jmanes

jmanes, 2 days ago

I didn’t get recommended it here, but elsewhere. I ended up paying for a years worth last year and yeah I like it better than pretty much everything else. There is still a rare occasion that I need to use Google, but that is maybe once a week whereas with DuckDuckGo it was multiple times per-day.

jmanes, 12 days ago

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe in the USA it is easier due to our relaxed (almost non-existent) business oversight from the government? Not sure.

jmanes, 21 days ago

China of today is capitalist in the same way the USA is, with minor differences. Major corporations owning almost everything with government backing and influence.

jmanes, 20 days ago

January 6th folks were not revolutionists. They were there to re-install the same leader (Trump) into the same power structure that already existed. Their actions were pro-government, just for their side rather than the other.

jmanes, 20 days ago

They have a point for the USAs flavor of democracy specifically. I don’t have a choice on the ballot to vote for a working class person who shares my struggles. My options are those who came from very wealthy families and have tremendous influence.

You need a lot of money and power to get on ballots and to actually win anything. So yeah we have a democracy, but we only get to vote for the wealthy who are largely influenced (or bought and paid for entirely) by corporations and other ultra-wealthy people who want policy written for themselves.

jmanes, 20 days ago

You know, that’s fair too. We are pretty right-wing compared to most of Europe.

jmanes, 24 days ago

Listen man. If this is the thing that is gonna kill me, I’m looking.

jmanes, 26 days ago

This part really got me:

“You have review boards, that’s fine, but it’s got to be done in ways where you have the Sheriff or Chief of Police appointing people,” the governor said. “It can’t be people that have an agenda.”

The Sheriff and the Chief of Police are the very people who have an agenda. Of course DeSantis knows this. Sane people in Florida need to evacuate as soon as possible.

jmanes, 25 days ago

Those that want to suffer for the sake of the Democratic party may stay.

jmanes, 26 days ago

I grew up in rural Missouri. Same thing here just as you described. My town had 300 people in it, but the town close by had around 8,000. Last I heard the hospital there was on the brink of collapse because nobody there can afford to pay after visiting. So most people won’t visit at all and die prematurely. Everyone is panicking because if the hospital closes the nearest one will be 1.5hrs away. A situation entirely preventable with subsidized health care. The hospital would get what they needed that way.

jmanes, 1 month ago

His supporters would end up at the ballot box either way. They are dedicated to the brand.

jmanes, 1 month ago

Yes. He isn’t concerned with the concepts of lying or telling the truth or even being coherent and rational. He simply states whatever he needs to at a given moment to elevate himself or give himself an advantage. I don’t think he goes through the rational pause most people do before they lie. He doesn’t think about it at all.

jmanes, 2 months ago

Someone paid it. Not entirely convinced it was directly from Trump.

jmanes, 2 months ago

Not that it would matter. Trump doesn’t honor agreements.

jmanes, 2 months ago

He definitely knows. The point isn’t to be logically consistent.

jmanes, 2 months ago

The definitions are tricky based on how you read them, but no. Your role in society is to perform labor (I’m assuming), and the fruits of that labor are then forfeited to those above you for a wage. Thus they have the capital and would belong to the “capitalist class.”

jmanes, 2 months ago

Ok you defined this way better than I did.

jmanes, 2 months ago

Yeah, they’re not leaving. The only way they would leave is if the service were to be physically shut down. Pretty sure you could make everyone watch 1 minute long ads on app open and they would still stay.

jmanes, 2 months ago

This makes me incredibly sad. We can’t have shit in this country due to pathetic and incompetent governance. What’s worse is that it will take a generation of time for us to dig out of this hole even if we start moving 100% in the right direction, today. It makes me sick.

jmanes, 2 months ago

Taking our heads out of the sand is a start. I would go into more detail but I checked your profile and I don’t think I’ll convince you of anything so we will just leave it here. Not in the mood for an argument over the same shit that keeps happening in this country.

jmanes, 2 months ago

Not a lot to gain by arguing with the dog that shits on your lawn.

jmanes, 2 months ago

I’ve largely stopped using them. I only buy from them if I cannot find what I need elsewhere which is quite rare.

jmanes, 2 months ago

If the offense can pick it back up, we win. It’ll be tough. Let’s go Chiefs!

jmanes, 2 months ago

I can’t fuckin’ believe it. The Chiefs are legendary!

jmanes, 3 months ago

That is not why I brought attention to this partnership. It was to point out that DDG was still willing to associate with and partner with Brave. Folks who are hyper-opposed to supporting Brave due to their CEO may not know this.