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leftytighty

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Yes the acquiescence of all editorial and publishing decisions by these tech companies to “the algorithm” (which somehow absolves them of responsibility) is the main culprit there.

These platforms are more like radio infrastructure or TV infrastructure than any particular channel, and for the most part anything they specifically promote and fund doesn’t tend to be that alt right content which is completely algorithm driven and ad/sponsor/dark money supported.

We need to employ nuance when discussing these platforms.

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What an easily manipulated little fool. Fascists are just reaping and reaping what they’ve sown. Reducing words to simple labels for “us” vs. “them” without looking at how those actions compare and contrast.

By definition I’m the good guy, by definition you’re the bad guy, anything else is too hard on my feeble brain.

It’s not your fault, you might forget to breathe if you try to apply that thing.

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When you strike people arbitrarily with booby traps that tends to happen.

American soldiers go home too, is it ok to blow up their families?

“Embed with children.” It’s an interesting way to describe being with your civilian family while not actively engaged on the battlefield.

When soldiers get to board my plane early I’ll be sure to expect it to be shot down, since I’m just a human shield in that scenario.

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if I booby trap something intended for someone else but your son or daughter is in possession of it when it triggers, is that precise?

How about the fact that this appears to have been an intent to maim (despite also killing children).

Are these the types of tactics we want to normalize? Or is it just ok when it’s used on brown people.

Would Russia doing this to Ukraine count as a well executed precise attack? Vice versa?

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It’s a coop game and what they’re describing sounds more like “progression” than microtransactions. Unlocking new things is a core gameplay mechanic going back to before the Internet. Did I miss where it implies anything about microtransactions or pay to win (again: coop game)

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There are tons of highly educational YouTube channels, and traditional media has completely abandoned that kind of content. The average YouTube video has more educational content than “The Learning Channel.” And you are more likely to get accurate information about history than “The History Channel”

This is a boomer take.

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wealth tax, decreasing the capital gains exclusion rate to bring capital income closer to being taxed like normal income, windfall taxes on profiteering, increased social services (expanded medical care including eye care, dental, and mental), support for UBI

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they’re so quirky let’s normalize their rhetoric, those weirdos are so silly. you wouldn’t wanna be seen as lame by voting for them.

I’m so glad Democrats pulled out all the stops

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