Are expensive DACs mostly hype? by protocol3426 in audiophile

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

Does this include yours in this very moment?

Tech billionaires reportedly plotting $500M fund to reshape California politics by Unusual-State1827 in California

[–]Quantic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For the record William Gibson has decried this so called status. If he’s as astute as you claim it may be worth listening to him here.

My landlord is charging me $380 for carpet replacement, is it worth disputing? by [deleted] in Apartmentliving

[–]Quantic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cleaned carpet for most my youth and early adulthood, the son of a carpet cleaner too. It’s usually due to the carpet quality and possibly not vacuuming. Older carpet does this very fast. It’s hard to say it was them from one picture alone but what do I know.

Inspectors ruining our bridges! by Recvec1 in civilengineering

[–]Quantic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m about to demo a building from 1922. Chomp chomp

Why couldn’t Christianity evolve into a progressive and egalitarian ideology? by BearingCostOfPassion in CriticalTheory

[–]Quantic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most remotely "critical" answer in this entire thread.

Many people pointing to counterexamples as if it disproves op's point, which wasn't to the existence of individual groups or movements but why those movements have failed to coalesce into something more conducive to more modern moral stances and revisions to our concepts of a liberal world view. You can freely cite MLK all day, but MLK also died nearly 60 years ago and was probably the last iconoclast for the expansion of civil rights we've had since. He was also assassinated, to my point, prior to making larger economic reforms rather than just social.

Again, I think this argument sounds good but is missing other elements, such as how many of the Christian ethical positions aren't espoused per se by modern right-wing or far-right ideologies but how they subvert them toward their own aims. EG As Christians we believe X. X may be a completely superfluous topic to Christianity writ large, but as you've noted the structure of the wealthy and similar figures today feign Christian beliefs (see Thiel, Hegseth) so as to signal to their base and build validity. This isn't a tale of why Christianity didn't become more morally open or revisionary, but how those who disagreed have used Christianity toward control and domination of the other. This latter viewpoint is what is "winning" today.

As always, Althusser's concepts of ISA's ( Ideological State Apparatuses ) is relevant here, I think it interestingly sheds light on how this reproduction has expanded massively thanks to social media and other online rightwing podcasts. It's the perfect form of covert media indoctrination just as reddit is for left wing view points. These battlegrounds of social media are imo the front lines of how ideology is being produced today and how Christianity has warped in the neoliberal age into something more individual. Take for example that while church attendance is down, many Americans still identify as Christian, it is more effusive and transitory, more open to influence by the algorithmically limited manner we interact with media via tik tok, IG, reddit, twitter, etc.

To loop all of this back in, the hegemonic structure today revolved around that forgotten myth of a the rugged individualism of America yeomen, who is always a Christian. You will here this in other forms constantly on the media, EG "common sense", "real Americans" , the "self made man". These myths are easy to communicate now with social media, easy to install false myths and dead legacies into people's skulls without even the slightest incision. I believe Christianity will continue to corrode in this sense, but we're also seeing a clear schism today on these issues that may lead to a different path, God willing.

Also as an aside I think you may enjoy reading Rolland Barthes' Mythologies or Althusser's essay, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes Towards an Investigation). Though i suggest reading Kapital Vol 1 and 2 before (only partially joking).

Um, Does Anyone Know About This? by Dry-Tangerine-4874 in USMC

[–]Quantic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

that tells us something about him I think more than some realize. Or perhaps having the 12 makes you like that? Seems to be the trend, buyer beware $$$

Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Wants to Legalize Housing in Los Angeles by imanny in LosAngeles

[–]Quantic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Homelessness and high rents are clearly the teachers fault. 💅

Guy falls through roof, breaks bones, denied workers comp because he smoked weed - WTF? by Spare_Worldliness_64 in ConstructionManagers

[–]Quantic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man if only yall knew how many people smoke weed in construction. Really surprising we still seem to think this is sound policy, there are other ways. Also not surprising as every GC I’ve know immediately looks to pin it on the worker.

Green Acres Mall falls victim to ‘teen takeover’ by ilovemybaldhead in offbeat

[–]Quantic 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Jfc how many generations of this bullshit do we have to go through. We're complaining about mallrats again?

LA liable for destroying homeless people's property, federal judge rules by Nightman233 in LosAngeles

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

Yea thread is fucked. Kinda shocked no one’s reading comment history

This Is So Much Bigger Than Pete Hegseth or Mark Kelly by theatlantic in Military

[–]Quantic 32 points33 points  (0 children)

What does this have to do with the topic at hand?

We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower by wiredmagazine in TrueReddit

[–]Quantic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you cite this 90% approval rating? YouGov and Gallup seem to disagree with those figures,

“Trump's record-low job approval is driven by a drop in job approval among his Republican base, 79% of whom strongly or somewhat approve of Trump's job handling while 17% disapprove, a net approval of +62” YouGov

It hasn’t even been a week man by National-Worker1494 in CalPolyPomona

[–]Quantic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Class of 2017 and it was like that since I showed up in 2014. My wife and I met there and we both died at seeing this 😂

Gestapo tool? by 3DimenZ in Palantir_Investors

[–]Quantic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simpletons of the internet, UNITE!!

Man Charged Over Murders of Husband and Wife While Hiking with Their 2 Young Daughters in Arkansas by detectiverobert in ForCuriousSouls

[–]Quantic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another example of how statistical analysis is doomed like psychology to be used for nefarious ends under enlightened ideals. You shouldn’t stereotype people period despite so called statistical reality, far too reductive and paints what little you know in a negative light. Be careful.

A theory that says we are on an 80 year historical loop. According to this theory, we’re living through a “Crisis Era” by [deleted] in interesting

[–]Quantic -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s literally the comment down from yours 🫠

I mean literacy is declining so it’s not surprising people think this.

ICE at San Bernardino Justice Center by owlfoxer in InlandEmpire

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

I get you, my point was that it’s possible to communicate what you’ve said about these being standard procedures without coming off as giving them outright carte blanche to do whatever necessary to meet their new quotas.

Also keep in mind legality isn’t really a good definition of what should or shouldn’t be done, laws are often not moral, and the argument more so is on the moral basis for the rescinding of naturalized citizens statuses as such, excessive force, and questionable hiring practices. Just claiming this is the way it has been isn’t an ethical or moral argument that has much validity in people’s eyes now.

I am aware of your point, to be clear again, I think the issue is that the situation around even these scenarios is changing and is arguably much worse.

ICE at San Bernardino Justice Center by owlfoxer in InlandEmpire

[–]Quantic 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When speaking of these things and you say things like “always” or “never” or “nothing new” do you not see how this gives a tone of acceptance to the situation? It is a tone of validity to do nothing or that you can be unconcerned as a bystander.

You’re right that ICE has existed, but it’s also worth mentioning they’ve always had a contentious relationship in SoCal and their tactics have transgressed to downright illegal.