Who came before Socrates? I don't think there's any historical evidence of his existence other than Plato talking about him simply because he's so far back...unless you're talking about beyond Greece.
Last month marked the official end of the Reddit protests. Any subreddit that had changed its rules or gone dark — or forced its users to post exclusively about John Oliver — has now gone back to normal. On the surface, it seems like a complete victory for Reddit, but things aren’t so simple when a major element of that...
They birthed and normalized shitty internet behavior: rickrolling on the lighter end, trolling, doxxing, and swatting.
They would also do shit like make fun of mentally handicapped people, which would lead goons to harassing the victims IRL and teaching kids that this was all OK.
And they would go after people who talked shit about about them, criticized them, or otherwise attacked them. The 4chan army would come out in force and try to ruin people's online existence.
Before Q-Anon showed up, they had started calling Trump God Emperor during the election. I think they may just have chose him as the candidate who would cause the most chaos, but it's easy to see how others others would take their goals more seriously and want Trump as president.
And the cycles of shitty behavior over decades attracted more and more rightwingers. I used to think of them as a chaos collective, but the politics swung hard right.
And then they spread to other platforms with r/the_donald, pepe the frog, and calling each other pedes.
TSR had permission from author Michael Moorcock to include Elric but I think the publisher was unaware. And so there was a legal stink that resulted in Elric and Lovecraft being removed in a later edition of Deities and Demigods.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat viewed as a national leader in voting rights, has received 67 death threats and over 900 threats of online abuse within just three weeks, according to a system used by her office that tracks harassment and threats against election workers....
I mean, they blasted tuition into the stratosphere wayyyyy ahead of the cost of living for decades in the name of placing higher on US News and World Reports.
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech....
My dude, you are extremely passionate about this topic. Also, as a mod, you are content arbiter of your sub. Chasing people onto other subs and then claiming they're harassing you is where this fails. It works conversely as well. Many a sub has been started by disgruntled members who left another sub.
Getting someone in trouble for lying on a social media app is going to be harder than you think. News sources get approached by all kinds of people claiming to have news. That avenue is not going to work.
I am not a lawyer, but you should seek out a lawyer to determine if you have a legal leg to stand on here. Does this guy have a lot of money? If so, he may come after you if he has a legal leg to stand on.
My real advice is to protect your sub. Stop there. I couldn't stop neo-Nazis from spreading lies on reddit, and you're not going to be able to control some air purifier salesman. Just keep them away from your sub, and let it go.
By the way, this magazine you're posting on is full of a bunch of people who have left reddit. Coming here to complain about things happening to you on reddit is not going to get you a lot of sympathy.
Tasers were introduced to police forces so that the police could de-escalate potentially lethal situations with less-than-lethal means. 2 seconds later, tasers turned into replacements for billy clubs to mete out punishment. That was not their intended use.
Every time they do this, they are turning a non-violent event into a violent one.
A) Any nuclear exchange will fuck the entire world. Assuming that we can just toss nukes with impunity is foolish.
B) If you compare the loss of 3000 people to the number of people killed in US dirty wars, the false flag attack that triggered Vietnam, and other military misadventures, the US is far, far ahead compared to those we've slaughtered. I'm not saying that it's OK to kill 3000 people, but treating the rest of the world like expendable pawns in the name of the US is disgustingly one-sided and ignorant of the evil our country has visited upon other parts of the world.
C) The idea that we were just innocently doing nothing when we were attacked ignores all of the violent foreign policy we have practiced for 70+ years now post-WWII. And we still haven't abandoned those practices.
Donald Trump is a dictator in waiting. Like other dictators, he is threatening to put his "enemies" in prison – and to do even worse things to them. These are not idle threats or empty acts of ideation: Donald Trump is a violent man who is a proven enemy of democracy and freedom....
Abandon the FOMO completely. I do not reward shitty behavior. Destiny 2's launch was the end of that. Let other people pay top dollar to playtest it and work all the wrinkles out. Let all the DLC come out and the game GOTY edition if it's that good. Let others buy that. THEN, when they are going to launch the sequel, all of that pap will be sold at basement-level prices. Maybe wait a bit longer if it was really popular.
I'm playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 right now. ;-)
The final nail in Reddit's coffin dropped today:
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I want to learn Philosophy. How should I start ?
Lately I have found an interest in philosophy. I would love to dig deeper into it when I get the time....
Reddit Activity Plummeted After The Protests - by Adam Bumas (www.garbageday.email)
Last month marked the official end of the Reddit protests. Any subreddit that had changed its rules or gone dark — or forced its users to post exclusively about John Oliver — has now gone back to normal. On the surface, it seems like a complete victory for Reddit, but things aren’t so simple when a major element of that...
Happy 20th birthday, 4chan. You've definitely...had an effect. (feddit.de)
An elegant rulebook, for a more civilized age... (lemmy.world)
[News Analysis] GOP waging a "coordinated national effort to undermine American elections," says leading official (www.salon.com)
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat viewed as a national leader in voting rights, has received 67 death threats and over 900 threats of online abuse within just three weeks, according to a system used by her office that tracks harassment and threats against election workers....
US College Enrollment Has Dropped By 2.9 Million Students Since 2013, But Annual Tuition Revenue Is Up By $15.2 Billion – My eLearning World (myelearningworld.com)
President Drink Bleach says what? Trump now claims he beat George W. Bush and Barack Obama (www.salon.com)
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire (apnews.com)
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
UAW president says Trump visit to non-union Michigan company is a ‘pathetic irony’ (michiganadvance.com)
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot (apnews.com)
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech....
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Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis turns on ‘malignant narcissist’ ex-president (www.theguardian.com)
Ellis, one of 18 Trump associates charged in Georgia election subversion case, says she ‘simply can’t support him’ again
Alabama high school band leader tasered and arrested for not shushing the music on police orders (www.al.com)
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France's Carrefour puts up 'shrinkflation' warning signs (www.bbc.com)
More companies, especially airlines, warn higher costs will eat into profits (www.cnbc.com)
Can you tell me about any lesser-known local fruits or vegetables in your area that you think more people should discover?
I gotta give it to mulberries, don’t get enough attention!...
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[News]Conservative groups draw up plan to dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision (apnews.com)
[Opinion] Trump's plans to become a dictator: It's time to get real about Project 2025 - Chauncey DeVega - Salon (www.salon.com)
Donald Trump is a dictator in waiting. Like other dictators, he is threatening to put his "enemies" in prison – and to do even worse things to them. These are not idle threats or empty acts of ideation: Donald Trump is a violent man who is a proven enemy of democracy and freedom....
What is your opinion on games raising their price ?
(sorry if it’s the wrong place for this kind of discussion)...
Hemp-rope-armored train "Hairy Mary", Second Boer War (lemmy.dbzer0.com)