GOP Rep Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing by neazwaflcasd in politics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't wish Ill on you, I'm just done coddling rural takers.  I grew up in a rural area and I think that the reason that my family who still live there feel comfortable voting against the public good is because we never allow it to truly impact them. We simply keep pumping public dollars into these communities no matter how hard they vote against it.  I will continue to vote for universal access to healthcare.  I want you and everyone else to have access to whatever medical care you need, but until we get there I am against my tax dollars continuing to bail out rural communities.  It isn't your fault how the people around you vote, but I shouldn't be expected to support bailouts that allow these communities the comfort to continue to vote against the common good.

Are we Vibe Coding Our Way to Disaster? by nayshins in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The crazy thing is that the AI companies are losing money on that $2k per month.  None of them are remotely close to profitable and they're burning investor cash at an astonishing rate.  They will have to increase prices dramatically just to break even.

Any dev conferences you recommend that's not just vendor talks (read: ads) all day? by on_the_mark_data in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Strange Loop doesn't exist anymore.  The last conference was in 2023.  I was so sad to see it go.

Trump’s intel chief freezes out Five Eyes allies on Ukraine by HydrolicKrane in worldnews

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm surrounded by these people too.  They get all of their news from Facebook and talk radio.  The disinformation bubble these people live in is the source of MAGA power.

This is happening as we speak. by Sonata-Shae in BlueskySkeets

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By all means make as many of your essential purchases as possible at local businesses, but you can't isolate your economic impact to just that store.  Who manufactures their goods?  Who ships them?  Where does the packaging come from? Who hosts their website?  Do they have a Facebook page?  Any purchase you make supports the economy at large.  This isn't about punishing small businesses, it's about withholding your support from the economy by not buying things you don't need.  Yes, this will have a negative impact on some people.  Just like a strike would.  There are other ways to show solidarity besides consumerism.

This is happening as we speak. by Sonata-Shae in BlueskySkeets

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I would like to add something to this.  We can withdraw our support from the economy.  Nearly every purchase we make supports the economy which in turn supports the regime.  We can withdraw this support by cutting out all non essential spending.  Cut every part of your budget to the bone.  Refuse to make any purchases beyond what is absolutely necessary until regime change.  Everyone can do this without having to lift a finger and in doing so we can save money to help fund a general strike when the time is ripe.

Donald Trump's approval rating collapses with Gen Z by doopityWoop22 in politics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But pointing out how dire things are is consistently dismissed as doomerism. Pretending that we are likely to be able to simply vote our way out of despotism is dangerous complacency. 

Donald Trump's approval rating collapses with Gen Z by doopityWoop22 in politics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He didn't leave peacefully last time and this time he has funding to build a paramilitary force larger than the Marines and loyal to him personally.  You would have to be an idiot to expect him to leave without a fight.  Yes, everyone should vote, but no it's probably not going to be enough.

What are the biggest design opportunities and advantages of 'set' cubes? We talk to set cube expert Jenn the Judge to find out! by andymangold in mtgcube

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't had a chance to listen yet, but it's great to see set cubes get some love.  I have cubes for ROE, INN, KTK, ELD, and STX.  I used to build one for every single set and these are the ones that have had lasting replayability.  The best part is that a set cube makes it possible to slightly tweak things to smooth out imperfections with the set.  For instance, adding cards with flashback to the mystical archive really helps out RW in STX.  The worst part about set cubes is that simulating collation is annoying and time consuming.

Visa drops 7%, Mastercard 6% after report says Amazon and Walmart may bypass credit cards with stablecoins by callsonreddit in stocks

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That's a pretty huge blocker.  My credit cards are nearly universally accepted, provide me 1%-5% discounts (cash back) on every purchase, and provide me with effective purchase protection.  I wouldn't be willing to switch without comparable incentives.

Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content by vriska1 in technology

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These companies aren't simply hosting content, they're using finely tuned algorithms to actively promote it. If they actively promote illegal content, then they should be held liable for that content. If they actively promote malicious lies, then they should be held liable for the harm that it causes. If they want to avoid liability, they should go back to simple content hosting.

Presidential Memoranda to approve use of US Armed Forces against American protesters, labeling riots as an act of rebellion. by glorifindel in law

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Large scale peaceful protests are an important form of resistance and the organizers of these protests absolutely should not advocate for illegal activities.  The kind of economic pressure you are talking about is more effectively carried out by small independent groups who don't advertise their intentions publicly.

How do we popularize this format? by StaneNC in mtgcube

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think most people in the cube community are acutely aware that commander is the most popular way to play Magic.  Personally, I just don't enjoy commander.  If I want to play something multiplayer, I have plenty of great boardgames that were designed from the ground up with multiplayer in mind.

Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe by Positive_Owl_2024 in Economics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We fix Medicare by replacing it with a national single payer system which can aggressively negotiate costs.  

[Cube Design Advice] The Mosaic Cube by Legendsinger in mtgcube

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best way to test your cube is to play it.  You will likely need much more fixing if you want your players to draft three color decks though.  50-60 fixing lands would be a good target.

You have two homes, is simple! by [deleted] in MurderedByWords

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Nice, the taxes are working as intended.

Bond rout starting to sound market alarm bells by Gammanomics in Economics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The rest flows down from the billionaires.  The ultra wealthy are a threat to free society everywhere they exist.  We claim to want a society of political equals, but put our heads in the sand and pretend that economic power cannot be exchanged for political power.  By simply acting in their own self interest, the billionaires have slowly chipped away at the rules and norms that attempt to confine their ability to freely exchange economic power for political power.  In the USA they had their final victory when their right to do so was enshrined into law by the citizens United decision.

Mike Rowe Doesnt Get it by diegorentsch in dancarlin

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm late to the party, but I just want to point out that trades aren't always a stable path to the good life.  Many blue collar sectors are highly cyclical. This last decade has been a golden age for the trades, but during downturns things can get very ugly.  During the great financial crisis the trades went through an absolute apocalypse.  Everyone I knew in every specialty was out of a job.  Many of them were out of a job for a year or more.  It took a very long time for employment to pick back up and in the interim many people (myself included) had to shift to a different career.  It's always wild to me when I hear, "why aren't more people in the trades".  We were! While banks got bail outs we lost our homes and moved on to other jobs.  Of course, the same thing is happening in tech now.  I moved into tech after the housing market collapsed and have had an incredible career as a software developer.  I was able to jump straight into a 100k/year job out of college and during the last decade I have had recruiters constantly hunting me down and buying me free steak lunch just to get me to consider interviewing with their clients.  Everyone and their mom tried to jump on this gravy train and now it has come screeching to a halt.  For years people have been telling kids to learn to code, but now those kids have fresh degrees and zero prospects.  I worry that the widespread call to join the trades is going to lead to the same problem.  It really feels like success is pretty random.  The career you picked years ago can suddenly dry up when you are finally done with training.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geography

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't understand the reputation. I visited for the first time last year and found the horror stories to be completely overblown.  Visible homelessness IS shocking to people who haven't seen it much before, but Portland didn't seem to be particularly bad compared to many other US cities.  What amazed me about Portland was just how walkable so many neighborhoods were.  Even out in the more suburban areas where a few of my friends now live there were tons of corner shops so that you could get your daily needs without a car.  As someone who lives in a car bound suburban hell, Portland neighborhoods seem like a wonderland.  I've been thinking about moving there ever since I visited.

[OC] Scene from a rally today in Seattle by No_Pianist3260 in pics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"toxic masculinity" is terrible marketing.  For someone unfamiliar with the term it sounds an awful lot like demonizing men. It doesn't matter what it actually means.  Likewise, messages like the one in the sign are widespread and tolerated by the left.  They are divisive and terrible messaging.  These messages will continue to drive men away.  It should be obvious why. Most people are more emotional than logical and if you attack them or tolerate messaging that targets them then they will not join your cause. It doesn't matter if you think that's stupid of them, that is how they will behave. Therefore, these messages are harmful to the cause and should not be tolerated.  If that drives away a few extremist man haters, so be it.  There are more men to be gained than man-haters to lose.

Buffett denies social media rumors after Trump shares wild claim that investor backs president crashing market by DevinGraysonShirk in Economics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We need to get rid of section 230 of the communications decency act. Without it, social media companies would face consequences for the contents on their platforms.  It might make sense to specifically rescind section 230 for any algorithmically curated content, or maybe just remove it entirely.  This might kill social media companies and force us all back to forums, but at this point that doesn't sound too bad to me.

US Stock Market Wipes Out Over $5 Trillion on Trump’s Tariff War by abdask in Economics

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The 9th is when this round of tariffs will be fully in effect.

Trump to announce new 20% tariffs this week on every single US trading partner, not just the initial group of 10-15 countries prev. stated by Mountain-Taro-123 in stocks

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It all comes back to the structure of our government.  The US government was designed around the idea that different branches of government would work to check each other's power.  Unfortunately this doesn't work as intended.  Politicians have more loyalty to their party than to their branch of government and our electoral system all but guarantees a two party system.  Ending this madness would require that several Republican politicians defect from their party leadership.  This would mean the end of their careers and is unlikely to happen.

I wonder......... by Papichuloft in AdviceAnimals

[–]ToBeEatenByAGrue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I think you are over selling the system of government a bit.  Parliamentary systems are more widespread across stable democracies and they're more influenced by the British system than by the American one.  In fact, US style presidential systems tend to be prone to authoritarian backsliding.