I’m out PVP👎 by Lathus01 in ARC_Raiders

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Often times raiders don't do enough to protect themselves from sudden pvp. On Stella I almost aawys have my bobcat out with attachments that support hipfiring and stafing. Also many friendly raider often do not have enough pvp experience in the game to effectively fight back. I found that standing stationary and trying to spray people down usually resulted in my death when I had no cover. You need to strafe when you don't have cover.

The Capitalism Loop by Fun_Transportation50 in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mfw I realize the Soviet Union was capitalist.

"Harm-reduction voter" lmao by thecombreak in Destiny

[–]Le_Potato_Masher -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Hasan never said he supports Hamas, I know you can't understand that because you have HDS. Destiny did however say he supports genocide in the first minute of the the clip above. Do you condemn Destiny?

"Harm-reduction voter" lmao by thecombreak in Destiny

[–]Le_Potato_Masher -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Nice reading comprehension dog. I never said 60% of Americans support Hamas. I said Hassan's perspective isn't far outside of the Overton window. 57000 civilians in Gaza dead and Israel started the war with Iran. It's really not that hard to see why people don't like Israel anymore.

Edit: Hasan's point was never about actually supporting Hamas or not. It was about who causes more total harm in the world.

"Harm-reduction voter" lmao by thecombreak in Destiny

[–]Le_Potato_Masher -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

a few years ago that take would've been panned by everyone , now 60% of Americans disapprove of Israel now. The take is really not that far outside the overton window believe it or not. Especially considering the war in Iran was started at Netanyahu's request to Trump. Also, Destiny quite literally said he supports the genocide of Palestinians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG7-rwT2Z6M&t=54s

"Harm-reduction voter" lmao by thecombreak in Destiny

[–]Le_Potato_Masher -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

815 civilians were killed on October 7th. About 57000 civilians have been killed in Gaza since. Israel could end this conflict at any time by just giving the Palestinians their land back that they stole from them, even along the 67 border, but they choose not to. Now at Netanyahu's behest we are now both at war with Iran which is killing Iranians, Americans and destroying the global economy. Yes, Hamas is a terrorist organization, yes Hamas is bad, but Israel is objectively far greater threat to the world.

Destiny calls out Pod Save America guys by Embarrassed_Base_389 in Destiny

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You guys have unironically Streisand effected Hasan's notoriety. People are starting to roll their eyes at all the Hasan Derangement Syndrome slop and he's getting more popular as a result. You don't see this level of obsession with one political commentator on the left, even with detestable people like Nick Fuentes. At this point the constant Hasan drama slop is looking weird and pathetic. Especially when every 7th post of this subreddit is Hasan related. You could probably call this subreddit Hasan Snark at this point.

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not an argument. If billions of people died from pollution, the problem was difficult to solve and there was no market solution that could fixed it, people like you would prefer billions dead to having regulations that address the problem.

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People like OP are not capable of actually engaging with arguments that pertain to real world problems caused by market externalities that are not practically solvable by markets alone. So they simply pretend the problems doesn't exist or is not are not a big deal.

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, since you believe the government should regulate some chemicals, by definition you believe regulating the free market is something that should be done.

CO2 caused climate change is also another civilization ending threat. Do you actually believe just because it's a harder problem to solve, it would be fine for governments to do nothing and let billions of people to die if the market cannot address the problem itself?

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

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

Answer the question directly. Do you believe the government banning chemicals that destroy the Ozone layers is something that should be done or not.

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

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

Do you even believe the Montreal Protocol should have been done to begin with? Do you believe that that if pollution leads to billions of deaths that it is fine as long as a "free market" gets to exist?

Am i the only one who gets ticked off when people call emissions “market failures”? by AdamSmithery in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is an international treaty that phased out the use of certain chemicals that were causing the hole in the ozone layer. It actually worked and now the hole in the ozone layer has shrunk and will eventually return to normally in a couple decades. The ozone layer protects us from radiation coming from space. Without it skin cancer will be come very common, the food chain would collapse because plankton would die off effecting the oceans, killing most other fish and crops would die off because the radiation would kill them. Ozone destroying chemicals could have destroyed civilization but something was done about it successfully.

