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Yep. You described a state I'd like - lower quality of life for some, massive increase for nearly everyone else. But you are also right, the people with power aren't ever going to …

I was wrong. Let me fix that. (Edit: I cannot edit it now.) I misread that statistic and I was incorrect. That said, 70,000 tonnes is 70 kilotonnes, not 0.7. You are correct, 70 ki…

Inefficient, probably, but remember that you are operating within a system where people need to shop for a deal. There are other systems one can consider. And don't think of commun…

Israel has deployed more explosive munitions by tonnage on the Gaza Strip than were deployed in the entirety of world war 2. In an area smaller than Seattle, with four times the de…

It's really important to differentiate mutual aid from charity. They are very different. Mutual aid is about building community and then sharing your excess with that community. My…

Maybe read better news? I've been hearing about the Yazidi through reporting on the YPJ/YPG since circa 2015. But I think theres multiple factors happening. One is scale. Millions …

I've fed and housed people for decades, provided transportation, donated skills, and rehabilitated wild lands. The people who receive the benefits from that didn't do anything to g…

I can tell you are unable to approach this topic rationally. No one made the claim this is the worse genocide ever. It does not need to rise to that bar to be a genocide. Your hype…

I would. I regularly do. One of the underpinning core beliefs of anarchist theory is "wellbeing for all". Every human deserves the best conditions we can collectively give each oth…

You two are using different definitions for "can". You are using it in the "is it probable or realistic to expect it" sense and the parent poster is using it in the "is it mechanic…

Anti imperialist and anti capitalist sentiment gets downvoted here without a doubt. I think the idea that it's bots and not, say, a community that has self selected mostly into peo…

Is anyone stopping any of the genocides around the world? Governments and citizenry are engaged in many attempts to wholly eradicate cultures and minorities. Sometimes fast, like I…

Right, it's not constrained to Gaza. The genocide against Palestinian people is occurring across the nation of Israel.

No disagreement from me.

> The ecological impact of mining and refining of rare earths, used for permanent magnets in EV motors or in electric generators - wind turbines, is quite large. I don't think I ev…

> Then you might be in a more reasonable position to understand the general citizenry, rather than sitting in a glass house calling others "weird". Did I call anyone weird? Did I i…

Or the gasoline generation efficiency and transmission losses? Or the economic impacts of oil pollution? Getting oil from the ground to the pump isn't free either.

You think the average person has the infrastructure and the relationship with customs and the DEA that FedEx and ups do?

I think you are being too glib. The trust model is really different for small packages. Housing small amounts of drugs in objects is way easier and more likely than wrecking someon…

I ride my cargo bike to Costco. I can fit a full shopping cart on it, getting enough for a family of three regularly and easily. With a small hatchback car I could easily fit way m…

Negligible. You'd be a fool to apply. Let alone accept.

Lol. Gross. Weird comment.

They fired talented engineers and technologists because they were trans. It's not a meritocracy right now. Good people were fired based on their identity alone.

Do you think that having a say in the way the place you live for 5% of your life might increase the odds you want to settle down there and contribute to making it a good place? Som…

Kamala was vocal about refusing to defend Gazans. It swung the needle for many. It's not the only thing that swing the needle, but it was significant.