i think we are, but the archaic system in place allows the cavemen the same chances as everyone else to compete and thus you have those like Trump getting elected.

how is it not a systemic problem if it allows people who does not belong in power to exploit the system and gain power?

like, these fuckers has, since the days of reagan, kept adding holes in the system so they can cheat to win.

patch those holes and they got no chance. start with the EC. then broadcasting. then legal bribery. and we're off to a good start.

I've said this a million times, but it's definitely about time we stop spending taxes on a rogue entity across the ocean who definitely does not have our best interests in mind. I'm not convinced it's even legal and I don't understand why the legal prospects have never been brought up about this fucking situation. R&D money should not go to a foreign corporation. In addition, I (and pretty much everyone else on the planet) already paid for microsofts products and services so my government can use it (against my will), so why the fuck do they get away with setting a public price at all? It should legally be free or the governments shouldn't need to pay for it in the first place, and it should legally be open source because it's publicly funded. There are just so many problems with the entire idea of our government using Windows, Office, and their services.

the biggest reason for subscriptions is. 1. consumer laws don't protect it. and 2. you can quit your job and don't have to be actually productive and work for a living because your users will just keep on "buying" the product every month indefinitely. and finally 3. subscription basically gives you monopoly in any given area you host it; because the user will usually not look or even have the means to look for options or alternatives once they have already tied a percentage of their monthly income to a company for the software or service they provide - as wallets got spread thinner and thinner until they, now, are entirely swallowed by subscriptions.

the only people arguing in favor of subscriptions are those who don't want to work for a living while still taking advantage of the capitalist system.

it should perhaps be pointed out that we originally had proposition for both reactors but we ended up with uranium reactors because the US wanted a reason to mine uranium for nuclear bombs and were well aware of the risk difference but didn't care about the potential lives being lost if something went wrong. later, the cost to develop a thorium reactor had no monetary benefits beyond generating power and keeping people safe so no country wanted to invest in it when the uranium blueprints were available, literally because of capitalism.

oil, coal and nuclear are clearly not winning.

we could solve the worlds energy problems today but they'd never be applied simply because oil exists. its literally why the US just attacked venezuela. They could have built another reactor or windmills or whatever the fuck else they feel they need if energy was the reason. but energy has nothing to do with energy and all to do with being a natural monopoly that's making a small group of people quite wealthy.

what lesson? it's a ponzi scheme and whoever is the last holding the bag is the only one losing.

which is the dumbest shit in the world. why the fuck are people on facebook?

people miss the most important problem with this. chat control is a fascist tool that can and will be used against us minorities. this is especially dangerous when more and more countries are starting to lean right.

hitler would have had a field day with this kind of tech.

they'd never do that. then they'd be killing the housing bubble as well. think of the investors!

it's absolutely fascinating how the current government does everything they possibly can to promote and reward literal witch hunts.

those are just rebranded chrome(ium). all browsers except firefox and safari are rebranded chromium or firefox. edit: there are some other projects but none are mature.

do "high-IQ" individuals even exist on the republican isle? why would a lefty want to get involved in this shit, especially unpaid? what idiot would accept unpaid labour under a multi-billionaire?

norway doesn't really count. they have too much independent wealth to need to play by rules set through bullying and abuse. and a natural solidarity because they don't need to concern themselves with economical risks or worries.

we have phones that don't break easily and we can repair them and replace the battery; with long-term support.

what we need are laws that makes it mandatory for all.

with open source we can also create jobs by hiring a developer to add functions we need to the software we use!

the real cold turkey was Riot killing linux support last year. Seems like there wasn't enough linux players at the time for them to walk back that decision.

are they even able to produce the parts domestically?

while browsing the web (hosted on linux).

they got the warp drive from the hur'q.

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hur%27q