Games publishers are in a war of attention and don't want to compete with themselves. They won't sell you an old game if they can get you hooked on the new version with microtransactions and DLC with no story and sub-par multiplayer.

The next point is just making the case for open source.

Not sure how making a sex worker take an overdose of boner pills is supposed to go right but whatever.

I think I get the point you're making but climate change will fuck over the same people who end up getting fucked over by war.

As is often the case, the wealthiest can deal with the side effects of climate change. The ones who will be most affected by famines and natural disasters are the poorest, most marginalised, most deprived.

I suspect it'll make conflict more likely, not less.

The policy doesn't matter as the police selectively enforce it.

It's not a typo, I just lazily wrote the comment like I'd speak.

No, it's fine.

The "community" is here, not a matrix chat.

Nothing prevents you setting up your own instance. In fact, I'd say you probably should. If you've invested so much into this name already, then you may as well.

Not sure why you assume this? I never made the claim

Yeah, that is a close gap that could easily be bridged by a consolidated conservative vote. Quite worrying, to be honest.

Illegal stuff should be a hard rule. By that I mean calls to action and explicit hate speech should be aggressively removed. It puts the instance at risk.

Auto-filtering might be useful for catching especially egregious words. They're easy to bypass but I guess it should deter some trolling. But it could be tedious if it is overly sensitive. Is it going to block people posting or commenting? Does it let you know you've been caught?

I'm really not sure how well policing "political" topics would go. It's political by nature, so I think even coming up with rules will end up devolving into political discussion. It's probably easier to just say "no hate speech".

I'm sorry but Quackhouse is a terrible name.

Great stuff. Good on you all for keeping this place alive.

[x] Doubt

Even if you disagree, using a pronoun is just polite. She'd have to go out of her way to do this.

Hope all is well with @Tom@feddit.uk and it's just a case of him abandoning his post.

Is there anything we can plan better for the new instance to prevent this happening again? It's a bit disappointing to have to leave, since we will no doubt lose a portion of the userbase due to this.

I'd like to follow, but don't know if I will since I may as well just make an account on one of the larger instances.

One day it's gonna come out that it was all a prank organised on 4chan, isn't it?

I suspect it's for the publicity. Events like this attract different demographics than the usual targets, so it's more exposure. It might not make the tabloids but it does get reported on.

Historically, any publicity has been seen as good publicity. But, given the reputation they are building, I think this is not how it is playing out.

So I agree, it just makes people with little to no power feel blamed. Time for a change of approach.

I was quite active. But less and less as time goes on, sadly.

The content is drying up, the only really active communities are either tech or political, and my main interests either never left reddit or have a home elsewhere. The nail in the coffin for me will be when my instance dies, which is looking increasingly likely given that the admin is AWOL.

It's ok here, but it's too fragmented to be a full replacement for anything else.

I know Google is a big corpo but its hardly the only reason behind the state of the internet. It is a major factor, but to single out Google when Microsoft and others have played just as significant of a role is odd.

Sunak decided nothing until the absolute last moment possible. Definitely not worthy of praise at all.

I don’t own a car so I’m confident I’ve not killed anyone on the other side of the world, but my neighbour has a car. I’m pretty sure he hasn’t killed anyone recently either.

But your neighbour's car consumes something for fuel, which does kill people. No, he hasn't mowed someone down. But the system for producing that fuel is exploitative, has been the motivation for wars, and pollutes the atmosphere. You can't claim to be innocent when the system exists to supply the demand.

You might not own a car, but you use electricity at least. Electricity comes from the grid that uses gasoline and coal at some percentage. Your computer and smartphone contain rare metals that are literally the product of mines owned and operated by warlords.

In short, there is no ethical way to stay like this. As time goes on more and more some people will become sick of the middle and upper class acting like they shoulder no responsibility. That's why we are seeing more direct activism.

Daily fail

I won't even open the link, I know it's outrage bait.

Then don't sign the petition. No need to stress.

Oh no, he actually thinks this.

Fruitful language aside, is he wrong? Maybe his wording makes you think he literally thinks people are being lined up for gas chambers. But many of the poorest people in the world have suffered horrendously, just so humans on the other side of the world can drive a car. The environmental effects will continue to worsen until whole countries are completely displaced. It's as close to a genocide as it gets, it's just in slow-motion.

