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  • We’re arguing on the assumption that living in western europe isnt “rich”. Even the people living from state welfare with running water are better off then 50% of the planet because they even have clean water.

    Notch btw started as a programmer at the age of 18 (wikipedia) and lived in sweden, one of the richest countries in the world. Having the time to learn programming at that age is already a sign of (white) privilege.

    There. Is. No. Self. Made. Wealth. Period.

    That on the other hand is not saying that notch wasnt successful, he undeniably was. But he is an unethical prick for keeping the money and engaging in debauchery. He does not deserve praise, neither does any rich person. You know who deserves praise? Dr. Ernesto “che” guevara does.


  • Not inherited is also wrong. Because more than 50% of americans live paycheck to paycheck, one can assume that private schools, elite universities, etc are also inherited wealth.

    They dont spawn with billions but they started at the top and just built exploitation empires.

    The is no such thing as self made wealth and an insane majprity of it is already being very comfortable and just going full bore.

    I’m not saying financial success has nothing to do with capabilities and discipline but surprisingly little.

    Or to quote jay gould, who said it before:

    I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.


  • I will always be hated for this but fascism is necessary. It is the whip of the owning class. As long as you have capitalism, you have fascism.

    In more detail if you wish:

    Normal society: Person make chair, person sell chair, person eat

    Thats the “natural” way of things.

    Capitalism: Person make chair, person get tiny cut of chair because [mArKeTiNg cOsT, responsibility, land ownership and other bogus excuses], person eat less, capitalist eat more.

    People dont really accept this because it is not natural or fair. Therefore you need a couple of things, depending on the stage of capitalism:

    the carrot (you will have your own house! you will buy cool things! you can be rich!)

    the veil (propaganda, telling you why it is the only thing that works, why you just need to comply, because compliance will be rewarded…)

    the stick (a militarized police force that will shoot you if you dont comply)

    As you can see, all western states are currently going down the “military disguised as police” route. Why do you think that is? It is because the capitalists want more yachts.

    And after 100 years of propaganda, we actually believe there never has been a better system.

    Have a great day.





  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comOPtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldPlex has paywalled my server!
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    13 days ago

    Yeah sure. Because a company paywalling functions has anything to do with network configuration.

    What people like you dont understand is that there is no minimum requirement of knowledge to selfhost. It is completely braindead how often i have to tell people how a network works and now i have to explain to people why software configuration is not network configuration.



  • The issue is that you are comparing david to goliath. Its okay to compare the two but lets not act as if we’re not comparing the homemade go kart to a ferrari that has gotten trillions in funding over the years.

    Linux could be half as good and still be the unbelievably better choice. With them trading blows is like the only time in history where david actually has a chance at winning.





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    14 days ago

    It is absolutely a great idea. These shit phones are fucking dangerous.

    They’re completely different, depending on your needs. Some work easily for those without tech knowledge or very strict needs at usability, some are for privacy enthusiasts or endangered people and some are for techies who want to advance humanity.

    I suggest trying on an older phone you already have or buying a used one.

    Generally, i suggest not buying new at all, as a form of protest, anyway.