You have a logical problem there: Being "productive" does not go with "the ability to think critically and independently" in a society that is utterly fucked up and wants nice, little, timid corporate drones as employees.
And thereby anybody at least a bit enterprising and at least a bit capable of thinking independently gets filtered out. Without those people, society dies eventually, because the others cannot hack it on their own.
... not release a bunch of 18 year old naive brats upon universities or the workforce and watch what happens, that's not good parenting either.
Too late. Anybody calling for, say, "save spaces" at a university has no business being there in the first place. An adult is expected to be able to fend for himself/herself to some reasonable degree. Those that cannot or are unwilling to are not adults, but children in adult bodies and a huge problem.
You seem to be functionally illiterate. Don't worry, it is quite common these days. Here is some more explanation for special-needs readers such as you: I wrote "surveillance-fascism", you wrote "surveillance". These are not the same thing, as can be seen easily by the first one being two words and the second one just being one. I trust you can count to two? Now, on the subject, the US is clearly already a surveillance state, it is not yet fascism, although there is, among others, a "stable genius" hard at work to make that future a reality. Not that any true fascist would want to have anything to do with that second-rate used-car salesman type.
Also, you seem to have completely overlooked the negative effects of living under surveillance, possibly because you are in denial. Don't worry about it either this is very common among stupid people and being stupid, you are safely part of the majority of people.
The stupid will always look for those propaganda-lies that fits their misconception. That way they never have to face facts until the catastrophe is in full swing.
Thanks for reminding all of us that a significant part of the population (represented by you in this case) is fundamentally stupid and disconnected from reality.
They will soon learn that they are under surveillance, and that will have the usual effects: Stress, mental illness, lowered motivation and, in some, a far improved skill for deception. These would be the ones the article calls "jerks" or:struggeling". Pretty much all things you very much do not want to do to your kids. Child-abuse on or above the level of the anti-vaxxers.
On the plus side, this is the perfect preparation for life in the upcoming surveillance-fascism, so it may be a good idea after all...
That is not the point. The point is that a large number of voters voted against their own, stated by them, best interests here and that includes not only those that voted for the, aehm, "stable genius", but also those that voted for Hilary.
That is not my point. The opposing candidate would not have been that much better on the issues. The US basically has a right-wing party and an ultra right-wing party. None of those actually care about citizens.
Well, I guess the US population is basically doing it to itself. Not the only place where that is happening. People, on average, are astonishingly stupid.
None of that is actually true or at least not true in the simplistic form you present it. It just demonstrates nicely how misinformed you are and how very much kept in fear and ignorance. Bit thanks for demonstrating that I am right.
The banking system is a laughing matter. Using checks is still a thing.
What? The last time my bank gave me blank ones was more than 20 years ago and the last time I cashed one was about 18 years ago when some company invited me to the US and they gave me a check for the travel cost. These things are ancient! Interbank transfers in Europe are universally available and so cheap you do not actually pay for them.
Oh? And then why do people vote the way they do? Because, assuming your statements are true (well possible, I am too lazy to verify though), these preferences seem to be pretty incompatible with who gets voted into power. Are people just very stupid and very easy to manipulate in the US?
Much of what Jim Jefferies says would get him imprisoned or killed, in most of the rest of the world. Maybe having a bit of freedom is a good thing.
And that is a nice instance of how clueless you are of what is going on in the rest of the world. Because it is simply not true. Sure, there are some states where that would happen, but "most" is a vast overstatement. But I can see the class in power keeps you under control by a combination of keeping you clueless and in fear. That is a time-honored method.
_That_ I have no problem with. But outlawing loot-boxes and "banning Fortnite" are two different things. Loot-boxes should either be adult-only or, better, subject to a casino-license and availability only in special, adult-only locations like regular gambling.
Expert calculations show that very little additional taxpayer money will be needed and it may also come down to none at all. The idea that this requires a significant raise in takes is a red-herring. Who do you think currently pays for all the social programs that become obsolete with an UBI? Who do you think pays for the vast administrative overhead? Who do you think pays for people turning to crime, being homeless or getting sick because they do not have money? Right.
Sometimes customer and software availability does not give you a choice. But you already knew that answer. Being opposed to Windows use for anything is fine, I am too, but your childish stance is harming the cause.
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You have a logical problem there: Being "productive" does not go with "the ability to think critically and independently" in a society that is utterly fucked up and wants nice, little, timid corporate drones as employees.
Naa, god is an illusion of your own creation, and his main occupation is fucking your mind. As an atheist, I do not have that. Feels nice.
And thereby anybody at least a bit enterprising and at least a bit capable of thinking independently gets filtered out. Without those people, society dies eventually, because the others cannot hack it on their own.
