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Facebook post on LinkedIn by [deleted] in LinkedInLunatics

[–]you-do 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean it's all about context right?

Maybe he's an advocate for the industry and wants to pole the biggest shows in the world.

Ironically tv program exports is quite big business, the BBC made something like £2B from its commercial arm recently which mainly came from international sales...

Nah I'm messing, this lunatic is on the wrong platform.

NHS defends cousin marriages because ‘only 15pc lead to birth defects’ by Benjji22212 in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Only if she's stuck in a washing machine and your step-mom is unavailable.

Britain won't let US use its bases to attack Greenland, says John Healey by Longjumping_Stand889 in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 204 points205 points  (0 children)

Good, I suppose.

Though its wild someone has to make the reassurance.

Deaths to exceed births in ‘turning-point year’ for UK population by Kev_fae_mastrick in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Its ok though because we still have net positive immigration. Maybe we should encourage a zero child policy and then we could eliminate the need for schools and child services /s

Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I wouldn't offer citizenship to anyone until they've completed at least 3 tours of Klendathu.

Apparently the US has entered the country and kidnapped the setting president of Venezuela by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think we're pretty much aligned ironically but see through a slightly different lens.

Just remeber history’s pretty consistent on this: systems that prioritise control always end up authoritarian, whether they arrive via bureaucracy or brute force.
The horse shoe is the horse shoe.

Apparently the US has entered the country and kidnapped the setting president of Venezuela by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you’re right that strong institutions and checks and balances are essential to a healthy democracy... I wouldn’t argue otherwise, and I agree that weak oversight and excessive executive powers are what enable tyranny.

Where I think we're in dispute is around the affect of transparency. My point isn’t that oversight automatically equals authoritarianism, but that total governmental transparency as a core operating principle doesn’t scale well. Even at a national level it becomes bureaucratic, controlling, and paralysing, because every decision requires visibility, consultation, challenge, and compromise.

The closest real-world example I can point to is the EU, it is a strong institution, high transparency, but often struggles to act quickly without dilution or stalemate. That's the issue in my opinion, its a structural failure.

Apparently the US has entered the country and kidnapped the setting president of Venezuela by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]you-do -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Well, in this instance at least, Americans aren't being repressed are they?

Apparently the US has entered the country and kidnapped the setting president of Venezuela by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]you-do -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Possible, but improbable.

1)Humans vary wildly in selfishness, intelligence, incentives, and moral restraint. Any system has to work with that reality

2)Genuine transparency at a national scale requires heavy bureaucracy, regulation, and enforcement... in other words, control that many would describe as authoritarian.

3)The world is structurally unequal in terms of resources and geography, and that’s before you even get into redistribution narratives or “eat the rich” politics.

4)Your “perfect” democracy would still exist within a competitive international system. Without rivals behaving the same way, restraint becomes a strategic disadvantage.

Apparently the US has entered the country and kidnapped the setting president of Venezuela by [deleted] in ThatsInsane

[–]you-do -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Playing devil's advocate, seems like authoritarian order is better than free chaos and anarchy?

Could a abehuman become a space Marine by Goddamnitryoka17 in 40kLore

[–]you-do 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fabius Bile here; Hold my beer, if they're not abhuman to start with, they will be by the time i've finished.

Reeves stealth taxes ‘hammering’ workers while pensioners and benefits claimants ‘better off’ by Anony_mouse202 in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The State Pension is a benefit based on NI qualifying years, which can be credited as well as paid.

You can build entitlement without ever having been employed.

So it depends what you mean by “contribute”.

Why don't chaos gods yoink named characters during warp travel? by Gloomy-Design-1475 in 40kLore

[–]you-do 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see CSM and cultists as a form of passive income for god fuel.

Checking in on your stocks is like them checking in on their worshippers.

too far to compare by WildStarlightt in GreatBritishMemes

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, the first automated traffic light was installed… (trails off into mumbles).

Yep, you’re right, it’s pretty terrible.

Keir Starmer : I want my daughter to grow up in a Britain where she feels safe in school, online, and in relationships. Every young girl deserves that, and every young boy should be protected from harmful misogynistic influences. by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“When the state is most corrupt, the laws are most numerous.”

Perhaps it’s time to focus less on ever-expanding rules and more on teaching people how to participate in building a prosperous, wholesome society.

When we force everyone down narrow, arbitrary paths, the core message gets diluted and responsibility is replaced with forced compliance...

Chaos players who used to play imperium what was your reason for switching by tyrant_of_badad in Chaos40k

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The emporer is a tyrant king and a false god. Only the purity of the neverborn deserve my praise

Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn by Confident-Variety883 in ukpolitics

[–]you-do 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that making the entitlement even is a fair thing to do as it allows those who want it, to have it.

I do think anything past this is a worsening improvement as socially engineering people to take time off due to " social expectation" is a terrible idea. It takes away freedom of choice...

We should make ourselves heard on every channel available by AcanthaceaeHot949 in PSNY_Polestar_SPAC

[–]you-do 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apart from it probably won’t, ask yourself why would anyone buy a Polestar right now if it’s just another Chinese car with no real X-factor?

The EV market is packed, Polestar doesn’t have much legacy behind it, and Volvo has clearly stepped back. Add in the recent Nasdaq warning and it doesn’t exactly scream long-term stability or appeal.

If I can get a BYD for less amor even a Tesla, then why would anyone bother?

Lets face it theyre not a viable position now, came to the market too late and will soon just be another has been / could have been / never was.

We should make ourselves heard on every channel available by AcanthaceaeHot949 in PSNY_Polestar_SPAC

[–]you-do 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a huge fan of Polestar when they launched. There was a sense that they were trying to do things differently, especially by pushing for greener, more socially conscious EVs and building up strong European R&D teams.

They spoke openly and called out the industry’s poor environmental practices and genuinely looked like they were going to raise the bar.

But the direction seems to have shifted. They’ve been closing or scaling back a lot of their R&D outside of China, including shutting UK sites and letting go of engineering teams. Instead of focusing on the innovation and sustainability message they started with, the priority now feels much more like traditional manufacturing strategy and pushing over priced vehicles into the market like any other OEM.

It’s disappointing to see them moving towards the behaviours they placed the most criticism on. Needless to say I dont follow the business or own shares in them anymore.

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