cyrusgrimes.bsky.social
Mechanical engineer turned data director in Columbus, OH. Loves DIY, cooking, D&D, and spontaneous ventures. Liberal, tech enthusiast.
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Walking a tightrope?!?!?!?!? That man has the subtlety of a senile old man passing gas during a prayer
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you mean the backing of sociopathic billionaires who have no concern or regard for the good of humanity.
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"siding" not a great word choice
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The biggest competitor for newspapers and other services like this are the landlords, health care and insurance providers, private unitalities, etc. The squeeze is constant and relentless while wages are still stagnant, we have lost our breathing room a long time ago. News now is a luxury
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Just so desperately dumb
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Armed and stupid is a bad combination
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Im not disagreeing, getting the cat back in bag is a problem, and we can’t let environmental and labor protections slide. The problem is weeding out exploitive labor of all types and making livable minimum wage, stop things like prison labor and sweat shops. Hold companies accountable
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I see, yeah that is a problem, not sure how you structure change for that
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There is something to that, if the productivity gains are shared with the worker, Often the reason tech is employed in this way has little concern with the worker and is looking for ways to not have to pay workers at all.
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capitalism does not really take jobs, it makes them pay less. And tech for me is fancy tv's and computers, robots and rockets.
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Compared to usa, I agree. There are many things to consider I think. tolerance, freedoms, care for those who struggle to care for themselves, flattening of the differences between the haves and have nots. It’s very idealistic, so a pursuit always. I Love tech, but it can’t be what we are best at.
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I think it lays bare the need for a society to really define what winning is. In the pursuit of technology and industry, it seems like china’s model wins. But is it winning for the environment, for humanity. I am not so sure, but I would also say the USA is not winning
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There are trade secrets, vulnerable to reverse engineering and spying. And there are patents, which China is party too, and has interests in protecting. China homegrown IP is at parity with USA in a lot of ways, dismissing all their innovations as stealing is short sighted.
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The police get to declare this? That seem crazy to me
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so exploitive labor did not happen before we dropped the gold standard, sure. globalization of the world economy took time, unwinding would too. I am fine with fair trade agreements, where wage guaranties and environmental protections are part of the agreement. Although, all things have trade offs
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Nope the billionaires and ruling class have always been there ready to exploit, they are the cronies
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foreign labor is fine if the standard of living are enforced. I am opposed to all forms exploitive labor practices. Again it is pure self interest that allows it to happen. Capitalism is all about the I over the we
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The I’s refuse to pay fair wages and insure safety for their workers. The we’s fight for labor rights
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Okay
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Stock up on drones
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📌
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While it fits neatly into that framework, it also can be thought of is me vs us. The people who focus on the me instead of a we, aren’t really interested in being part of a community. They should then shun all the advantages that come from it. Make your own food! Mine your own copper!
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Right there with you, but we can’t be passive too.
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Avoid violence if possible, but other tactics are the good first moves. Bring tire locks, put water in the gas tank, lock the gates of the station shut.
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I hope Trump has the same bad feeling that I have that there’s a real possibility that Elon Musk could bring it all down for him
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Profane insight, people need to do this, both sides need there flames fanned. And picking a side is a sincere seeming form of flattery, find the side that is losing and join in ;)
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Add your own locks to the gates
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Bananas, pineapple, coffee, chocolate, it’s not great, and I love every one of these wonders of nature.
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Bad faith only deserves one response, contemptuous rage. They don’t need to speak. They have no truth to speak. Just tear into them with all your time
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I think we should also recognize, unfortunately, that the countries selling bananas are ill-equipped to purchase more from us and often not getting much of the actual revenue and profit from the sale of bananas. Those are going to conglomerates.
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rip open gas caps, pour in the sugar. spike the roads. Get some wheel boots, they're cheap on Amazon
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Put a boot on them
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It’s all in guise to allow them to declare martial law. The escalation is gonna get ugly but necessary.
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Outdoor cats are a menace
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Some new graffiti is needed on the trucks
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Stoping short in traffic happens in cities all the time. 15 mile per hour is pretty rough without a seatbelt
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Seems like some u-hauls are going to get vandalized, also is that in compliance with seatbelt laws? Hate if someone had to stop short in front of them!
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Boulderdash
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Starlink should be dismantled immediately, or transferred to another company
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This is not a congressional hearing she doesn’t have due time. The reporter should be shouting back, interrupting this bullshit.
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Throw rocks at al the car windows in the parking lot
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Slash tires as soon as you see them parked
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Need more anger here
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inflation does shrink debt