maybe: The social media company pays the politicians or acquiesces to removal of critical posts?

To be honest Real Engineering was risking too much trying to make content to a nation of 1.3B.

sorry this is a problem too american for the rest of us to sympathize about.

“private sector corruption” wonders what that is about “insider trading, cartels, price-fixing, and conflicts of interest”… sounds like capitalism?

that’s not nice if you have kids and a wife. Again, you’re arguing from a single person’s perspective. I agree it might sound like a good time to you… it sure as hell isn’t practical for anybody with any sort of social commitment. you gotta understand that.

of course they will never come out and say it. Are you incredibly naive?

you’re dumb if you think American companies won’t find excuses to fuck with American consumers for profit. America is a land where morons blame regulation for things while corporations have been controlling the policy for decades and laugh as people play diversion for them often for free.

what your original argument was suggesting was to buy the expensive first class tickets and pitch a tent in the middle of a quarry and hunt squirrels for food at your dream destination. Might as well not book the flight in that case.

What sort of parent will say no to popcorn at the movies? Especially if their kids ask and its supposed to be a fun night out?

You don’t seem to understand that you can’t always say no or you might ruin the day for somebody else and in extension… yourself

they can be dumb greedy… lose customers due to absurd coupling of hardware products

That just tells me you’re single. There’s never any scenario in which you spend 0 at the theatre if you have family, even more so if you have kids.

those who voted blue are also kind of assholes. You guys should get real democracy going: Ranked Choice Voting. Burn the current senate, congress and Supreme court down. Build them back properly.

When was the last time your employer told you in your interview that your job was going to be X and Y responsibility only, and it was actually true throughout the job? it’s difficult to trust your boss not to overload you after cutting your pay.

You only dislike the labor because they make a lot of money. But in practice they are in a similar situation to yourself or any other worker. (unless you don’t work, then forgive me)

I don’t think you will appreciate it if your employer suddenly decided to pay you half your wage out of the blue. And any kind of reduction of workload offered is usually a false promise… would you keep quiet?

On the other hand there’s its always good to fight for an artist when the opponent is Disney.

was about to furiously reply with the same retort… but yeah. I LOVE green spaces

self hosting is anti-capitalist, so is being against urban brutalism.

the people who suggest this always excuse themselves out of doing it.

Are you suggesting that you’re not good at being a slave but you can be a slave master?

the Democrats refused to get anything done that could actually stop Trump. You remember how Biden fumbled his presidential run but wouldn’t let go of the race to Harris? Do you also remember Harris courting evil right wingers in an attempt to “reach across the aile”?

Do you also remember how they snubbed Sanders with fucking Hillary?

how do you know people voted red? I for one see many comments critizing democrats say that they voted Harris.

Edit: Not to mention the third party voters couldn’t have won it for Harris either. The gap was too huge. You’re kind of imagining a majority of progressives suddenly losing their heads and voting trump… which i find unlikely unless there is expert analysis of the vote count.