strung6387

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[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Definitely! Always vote, even if you have low confidence in the election's integrity or your influence on the overall outcome. You have nothing to lose by voting anyway.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I second this, and add that if you have an area of expertise, you will have more impact if you utilize that expertise. Some examples:

  • If you have access to a commercial kitchen during off hours, you could cook food for the poor.
  • If you are good at socializing, try meeting with local political groups, influencing election candidates, or running for office.
  • If you are a software engineer, volunteer on an open-source project related to a cause that you care about.

And if you don't want to spend effort, you can always donate to a cause.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (10 children)

We all know “proof of age” or “age verification” is synonymous with mass surveilance

Is it? I was under the impression that websites would use private identity verification companies like iDenfy to perform age verification. The identity verification company would need to use a government API to verify the person's existence and age, but this doesn't necessarily mean that the identity verification company is reporting to the government which people have initiated age verification, or for which websites.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is a great start, but this one is showing its age, and could use an update.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm glad that you're happy with it, but you couldn't pay me to use a Xiaomi product.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

At the risk of sounding like an out of touch janny, what's a janny?

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It never occurred to me that a government would pay a funeral home, but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense for a government to collectively pay for the disposal of human remains, since everyone needs it, and it can't be abused.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What does SLT mean?

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'd argue the opposite: satire and humor are the best way to get people on your side and motivated.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 days ago

Republicans would be upset about Wikipedia being censored if they knew how to read.

[–] strung6387@lemmy.ml -5 points 5 days ago

It's possible to hate a country and also be forced to capitulate to it (or die trying to resist, if you don't have a family that you care about).

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