full Taiwanese independence is still a minority held belief on the actual island

Excuse me wut

The way they behave I think they meant to use “and” instead of “or”.

I get that you’re trying to do a reductio ad absurdum but your post really falls flat on its face.

The Roman Empire no longer exists in any shape or form.

The United States of America is a surviving institution that has continuity to its darker history as it pertains to slavery.

The problem is not simply that slavery is causing some sort of moral taint; it’s that there are still institutions today that continue to have advantages that stem from the unjust practice of slavery in the US.

Ugh, gig workers need to be brought into some semblance of a minimum wage. Uber and Doordash are just techstortion.

23andme requires you to agree to what they ask, which is far more than what Johns Hopkins did for Henrietta Lacks.

Nah I think it was when Nixon won the Presidency. You can draw a straight line from that corrupt fuck to so many of our current problems.

Because they only get famous enough to get votes by being outrageous enough to score headlines.

They’re very similar to the Taliban in that regards.

Oh cool, is there anything similar for lemmy?

Nah, the remaining employees aren’t the “dead wood” necessarily. They’re all the ones on H1 visas who can’t legally work in the US anywhere else (without taking a massive risk).

I love the fediverse, but it hasn’t fully solved the migration need problem. If I open an account on an instance which I later discover I don’t like, I have to migrate for that as well.

The point as I see it is just limited to who do I want to follow, and what platforms can I use to do so? If bluesky turns to shit in a decade, but I get value out of it for that decade, maybe that’s enough for my needs.

(FWIW, I am not on bluesky)

I don’t have a great perspective on Israel and Hamas but all reports seem to be converging on the point that Bibi failed Israel and may have also deliberately fucked over Gaza.

I can’t get past the awful animated guy

You’re probably not familiar enough with the office workplace then. This is like every joke rolled into one.

Don’t give me that much credit I’m just reading the units of measure the car gives me

I2P is still around? I remember experimenting with it a decade ago. Sounds like it’s still a slow experience.

A gallon of gas contains 33.7 kWh of energy.

ICE sedans get on average 31.7 miles per gallon, which is 0.94 miles per kWh.

Most electric SUVs get 3-4 miles per kWh depending on temperature and driving conditions. Electric sedans get 4-5 miles per kWh.

You may generally dislike SUVs, but those Electric SUVs are still a far cry better than the gas sedans you’re giving a pass.

Just Google it, the advice you always hear when the other person is shutting down any more conversation. What an unfortunate result

They’re also very well crafted to force the narrative down one narrow, black-and-white path.

I bet they could get the Democrats’ help! All they have to do is nominate a Democrat for Speaker. What a beautiful opportunity for bipartisanship!

…wait that’s not what they meant?

Mint was my first, Pop is my current and fave.

Just remember to check your favorite Steam games on protondb.com to see how well it runs on Linux.