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I guess the clue was in the name, I’m done with this shitty instance,
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101·14 days agoI find it a little frustrating that you think any of this started with, because of, or will end with cheeto.
This:
a fractured nation, a failing education system, crumbling infrastructure, and a healthcare system that leaves millions behind
has always been the case, and it is a feature, not a bug. Always has been.
And it will never change as long as you continue to focus on the things the system tells you to focus on (like team red vs team blue, or the clown at the front of the stage) rather than on the system itself (a state mechanism built on slavery and genocide from day dot, and designed and enforced by and for the rich and powerful, who are the ones actually pulling the strings) and abolishing that.
And before OP gets their underwear in a twist - all states are oppressive and should be abolished, but a country founded on and with the biggest hard on for capitalism on the planet, and who has the power to, and has been since its founding, loudly and aggressively dragging the rest of the world on a race to the bottom (if not directly with war mongering and political interfering, then with profiteering off of their enemies war mongering and politically interfering), deserves all the criticism it gets, and the fact that it’s easier for you to create a straw person to dismiss the perfectly valid and long overdue criticism, than it is to hear them and sit with the mild discomfort it causes you to hear the truth and confront reality, is a you problem, not a lemmy problem.
“Elaine don’t come in, I’ll get some for you!”
Spiderman pointing at spiderman meme lol
I’m in the UK, we have the NHS, and several “sin taxes”, and they still pretty much exclusively penalise the poor (as does the NHS which has been defunded to oblivion in favour of rampant privatisation, so those who can’t afford to go private are left with the ruins), while those selling the “sinful” products (and private health insurance) continue to rake it in.
There is no taxing or legislating or regulating our way our of capitalism, which is exclusively responsible for those in power exchanging the health and well being of the population and the planet for profit, and they will never allow any tax or legislation or regulation to pass that would put them at any kind of disadvantage. The fact that some people still think they would, is frankly quite terrifying.
34·1 month agoOh yeah, it’s totally benign… 🙄
Lol, yeah, the billionaire owned main stream media is completely benign an neutral in its coverage. 🙄
Honestly, what will it take for some of you to stop taking the world at the face value those in power are selling you as reality?
I think the govt is fighting the wrong battle here
A system is what it does.
3·2 months agoOk, that makes sense, I’ll give it a try, thanks!
It’d still be really cool if a “switch off notifications” option was implemented at some point!
Oh, that really sucks. Is it something the devs might be implementing at some point, or does no one else generally mind?
This way you can technically still go there if you need to look but zap just the number.
If I zap with ublock, I assume the icon will be gone? In that case how do I check notifications if I do want to?
Also, would there be any way to diferenciate notifications from replies vs DMs? Because I’d still like to be able to see one (DMs), but could go my entire life without getting another of the other.
the bell icon
he’s old enough
His age isn’t the problem
The only reason grown ass men date children (laws on the age of consent were written by those same grown ass men, they don’t dictate reality) is so they can have someone who hasn’t yet learned how to recognise red flags to coerce and control. You don’t need to actively encourage him to be sending him the message that you, at the very least, don’t disapprove.
It’s up to you to decide how comfortable you are with sending him that message, and act accordingly.
11·2 months agoIs it really?
I’ll say it again:
Maybe try listening to the people it actually impacts?
One of them is right here telling you you’re wrong, and I’ve provided more than enough information for you to start understanding why. All you’re doing by refusing to listen, is reinforcing my point - you’re less concerned with how this will impact the living, existing, very real and already hugely marginalised and abused people it is aimed to “help”, and instead are only concerned with what is convenient for you to see within your own limited understanding of the legislation, the hostile environment in which it is being enacted, as well as your situation now, and hypothetically in the future.
So for a third and final time:
Maybe try listening to the people it actually impacts?
Or just people who feel like a burden.
Except we don’t “just” feel like a burden, we are very deliberately made to feel that way by ableist capitalism, with the help of the state, and a multi-trillion pound media industry that pushes that narrative relentlessly because we’re the easiest scapegoat to blame the empty tax pot and other ills of society on, to distract from those really to blame.
The “this is great, I’d rather die than be disabled” many abled people react to this legislation with is part of that ableist narrative, because they can see, even if they won’t register it consciously to themselves, how badly society treats disabled people, and realise it’d be easier for them to opt out if they hypothetically became disabled (which is significantly more likely than them winning the lottery, for example), than to try and fix society for those already there.
(to be clear, I agree with you and am glad to see someone else who isn’t thrilled about this, and I’m just adding to your point because so many people completely neglect to take these factors in to account)
Most people I know
Maybe try listening to the people it actually impacts?
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-statement-passing-assisted-dying-bill
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/?s=assisted
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/11/28/assisted-dying-bill-letter/
She could definitely pull of the look…
You sound like you’ve never had to care for yourself or a home a day in your life, and have no idea how the real world functions for anyone but the most privileged and entitled.
You’re in for a real eye opener once you venture out on your own (or not, if you have the kind of privilege that would generate this mindset, I have a feeling you’ll always have someone to go around after you cleaning up your messes and you may never get the slap in the face from reality you so desperately need).
No, stop, I can’t fucking breath… 🤣🤣🤣