volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
@simonbp I think you're missing that, yes, government is paying attention to this because they were highly involved in it. This plan was made with government. This is the development process that government wanted to see.
This isn't a tech bro thing. This is a development process that governments around the world have a huge stake in, and huge influence on.
And it's because the other platforms from Vulcan through New Glen don't offer the same potential as this one. Governments really want this to succeed and so they are working together with #SpaceX on getting it across the finish line.
@europesays they are two different things.
California has money. They can do it themselves without violating federal law.
@rolle The reason it matters where your instance is is because the person running your instance has control over your experience.
Really, this platform is a centralized platform. It's just centralized around instances.
You say centralized platforms have no future, but here we are.
@renzelen What specifically are you referring to?
@manton What rapidly intensifying crackdowns on the speech?
Mainstream Republicans have been consistently celebrating expansion of speech as they criticize the Biden administration, and "the deep state", for cracking down on speech.
I think you have that backwards.
@mastodonmigration What?
They absolutely have begun to address the more complex aspects. We're watching them address it right now.
Sounds like you haven't been following along because we see it with our own eyes.
@pop_justy The relevant interest holders, corporate, local, state, national, and international, all weighed in and analyzed the situation and said that the Gulf of Mexico is a perfectly fine place to do this testing with sufficient safety factors in place.
Notice anything different? Yeah it's a different place. But you notice anything similar? Both locations have passed the test as safe places to conduct this operation.
You personally might have a different opinion, good for you, but it's not up to you and your opinion.
After consultation with the relevant experts, and a ton, a ton of analysis, both locations are good ones for this work.
@jcct ... It was a Representative
democratic process that elected Trump.
A person might wish it wasn't a democracy since the people keep electing ridiculous officials. But that's democracy. The people get what they want, even if what they want is really stupid.
@CptSuperlative this change in the rules gives people money that they didn't have coming to them at the expense of others, and at the expense of the social security system in general, harming its fiscal stability even farther.
But yes, thank Democrats for that if you want.
This was a terrible law, a bad idea, it should never have been passed, and we need to hold accountable the representatives who cost the general public for the sake of few by passing this stupid thing.
@larryneufeld It's not so simple.
The Supreme Court ruled based on an incomplete factual record because they rushed the case so much.
It's not that the Supreme Court gave sweeping powers to suppress Free speech but rather that they were wrong about Free speech not being suppressed. They don't think this suppresses Free speech particularly.
Yes, they are factually wrong. It's a real shame. But it does not have broad application because hopefully in future cases the facts will be sorted out.
@servelan but we learned long ago to take Trump seriously but not literally, as professional reporters started to say.
Yeah, Trump promised a bunch of things that are impossible. His supporters know that, they are just accepting of the lies.
The Biden White House is very disconnected from reality.
That's a large part of why its approval rating was so low and the Democrats lost the presidency.
@arrrg Yeah but like you said, Biden was ineffective. All the rest of that didn't require any success on the part of the US government, and probably did better with the US government failing to really influence things.
Ineffective presidents end up letting the rest of the world do what it's going to do. I expect Trump to be doubling down on that.
@KekunPlazas but you're giving up power to fascists. You are declining to take value from their efforts, letting them off the hook for serving you.
With you off their platforms, that's one fewer non-fascist they have to worry about, one fewer good person influencing the way the platform is running.
You're leaving the fascists free to run wild.
@tychotithonus thanks, I might have to catch up on it. Although from your description, I might have to set aside a good amount of time to read through it 🙂
@arrrg I laugh because ineffective genocidal maniac might be something of a contradiction, as it's hard to be genocidal if you're ineffective at committing the genocide.
I bring this up because I expect Trump to be seriously ineffective. Even less effective than Biden considering both him personally and the circumstances in the US government.
So I think Trump is going to be ineffective, regardless of whatever genocidal, racist, or just plain dumb dumb dumb ideas might be in his head.
@tychotithonus who is djb?
I don't think I've ever heard that handle, which may or may not kind of support what you're saying here, If what's being posted isn't worth being reposted enough to really get around.
@info wow no.
That's just a way to get back to the controlling of other social media platforms that we are running away from, just with more steps.
@europesays The rules of the house are set by the entire house, not just by the majority leader.
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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