Olgratin_Magmatoe

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 45 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The republican/right wing party attempted to overthrow an election. And they are unabashed about that. And somehow they still have a 3rd of the country still supporting them.

Is that not enough for us to qualify as having a real fascism problem?

They wouldn’t be able to finish stealing that car before a thousand hungry lawyers ate them alive. Why do we let media companies do that?

They would probably actually have a decent shot at getting away with it, at least at first.

And to answer your question, it's because the anger that companies generate by doing this shit ends up turning into piracy. Why would you try to punish a corp for doing this (likely wasting your time) when a cheap VPN and basic tech literacy gets you what you want?

The effort ratios are way out of wack when it comes to digital products. It's easy to get around digital bullshitery, not so much in the real world where we are all car dependant.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't think there are enough such edge cases for it to make sense for it to be legal.

If a corp needs an employee to be that close, then they should hire local, and/or rotate staff.

At a bare minimum, I agree, no corp should profit off of housing.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's how a lot of co-ops works. Or maybe it's called non-market rental. I don't remember the exact name but it's definitely a thing.

Either way, landlord parasites are not needed.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago (7 children)

restricting corporations from purchases, banning Airbnb (yes, they drive prices up, and if you use them, you are contributing to it), penalizing if unit is not occupied (though enforcement of this will be hard), or banning foreign investors.

Agreed, we should be doing all of those things. Corporations should not be able to own any kind of housing at all, and multi unit buildings should be under non-profit co-ops.

And to penalize unoccupied housing, we should have a georgist taxation system.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra

One day I’ll have more to do and you people will be rid of me.

And that day will be a sad one.

The current situation with trains is shit because we as a country have allowed it to deteriorate.

Waiting 3 hours for a freight train is one such example. The majority of rail lines are owned by freight companies, so they give their own trails priority over passenger trains. That shit is unacceptable.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Might be a bit difficult for people in landlocked areas.

And for those that are able to keep to just one subscription, switching to another when they've finished watching whatever show it is that said service had, they aren't safe either.

One of the next steps that these corporations are going to take is to add fees for dropping their services, with year long contracts.

They don't want competition, so they will try to force you to stay.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Legalize mad max cars! This murica, any car without a machine gun installed on the hood is for sissy liberals.

Real men run others off the road with their 80,000lbs Ford, with it's hood 6ft up from the road.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@startrek.website 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you're trying to avoid micro plastics, as long as you use ceramics that don't use acrylic, you should be good.

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