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bestagon@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Madagascar president in hiding as Gen Z topples another governmentEnglish
3·1 month agoI wonder what the similarities are between Nepal and the Romanian revolution. That’s the only other one that comes to mind in which, as I understand it, the military defected to the side of the revolutionaries and then ceded power to a new regime
Probably more something to do with when they learned English
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•how do school shooters know how to use guns?
1·2 months agoThe most successful gun designs are those that could be put in the hands of teenagers to turn them into killing machines
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.world•Nepal currently being run via Discord after Gen Z uprisingEnglish
1·2 months agoSo the US should balkanize before they get better leadership
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•why is it that the USA holds such power over the world now and not the UK who histrionically dominated most of it?
2·7 months agoIt was simply money all along
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•why is it that the USA holds such power over the world now and not the UK who histrionically dominated most of it?
3·7 months agoFun fact: Alaska was invaded a little bit by Japan during WW2. On Attu Americans suffered heavy casualties from the weather and basically all of the Japanese force was killed in battle. On Kiska there was a pretty bad skirmish between US and Canadian forces resulting from mistaken identity and a ship hit a stray seamine before they found out the island was abandoned anyway. So a real bad time all around but still not really affecting industrial wellness
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
Gaming@lemmy.zip•Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion's level scaling was a "mistake", says designer, so why is it in the remaster?English
4·7 months agoBut it’s also goofy in Skyrim when they keep much better gear in chests while attacking you with fur armor on
That’s an interesting take. One on one side the death is a haphazard byproduct and on the other it is at least motivated by someone. Somebody has to have a vision for why these weapons need to be used. I’d argue though that in the case of Amazon, wether or not it’s of any priority to them, the suffering would be something worth ironing out over time whereas, for weapons companies, it’s the entire product they sell
Yeah but profiting off of starvation, homelessness or sickness is slightly less concerned with destroying human life efficiently, more so extracting value from suffering. Far harder to wiggle your way out of a bomb dropping on you. In that way, defense contractors are especially gross imo. I guess you could argue being blown apart may be more humane though idk
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•You don't know what you're doing!
1·7 months agoI think communities can just take care of each other. Bakers make bread, plumbers lay pipe, gardeners sow plants and those that love each other make sure they’re taken care of. You wouldn’t be able to be an asshole that just takes from the world around you because nobody would have a reason to make sure your water is running. Your time is compensated by a social contract
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•You don't know what you're doing!
1·7 months agoCapitalism doesn’t free us from any of that, community does. It’s standing on the shoulders of giants and advancing our understanding of the world that saves infants and puts food on tables. Not people who own the tools skimming off the top from the people that do the work
Unfortunately it really isn’t that profound. It exists everywhere and thinking you’re immune to being ruled by it is usually the first step in it proliferating
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why aren't there mass protests in the USA?
22·8 months agoThe revolution will not be brought to you by xerox without commercial interruption, the revolution will not go better with coke, the revolution will not fight germs that may cause bad breath, the revolution will put you in the driver’s seat
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
Games@lemmy.world•From the trailer of Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)English
2·8 months agoI do wish we had more of these but they were made by machinegames who just put out the new Indiana Jones game which has been favourably received. I’ve been meaning to check it out
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
politics @lemmy.world•Trump to order US Education Department abolished, WSJ reports
6·8 months agoIt’s bad in the richest bluest states too. Unless you’re living in the suburbs going to a district that serves upper class families, the education system in the US will invariably fail you in one way or another
It exists to cover bank runs and it is your money. There is nothing wrong with wanting your money in any given moment. That’s just my take though, I’m not a lawyer.
I think it’d basically defeat its preventative purpose though if a story got out that people weren’t covered, even in an engineered bank run. What if you’re not in on the plot? What if it happens tomorrow at your bank? Are you just fucked too? Better withdraw all your money to be safe
bestagon@lemmy.worldto
People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Oh, now THIS is against the law? What next??
1·9 months agoI guess if he decided to just button up inside you could still just impound it lol



You don’t think dropping bombs counts as intent to kill? I think they were careless enough regarding collateral damage to say they killed the victims.