Do you actually do work or are you one of those middle-men that add dubious value?

And, like, do you think I can read my coworker’s screen from across the room and be like “Ah yes, that is TransferProjectView.py. I should tell him that I am also planning on touching that file”?

And adults can learn to explicitly communicate. It’s not impossible. You just type into the box.

I don’t think microsoft understands shit. I think their leaders are out of touch, lying, idiots. They continue to exist based on inertia and past success.

It’s frustrating because management are so colossally, transparently, stupid but they get the big paychecks and the workers get fucked. And then like half the workers sit there going “Well this is just and fair. this is a good world. If the people actually doing the work had more of a say, that’s communism and thus axiomatically bad”

Without thinking about it too hard, the binding of Isaac. I like how when you unlock the tainted characters, when you flip to that menu the song changes to a different version. It’s the same song, but creepier.

That’s a terrible way to get news.

88 is an unfortunate score.

Anyway. I haven’t played the full release, but it’s been good in early access. I think it’s a little harder than the first one

See, you can’t fix our society’s problems by just killing one guy.

The answer to all the kirks out there is to sharpen your arguments and learn how to deny him control of the narrative.

I don’t think this is the complete solution, because of the consolidation of power in the hands of the wealthy. You could have the best arguments in the world, but if YouTube promotes your opponent instead of you, that’s an uphill battle. If they get millions in funding for advertising, staff, and research, and you don’t, that’s not a fight won merely by sharpness of wit.

People talk about the marketplace of ideas as if solely the better idea will win. Stuff wins in marketplaces for dubious reasons like funding and familiarity rather than merit all the time.

That’s not to say we should just shoot all the republicans. Rather, this is a conflict on many fronts, and “they have almost all the money and thus control” is a big tactical concern. I don’t know how to fix that.

“I have many friends and family members on the other side who I love and remain close to, even though we don’t agree on politics at all. I don’t think the murderer who shot Charlie Kirk represents anyone. This was a sick person who believed violence was a solution, and it isn’t, ever.”

I don’t know how you could stay close with maga people now. That sounds extremely difficult.

Not a fan of “sick” used in this context. I don’t think there was any evidence that the alleged shooter suffered mental illness. Writing off disagreeable actions as sickness maligns people with actual illness.

Also, “ever” is a pretty broad claim. I don’t think violence is typically the best solution, and arguably there were more tools left in the box to stop Kirk, but ultimately every right has to be backed by “or I’ll stop you” or it’s at risk. If masked men come to abduct you, violence is likely an appropriate response. Shooting a giant talking head, arguably not justified even if he’s fanning the flames of hate and stochastic terrorism.

But overall it wasn’t a boot licking capitulation, so that’s nice. I didn’t watch it live since I rarely watch TV.

Interesting. Haven’t heard of this one but from their FAQ and writing it sounds interesting.

Not sure if a subscription fee for artists will work. Bigger ones can certainly afford it.

The main problem as I see it now is what any new platform has: getting people to use it.

I’ve been using bandcamp for years, and I feel pretty good about it. I’d spend about $10/month and get 1-2 albums, and now I have a pretty big collection. I’ve been unemployed so I haven’t bought new music, but my library is still here and ad-free.

Bandcamp might enshittify, since it’s privately owned, so make sure you download the drm-free copy of anything you buy.

YouTube’s leadership is complicit. Fuck them and their blood soaked hands.

I believe in racism AND systemic racism.

I don’t believe you. I don’t think this conversation is worth continuing further.

Do you think the old lady complained more or less because the guy was black? Do you think the MTA guy has any discretion? How many other people got the police called on them for sitting “improperly”?

I feel like you don’t accept the concepts of privilege and systemic problems, and are really zoomed in on individual actions to the point of not being able to see the whole picture.

The old lady probably complained because the guy was black. The MTA conductor probably escalated for similar reasons. The victim may have reacted negatively because of decades of racially driven abuse.

I’m not really sure if you’re arguing in good faith, or have some emotional investment in disbelieving racism can be pervasive and covered by other plausible excuses.

You’re missing or refusing to see the point that the conductor is likely policing certain people’s behavior more

So yes, if the conductor or the police tell you to do something and you refuse you’re probably going to have a bad time. But more importantly, that situation is far more likely to occur in the first place if you’re a minority. It’s likely there was a white guy on that train sitting “badly” and no one policed him.

Zoom out more.

Go try it, ANYONE would get kicked off when doing that.

This is laughably false. People put their feet on the seats on MTA transit all the time. Do you even ride these trains?

(Personally, I have a very negative opinion of people who take up excessive space on the trains, but I would never call the police over it, nor rat them out to the authorities.)

It’s not a racial thing he was refusing to obey the rules when the conductor asked him.

You gotta zoom out a little to see the racism. The racism isn’t in the rules about sitting. The racism is in how the rules are unevenly applied.

Is he showing any of his work, or is he just making stuff up? Seems like he’s just making stuff up.

Also, everyone should look at the “wealth to scale” webpage: https://dbkrupp.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/ . Humans are not good at scale, and this helps visualize it.

It’s not a set, so you can have duplicate values. So no, probably not.

Like you have a list and the range of its values is [0 … 1]. You can have a whole lot of 1s, but none of them are the sole biggest value.

Part of racism’s power is the unequal application of rules. Plausibility is often on the side of racism. While the rules may prohibit feet on the seat (were his feet on the seat here?), it is unlikely this rule is enforced against white people as often as it is for minorities. I’m sure it happens, but the point isn’t “sometimes the rules are applied to white people too”. The point is “the rules are more often and more extremely applied to black people”.

Tangentially related, “the new jim crow” is worth reading.

Arresting someone for having their feet on the seats is truly excessive. Racism almost certainly was a factor in every step of this process. The woman noticing the man, deciding to police his behavior in public, the MTA and police not just letting it go with a warning. All of it.