Yeah, I usually just back out
I've been trying to use Tor as much as possible, and set it to default on my #grapheneos phone. Problem is, about half of all websites simply block you if you use Tor.
How do we encourage them to be more respectful of our right to privacy?
Or am I wasting my efforts?
Taking someone's picture without permission should be considered assault
Is there a verse which defines what a demon is?
Found a fascinating ritual for driving away demons. I must say, I'm skeptical about the existence of demons, but this was still fascinating. Basically, the ritual is a repetition of Psalm 68:1-2

Also, GM ☕
Europe is the birthplace of communism
Interesting! Someday I'll build my citadel, and I'll have pigeons. The laser turrets can go on top of their tower house thingy
Huh. Shouldn't that little boost button being lit up? I wonder if this is a bug
I'm curious about whether this overturns their previous ban on mining in occupied Ukraine and Siberia.
I'd also an alternative explanation for the ban than their article says - #bitcoin is empowing to people, which goes against the interests of an occupying power. Banning in Siberia says to me that they have less control in Siberia than they want.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/29/putin-signs-law-on-cryptocurrency-tax-a87172
offer... give... Idk, there's a word missing. Brainfart.
You're doing the Lord's work. The things you build now will have a ripple effect down through time and set future standards and expectations. And its some super impressive stuff... Thanks - to you and all the builders here.
Its very easy to lose patience in this never ending debate... But also, there's no zealot like a convert. Show someone the way, and they'll teach more people than you could ever reach.
I'm confident in bitcoin, but not confident in the human reaction that could happen. People are habituated to looking to leaders for answers, and leaders clash, and violence happens. Teaching now can save lives later.
Be nice. She could be on our side if we just straighten out the definitions and causes and effects. We probably have the same goals...
Its actually entertaining that capitalism was used as a pejorative. So was Christianity, originally. Just take it an run with it.
Okay, I get that. I just want to point out that definitions are important. What we have now is not what I would call capitalism. That's because our current paradigm is built on the violation of property, not the sanctity of property. All rights flow from one fundament right - your ownership of yourself and your efforts. "Capital" is basically property. Technically its anything useful for making more stuff, but that means property because none of the factors of production can be useful without agency, and that means ownership.
So, if we're criticizing the system of exploitation, I'm all with ya. But if we're calling that capitalism, then I'm not, because that's simply not what capitalism means. Socialism requires exploitation. The degree that capitalism is mixed with socialism is the degree of exploitation in the society.
What definition of capitalism are you using?
Every genocide in modern history followed debasing the money and increased regulation. Market distortions result in left over people. Socialists are ready for that with class warfare. Just exterminate the people on the bottom... Then utopia!
I like the sentiment, but there are too many questions which I would need answers for, before I could support their strike.
Suppose they succeed and get more pay and better conditions. What exactly does that mean? The usual industry response to something like this is actually to pressure the government to enshrine their new rights in law - big business loves that. A law has to be applied to their competitors, and any business with less market power than amazon will face disproportionately higher compliance costs, which will hand more market to Amazon. I'm not saying that I know that will happen this time, but that is typically the end result of collective bargaining. In the end, it puts the workers in a worse position.
Just curious... How do you feel about Apple's relationship with its workers? Or rather, the workers for foxconn, which builds for them. They have nets around their buildings in China to catch the suicides.
I'm not... Workers would be vastly better off with money that holds value. The government wants inflation because it reduces the real value of their existing debt, which allows them to borrow more, which increases the money supply and impoverishes workers.
The government views unions as a lever of power. Policy is a lever of power. Amazon itself is a lever of power by being so centralized. A strike in a company the size of Amazon does not happen unless the government decides it will happen.



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