Like I said. I don't think their current strategy will work. People need to be the driving force behind the changed.

But this "disrupt MP's" tripe is just that - tripe. The needle won't move until the general public are prepared to put some skin in the game, and they won't unless they are directly inconvenienced. Because like you say, they support someone doing something. Except not themselves. Let the government (pretend to) sort it out, they say. Total apathy. And that's why you end up with groups like Just Stop Oil - they are sick of inaction and excuses.

This should be a sign of whats in store for GB news. Cleese is a sign of times past, they're appealing to an aging and dwindling base.

Read my first comment.

But the art is never damaged. The pieces on display are in protective displays designed to weather a lot worse than food or glue. Not only that, they are often just replicas of pieces rather than the originals. Your point hinges on you being (actually) deprived of something, when you are not.

This is intentional - you are (figuratively) deprived of something to highlight how others have been deprived by the actions of the fossil fuel industry.

Assuming you mean Rodger Hallam? I don't want to ascribe malice but how well can you understand him if you got his name wrong?

I may disagree with XR and JSO out of principle but pretending like Hallam's comments are a declaration of war is absurd. He clearly feels that the poor are already the victims of class warfare and sees their actions as a justified response. It's clear to me he sees people like you and I as part of the ignorant masses, oblivious to the path of destruction the fossil fuel industry has carved through the lowest stratas of society.

Opinion polls can be handwaved a lot easier than the government needing to discuss it in Parliament.

But wait a moment - Are you worried about the opposition having another stick to hit the government with? If you don't support having another general election then don't sign the petition.

Personally, it's less about actually expecting an election to be called as a result of the petition and more about publicly announcing our discontent at the current government. The media must address it eventually, and the opposition will use it against them.

As depressing as it is to admit, the group need a rethink of their approach. Making art pieces their targets seemed like a good strategy at first (art is wealthy peoples' business, the art is never damaged, its guaranteed to get front page coverage) but the reaction from the general public was near wholly negative. The Tories absolutely do weaponise it, too.

I don't have the answer, but I can recognise that these forms of protest are losing their edge in this day and age. Add in that protesting is now basically illegal, I just don't see why activists should continue to pour energy into them.

I think HS2 money should be used to put JRM on a one way trip to the sun.

This man is trying to roast the woman for something she's clearly not ashamed of, while publicly outing himself for spending $30 on a single wank.

The word "agenda" triggers a Pavlovian rage response in me.

The sheer number of times I've seen some right-wing numpty angrily posting things like "what is your AGENDA?!" in response to political figures has permanently tainted the word for me.

If the admin has bailed on this place then it might be time to jump ship. It's only a matter of time until they pull the plug.

On Lemmy it is more like 40 something year old neckbeards that haven't seen the light of day in 2 decades. They claim to struggle to make friends at parties but could easily run a country.

Jo Cox was murdered by a fascist wasn't she? What kind of warning are you talking about?

If I had any doubts about his guilt they were eradicated as soon as he called this a deep state conspiracy. Nobody is conspiring against has-been comedians.

I hope that the police look into these allegations. Chasing his monetisation is not a punishment since he is already wealthy.

The problem with that is that the public should never get to be judge, jury, and executioner. Rumour and gossip should not be the basis for something this severe.

Brand has made more than enough money to live his life peacefully out of the public eye. The court of public opinion is only capable of ruining the wrong peoples' lives, people who don't have wealth and fame. The rich and powerful can uncancel themselves after a short period of exile, should they wish.

It's not a tax on poor people, its a tax on unhealthy food, which you'll be surprised to find out that everyone eats regardless of economic class.

I think this would be more effective than a lot of us lefties would like to admit. "Healthy" food is already affordable, people just don't want to eat it when there are other options.

I really do wish allegations of this level of seriousness could go through the legal system before being presented to the court of public opinion. If he's actually assaulting 16 year olds then he needs sending down!

Educated people know you can get information from a search engine these days. Knucledraggers need to be told how to feel about that information. This is where tabloids found their market.