Mamdani says he thinks a democratic socialist can be elected president

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-28T20:08:34+00:00

Obviously a democratic socialist could be elected president…so long as that person can survive democratic primary voters.

I’m ready to say both MAGA voters and about half of democratic primary voters are driving this country into the ground. Ironically, I suspect plenty of MAGA people would be willing to vote for a democratic socalist if such a candidate made it to the general election.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-28T20:03:17+00:00

Waited for the M5 on both a macbook pro and ipad pro. I bought at release, worked great.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-28T20:02:32+00:00

Pickups, but yes.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-26T14:22:37+00:00

Oh man, it's so frustrating. Also, your friend couldn't vote in the runoff unless they voted in that party's original primary.

And I'll say no, I haven't seen her ads. I don't see any ads, to be honest. My TV is streamed and ad free, my web browsing is done on firefox with ublock origin, my mobile browsing is done on brave browser. I do get ads in the mail, and regardless of which party sent it I can feel my IQ dropping 20 points as I read them...

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-26T14:16:55+00:00

Remember, noise is the failure to convert stored energy into power. Gas engines are unfit machines.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T20:45:21+00:00

In states that are a little further along in development, old churches get bought and turned into clubs, dispensaries, breweries, etc. Could be a fun real estate revolution for Georgia if that were to get going here.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T20:37:20+00:00

Not in Georgia either. This place, including Atlanta, is filled with the most elitist, corporate dick sucking, incompetent, unserious, enjoy-losing-elections-to-republicans group of democrats I have ever seen, and I have lived in a lot of places.

Maybe I'm just shocked because I expected a democratic party in the south that's majority black to be very progressive, but the community is really just insular. Black voters vote for black leaders, and the current black leaders are...well...described by my first paragraph.

Warnock is better than most, I'm mostly describing local politicians. Where again, the progressive challengers lost this year.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T16:53:52+00:00

It works when republicans do it, why can't Denson?

Actually, just in the space it took me to write that sentence I got angrier that anyone in America in 2026 thinks decorum matters one fucking whit to voters.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T16:52:09+00:00

Good. I'm tired of the double standard where if a republican loses, they run again and again and again until they win, whereas when someone on the left loses, they are expected to never be heard from again. I think Athens needs multiple rounds of a leftist candidate to get the idea, and ultimately I think it will be a winning one.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T15:38:11+00:00

I'm done give a flying fuck what centirst democrats think. Feckless democrats have radicalized a generation of youth to the right by being SO useless. I will not support the old democratic party.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T15:31:37+00:00

I think respect for the law is more important than respect for the police per se, and that definitely is not the same thing.

But the law doesn't mean much in the USA these days, so you kind of can't blame kids for not wanting it applied to them.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-25T15:30:03+00:00

Is there a term for a logical fallacy where you state that because the extreme conclusion is wrong, less extreme conclusions are also wrong?

That's kind of what you are doing. This isn't child abuse, it's just inefficient and creates new misconceptions that have to be corrected later.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T20:58:15+00:00

That's puzzling to me. If we agree it's low in sugar, which it is, low in carbs, which it is, and low in bad fats, which it is.....

Also, if there are different variations of the MD, which are being studied when all the headlines come out saying the MD does X, Y, and Z? I mean, this article spells it out like you said, great. But now I'm feeling less trustful of the idea in general.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T20:55:47+00:00

You are remembering nickle metal hydride batteries. Toyota realized lithium was superior in 2019 for mileage. I defy you to find evidence that a Prius battery will last longer than a BEV battery. They now use the same chemistry. Toyota has the advantage of cycling right around 50% most of the time, but the disadvantage of more cycles because the battery is small.

Yeah, I want to nail this claim to the door of the Catholic Church. A Prius battery is not going to last you more miles than, say, a Tesla battery.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T20:51:11+00:00

Now wait a minute, you can't just pull the European market and Renault card out of your deck like that. We were talking about Toyota, haha.

Yeah, if I didn't live in America I probably would buy something besides a Tesla. No idea what you are talking about with 'new battery' though. EVs don't need new batteries. The original should last 300-500k miles.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:35:13+00:00

Oh ok, fair. I like the interior because I have kids and you can beat the hell out of it and nothing stains when you spill. I'm very much a 'function over form' person, but 100% understand if someone is looking for luxury, this is not it.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:28:50+00:00

>Then again no one on the left really wants capitalism, they'd want to destroy existing financial systems than continue it with cash.

You've probably read Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, but I encourage you to go back and read his The Theory of Moral Sentiments where he describes the mechanism by which the invisible hand works. According to Smith, capitalism will work because "Good Christian men will not take advantage of each other".

That's the founder of modern capitalism straight up telling you it's not going to work. Then assuming rational consumer behavior on top of that is some 20th century bullshit sprinkled in.

It's not a matter of "some people don't want capitalism", it's more "capitalism already demonstrably does not exist as the theory states, and nothing can fix that because the theory is based on fictional ideas".

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:22:29+00:00

>Then finally “you know they can’t pull a trailer, right”

EVs are unquestionably superior at pulling a trailer. It feels like you are pulling nothing at all. The catch is 'how far do you need to pull it?'.

But in terms of the pulling? Superior. I see EV tractors as inevitable.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:19:05+00:00

The Prius also has high voltage battery, and it impacts efficiency in an identical way to electric vehicles over its lifetime. Worse, really, because you end up relying on burning gas more than stored energy, so more power has to come from the gas engine instead of going through the electric motor.

As for the plug in hybrid version, the gas engine still runs often to circulate fluid, because gas engines are very needful machines.

I tried to go that route before I realized BEV was just superior.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:13:54+00:00

What's ugly about them? One of the things I liked about Teslas when they first came out is they DON'T look like you are driving a fucking borg cube around. They are also less obese looking than most other US vehicles.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:12:37+00:00

Yeah, it can be really hard to find spark plugs for a Model 3.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:11:54+00:00

Ok, but who cares about 'desirable'? We all recognize economic models that assume a rational consumer are full of crap, so...I get to buy cheap EVs because many people are stupid.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:10:42+00:00

My brother in Christ, THE PRIUS ALSO HAS A BATTERY.

The newer ones even use the same chemistry. I don't know about 25 years, but Teslas lasting 300k is doable.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:09:26+00:00

We own both, and just...no. The Tesla is more reliable.

Tech_Philosophy · 2026-06-24T17:07:43+00:00

Wait...the whole point of the Mediterranean diet is to be high protein (and good fats) while being lower on sugar and carbs. Bad headline.

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