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dumbthewise.bsky.social
I like to build robots. Other than that, I like learning about the world, the people in it, and their opinions. What’s yours?
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

... “total shutdown” is planned for March 15... Website for the General Strike: generalstrikeus.com OPPOSE! PLEASE REPOST!

Can a socialist society promote growth and innovation? A common argument that I hear for Capitalism is that Capitalism grows innovation by providing an incentive to create and spread good ideas. Do this work? I think it does, on a small business level. What do you think? Could Socialism do better?

Debate: Can innovation happen or thrive in a Socialist or Communist society?

Project 2025 calls for the “American Family” to be the main pillar of American society, but how can we expect to do that when prices are so high? When our President makes everything more expensive, is the mother supposed to give birth on an empty stomach? static.project2025.org/2025_Mandate... -p4

In 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was made, which aimed to get consumers to buy American products over foreign. In response to this act, trade partners imposed tariffs; labor plummeted, banks crash, and the great depression ensued. Sound Familiar? fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/tariff...

P.2025 outlines single motherhood as a root CAUSE for the decline of the economy and social life, implying it to be a personal choice. Then it blames the lack of families and declining birthrates as another root CAUSE. And then Trump imposes tariffs... static.project2025.org/2025_Mandate... - pg 4

Mac or PC? I’m a PC guy myself, particularly Lenovo… what do you think and why?