sab

joined 1 year ago
[–] sab@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

"The" economy is going great, but since the US has an insane problem of inequality caused by decades of trickle down economics, this does not necessarily translate to the lived experience of ordinary people.

Standing up for unions and student loan forgiveness are two examples of policies the current administration pursue in order to deal with this. They are very limited by what they can do because the senate sucks.

[–] sab@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

I guess for now it's misleading more than anything, as they say it's the smallest of the three major federated platforms. That's hardly precise as neither Threads nor Bluesky is federated yet.

Bluesky should federate at the end of the month though, and a bridge to activitypub is already ready. Interesting times ahead.

[–] sab@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago

That wouldn't really solve anything though, as long as they're still out and about in society. So if we follow this argument basically where we end up is prison for life.

If we are to release people we have to give them a real chance go get their life right. Releasing people from prison only to cripple them and make sure they can never live a normal life is not likely to solve any problems.

[–] sab@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Of course - and hopefully soon Erdogan will rot and someone more worthy will take over. I'm not saying we should stop considering Turkey allies, I just don't want to depend on them that's all.

[–] sab@kbin.social 35 points 9 months ago

At least he's dating someone roughly his own age. He could probably do like Musk and date a series of women in their 30s, but he opted for a different strategy.

I hate everything about Jeff Bezos, especially his very existence, but this is the one thing I think it's dumb to criticise him for.

[–] sab@kbin.social 61 points 9 months ago (24 children)

Biden is fine. It's your fascist problem we're worried about.

Sincerely,
Europe

[–] sab@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Also get rid of Turkey while we're at it. If I were forced to fight down there I'd fight along the Kurds.

[–] sab@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If this is a thread to recommend kickass woman songwriters, I'll add a couple of names to the list:

  • Gillian Welch. One of the best in country music. Time (The Revelator) is my favourite album, and has a really cool song touching upon themes such as the sinking of the Titanic, the troubles of getting red clay off your dress, and how hard it is to make money as an artist these days.
  • PJ Harvey. Listen to hear early stuff for punk, or her newer stuff for all kinds of experimentation. I dig Rid of Me for the former and Let England Shake for the latter.
  • Patti Smith. Because somehow I don't see Patti Smith mentioned in this thread yet.
[–] sab@kbin.social 23 points 9 months ago (19 children)

While this is seems a bit incompetent, it is easier for them to make technology less available than to fix the underlying issues here. They might set out to do both, but solving the underlying issues will take more time.

At least they're trying to do the right thing, and they're making an effort to deal with a problem that affects real people. Good on them.

[–] sab@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago

Did you know they hide their humans among humans?

[–] sab@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

If the poster is not a gigantic racist, he or she may also have referred to the ape species living various places in Africa coming into town and eating trash.

[–] sab@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

But person, woman, man, camera, TV!!

view more: ‹ prev next ›