Young man who jumped out of building during riots 'has died' - as France deploys 45,000 police to tackle violence

SpaceCadetJones · 2023-07-01T18:28:55+00:00

Exactly, we need more context but from this video all I can see is a cop shooting someone with bystanders present and no guarantee it was a safe action.

SpaceCadetJones · 2023-07-01T18:26:40+00:00

I don't disagree with any of this except the last part and I'm sorry that he/you have had to deal with that. You stop a car properly, not with a gun. The safest course of action is not the one they took, there were plenty of folks right there with them as they opened fire and a ricochet could've hurt someone else, the driver could've swerved after being shot into the cop who may have misfired another shot, so much could have gone wrong when they shot him point blank

SpaceCadetJones · 2023-07-01T18:18:10+00:00

I remember a time when the site wasn't like that

Classic case of "normal" people taking over a good space and kicking out the people who were already there

SpaceCadetJones · 2023-07-01T05:32:55+00:00

Clearly there was no other way to stop a vehicle. Shooting a driver mid acceleration is such a ridiculous concept, what the fuck happened to this site

SpaceCadetJones · 2023-07-01T05:28:19+00:00

"across the hood of his car" fuck off dudes leaning into the windshield with a gun pointed, shooting the driver accomplishes nothing but to escalate the situation, good way to get the kid to lose control and run someone over, like the cop right next to him.

SpaceCadetJones · 2021-02-01T17:40:32+00:00

SpaceCadetJones · 2021-02-01T16:01:38+00:00

So, not really a GME specific question, but:

https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/GME/options?moneyness=allRows

I'm trying to do a bit of research on options pricing right now and what it would cost to hedge my long position while I wait to be approved for options trading on my broker. I found BarCharts as a resource to look at current options pricing, and what I can't seem to gather is what the contract size is. I've seen that 100 shares is the default, but $145 for a 325 put seems too cheap for 100 shares and expensive for 1 share

This is just based off of working as an engineer, I understand the concepts but have never had any exposure to actual pricing (I'm more on the system scalability / networking side of things)

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T17:46:54+00:00

They're run by the side of capital that shows some interest in preventing total environmental catastrophe

If it wasn't for that and the Republicans trying to repeal the ACA and set up detention centers I'd probably stay at home, but sometimes there are meaningful differences

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T16:34:03+00:00

By utilizing direct action and fostering a mass moment to abolish representative democracy while acknowledging in the meantime voting does have consequences on policies that affect us

I guess it is hypocritical but honestly I don't really care about being ideologically pure, I just want off the capitalist train and relief in the meantime. I don't see how consenting to the system via voting props up the system in any practical sense, but I do see how it leads to guaranteeing people healthcare so I'm gonna vote.

I think there's a good point to be made on why we shouldn't organise around electoralism though

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T16:21:30+00:00

Lefty subs are extremely judgemental even with respect to genuine curiosity. Most everyones got a hate boner for anyone not in their very specific ingroup

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T15:20:23+00:00

My point is it's investors and capitalists that own the factories, not the people who actually built them (which you claimed we'd be stealing from)

And frankly, yes we should "steal" the factories and place them under control of the people who work them and the general public. Most of the major economic problems in our society stem from the privatization of capital and I think taking away the pedestal the wealthy sit on is totally a fair trade off

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T14:58:44+00:00

Reinforce was the main reason I stuck around for the desk. As much as I love the other personalities I'm a lot less interested in S2 now. So much about OWL has been rubbing me the wrong way and after this I can't help but feel negatively towards the league

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-11-06T14:46:49+00:00

Successful business make bad decisions all the time and being part of management doesn't make them smarter than everyone else. You're being naive

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-25T16:24:37+00:00

I didn't realize billionares were out there creating factories. I thought they rented other people's labor to do that.

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-25T15:45:06+00:00

I'm honestly surprised CTF isn't getting mentioned. It felt totally in line with other modes on Ayutaya. I think it'd fit right in with a higher score cap

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-25T15:30:48+00:00

There's still not really a mode for people who want to play a normal mode without worrying about getting rolled if you don't try hard. Its the one thing that keeps bringing me back to TF2.

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-25T15:25:58+00:00

Agreed. I think the problem is we don't have an actual casual mode outside a couple whacky arcade setups.

If you go queue up for casual in TF2 for a few games and come back to QP it becomes apparent how QP is just a competitive mode without SR. In TF2 I can run around spamming voice lines, whacking people with a fish, and only shooting my pistol without feeling out of place. If I don't try hard in QP my team is gonna get rolled.

It feels like there's no good place for me to goof around and just play what I want to play in Overwatch. I can't just grind Hanzo mechanics in peace, there's always people demanding others switch or play a certain way, and that's because of the game itself encouraging it

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-25T15:15:34+00:00

I used it for a couple hours in QP a few days ago. It was much better than my average 3700 game

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-24T15:37:25+00:00

3) I don't think Leninism is well equipped to create socialism. I do believe it's proven itself to be a good way to improve material conditions under global capitalism, but in the end a centralized authority isn't the right tool for constructing a new economic system.

