It would shut down the argument, if they were arguing in good faith.
Conservatives don’t care about facts, reality, or hypocrisy. They want to win because they are good.
This is critical, you aren’t arguing with a Conservative’s ideas, because they don’t believe in ideas or values or causes. Conservatives believe in themselves and therefore whatever they say, whatever they do, whatever they want, it’s all righteous. If they have facts wrong, fuck the facts. If they commit crimes, the laws are wrong. Existence is the only justification they need to support whatever is most beneficial to themselves at any given moment in time. I am, therefore I am right.
And we got six of these motherfuckers on the SCOTUS.
Iv seen posts with people substituting rape with r@pe. Other than bypassing filters I can’t see a reason to censor just 1 letter that doesn’t actually censor the word? I see if you fully censor the word, but even still context completely ruins the censorship.
It's a word and topic that should make people uneasy and uncomfortable.
This is the root of why words get censored. Not because it's triggering to those who have experienced real harm, but because it makes other people uncomfortable and it gives them a way to pretend like they care.
Edit: and to have some level of power by policing others.
Not really the best metaphor, as in Monopoly you actually start with money. A better analogy would probably be something like: Imagine you’re playing Monopoly, but you don’t have any starting money and all the properties are already bought up. Every time you pass go and collect $200, $180 of it immediately goes to the rich. That is how most people live their lives.
More than 20 percent of Republicans surveyed said certain criminal charges against former President Trump have made them more likely to support him in the 2024 election, according to a new Ipsos poll released Thursday.
i have more sympathy than anything else for them. i see them as a very sad lot, who desperately need psychiatric counseling and for many, an actual education.
Japanese drugmaker Eisai and US-based Biogen have been working together on advancing research in the space of Alzheimer’s for nearly a decade. Finally, the FDA, granted the fruits of that labor, Leqembi, its blessing for intravenous use. This marks the first approved treatment that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
a.k.a. the 90–9–1 principle. Does the Fediverse follow this rule, or are there more creators here as early adopters? Are you a creator, a participator or a lurker?
If any instance becomes large enough to have an undue influence, which Meta would likely have, then they effectively control the entire ecosystem. At that point, it effectively stops being decentralized (See: The 51% Attack, although this wouldn’t happen at a certain number/ratio). When it becomes convenient to them, they can pull the plug, and destroy the rest of the ecosystem that isn’t theirs.
It’s exactly what happened with XMPP and Google Talk.
I know they roughly explained why, but it seems pretty insane they jumped the gun without having any of the users input and want people to go to another instance just for that community
Hi! I’m Linda, an AI representative from your HR department!
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After a devastating mass shooting left five people dead in Philadelphia, misinformation about the suspected shooter ran rampant on Twitter with politicians like Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claiming the assailant was transgender.
[Dallas Morning News] Most Texas beaches pose safety risks due to high fecal bacteria levels, report says (www.dallasnews.com)
This shuts down the argument from the right wingers who are beholden to the evangelicals (lemmy.world)
It's raining men and let the bodies hit the floor could be about the same event from radically different points of view
discuss.
why are words like Rape and fuck only censored with one letter being omitted?
Iv seen posts with people substituting rape with r@pe. Other than bypassing filters I can’t see a reason to censor just 1 letter that doesn’t actually censor the word? I see if you fully censor the word, but even still context completely ruins the censorship.
If we can hit that bulls-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate. (lemmy.ca)
i'm not going back to jail! (lemmy.world)
Nearly a quarter of Republicans say classified docs charges make them more likely to support Trump: poll (thehill.com)
More than 20 percent of Republicans surveyed said certain criminal charges against former President Trump have made them more likely to support him in the 2024 election, according to a new Ipsos poll released Thursday.
When your bacteria just won't grow (lemmy.world)
The first drug that slows Alzheimer's has finally received FDA approval (www.engadget.com)
Japanese drugmaker Eisai and US-based Biogen have been working together on advancing research in the space of Alzheimer’s for nearly a decade. Finally, the FDA, granted the fruits of that labor, Leqembi, its blessing for intravenous use. This marks the first approved treatment that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
1% rule: 1% of users actively create new content, while the other 99% only lurk. (en.wikipedia.org)
a.k.a. the 90–9–1 principle. Does the Fediverse follow this rule, or are there more creators here as early adopters? Are you a creator, a participator or a lurker?
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ELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?
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Why exactly did the android community's mods decide to basically leave world? (lemmy.world)
I know they roughly explained why, but it seems pretty insane they jumped the gun without having any of the users input and want people to go to another instance just for that community
Threads attracts 30M users in 24 hours despite design flaws, privacy concerns | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Abandoned FOSS projects are FOSSils
and forks are using FOSSil fuel....
Theory: the only reason Meta cares about the fediverse / ActivityPub is so that threads isn't labeled a "gatekeeper" under the EU's new "Digital Markets Act" (yiffit.net)
Links to source articles below....
Millennial and Gen Z employees are rejecting assignments, turning down offers, and seeking purpose. Here's what they expect of their employers, according to Deloitte’s latest survey (fortune.com)
Outlook suddenly started opening links in Edge, disregarding my default browser settings (www.theverge.com)
Current-era Microsoft continuing to push the boundaries of consent....
Marjorie Taylor Greene leads false claims that Philadelphia shooter is trans (www.independent.co.uk)
After a devastating mass shooting left five people dead in Philadelphia, misinformation about the suspected shooter ran rampant on Twitter with politicians like Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claiming the assailant was transgender.