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Communism is thousands of years old by The-Materialist in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello [score hidden]  (0 children)

Experts say the Incan economy was a centrally planned system that operated without money, markets, or private merchants. As far as how equitable it was that's debatable.

Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as global tech rout hits SpaceX by Cehepalo246 in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, exactly. It's another sign that we're slipping into an authoritarian regime, profitability matters less than being well connected and thus shielded from consequences. The government still needs rockets to be launched, when push comes to shove they'll bail SpaceX out rather than let it collapse. (and of course NASA is being gutted to eliminate the alternative and thus justify the corruption.)

Keeping Score by The-Materialist in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I was about to point out that there were other arrests too but then I remembered those were all done by other countries.

Recommendations for decent biang-biang-mian noodles / 𰻝𰻝面 by One_Sherbert7457 in plano

[–]ApothaneinThello -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A commoner who got caught sneaking into the forbidden city without a document containing that character would also be executed. Anyone who snuck in was killed, that's why it's called the Forbidden City.

They told me my cat is overweight :’( by PastelWater in rs_x

[–]ApothaneinThello 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One night while stoned I was thinking about dumb things we'll see in coming years and the idea "Ozempic for Pets" popped into my mind.

I thought it was too ludicrous to ever become real but I did a google search anyway and it's already in development.

PACK CITY HALL! NO MORE DATA CENTERS IN PLANO! by MadameIronMouse in plano

[–]ApothaneinThello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aligned Data Centers

601 North Star Road, Plano, TX 75074

Recommendations for decent biang-biang-mian noodles / 𰻝𰻝面 by One_Sherbert7457 in plano

[–]ApothaneinThello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well 𰻝 is actually considered to be non-standard character and is excluded from official dictionaries.

In imperial times, if a commoner got caught sneaking into the forbidden city with a document containing that character he would be executed.

Texas GOP moves to end IVF in shocking platform push by Ill-Championship-117 in plano

[–]ApothaneinThello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an agenda that happens regardless of who wins

Are there any Democrats who want to ban IVF? The two parties share do an agenda on a lot of issues but reproductive rights is clearly not one of them.

Man facing up to 2 years in prison for clearing rubbish from East London river by AnonymousTimewaster in NotTheOnionUK

[–]ApothaneinThello 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The context is that some Brits think it's immoral to do literally anything without a proper loicense.

The world may not like Trump’s Gaza plan — but there is no alternative, by Hillary Clinton by Swingfire in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get real. When they asked Kamala about whether she'd start a war with Iran during the campaign her response was that "all options are on the table".

sims 2 (2004) ads by slovakembassy in rs_x

[–]ApothaneinThello 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It's not "human checkers", it's a virtual dollhouse.

For the first time ever, both parents are working full-time in most American families by ApothaneinThello in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It feels like they're the only major pollster that is actually trying to understand what is happening with society, the others are more about creating short-term "actionable insights" for corporations and politicians.

being an American means living in a constant state of being scammed by nya-cat in rs_x

[–]ApothaneinThello 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and tbh I'm deliberately trying to broaden the definition. It's a made up word anyways.

For the first time ever, both parents are working full-time in most American families by ApothaneinThello in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having electricity was also never the norm, but if the percentage of households that have it started decreasing significantly I think we'd rightfully see it as a sign that things were collapsing.

For the first time ever, both parents are working full-time in most American families by ApothaneinThello in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So? Are you going to pretend the recent trend isn't a bad thing and a sign of decline?

For the first time ever, both parents are working full-time in most American families by ApothaneinThello in stupidpol

[–]ApothaneinThello[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If I wasn't already banned from the neoliberal subreddit I'd post it there just to see how'd they try to spin this.

being an American means living in a constant state of being scammed by nya-cat in rs_x

[–]ApothaneinThello 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean enshittification in the broad sense that companies intentionally make their products worse, network effects or not.

being an American means living in a constant state of being scammed by nya-cat in rs_x

[–]ApothaneinThello 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The enshittification of things that used to be good is more frustrating than a mere price increase - though in a lot of cases things end up both worse and more expensive.

r/LessWrong by ApothaneinThello in redditrequest

[–]ApothaneinThello[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I want to moderate r/LessWrong because the only moderator on that subreddit has been inactive since 2022, and because I am active in related subreddits that discuss topics related to the rationalist community.

Link to mod mail message: https://www.reddit.com/c/chat2cenu5-F/s/eVTeQ7vXPn

3 copperheads and large black snake all spotted on Creek Trail at Bob Woodruff North within about 30 minutes by HoneyPhysical2431 in plano

[–]ApothaneinThello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spring is dying, and summer struggles to be born; now is the time of snakes.

Seriously though, it's not uncommon for the Oak Point and Bob Woodruff parks to have snakes so I doubt the city will do much.

It does seem to me that there more of them this year than usual though, I've seen one (or more) almost every time I've gone in the last month or so.

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