But you have Lemmy
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If you like conspiracies you could ask yourself how much work on Firefox could have been done if Mozilla had invested their ad billions globally.
Billionaires are not the main problem. You only have a people's court when the plebs are united. When the plebs are united, votes can change politics.
Blaming billionaires makes people wait for a revolution instead of taking responsibility right now.
You know that there won't be a revolution.
Both sides are right. Every argument comes from a true emotional desire. Every exchange of arguments can be 'won' by recognizing the need of the other person and finding common ground.
Musk wants to create a super app like WeChat. He needs credit cards first. He is turning Twitter into his old X.
It's the Apple app ecosystem without people willing to hand over credit card information for iTunes music. Apple won the mobile phone market because they had customers willing to pay for apps.
You look at it backwards. It's 'watch ads to avoid paying'.
Paying is the default way to buy something.
Who would pledge 10% of their income to distribute as basic income? There is no need to wait until politicians implement it. We can start immediately.
You call it flaw, I call it obstacle.
If you look outside the US, you can get housing for a price that leaves enough of the 4000 for other expenses.
The easiest option is to connect some barren land to a city center with public transport in a climate zone that doesn't need much insulation. But that just as a proof of concept. More clever options can be realized.
Is it letting go of fear or finding confidence and self which overwrites fear?
Rename New York to New Amsterdam and make it a bicycle friendly city with additionally expanded public transport. Remove the need for cars.