Put yourself on public camera streams first as a test. I bet this guy is not always on his best behavior

Today I get to be the token guy that reminds people that this is fake

Tax by weight

No excuses

No exceptions

This is great suff and I agree for the most part.

I have not been occupying right spaces online. Don't have the time / energy. And I don't really put in the effort to try to change anyone's mind Online because people are change resistant online.

But

I do argue politely IRL for things that would help. Better infrastructure, trains, good jobs, love everyone, let people do what they want as long as it doesn't hurt others, transparency in money and government, and make good things in America. Still unlikely to change minds but at least making friendships with people different from me.

I guess my overall thesis would be: online discourse is has proven unproductive. I'm tired of reading vitriol and "other side is so dumb wow."

Disappointed to see the echoiness of the echo chamber on Lemmy

Thanks! Good response. I think it is always worth the effort to try and understand and talk to people and use words to convince them. I think everyone can be convinced, we just have to pull the right levers.

But if it's the community's opinion that that is not an option, and only violence is the answer. I have very low hopes for our country's future.

I would be cautious about writing off an entire side's viewpoint as overdramatic. When they do that to the left, does anyone change their mind?

This is all about division.

We need to work on understanding the root cause of issues and working towards fixing that.

I think economics is actually at the core of the problem.

A lot of people don't have the basics right now, and they lash out at anything they can to try to fix it.

Good call - positive information spreading, I love that.

I will make the effort to explain that I don't agree with these feelings I am explaining.

Just explaining the "thought process". Since I grew up among them.

Since people on Lemmy tend to be really left, and can't comprehend why the right does what they do.

Misunderstanding: you assume people are being rational and doing research into these particular families. They are not.

These are a convenient scapegoat for a bigger problem.

These problems are emotional, not rational or logical.

Citation needed

Here's mine: https://youtu.be/buZWVQuqx0o?si=oNYYirXqjBnI3OIE

Watch this and tell me we have closed borders.

Again, I'm not saying it is RIGHT or ethical for people to want closed borders or restrict immigration.

I'm saying it IS a thing.

And it is very easy for a politician to grab onto that emotion and manipulate people.

This is the direct result of open borders and shipping people into the heart of the country as a political play by the states in the south.

People would get mad about/ believe anything. It is purely an emotional response. See reaction to Asians after COVID. Still a problem in NYC.

Not saying any of it is right but, it's an issue people are noticing and rallying around.

I am open to all discussions and always argue in good faith. And up vote anyone who responds to me.

Otherwise I will just assume you want a very narrow range of talking points / are from a hard left instance.

The Overton window has shifted dramatically in the last 10 years. He represents aversion to that

Not everyone has a coke budget 😞

Tbh I don't care about votes, I am more interested in the discussion haha

I like you but unsure how this contributes to the discussion haha

Not trying to be a dick though

Then you will be strong and healthy

No overhead storage, just under seat! Standing room for all

Yep air travel and the DMV make me wonder how we survived this long as a species haha

If they need to haul more stuff, then they should just check the bag.

Carry on is for stuff you need to use during the flight. That's it.

No

Wheels enable people to pack too much stuff, since they don't have to carry it

People should either pack less or check their bags

If you are not CARRYING it. It is not a CARRY-ON.

Semantics, but also if you disagree, you should be up voting the post and telling me you hate me

Reminder that this is unpopular opinion

Is it easier to carry 40 pounds in a bag with wheels or without?

Would they be more or less likely to pack a heavy bag of they did not have wheels?

The wheels are definitely about the weight. They promote packing heavier and more, since the owner doesn't have to physically carry it through the airport. I bet you most of those wheeled bags are 40+ pounds.

They will be less likely to pack 5 bricks in a backpack because they'd have to carry it through the airport instead of rolling it.

I'm talking about those bags that technically fit the maximum possible dimensions for carry-ons that have gotten really popular in the past few years.

But they allow people to pack very heavy, and most Americans are out of shape. So the plane takes twice as long to board and empty since many people struggle to lift the bags.

Yeah this is the worst! You know a few designers raised this exact problem during review, too, and were shut down

Tabasco sauce

This thread has been tough for me tbh. A lot of the things I'm reading here were like what I would say when I was back in college.

I guess I'm the old man now haha

I agree, with the caveat that your last sentence is a little hand-wavey. The word "Just" makes it seem easier than it is. People are easily swayed & bought. It's wrong, but it is a thing.

Well. Amazon didn't make a profit for a long while. Maybe still not? EBITDA? Idk their current numbers, but I'm assuming there's a lot of Hollywood Accounting happening.

I think closing those types of loopholes is the place we should start. Circling around: these campaign promises are easy to make, hard to keep.

It requires knowledge of accounting, economics, law, tech, politics...few people, if any, have that breadth of knowledge and connections.

I would be impressed with a politician if they had a solid how on these items. Otherwise: talk is cheap.

Yep! And people in China VPN around it

One thing I will mention. GMT above focuses on 15% of profits. It is trivial to manipulate that number. Which is why I am also for...

Openly transparent auditable money

Exactly! Good link

Thank you for sharing the video! I will take a look 🤠

Thank you for the reply! What would this look like realistically? I.e.: Google doesn't comply. Do we build our own Chinese internet where you can't use Google products?

Thanks for the reply! Would this work for tech companies? Biggest part of our Sp500. They're mostly "in the cloud" right? So it's pretty easy to move. And physical resources they leave behind would just be some data centers or whatever

Would love to see the video you mentioned if you can find it

Thank you! I like this.

To be clear: I do not think we should do nothing. That was not what I was trying to suggest. I've just been around a while and seen this type of promise before. I am worried that some people are maybe over optimistic about these types of promises and how it might play out.

Re: your last paragraph: would you be willing to pay more for goods or have US based companies perform worse in your 401k? (I do not have any money in my 401k to be clear I'm pretty poor, but I know that people care about that 😂) I will continue being negative and assume they'd pass that cost onto us

::: spoiler Title

:::Unless there is a global minimum tax this will just move headquarters to Ireland or whoever is cheapest. This type of stuff is just to get votes. Sorry to be a negative Nancy 😕

If you disagree pls explain why. Genuinely interested in learning. I promise to discuss in good faith. I am also not an expert on most things. Just a person who has had some experience in broken promises 😉

I'm going to keep calling it monkeypox, I like the silliness

It's going to feel so good to get those stitches out! A deeply scratched itch

Yeah they just disappeared into the woodwork, left me with almost a hundred thousand dollars in medical debt.

Yeah, agreed. It wasn't that variable when they started winding down work 😅 idk what they are going to do. I am trying to fix up my house up north to have a little guest space in the basement if they have to come live with me. But my flood insurance just went up 45% too and my town is giving me a hard time with permits due to increased risk of flooding. feeling pretty powerless tbh