Nothing was said about requiring it, but I agree that it’s a bit annoying when there’s downvotes without anyone justifying even a single one of them.

I’ve had a couple cases I could’ve presented there, but it just wasn’t worth it to me to take the time to gather the evidence and write out my case. There’s good reason I’m neither a lawyer, nor a politician.

I look forward to hearing the response, thanks!

When it all comes crashing down, at least the Internet Archive could have easy & cheap access to it all. I trust them to handle it more responsibly than the AI bros.

THIS is what I’m looking forward to. I’m guessing it’ll start sometime next year, so shortly after Christmas '26 will be the optimal time -at least that’s my long-term plan.

I know nothing outside of having seen the movie, so the comments here are interesting. I’m curious if anyone knows of a relationship to HAPPY!, because the comments made me think of it. I’ve only seen the first season, and I believe it was based upon a graphic novel series or similar.

Honestly, I would put sleep above a shrink - especially since finding a shrink that truly works well for you is often quite the challenge. You can figure out many of your own problems, but not if your brain isn’t getting the full recharge it needs - you simply cannot replace lost sleep. One bad night of sleep takes several consecutive decent ones to make up for, and I’ve seen some experts say the damage to your brain from lost sleep can never truly be made up for, with the negative effects accumulating over time.

Consider it like an investment - one that tanked, so there’s no money to give back.

There have been Doom ports on Android forever, that’s not even trying. (Running it well is likely another matter entirely, however.)

They don’t care about their kids - they’re much more concerned with themselves. They don’t want to have to deal with the “humiliation” and “embarrassment” of being judged by their peers. Fucking assholes, all of 'em.

But that’s what MFA is there for, although they shouldn’t be using SMS as one of the possible factors - let alone the main one, as seems to be the case.

No, this won’t wind up being misused. Not. At. All.

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Yeah, but I guess the head honchos figure that’s less of a risk than having the wrath of Trump throwing his toadies after them. They know if they lose a significant portion of their base, it’ll likely only be temporary since they have all that user history and probably still a significant enough base to attract people back once the threat has (hopefully) passed.

So, what’s your alternate username from lemmy.ml?

Notice that it happens exactly three times, i.e. “KKK”.

Probably because they’re almost always at Trump’s expense.

You didn’t like to share much, do you?

If by “directions app” you mean navigation, there are several on F-Droid. I keep seeing lots of positive talk about Organic Maps lately if you need somewhere to start.

Yeah, I suppose that’s fair to an extent. The slow burn of Faux Snuz brainwashing and anger buildup definitely contributed as you mentioned, but it is possibly unusual in that the buildup period was so long (Republicans have been working from a basic plan since the mid 70s when some strategist of theirs came to the realization that abortion would be an extremely effective wedge issue) before it reached its peak without anything happening to break that spell.

I’m not really a history buff, so I don’t have a lot to compare to off the top of my head. My argument was based more upon what I know of human psychology - a subject of much more interest to me personally, but which doesn’t have nearly the same amount of documented historical details with which to compare.

Honestly, though, the only thing I think is different today is our level of knowledge and understanding. Data warehousing, statistical analysis, psychological profiling, etc., etc. are all new additions to the dynamic that I strongly suspect have made successful manipulations possible at such as massive scale.

People themselves are still the same as they’ve basically always been - some good, some not, some smart, etc. It’s just now we have the ability to give those in power much more certainly with regards to methods of achieving their goals. Since those who actually desire to be in positions of power are almost invariably the types who shouldn’t have it, the end result is sadly predictably ugly.

I tend to doubt it’s as different as you think. IMHO, the majority of people want good, but are clueless as to what exactly that looks like when it comes to more complex topics like managing the wide variety of people that make up a society. Understanding that usually requires a LOT more time and effort into reasoning things out than they’re willing/able to put in, anyway.

They therefore pick someone to trust who seems (read: cons them into believing) like they know “the truth” to do all their thinking for them. Those arrogant enough to portray themselves as such are almost always malignant personality types interested primarily in manipulating others to do their bidding in order to benefit themselves. They “know” everything, and either are exceedingly unlikely to admit to human failings such as not knowing something, or always have a ready excuse that puts blame upon their enemies for their failings.

They divide people up & pit them against one another to distract, ensure loyalty, and keep control.

Any of this sound familiar? It’s a pattern repeated among humans throughout history.