UncleClerk

joined 1 year ago
[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but that was never the truth, it was a lie created by companies marketing a product. A big difference between now and the then is we have access to the vast majority of human knowledge in our pocket. Much easier become informed on a subject now than in the past. Some people just lack the skills to do so, or choose not to and live in a fantasy.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A well informed and well educated population. What is truth and what’s misinformation isn’t really a matter of opinion. There’s reality and there’s fantasy, some people just prefer the latter. The government and myself don’t control the flow of information.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Free speech is about being able to criticise a government without fear of reprisal. It’s not a free ticket to spread misinformation, incite violence/hate or unjustly defame a person. Your assertion that free speech must be absolute or it will lead to society where people are executed for criticising government is a complete fantasy. No country has absolute free speech, not even the USA, as much as some citizens like to believe they do.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago

Barbie still can't decide what to do with those annoying bangs.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I tried this about a year ago. It was noticeably slower than the native chrome browser also a bit of a pain to manage downloaded files. Still pretty handy to be able to run Linux applications on ChromeOS. I used libre office quite successfully for a time.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I can also relate, a classic libertarian utopia sounds great until you realise poor people exist. I think a lot of individuals are just afraid of personal growth because it often means admitting you were wrong.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Remember when Google’s motto was “Don’t be evil”? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

That’s the problem, their user experience is so good, it would be the last subscription I ever get rid of.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Im speaking anecdotally, but as a law abiding citizen, none of my interactions with NSW police have been a positive experience. I would imagine individuals from other social/cultural backgrounds experience far worse treatment. IMO NSW police either needs a massive cultural shift (unlikely) or needs to be rebuilt from scratch.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you want a zombie apocalypse? Because this is how you get a zombie apocalypse.

[–] UncleClerk@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

The SDA are known to be extremely socially conservative, having donated to campaigns against same sex marriage and anti-abolition. I suspect what the original comment is trying to say is they would likely approve of the customers actions.

 
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