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zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•‘A billion people backing you’: China transfixed as Musk turns against Trump311·2 天前Musk has his own marketing apparatus in China as well, and the government has been looking the other way because this feud will benefit them in the long run.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•More than half of Americans - and 83% of Democrats - say ICE has gone ‘too far’ in arresting migrants: poll11·2 天前3 times the budget for the Marines. Crazy
zbyte64@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Trump administration tells states it’s freezing $6.8 billion for K-12 school programs52·2 天前Says people should learn to speak English in America, cuts funding for English learning.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Musk shreds Trump's tax bill as 'DEBT SLAVERY,' vows to unseat Republicans who back it2·3 天前Eh, we need a cultural shift that neuters marketing or else people will always be subject to the whims of those with capital.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto TechTakes@awful.systems•‘AI is no longer optional’ — Microsoft admits AI doesn’t help at workEnglish10·3 天前That’s just it though, it’s not going to replace you at doing your job. It is going to replace you by doing a worse job.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'12·3 天前For whatever reason we are not understanding each other. I don’t think I can restate it any more clearly. I guess we just have to leave it at that.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'13·3 天前Let me put it another way. You are wrong in regards to trans participation in sports but not because you are being a contrarian. You are also wrong to use your contrarian stance to justify your opinion. Hopefully that clears things up.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'12·4 天前I’m not saying you’re wrong because you’re contrarian, most of the people here fall into the category. What I am saying is that using the fact that an opinion is contrarian is not evidence that it is correct.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto Politics@beehaw.org•Can Zohran Mamdani’s Agenda Survive Albany?: Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.8·4 天前Most of the additional ridership [that] was identified cannibalized other lines. You’re taking people who are paying on other lines, and they were just getting a free ride.
What a bizarre way to measure the success or failure of a program.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto World News@lemmy.world•Temperatures reach 46C in Spain as Europe heatwave continuesEnglish5·4 天前The new talking point is that man made climate change is real but burning oil isn’t causing the world to warm. But that does mean we can geoengineer our climate to be cooler. 🙃
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'13·4 天前It’s frankly disgusting to compare this to people wanting free Netflix. I know that’s not exactly what’s happening here but I think we’re loosing the plot.
Contrarian has a definition, it isn’t relative to what my opinion is but the mainstream. The point is you’re using the fact that your opinions are contrarian as evidence that your opinions are correct. It is funny.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'44·4 天前Like I said elsewhere, you’re competing with the internet for the most contrarian take. You revealed that trans athletes is not an issue you support because they are such a small group of the whole. But when you feel insecure or challenged about your “hot take” you do the contrarian line of “it’s impossible for 100% of the people on the group to agree” as if this is a matter of opinion and not facts. As long as it is rooted in opinions, you are free to claim the most contrarian take possible.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'55·4 天前T is only one letter of 4+. And trans-women is only half of T. And athlete trans women is a small subset of that. And athlete trans women that want to play in women’s leagues are a subset of that.
Wow that’s revealing more than you probably wanted.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'14·4 天前Nah, this is just a contrarian contest.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto News@lemmy.world•Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'11·4 天前deleted by creator
zbyte64@awful.systemsto TechTakes@awful.systems•Stubsack: Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 6th July 2025English9·4 天前Not sure how I would trigger a follow-up question like that. I think most of the questions seemed pre-programmed but the transcription and AI response to the answer would “hallucinate”. They really just wanted to make sure they were talking to someone real and not an AI candidate because I talked to a real person next who asked much of the same.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto TechTakes@awful.systems•Stubsack: Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 6th July 2025English28·4 天前I had applied to a job and it screened me verbally with an AI bot. I find it strange talking to an AI bot that gives no indication of whether it is following what I am saying like a real human does with “uh huh” or what not. It asked me if I ever did Docker and I answered I transitioned a system to Docker. But I had done an awkward pause after the word transition so the AI bot congratulated me on my gender transition and it was on to the next question.
zbyte64@awful.systemsto politics @lemmy.world•Trump says he’ll withhold money from New York if Mamdani becomes mayor17·4 天前Billionaires are happy to say people work harder when they’re desperate and boy the billionaires are working hard to smear this guy.
This empire is going to take a few generations to fall. Doubt I’ll see a revolution in my life time, but maybe my kids will get to see that silver lining.