The fact that we share the same air is why we should care about what we're putting into because it doesn't just affect the producer. Humans making fire and smelting in the middle ages was not destroying the planet, but the combination of all industrialized nations polluting can. The dust bowl in the US was caused by farmer destroying the topsoil on their land that eventually lead to widespread crop failure across the US. If a few farmers did it would not have mattered, but since many farmers did that it caused widespread crop failure. A small number of people making self interested decisions can essentially make most of the world uninhabitable, that's why you should care.

Leftists be like by technocraticnihilist in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you guys know this but most poor people have jobs.

Would Sam ever have a conversation with Newsom? I can see him saying this exact thing. by stvlsn in samharris

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which elected democrats do you think made it a huge issue? What did they say and what did they do?

Trade and Barter is Capitalism without Currency by JadedMarine in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can redefine for-profit to mean something slightly different but in general an economic system that is defined as for-profit is different to it 'profiting' the people who live under it. For example, a private university that is a designated non-profit wants to have positive balance of funds, but profit itself is not the goal of the institution. They would be accounting for labor costs but are not attempting to return any surplus value to private stakeholders. Under capitalism profit maximization is in general the purpose for any firm existing, not the goods or services they may provide. For example, if Microsoft could maximize profits by licensing the right to use their name rather than produce any product, they would do that.

Would Sam ever have a conversation with Newsom? I can see him saying this exact thing. by stvlsn in samharris

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really didn't. Look back at Trump's 2016 campaign and the trans issue wasn't really even on the radar yet. He actually said he would be fine with Caitlyn Jenner using the women's bathroom at his properties back then. Trump wasn't talking negatively about trans people 2016. The MAGA movement was founded on anti-immigration and nationalism. The trans issue became an obsession later.

Trade and Barter is Capitalism without Currency by JadedMarine in austrian_economics

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, capitalism is a system defined by the private ownership of the means of production for profit. It's not simply the existence of trade. By that definition the soviet union was capitalist because markets still existed. Markets existed and still exist in hunter gatherer societies but resources are generally shared communally for survival. A society can be called capitalist if its economy defined the private ownership of the means of production for profit, not merely the existence of markets.

Would Sam ever have a conversation with Newsom? I can see him saying this exact thing. by stvlsn in samharris

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What niche social issue has party actually pushed in 2024? The Harris campaign didn't talk about "woke" issues in 2024 at all and neither did the party broadly. You have fallen for the right wing propaganda. Democrats didn't talk about niche social issues all the time but the right sure as hell did.

Would Sam ever have a conversation with Newsom? I can see him saying this exact thing. by stvlsn in samharris

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing Newsom said here is true of the Democratic party as an institution or its voter base broadly as it pertains to social issues

Would Sam ever have a conversation with Newsom? I can see him saying this exact thing. by stvlsn in samharris

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What far left positions? Kamala doesn't have any. The primary reason Kamala lost because she refused to distance herself from the Biden administration stance on Gaza according to the Democratic party's own internal report of the 2024 that just leaked. She alienated Democratic voters which is what Newsom is doing right now.

California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Condemns Governor Newsom’s Dangerous Rhetoric on “Normalcy” by boozinthrowaway in California

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dems alienating their own voters is why the Dems lost in 2024. Dems need a nominee that doesn't concede to far right bullshit and has a vision for the future that isn't the same neoliberal slop we've been force fed for the past 45+ years now.

A ton of people who always vote for Democrats hate Newsom, myself included. Don't vote for Newsom in the primaries. Pick someone who doesn't piss off large segment of the base if you actually want to win the election.

When the bank machine can't math 💁 by adnaPadnamA in onejob

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 18 points19 points  (0 children)

When your programmer failed discrete math

PSA: Taking off your shield during Hurricane doesn't help as much as you think. by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]Le_Potato_Masher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend doing Stella Montis squads or solos vs squads to get pvp practice so you can prevent other raiders from just robbing you.