zbyte64

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

Who gets to say what is a fringe issue though? Is Gaza a fringe issue? What about universal healthcare? When we let corporations frame the debate, they will always ask us to sacrifice our own to save ourselves but never the billionaire class.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago

I wonder what was his price.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The Roman empire was putting to death many prophets and god incarnates. The innovation of the Jesus story was that he didn't stay dead, but he also conveniently didn't stick around.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 13 points 1 month ago

How can he expect us to believe this when his blood isn't even on the blockchain?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 2 months ago

That is actually harder than what it has to do ATM to get the answer: write an RPC with JSON. It only needs to do two things: decide to use the calculator tool and paste the right tokens into the call.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

Eating shit and not getting sick might be considered a skill, but beyond selling a yoga class, what use is it?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 14 points 2 months ago

All that talk of businesses getting him to pullback was just wishful thinking?

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 1 points 2 months ago

Last century: whistling tones into the phone to get a free call

This century: faking an accent to get the police to respond

Wait, that sounds like the last century as well...

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh man I have a story about an unhoused lady who has dementia. I walk my dog and sometimes she recognizes me, other times she has no idea. One of the days I was walking the dog and she forgot who I was and asked to pet my dog. She thought I was unhoused as well for some reason and told me about some good spots to sleep. These people know what it means to survive based on the kindness of others.

PS

Her name is Catalina, and sometimes I see her at church and she donated what little money she has. It sorta painful but then I remember how we treat her. We always have a place for her at our table to eat after the service. She's our neighbor as far as we're concerned.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 6 points 2 months ago

I honestly think how we treat the service industry is how many people end up treating their kids.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think it was David Graeber that pointed out that the poorer you are the more you need to be able to empathize with your boss and clients in order to survive.

But this notion that the middle class are somehow more empathetic is interesting because I think it is based on the (correct) idea that people need to actually own something in order to be generous. However, I find from personal experience, poor people have an easier time giving what they have because they know they can survive having nothing.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just unlock it using your white voice.

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