MisterFrog

The irony of having this in the middle of the article

People who don't want politics as part of a story have no business watching/reading sci-fi or fantasy.

It's silly that they don't just operate from the browser. It's how I use Patreon on my (admittedly not iPhone) Phone. They should have just pulled Patreon from the app store. It's not like it's such an impediment to ask users to use their browser. In an ideal world we would not have monopolies controlling app stores, but I think Patreon is really stupid for not just abandoning the app store.

I like it at the top of the view-port, but I agree the auto-hiding/showing feature is excruciating.

I feel mean, but at first I thought it was subtle CGI to indicate mutation over generations due to radiation living in the vaults. Hope she never reads this comment. She is very good looking, just has comically large eyes.

My least favourite argument is them pointing to the reduction in poverty. Like, I could say the same for capitalism. Which I won't because capitalism needs to be abolished, but just "there was a massive reduction in poverty therefore system good" is stupid. Tankies aren't socialists in my eyes because socialism necessarily needs to be democratic control by the people.

Is it? Seemed like a dig specifically at the fact that China doesn't have a true union movement. Not a dog at communism in general. China isn't communist, nor very socialist, for that matter. Capitalism with Chinese characteristics seems more of an apt description. Pointing out that China is a dictatorship doesn't mean that socialism is bad.

Yeah, it's all publically available content. Anyone can scrape it if they're determined enough. It's why I'm wondering why there isn't a stronger desire within the fediverse to have some of it end-to-end encrypted. PixelFed is useless to me, because I'd only want to share photos with people I've added. So far, I have not yet found a suitable non-abandoned project. Futo Circles, please revive 🥲

Wait until you hear about How Vodka Ruined Russia Tankies ought to be frothing at the mouth about alcoholism, since apparently they love Stalin. And Stalin brought back alcoholism to Russia (Not a socialist at all, in my opinion) (Disclaimer, I’m in general much further left than the YouTube channel Kraut, but he makes some quite well put-together videos)

I used to work in cafe, and love to go to cafes now still (like actual cafes - I say with pride and joking snobbery, coming from a country where starbucks isn’t really considered a cafe) and I honestly still have no idea why people go to cafes in the first place, if they’re only there for the coffee. Instant coffee tastes okay (with milk) and is a whole lot faster and cheaper than a getting a coffee from a cafe. Cafes sell customer service, a nice ritual, and a nice place to hang out, with nice beverages included. In my opinion.

This is the Labor party bringing it in, so you can bet the legislation will just-barely-sort-of do what it says on the tin. That’s what you get from centre-right governments…

As much as Nicki Minaj is a wanker, this is a really conservative argument. Suddenly permanent residents opinions don’t matter, despite politics affecting them? The only way out of this madness is international working class solidarity. Attack your enemies on their ideology, class position and viewpoints, not on their immigration status ffs. (Her husband and brother being rapists, obviously fair game for criticism)

Be careful what you wish for. The only revolution you want to have is lead by the working class (the vast majority), bringing everyone else along, in my opinion.