• GrumpyCreature@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Cannot wait for this AI bubble to pop as these corrupt politicians are so obviously doing this at our expense, while they pocket all the profit

    • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Here’s the thing. The bubble will pop, people will loose billions, the prices of everything will go into flux, the economy will crash, and the people who still have enough money to make serious investments during that time will be able to buy so much more stuff simply because so much more will be for sale.

      We saw it happen in 2008, we saw it happen in 2020, and it will happen again when the bubble pops, and we’ll just let the people who crashed the economy off the hook, and borrow more money from our future selves to pay them to fix it now.

  • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    I just saw a video from a local news channel about a different patch of land in Georgia where Georgia Power was given an easement across a bunch of people’s land, essentially cutting these people’s property in half, then they clear cut the forest at the back of their properties and installed some giant transmission line towers also to power datacenters. One young couple interviewed had just bought their property and were planning on using the land to grow food but now they can’t and they also can’t sell because only half their property is usable despite them having paid for the entire plot.

  • Ekybio@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Remember that feelings of compassion should be contingent on the question: “Who do you vote for?”

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      4 days ago

      Do you deprive these people of your compassion because you think they are evil? Because I sincerely don’t believe in evil. I believe in stupidity, folly, shortsightedness… and the people affected by them do have my compassion and my empathy.

      Also, given what you said I’d bet you voted for a billionaire-friendly, genocide supporter, fucking cop. So you, in that case, too have my compassion and empathy.

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        4 days ago

        You don’t believe in evil even though you shared a planet with Epstein? That my friend is folly and I highly recommend you set a new definition of evil for yourself with his and his co-conspirators’ names.

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          4 days ago

          Well, I believe in sickness too. And, yes, I also feel pity for Epstein and company, look at them, do you think those are happy people?

          Don’t get me wrong, I ain’t no saint and this isn’t any of that ‘other cheek’ crap. I do hate to live in a world full of sick, dumb, fool, shortsighted people, but in a more ‘hate the game and not the player’ way, specially since playing it is not really a choice.

          To solve this issues, or any problem really, it’s needed some understanding. I’m not very good with people or with social matters, nor do I like them much, but I think the attitude on your comment of ‘I’m glad this bad thing is happening because it’s hurting the other people more’ isn’t helping.

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            22 hours ago

            I admire your faith in humanity, but its not something we have in common.

            There are 8 billion people on this planet. Pedophiles are disposable and should be handled accordingly. Nothing of value would be lost.