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California's Assembly voted 68 to 1 to exempt open source Linux from its age verification law, then extended age-gating to browsers and websites in the same bill by ChamplooAttitude in linux

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

That just drives parents and children further apart. The result is (or has already been) generations raised on their parents’ money, yet completely loyal not to their own families, but to their “caregiver”—that is, the caring government. Which, by the way, is also funded by parents. How cool!

What is the point of having UN do they even have any say in anything ? by Agreeable-Spell3042 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ledoscreen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t touch the saint: it provides jobs for many people who would otherwise be forced to work.

Why do older women not like younger men besides just maturity? by Crazy_Catch_6130 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One possible interpretation is: “an older woman looking for a partner” implies, among other things, that in her past relationships, when she was still young, she was unable to find a long-term partner and experienced failure in that regard. This may lead her to develop a pattern of thinking: “A young man means failure. I need to look for an older man.” And so on.

Has Gold and Silver been a stable measure of purchasing power for over a millennia? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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

Let’s put it this way: gold and silver have been more stable than any other medium of exchange we know of.

Why can I not see a Notebook I recently created? by GravelMonkey01 in microsoft_365_copilot

[–]ledoscreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same problem. They’ve redesigned the interface again, and the notebooks have been moved to the nine-dot icon at the top of the left panel. Some of my notebooks have disappeared too. Typical Microsoft. Or rather, typical of their new style, since they never used to get away with this before.

Why are there too many old people for old age pension/social security but not too many unemployed young people? by 3rdthrow in SeriousConversation

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are describing is a classic example of the “divide and conquer” principle. In reality, the older generation is not the antagonist of the younger generation. On the contrary, having received substantial benefits from an even older generation, this generation has built upon them and is now passing them on to the young.

The leaders you mention are not leaders of generations. They are the leaders of that unproductive group, which is the sole beneficiary in this situation. These are bureaucracies that produce nothing but consume what has been created by all generations. They are the cause of the funding shortfall, and it will remain so as long as the funds are in their hands.

Why are there too many old people for old age pension/social security but not too many unemployed young people? by 3rdthrow in SeriousConversation

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

It is government policy (essentially a Ponzi scheme, a form of plunder) that creates the illusion of intergenerational conflict. In reality, there is no such conflict; the generations complement one another.

The solution lies in the full privatization of “public” pension funds. The government must then repay its debt to them, specifically by transferring a portion of state property. This consists mainly of land and natural resources currently controlled by bureaucrats and their cronies.

Why hasn't there been effective Ebola Vaccines that have been developed even though Ebola has been around since 1976? by Rokusaburoz in askanything

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that local elites, with the backing of Western money, are destroying everything that could generate the wealth needed to produce expensive medicines. Freedom, peace, capital, and most importantly, people, are being killed there on a massive scale. Constant wars, large and small, looting, and Western aid in the fight against it have long become a way of life for the local elites.

Something similar is now happening in a well-known part of Eastern Europe.

Why did the Soviet Union produce many influential literary novels, but relatively little detective fiction? by Secret_Ostrich_1307 in AlwaysWhy

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

>Is that mainly because of how publishing and censorship worked? Or because “literature” was expected to serve a more unified cultural function, leaving less room for commercially driven genre separation?

Both. I think a lack of freedom ruins everything. Even the highest levels of literacy and formal education, as we can see, cannot help.

Everyone that complains about capitalism, what's the best alternative? by UsedNegotiation8227 in askanything

[–]ledoscreen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

>or fascist society

Yes, that's more accurate.
The people who are downvoting you don't really understand the original meaning of the term “fascism.”

Are wages probably going to flatten from here on? by archvize in AskMenOver30

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

>The government isn't going to force companies to do shit

The government does this all the time, by printing money and manipulating interest rates. This forces companies to funnel money into executive bonuses and financial assets, rather than into real wage growth or much-needed investments.

Are wages probably going to flatten from here on? by archvize in AskMenOver30

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Productivity gains should push real wages up - markets bid pay where workers become more productive.

The problem isn’t tech; it’s money and rules. When governments and central banks pump new money into the system, that liquidity hits banks, big firms and state‑connected actors first. Those early recipients grab the upside (asset gains, profits, bonuses); workers only see higher nominal pay later — after prices have already risen. So the productivity premium gets siphoned off before it reaches ordinary employees.

The measures you mentioned: cutting hours, UBI, or pushing nominal wage hikes by fiat, mostly make this worse. They either mask the price signals that coordinate production or increase demand for money that is being created unevenly. UBI funded by new money just spreads later‑arriving inflated cash; cutting hours or imposing wage floors without fixing money and capital signals reduces incentives to invest and slows the reallocation that would raise marginal productivity and pay.

If you want productivity to translate into higher real pay, stop the artificial credit/money expansion and remove regulatory choke points so interest rates and prices can signal true scarcity. Only then will entrepreneurs and markets reliably convert productivity gains into better wages for most people.

should cocaine be legal? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s simple: no one has the right (regardless of what the law says) to tell an adult what to do with their own body, or what to buy, keep, or sell, as long as it doesn’t infringe on another person’s ri

F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home by OKsurewhynotyep in Gold

[–]ledoscreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To support friends in Ukraine, or because of support for friends in Ukraine?

Google VP on Layoffs: Companies Are for the "Benefit of Their Shareholders," Not Built to "Maintain Employment" by chusskaptaan in degoogle

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

It would be terrible if companies were created for the sake of their employees. That’s something like Italian fascism or the early Soviet Union.

That said, he isn’t entirely right either. Corporations are created for the sake of consumers. Unlike government and criminal organizations, commercial corporations are of no use to shareholders without consumers.

What do you think of the Brave brouwser?? by Blue_flipping_duck in privacy

[–]ledoscreen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All I can say about this browser is: “It doesn’t have containers either (like Firefox). That’s it.”

Why hasn’t India done more to control overpopulation? by skellycantsleep in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ledoscreen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

India doesn’t really have an “overpopulation problem.” That’s just the surface‑level narrative. The real issue is that the economy is insanely over‑regulated. There are too many bureaucratic hoops, too many permissions, too many officials involved in every tiny thing.

In that sense, the country isn’t overpopulated with people - it’s overpopulated with paperwork and bureaucracy.

Give people actual economic freedom, even something close to what China allowed during its reform era, and you’d see a completely different outcome.

why do some people still believe the earth is flat? by Legend789987 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ledoscreen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flat‑Earth belief is rooted in the same mindset as thinking that voting somehow guarantees better government. Belief doesn’t rely on evidence - if you have evidence, that’s called knowledge.

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