orioler25

@orioler25@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fascism bad.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Learned helplessness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fascism bad.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t tell if you’re joking, or if you actually meant to suggest that liberalism in the US – the most violent and destructive ideological hegemony in human history – could be socialism in a trenchcoat because some liberals sleep better with welfare liberal policies as opposed to the more honest and open genocide.

  You know socialism was already popular in the US, right? For fifty years before WW2 it gained traction and its advocates successfully clawed away concessional labour rights and social-welfare programs. Y’know what happened? It did improve the conditions for workers in the US; and the institutions of white supremacy and patriarchy effectively disarmed its popularity once privileged classes got theirs. You’re claiming to be a communist of some sort, yet have neglected a material analysis of this history. They will reward people who subscribe to liberalism with better material security, and we know it works very well.

  Liberals in the US believe what they believe because they correctly identify that so long as this system exists, they will be guaranteed something above any colonized people. They aren’t fucking stupid, they don’t have to have theoretical language to apply intuitive knowledge on their position in an empire. Liberalism is a result of their position in that society, not some form of victimization that compromises some innate moral purity.

  When I say they suffer, it’s because of the fundamental ways in which a person who subscribes to that system must sever their connection to humanity and the world to maintain their comfort. It isn’t because they’re powerless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fascism bad.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is itself a form of suffering, imagine the humanity they miss out on and what you’d be without it. Liberalism and fascism are ideologies that subsist on the concept that there is an imaginary amount of violence that can be inflicted outward to relieve internal suffering.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus and Dell announce new mini PCs for Windows 365 | Goodbye local OS⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel bad for the poor bastards that will certainly have these forced on them at the office or at school.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I cannot express in words strongly enough just how little respect I have for who has the right to make what decisions in a wholly genocidal and imperialistic system. You think the legality is the problem, grow the fuck up. Do you know the indigenous name for the land you live on? Ask yourself why you would only notice the legitimacy of the US once its legal system is subverted and not when it fucking commits genocide to survive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Who fucking cares? Genuinely. Who the absolute fuck cares if he changes the name of a genocidal monstrosity of an organization? On top of that, why the fuck should anyone respect the US legal authority at all? “Gulf of America” is a problem but not “The Grand Canyon” or “Mount Rushmore?” I wonder why you’d draw that line specifically.

  You are mad that the empire doesn’t match the aesthetics of some purported morality, it’s spineless. It has always been evil, if “Gulf of America” or “Department of War” is the only point where you even consider the misuse of this “authority,” you’ve been dangerously ignorant until now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the Memory Shortage Intentional?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh look, I called it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Fascinating to suggest that it is bold or defiant to affirm that the most destructive, imperialist war machine on the planet is in fact for “defence.” “Department of War” is much more honest, and I’m not a fan of how criticisms like this are oriented toward maintaining the purported morality of what is fundamentally a genocidal, globally oppressive institution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Socialist Co-Ops Against Silicon Valley Empires⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  A co-op is fundamentally not capitalism if it does indeed afford ownership of the means of production and value of the products proportionately to its members. Capitalism != commerce, that misconception is a very powerful pro-Capitalist tool. Capitalism is specifically a system with its own systems of power organized around private ownership, profit maximization, and infinite growth; it does not refer to just the concepts of wealth or trade or even profit driven organizing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Those differences that are rooted deep in our DNA⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure makeup and hairstyles, or any gendered expectations of beauty are in the DNA hombre.Neanderthals didn’t have the Ford Raptors.

  This is why its so easy to show up straight men though ngl.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trigger warning - This Epstein stuff is making me sick...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you do get it to a degree, hopefully. This is moralistic though, the assertion that this reflects some natural human behaviour is as well. Suburbs are also not only home to the affluent, suburban sprawl has made them affordable and effective sites of working-poor isolation and precarity exactly because they have hindered the construction of high-density housing and are so difficult to survive in without a reliable flow of cash. If you’ve lived in communities of factory workers who, while tenuously secure, remember the 2008 Recession sharply, then you know what I mean when I say that there are liberals who understand that foundational systemic change is needed but do not have the time or energy to learn what that means in like terms to what socialist and anarchist theorists or activists use.

  It really is unsatisfying to lose the option of discarding people in catharsis, but that is necessary to foster empowerment of workers who only have the tools they’ve been given.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trigger warning - This Epstein stuff is making me sick...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wasn’t a genuine question, more of an expression of exacerbation. However, I think this is a stance that demonstrates a less actionable understanding of liberals.

