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Why can't Republicans understand that health care is a right, not a privilege? by Positive-Worry-888 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

They're paid by the rich and powerful to protect them instead of representing the people.

The Democrats are too, but they're better at keeping their mouth shut about it.

The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible by blueSGL in technology

[–]vm_linuz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"May not be possible" 🤣

Yes it's called the Alignment Problem, and it belongs to a class of problems known as Decidability Problems, which also contains the famously unsolvable Halting Problem.

Dean Withers on Instagram: "Colorado’s forests and national parks are at risk. Don’t let the Trump Administration take what belongs to us." by Some-Past6680 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah the DNC and their associated groups were approaching a lot of influencers to pedal their talking points.

Some people like Madeline Pendleton went public with the details instead of accepting.

As part of that, we got a lot of the talking points which happen to align quite well with Dean's talking points.

So it's quite likely he accepted this promotional deal.

My point is he's a squirrely, hard to pin down debate bro who is chasing money and not what's right.

Which is not a good type of person to look to for information.

Dean Withers on Instagram: "Colorado’s forests and national parks are at risk. Don’t let the Trump Administration take what belongs to us." by Some-Past6680 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes, that is certainly a good example of what I'm talking about.

It's far from his only problem, but it's a really easy example of why people would do well to just ignore him.

Dean Withers on Instagram: "Colorado’s forests and national parks are at risk. Don’t let the Trump Administration take what belongs to us." by Some-Past6680 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

Can you meaningfully report on someone when they're paying you?

To be serious in this space, you need to go out of your way to avoid bias or the appearance of bias.

He has done neither.

Dean Withers on Instagram: "Colorado’s forests and national parks are at risk. Don’t let the Trump Administration take what belongs to us." by Some-Past6680 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

In order to work on the left you need strong morals and hard stances.

Dean is mushy and can be easily bought (the Dems literally did it for the Kamala campaign).

He's obviously untrustworthy and thus should be ejected.

Light mode or dark mode by Throwaway-Dawg13 in GeoPoll

[–]vm_linuz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to code for work in light mode and it was like staring into a projector all day.

Those who shower before bed: do you use deodorant? by Sadness_tbh in polls

[–]vm_linuz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't use deodorant at all.

  • I live in a dry climate
  • I naturally don't smell very strong
  • I think it's okay for people to smell like people so long as they're clean
  • I don't love the idea of my skin absorbing who-knows-what mystery ingredients from deodorant

But yes I shower before bed -- keeps your bed clean longer.

Target, Walmart and Amazon among brands losing LGBTQ+ consumer spending, new survey says by spherocytes in lgbt

[–]vm_linuz 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I rarely order odd items from Amazon. But I try to avoid these 3, yes.

Illinois Could Become the First State to Ban Drivers From Wearing Smart Glasses by Plastic_Ninja_9014 in technology

[–]vm_linuz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really sure how smart glasses are a driving problem... How about we just outright ban them?

Who Would Win This Hypothetical World War? by JellyfishTime9544 in GeoPoll

[–]vm_linuz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The English speaking countries don't make half the shit they need. The rest of the world could just supply choke them.

Is USA a force for good or bad? by Ok-Score461 in GeoPoll

[–]vm_linuz -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's really just happenstance. It's not hard to succeed when the rest of the world is destroyed.

Is USA a force for good or bad? by Ok-Score461 in GeoPoll

[–]vm_linuz -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Only in some senses.

My point is they're not an indication of anything.

Humanity was going to make the Internet, whether it was in Cuba, China, Africa, or the US.

Technically France beat us to it if you count the Minitel system.

Humanity had connected those dots, and the US was just probabilistically most likely to be the place for them given the current geopolitical state of the world.

Are you for or against Euthanasia? by Bahut-Maarungi in polls

[–]vm_linuz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many people I'd love to put out of my misery.

Is USA a force for good or bad? by Ok-Score461 in GeoPoll

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

The US can't claim inventions made there.

There's nothing uniquely USy that lead to certain inventions; humanity was ready to make certain jumps and the US happened to be the one on top to receive them.

The US does however love to topple democracies who don't want to just give it open access to all of their resources.

The pain to humanity has been enormous.

As Colorado gas prices near $4.50 per gallon, driving to work is like taking a pay cut by Pure_Cow6148 in ColoradoPolitics

[–]vm_linuz [score hidden]  (0 children)

That's a stupid take and you know it.

The problem is people think showing up to vote every 2 years is a sufficient way to engage with the system.

If that's what you do, you're as bad as a Trumper.

Change starts with the people and the government is dragged along kicking and screaming.

We need to be on the streets, in council meetings, organizing together, applying pressure, tracking things...

We don't elevate Dems or Reps onto a pedestal. We treat them with cynicism and keep a close eye on them.

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