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We have a shit load of laws designed to prevent fascism. They aren’t preventing fascism.

Even buildings built for the homeowner suck, because building codes suck and construction materials suck. It’s very hard, and very expensive, to build a nice home of any size. And even if you spend the money, you’ll never get it back because the market doesn’t value quality.

Yes, and it’s also unfettered capitalism. Developers buy land cheap, build homes cheap, and sell them for a profit. That’s usually not in the best interests of the homeowners or the community. In many other countries, homeowners buy land, choose a builder, buy materials, and contribute to their local area. It’s a system that costs slightly more upfront, but most of the value stays where it should, with the homeowners and the laborers. There’s no mass-produced garbage or corporate veils to syphon and protect profits far away from the community.

The point is that the ones who don’t know should know. That’s like the entire point of news. If the article keeps it vague, then people who are barely paying attention might think that an actual judge made a legal ruling based on the law. They might assume that a federal judge is non-partisan and independent.

Yeah, these articles shouldn’t say “a federal judge…” “Trump lackey Aileen Cannon has once again protected her masters.”

The second fetus may have been terminally underdeveloped, and small enough to be delivered without realizing it was a second baby. They may have told her there was no second baby or that it was part of the afterbirth, or she may have misunderstood what they said.

Doctors have been known to lie to patients in the past, but the practice is not very common anymore in most cultures.

My kids get their assignments, turn them in, and receive their grades on four different apps, plus there’s a version for the parents.

Where? Fuck you, that’s where. You want your kid to be on time for their activities? Surrender all privacy, because what are you going to do? Keep your kid out of sports and clubs?

Plot twist, they were actually playing Warhammer 40k with the neighbors.

Seems to have worked then.

On the contrary, I’d say it’s a smashing success. First, the author was deeply engaged with Facebook to write the article. Second, everyone who saw this article and discussed the findings was engaged with Facebook even if they didn’t have the app open. You and I are engaged with Facebook right now. And third, many many more people logged into their Facebook to test the findings either out of curiosity, to disprove the theory, or because they are horny goblins thirsting for smut.

It’s called pillaging when it’s an invasion force.

So he stole a chicken, which is actually a war crime, and he’s just casually admitting it on social media. Says a lot about the state of the world at the moment.

The Facebook feed is an advanced algorithm that knows a shit ton about what to feed you to keep you engaged. It’s not just the cookies from sites you visit. They track what thumbnails get you to stop scrolling. They track the way a human eye moves and how far your thumb glides across the screen.

Point is, if it’s all scantily clad thirst traps, thats what gets your attention. If you see one, and you stop to take a screenshot for an article you’re writing about how it’s all thirst traps, then every third item will be another thirst trap.

Facebook doesn’t care if you want to see that content. Their goal is to keep your eyes on Facebook. If it makes you mad enough to comment, that’s engagement.

I didn’t read the whole article, so maybe the author addresses this, but what you see on Facebook is a funhouse reflection of your own interests.

People are mad at you because you’re accurately describing reality.

Honestly, whether I agree with him or not, it’s refreshing to have a progressive leader actually attempting to be persuasive in his campaign, rather than just “Look how bad my opponent is! I promise to do all the things you like and none of the things you don’t like, depending on what those things are and the context of the decision.”

It’s like if the slowpoke meme and the fellow kids meme had a baby and it tried to claim it was steering the boat while waterskiing.

I was hoping for a decentralized version of discord ever since they started requiring phone numbers.

https://lemmy.world/comment/21774208

I don’t believe you’re honestly anything.