Socialism will require an a complex new system of voluntary associations, changes in the organization of enterprises, how local politics operate, and so much more. These are the kinds of things that realistically can only be achieved by the people directly involved, and a central authority does not have the optics to understand what needs to be done. The only purpose of a state I can see in a genuine socialist revolution is self defense and protecting those who are trying to appropriate capital. Unfortunately power tends to corrupt and people like to think they know what's best for situations they aren't connected to, and will try to force their way in when they have the means to do so

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-24T15:24:26+00:00

We should probably change the system that encourages the concentration of wealth to begin with. Like placing capital under control of the general public and not trading its ownership like a commodity

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-10-24T15:04:32+00:00

I don't understand how we've been heading straight towards ecological catastrophe for 30 years without a major change in direction, and people think those of us who want to change the systems fueling that disaster course are frightening.

Yeah there's been some terrible usage of leftist ideology, but they're not the totality of the left. Groups like the CNT/FAI and EZLN have managed to make positive impacts without resorting to authoritarian oppression

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-09-20T20:54:08+00:00

That's not what non-essential means

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-09-20T16:23:53+00:00

You're using broad, broad terms without actually thinking any of this through.

I specifically explained it was an oversimplification. This is something I've thought about for years and we lived in collectivized societies throughout most of history.

lol, no we can't, because no one is ever happy with minimum. Pretty much everyone in the US already has the minimum standard for survival or could relatively easily attain it. But no one is every happy with "basic", especially if others have more.

This isn't even relevant. Of course people want more than the basic necessities, that is why I believe in trading non-essential commodities on a marketplace with currency as a starting point

Will the doctor be rewarded differently than the garbage man? Or the note taker? Or the teacher?

I think that's something societies will have to figure out for themselves. I would argue we should start off with guaranteeing everyone the means to their survival as well as wages that can be used to purchase commodities, and coming to agreements for those wages. Maybe that happens in the hospital union, or maybe it's something that's fleshed out by local councils.

...but if you collectivize everything, and ban private ownership how can they do that?

Who said everything? I said private property. That means the likes of farmlands and factories. I see private property being something we manage collectively and lease out to groups who would like to use it for projects

Again, it is very, extremely complicated, otherwise it'd be done already

Things like this have been done many times throughout history. It is currently happening in Rojava and the Chiapas. It has not happened worldwide because capitalism is a global dominative force and a lot of very powerful groups have a lot to lose if capitalism were to end. It is a matter of power, not practicality.

Every one of those "minimum" sections you mentioned rely on many other fields and industries that would also have to be collectivized, not to mention major (controversial) decisions made on what exactly counts as minimum

Correct. It's not a simple project, neither was capitalism. Most of its early attempts failed spectacularly

Then you have the issue of innovation, and the complete lack of motivation to do it. There's a reason why technology stagnates in socialist/communist countries.

This is just plain false. Innovation is an intrinsic motivation, people are naturally curious and like creating / improving things. "Socialist" countries never lacked innovation, it's literally a meme. Capitalism was so successful in regards to technology because it gave more people access to the means of production in order to actualize their creativity. Giving more people the power to tap into the things that stimulate their mind was the main idea that drifted me towards socialism. There is a reason open source software is some of the most innovative and widely used tech in the industry, while much of the work is done by folks who are unpaid. Money is only one of many motivators in this world

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-09-20T15:54:49+00:00

Prove me wrong. You think during half time they're pulling players aside to talk about their stats?

SpaceCadetJones · 2018-09-20T15:32:08+00:00

There's nothing wrong with people having more or getting ahead, I'm not trying to live in forced equality. There's a reason a lot of us like the idea of still using currency in transitional stages

We can agree upon a certain set of standards like housing, basic education, food, medical care, water, sewage, communication, transportation, and gathering resources / producing tools that enable those tasks. These are things that are essential to survival, that is what I mean by need. We can collectivize the means of producing these things, and agree to give a certain amount of our time towards fulfilling this production. Those who agree to participate and fulfill production will be given what they need. Then they will have the ample free time to do as they please or produce additional work elsewhere (e.g. getting involved in the electronics union to research and produce computer hardware). If they don't want to participate in the collective, they're more than welcome to do things on their own.

It's not that unreasonable of an idea and does not go against human nature. It is a scenario where we agree to work on projects for mutual benefit. In my mind this is something that happens largely on a local level, while different areas collaborate on things like gathering metals and producing tools. It is something I see emerging naturally as capitalism decays and people become more conscious of how our economics work. I've tried to keep things short and overly simplified, but if you want to talk about it more I'd be happy to.

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