy being a viable state humankind, I’m saying practically you can’t enforce or defend its existence without turning it in to something that it is not by definition. It is practically impossible to defend a state of anarchy as it will and always has been overpowered by a more organized, hierarchical force.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
Oh okay, thanks for that enlightening response.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
No one will unanimously trust a computer model. People will try to undermine and destroy it.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
The point stands though. Pure Anarchism is a power vacuum. There is no way to achieve a power vacuum, it will be quickly filled — the most basic way it is filled is by dictators and warlords. You want to live in a power vacuum? Ask yourself how you will enforce it and suddenly you’re no longer talking about anarchy.
- Comment on What do you think of anarchism? 2 months ago:
I don’t think practically you could end up with a state of anarchism because it implies that humans can exist in a power vacuum. Something will always fill that vacuum. Now, the question is what is that thing? It can take a lot of forms. The goal should be to make it serve the qualitative needs of most people - food, shelter, well being, safety.