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themurphy, (edited )

The anti-vax movement is alot bigger in the US than any other western country, so yeah.

That’s basically the answer.

themurphy,

If you don’t own it when you buy, it’s not stealing when you take it.

themurphy,

You accept that you live in the most late stage capitalist country of all time that’s very pro monopoly.

And then you move I guess. No one believes USA will ever change for the better.

themurphy,

I can’t see why porn would ever fade away. “Traditional” porn is by far the most viewed still. Camgirl or OF businesses are just more direct in terms of earning your money.

Also, porn has driven the Internet and it’s inventions. Video streaming is perfected today because of the groundwork from the porn industry.

themurphy,

Who cares what you think though.

themurphy,

Like many else suggests: Cut the media. The world doesn’t care if you follow it or not, and you’ll be much happier all the time.

Alternative, try to follow positive media. I created my own community for this purpose only, called /c/worldinprogress

themurphy,

I think it’s because people see capitalism as one thing, while in reality they are implemented very differently.

The nordics are not successful only on their capitalism. It’s because it is regulated, and because the money is distributed more fair than in other countries.

themurphy,

Yeah, my content is unique and in a language not found at any public trackers.

I’m asking here because some people may be uploading files themselves, and may have experience in compressing. And how to do it.

themurphy, (edited )

Thanks, I’ll try handbreak!

The problem is the DVDs is in a language I couldn’t find reliably to download. I once had access to a private tracker that had these things, but they got shut down, and I was on a long vacation while they migrated.

So I missed the window and I haven’t been able to get in since.

themurphy,

You’ll be surprised how many people likes ads, and likes how much they know about you.

I don’t agree, but I can see the logic in that. If you see ads anyway, why not see them specialised to you making them somewhat relevant.

Awful take I know, but it’s the reality for many people.

themurphy, (edited )

Then I have the Plugin for you two.

AdNauseam

They block all ads like uBlock, but they make sure to click and view them first without you noticing. They’ll also send the wrong information about you to the advertisers.

The content creators will actually receive more money that way.

US residents: What big domestic policy improvements have the american people won from congress in the last 30 years? (kbin.social)

Interpret improvements as you like. For me it's any large scale reforms or legislative packages designed to improve the country for all or see to the material interests of the majority without overly benefiting the elite....

themurphy,

That was an EU thing.

It was also cheaper for manufacturers to use the same design in both USA and Europe, which made it an easy implementation for the States.

themurphy,

Honestly though, I don’t know if stopping things from getting a lot worse should even count as an “improvement”.

It shouldn’t. It’s a very low bar for a modern country.

themurphy, (edited )

I’ve lived in a country with socialism for my entire life, and have studied the laws in my own and other countries without socialism.

I will talk about socialism as it is in Scandinavia, more specifically Denmark. Here’s a few things other than paid education and free healthcare:

  • Getting paid to study: You get paid to study as soon as you turn 18. In that way you don’t need a job while you studying. Basic salary when living away from parents: 1.000 USD/month.
  • UBI: In Denmark we have UBI for people being poor, basically. If you don’t have a job, is sick and can’t work, or any other reason you might be screwed, you get paid by the government to… well yeah, exist basically. You have to meet some requirements and actively trying to get better or find a job though, which seems fair I think. If the government thinks it’s not possible to get better, you can get the money permanently for the rest of your life without doing anything. (this is used for people with disabilities, both mental and physical, both born with it or obtained later in life)
  • Shared heating system: This is maybe the biggest “socialism” thing I can mention. In Denmark your house or apartment can be hooked up to a country wide heating system, which means we all share the same heat. This is a way to make heat distribution centralised, which has major advantages such as; price, availability, maintenance. (Fun fact: every data center build in Denmark needs to be hooked up to this system, as they will “donate” all their excess heat from their servers to the central heating system)
  • Flex jobbing: If you are no longer able to work 37 hours a week, you can be a flex worker. This basically means that you can work 15 hours a week and still get paid a full salary. The government will cover the rest of the pay and also cover some expenses for the company having the flex worker. This system is great for peoples mental health, as they still can feel a part of society even though they can’t work full time. While they still can live a worthy life because their pay is fine. It’s a win-win for the country, the companies and the people needing this.

I could go on, but I don’t want to be that guy praising my own country all the time. We Scandinavians tend to do that.

themurphy,

Marques Brownlee for tech.

He’s also known as MKBHD, and he’s amazing with his camera work.

themurphy,

I hope no one thinks this is the whole explanation, but it’s part of history that is not known by many.

themurphy,

Alright, the real reason why you see terrorism in France more than others, is from what we in Denmark call the Muhammad Crisis.

A Danish satire drawing of Muhammad with a bomb was published in a Danish newspaper. The papers HQ got attacked. A small one, but still significant in Denmark.

France newspaper L’Equipe then reprinted the drawing more than once as a protest for free speech. After that France became a prime target for these kind of terrorists.

The driving terrorism in Nice, bombings in Paris and at L’Equipes HQ, it all happened after that.

This created alot of bad blood between these cultures, and that long going hate is what keeps France a prime target.

themurphy,

What. If that business model actually works for him, something is wrong with this world.

themurphy,

You could also argue apps that uses some kind of licensed content the app pays for.

I’m not saying I’m a fan of Netflix and Spotify, but they do use alot of money to keep their content available, and not only for server costs.

They still overcharge tho.

Do Israeli Politicians' adult children get conscripted just like the average adult Israeli citizen as part of mandatory service?

I was just reading about how a current Israeli war minister’s son died in combat and it made me wonder that if Israeli’s politicians who make these decisions know their family will be affected by it personally and directly, does that lend towards the suggestion that it is more likely they are making genuinely ethically and...

themurphy,

If your main question is if it leads to more morally correct decisions, then that would be a very hard no.

Most people do believe they are doing the right thing. The Americans are, the Russians are and the Chinese are. They DO believe what they do is correct. Same with religion.

But does that make any of the above groups more correct than the other? The answer is: No, it’s their actions that shows that.

My point is, Israel will always think what they do is morally correct, no matter if it is or not. And when you act in that belief, you can justify almost anything in the world. Because you really think it’s the right thing to do.

themurphy,

TIL occupied indicators are not standard in the rest of the world.

themurphy,

Can’t we please just edit the headline to include some context instead of copy/pasting the click baity title?

Write which database was leaked, at the very least. I’m not on Lemmy for click bait.

themurphy,

Anyone has a small and quick guide to how to set this up on let’s say a Rasp Pi?

themurphy,

It’s like calling shareholder a job.

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