Jezza! @jezza@qoto.org
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Joined Jul 2023
@levisan they believe that about walmart as well. People are generally stupid, emotionally driven, and via programming from public schools, allergic to mathematics to the point of mathematical illiteracy and almost complete lack of (literally) rational thinking.
Years ago, I lived in a place that had an existing walmart, and a new walmart opening up in a place that made my home the approximate midpoint between them.
They were the only stores of the type in the area, so I was there after housewares and similar occasionally.
I quickly noticed that the new store had much better prices, and soon learned that walmart sets prices low with many loss-leaders in new stores, and then slowly raises the store over a timeframe that approximates the time it takes to bankrupt existing local stores.
I suspect Target, Costco, and others have a similar MO.
As to mathematical illiteracy, I was at the gas station this morning and notice that they had 15-packs of coca cola, on the end of them "15 cans - 3 more cans than 12 pack."
FFS.
@levisan I'll take the hit: I believe gambling for money is morally wrong.
I don't mean penny stakes, but any case where actual money or meaningful stakes are on the line -- especially with children and young people.
it is my belief that gambling trains people towards associating euphoria with risk. It is also the case that those so trained are easy marks for financial predators (ic, "the house".)
The benefits are few: you might learn to pick on people's tells, and perhaps there's a social benefit, but at least half of that is also true of a crack house.
@levisan similarly, "fighting the Nazis in ww2" is a bit like Iran declaring war on the Republicans.
@gwensnyder.bsky.social seems very similar to the "words are violence" argument often heard from the left. Can you cite an example?
@falken get a Psion organiser and you can take the fun with you. :-)
Anyone here working with #SSSD and FreeIPA?
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Proper nutter.
Joined Jul 2023
