[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 38 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, this is a really well made article. They've got a damn good point.

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 28 points 1 month ago

And like, it's not even a good gimmick. It's a serious labour issue because the primary intent behind a lot of AI has always been to just phase out workers.

I'm all for ending work through technological advancement and universal income, but this definitely wasn't going to get us that, so....

Well, why would I support something that mostly just threatens people's livelihoods and gives even more power to the 0.1%?

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 38 points 1 month ago

Oh, jesus.

I work aerospace (non Boeing company), which is basically space technology for babies. The least competent guys in our building have done three year training courses specifically tailored to assembling planes. There are people on our shop floor who can explain the entire build inside out from start to finish who are just considered above average competency.

Space technology, where everything somehow costs even more than aerospace and requires precision the likes of which could make your eyes bleed. I shouldn't be surprised Boeing would skimp out on things at this point, and yet... I am. It's literally unthinkable to me that you would take a job which needs more technical skill than aerospace assembly, and leave THAT to an untrained workforce.

Any 'savings' you might get by laying off the people who were qualified and rightfully asked for higher pay for their skills would quite frankly be burned through by one single mistake from a cheap untrained worker. I handle parts worth more than triple my yearly pay every single day in Aerospace. Even if you have very good insurance for your rocket parts, a few completely innocent mistakes by your workers is going to totally fuck up your finances.

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 46 points 2 months ago

Start killing oil executives? It won't fix anything but at least they'll suffer the consequences of their actions for once

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 60 points 2 months ago

Love the fact that even when committing to the bit about being anti-privacy they still know the internet is functionally unusable without an adblocker

Also I'm about to say something ignorant as hell but: Isn't a Browser the same thing as a Search Engine?

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 29 points 2 months ago

I can't say I'm especially pro-military, but I think it's worth noting that a simple budget increase like this is definitely going to be vastly more effective at strengthening our armed forces than what Rishi Sunak BASED HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON, which was mandatory service for young people.

Budget for good weapons, equipment and vehicles is way more important to a modern army than just having a lot of warm bodies to throw at a target- just look at Russia's atrocious waste of lives in Ukraine.

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[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 72 points 3 months ago

YES

Finally some sort of actual consequence for the malicious bullshit of the ultra wealthy. We take those Ws

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 41 points 3 months ago

It's almost as if having one of the worst reputations of any video game ever is damaging to your long-term health...

Still, I can't really roast them. League of Legends genuinely did clean up their act when it comes to toxicity, and as hard as I tried to kick the habit, I still find myself going back and playing the occasional match of Heroes of the Storm, which is owned by a much scummier company that deserves to crash and burn.

And really, the MOBA genre isn't as dominant as it once was in general either. It's been a gradual decline, there's been no big disaster that crashes everything. Just there are other genres in style right now. All things considered, I think LoL is doing totally fine given the circumstances. Nothing to worry about, so don't be disheartened if it's a game you enjoy.

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 52 points 3 months ago

This isn't just cruel, it's actually actively disadvantaging Russia in a huge way.

Anyone can be a scientist, and autistic people can go into any profession, but statistically speaking, autistic people tend to be the ones willing to obsess over data enough to get into science and make technical breakthroughs.

Sure, a lot of other countries aren't exactly saintly when it comes to treating people who act a bit different, but good fucking luck building a tech industry that can compete with the world's dominant powers if you're actively removing people that aren't perfect little obedient clones of the ideal citizen.

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 51 points 3 months ago

Can you even imagine being this based?

I need to check this game out

[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 55 points 4 months ago

Honestly, the Tory election campaign has been absolutely inspiring.

It's just excellent to know that I, a normal person with zero political acumen, could do a significantly better job at campaigning for this. Really gives me some self confidence.

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[-] DragonConsort@pawb.social 48 points 4 months ago

Oh shit, are we getting Team Fortress 3?

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