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Usernames DO NOT check out

I’m sick of this shit 😭

They’re in your walls they’re gonna come for you

I miss the sadam hussein memes

“Womp womp” - Some republican, mocking the suffering of others on fox news

I think the above quote sums up the world’s reaction pretty nicely

Why did you need ai for this

Those of us who pay attention are very aware. The usual suspects remain ignorant to their reality, as usual.

Don’t split the party

Magnetic tape. Datacenters use it for long term storage.

Hmm, fair

Based on how people voted

Revolution only succeeds when there is broad support.

That’s exactly what I’m saying

~50% of an armed populace will fight for an oppressive regime. It’s not an effective way to deter governmental takeover.

Yeah, therapy is not a viable solution for broad societal issues

I figured using “government” would result in some disconnect, but I’m not sure what else I would call a centralized authority responsible for making and carrying out societal decisions.

Anyways, it doesn’t matter if I’m part of the government. The issue remains.

Only if there’s a viable path to transition to that state, and it’s a stable state. It could also only be a local minimum. The effect you’re describing is real, but there’s no guarantee that it will lead to your proposed societal system, and furthermore there’s no guarantee that the effect is deterministic and will necessarily lead to the same solution unless it is the only solution.

Right, but I could not get a job unless it’s first been created by the government. What if the government doesn’t want to create a job that’s necessary? What about jobs that aren’t necessary, but are still desirable? If I have artistic skill, would I get an appropriate amount of work vouchers? Would skill factor in at all, or only time spent working? What is my invcentive to be efficient if skill is not a factor? If skill is a factor, who determines what “skill” is? Do we vote to make 10 furniture maker jobs and one “expert furniture maker” job with appropriate salaries?

You don’t have to answer all of those, I’m mostly just saying that this would result in a LOT of centralized control, which would have to be handled with a large amount of nuance, and that deciding these things by vote isn’t likely to work (see also, the most recent election).

All work would be paid for? Who decides what “work” is?