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
@NoTwit Well think about it from the other side, where we've seen so many cases where voters voted for Republicans except for Trump, where ballots were pretty much right down the party line except for Trump.
Same thing here. Just because people were up for voting Democratic down ballot doesn't mean they would also vote for Biden.
@hulavikih I mean, the Ohio constitutional amendment was an affront to direct democracy, saying that the people can't pass abortion restrictions even through the added layer of their representatives.
Constitutional amendments are necessarily antidemocratic, removing the choice from voters, so a whole lot of people are actually on Santorum's side here.
@wjmaggos What?
There are a ton of people on fediverse complaining about their experiences here, highlighting a problem of NOT having the algorithms.
If anything Fediverse is demonstrating that the algorithms solved problems.
@dragnucs part of the problem is that this moves server load from YouTube/Google/Alphabet and onto the often scaled back servers that run instances.
One of those, be careful what you're asking for moments.
I'm happy to let the rich corporation pay the costs of operating the service.
@hsurkemper *federated, not decentralized.
Centralized around instances.
@antares Well, remember that different states have different rules about appearing on ballots, so it can be honestly hard to try to appear on ballots as a backup.
State rules are geared around each major party having a single candidate, and getting a name on the ballot outside of that is a challenge.
@johnhenryus that generally means that for whatever reason your access to the post had been revoked.
Maybe the post was deleted, maybe you were blocked, etc.
Basically, you see the notification, and when you click on it the platform goes to double check that you were supposed to see it, finds out that you weren't, and it disappears the post.
In other words, for whatever reason, your previous permission to see the content has been revoked.
@tdietterich well, it's not equally dispatchable, but cost is really the complication here.
**Rightly or wrongly** regulators put up roadblocks that increase costs way higher than they have to be, so it sounds like this project was no longer able to overcome that hurdle.
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First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled
NuScale and its primary partner give up on its first installation.
@realTuckFrumper it's a complicated question.
It makes it more likely that he will be the Democratic candidate, but it doesn't particularly make him more likely to win.
And there's a chance that Republicans will learn from this and campaign better, but meh, given that party it's unlikely they'll learn anything.
Really it's just sad for us all. We should want a better candidate running for office, but the victories make that less likely.
@colorfiend if you're familiar with legislative processes, every government around the country constantly puts up laws that nobody's really interested in.
That's just how the democratic processes work in the US system.
Unfortunately, there are plenty of special interest groups happy to put out sensational and misleading content to prey on members of the public who don't follow politics closely enough to know that what they're saying is manipulative.
That's the state of the US these days. Those bad actors do need to be called out.
@mjausson
@colorfiend You're kind of proving my point here.
Republicans aren't nearly as obsessed with this topic, and if you realize that, then you can fight more effectively for your issues.
@stacked_automation Well, kind of says all we need said, then.
@MarkhamHislop I mean, what exactly did they get wrong?
It's one thing to just say nu uh, but it's more compelling to actually point to the errors and correct them.
@cnbc_rss it really reflects the glut of cash in US pocketbooks during the COVID era, that's finally being drawn down.
Everything from the employment population ratio, the unemployment stat, and the inflation rate dovetail with that observation.
@techhelpkb it's pretty funny since Fediverse has no data privacy and is therefore wide open to user exploitation.
Well, the other side of the coin is that this shows how Republicans aren't as obsessed with the topic as so many claim.
"They're coming for our bodies!!!!" is a bit out of touch considering that they themselves aren't that interesting in those bodies.
If more people realized this they'd be better positioned to fight back and win. It's a know your enemy sort of situation.
@lauren or if Republicans decide they'd prefer to win rather than watch a WWE fight.
It's a reasonable hope, but I'm not holding my breath.
@stacked_automation now link to Casey that showed Roe v Wade to be unworkable.
Honestly, I'd say it's more about competence than political ideology.
Left? Right? Moderate? First we need someone who can actually do the job without screwing it up, no matter what their political persuasion.
From the economy through foreign relations through military matters #Biden has just failed over and over, and that lost him the confidence of the American people.
Most political matters are decided in the other branch, the legislature, in the US system. The president's job is primarily to manage the executive branch. So Biden's failures to manage overshadow his political ideology, whatever it may be.
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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