... not release a bunch of 18 year old naive brats upon universities or the workforce and watch what happens, that's not good parenting either.
Too late. Anybody calling for, say, "save spaces" at a university has no business being there in the first place. An adult is expected to be able to fend for himself/herself to some reasonable degree. Those that cannot or are unwilling to are not adults, but children in adult bodies and a huge problem.
You seem to be functionally illiterate. Don't worry, it is quite common these days. Here is some more explanation for special-needs readers such as you: I wrote "surveillance-fascism", you wrote "surveillance". These are not the same thing, as can be seen easily by the first one being two words and the second one just being one. I trust you can count to two? Now, on the subject, the US is clearly already a surveillance state, it is not yet fascism, although there is, among others, a "stable genius" hard at work to make that future a reality. Not that any true fascist would want to have anything to do with that second-rate used-car salesman type.
Also, you seem to have completely overlooked the negative effects of living under surveillance, possibly because you are in denial. Don't worry about it either this is very common among stupid people and being stupid, you are safely part of the majority of people.
Cheap at all costs. No matter how expensive. Yes, that stupidity pervades the industry.
So they could not even manage to automate booting? What cheapest imaginable morons did build this thing?
People are stupid. They prefer what they think they know vastly over things that are superior. There are countless examples available.
Seriously, Windows is in no shape form or way suitable to be used in embedded systems or server systems. It is somewhat suitable as a game-launcher.
The stupid will always look for those propaganda-lies that fits their misconception. That way they never have to face facts until the catastrophe is in full swing.
Actual facts? Don't you know most people cannot deal with them dues to inadequate mental facilities or even recognize them?
Thanks for reminding all of us that a significant part of the population (represented by you in this case) is fundamentally stupid and disconnected from reality.
They will soon learn that they are under surveillance, and that will have the usual effects: Stress, mental illness, lowered motivation and, in some, a far improved skill for deception. These would be the ones the article calls "jerks" or :struggeling". Pretty much all things you very much do not want to do to your kids. Child-abuse on or above the level of the anti-vaxxers.
On the plus side, this is the perfect preparation for life in the upcoming surveillance-fascism, so it may be a good idea after all...
That is not the point. The point is that a large number of voters voted against their own, stated by them, best interests here and that includes not only those that voted for the, aehm, "stable genius", but also those that voted for Hilary.
That is not my point. The opposing candidate would not have been that much better on the issues. The US basically has a right-wing party and an ultra right-wing party. None of those actually care about citizens.
Well, I guess the US population is basically doing it to itself. Not the only place where that is happening. People, on average, are astonishingly stupid.
None of that is actually true or at least not true in the simplistic form you present it. It just demonstrates nicely how misinformed you are and how very much kept in fear and ignorance. Bit thanks for demonstrating that I am right.
The banking system is a laughing matter. Using checks is still a thing.
What? The last time my bank gave me blank ones was more than 20 years ago and the last time I cashed one was about 18 years ago when some company invited me to the US and they gave me a check for the travel cost. These things are ancient! Interbank transfers in Europe are universally available and so cheap you do not actually pay for them.
Oh? And then why do people vote the way they do? Because, assuming your statements are true (well possible, I am too lazy to verify though), these preferences seem to be pretty incompatible with who gets voted into power. Are people just very stupid and very easy to manipulate in the US?
Much of what Jim Jefferies says would get him imprisoned or killed, in most of the rest of the world. Maybe having a bit of freedom is a good thing.
And that is a nice instance of how clueless you are of what is going on in the rest of the world. Because it is simply not true. Sure, there are some states where that would happen, but "most" is a vast overstatement. But I can see the class in power keeps you under control by a combination of keeping you clueless and in fear. That is a time-honored method.
Obvious from the outside, apparently hard to see from the inside. A whole large country as a filter-bubble.
I know that. You know that, But the average user? Not so much.
And how would the average user know? This is an unsafe default, plain ans simple. It is asking for people to get hurt. It is exceptionally bad design.
_That_ I have no problem with. But outlawing loot-boxes and "banning Fortnite" are two different things. Loot-boxes should either be adult-only or, better, subject to a casino-license and availability only in special, adult-only locations like regular gambling.
Expert calculations show that very little additional taxpayer money will be needed and it may also come down to none at all. The idea that this requires a significant raise in takes is a red-herring. Who do you think currently pays for all the social programs that become obsolete with an UBI? Who do you think pays for the vast administrative overhead? Who do you think pays for people turning to crime, being homeless or getting sick because they do not have money? Right.
Sometimes customer and software availability does not give you a choice. But you already knew that answer. Being opposed to Windows use for anything is fine, I am too, but your childish stance is harming the cause.