  It’s true that many have a material interset in the maintenance of capitalist systems – and all the violence that is necessary for them to exist whether they acknowledge that openly or not – but you’re framing it moralistically as though these people also choose to both be dependent on that system, and be neglected the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize necessary action. I do understand the pessimism deeply, as my experience has taught me that many do choose to remain in ignorance when the opportunity is given; for a number of reasons, but entitled petulance is certainly a factor. If you listen to workers though, you’ll notice they do understand that the issue is systemic and not effectively met by individual action. As you said, recognizing what that systemic failure is, who it serves and why, and how to organize in opposition to it are skills that require years of knowledge building to develop. Even further, fascist disinformation campaigns are made more effective by this ignorance when they validate internalized setter-colonial values which these people obviously don’t know to be fascistic in the first place. There’s nothing convenient about being purposefully disempowered, and no shame in the inability to sacrifice the wellbeing of your dependents to participate in action (or “bite the hand”) if you’ve never been taught about organization.

  When you say this, I can’t help but wonder if you’ve seen firsthand the immense levels of anxiety in working-class, blue-collar families as the failures of this system become undeniable and they are indeed unable to understand exactly what to do about it. They don’t need the system to completely fall apart to become motivated, many have felt insecure their entire lives and suffered the everpresent threat of homelessness or disability inflicted on them and their families. Those same people have been receptive to systemic change for a long time, and you’re right, they are victims of a system that holds their security hostage behind compliance. Maybe if you’ve only lived in an affluent suburb, it’s easier to entertain the idea that people only ever choose inaction, but I’m afraid this thinking is more limiting than the catharsis is worth. I’ve found it better to meet them with empathy and focus on language building or talking points that emphasize the insecurity of this system that they intuitively know to be true, and educate them on different risk levels of action. There isn’t a threshold where people like that will suddenly be receptive to systemic change, they’ve wanted it their whole lives and we’re seeing the consequences of their desire in the success of populist fascist rhetoric in this moment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trigger warning - This Epstein stuff is making me sick...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Way to self-report your inactivity. I have never lived in a city in my country without multiple mutual aid organizations that took action to improve the material conditions of marginalized groups or participate in public demonstrations to platform their criticisms that were explicitly anarchist or socialist in their political orientation. I bet you have never actually taken the time to learn just how dependent the US system is on programs developed by Black Liberationist mutual aid groups, or how much of your environmental protections have indigenous and Native American resistance. Have some perspective ffs, just because you’re just now hearing about these things doesn’t mean they only appear in your line of sight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trigger warning - This Epstein stuff is making me sick...⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What else are liberals going to need to realize that there is no reform for this sytem? I couldn’t fabricate something that so obviously demonstrates that this system is built to the benefit of the wealthiest through the brutalization of everyone else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good thing Anna’s Archive exists and just keeps getting better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Whose home?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t even notice them trying. Pathetic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are americans taking health advice from a former heroin addict ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve gone zero days since the 2024 election without seeing a liberal target fascists with insults that are oriented toward vulnerable groups. Jokes about old people being valueless, queer people being weak and deceptive, fatness as a sign of poor moral character. People who make these jokes also incomprehensibly claim that they challenge fascism fundamentally and not only when it comes for them.

  This man is going to be singlehandedly responsible for an incalculable number of deaths (many of which will be addicts who are disproportionately excluded from access to medical treatmen) and he is in the position to do so by capitulating to an infamous pedophile, rapist, and failed business man. What kind of person would take the opportunity to assert that addicts aren’t to be trusted when talking about a man who is already RFK Jr.?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Windows 365 goes down the day after Microsoft celebrates 'reimagining the PC as a cloud service that streams a Cloud PC'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Jfc, they’re really going to attack private PC ownership when the AI boom falters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My guy, I hate to break this to you, people were making these criticisms of capitalism over 150 years ago. I was referring to Black Liberationist critiques of privatized media expansion in the mid-twentieth century US, but liberal/capitalist ownership over media and space that can be used to challenge this sytem has been a fundamental mechanism in its reproduction for much, much longer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You gotta pay more attention then. Many of us have expected this for nine years, some sixty years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Though this is all motivated by capitalistic expansion, it’s also worth noting that liberals have been trying to eliminate the dissent facilitated through online activism and information campaigns for a few years now. Ownership over our PCs means that there can always be an internet operated and monitored by us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They should have more game sales if they don’t want me to use an emulator.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Claims Adjuster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, a whole unionized and competent studio now free to pursue internally chosen productions? I sure hope they don’t get some of those “Canadian Heritage” media subsidies. Seriously though this is the shit the state should be funding, it’d be a shame to have this kind of resource squandered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft Office has been renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I can make LibreOffice Writer look like word 2007 🤗

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For beginners? Totally; but snap gets annoying over time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tumbleweed with KDE is honestly the smoothest work environment Ive had since Windows 7.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The dominoes are falling: motherboard sales down 50% as PC enthusiasts are put off by stinking memory prices⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, I can’t believe my plan for a cheap motherboard worked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transcribed text of Samantha Fulnecky's assignment, paper, and professor's comments⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why graduate student and teaching assistant unions exist. I’d dare this student to contest a zero on a paper that is flatout plagiarism.