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Gabu ,

Who could’ve guessed that a rightwing government wouldn’t solve their issues (which were originally caused by rightwing policies)?

Gabu ,

The implosion of Argentina is a very complex issue, but, essentially, the country allowed itself to be informally dollarized and ceded control over most of its industries to international (read corporativist) interests. When Perón restructured the country, it was done with a limited scope and with relatively short term changes, causing their economy to collapse again later (it doesn’t help that Brazil, a powerful potential ally, had undergone a rightwing U.S.-backed coup at the time). Then, the whole Falklands/Malvinas war happened, all rightwing bullshit, and the country still hasn’t bounced back.

Gabu ,

Always take that sort of thing with a grain of salt. The UK is by no means innocent, but Argentina had no real claim to the Falklands - they were the invaders. Can’t really forgive others for a crime you committed.

Gabu ,

Will our efforts in philosophy ever lead to a non-circular answer to the worth of life? I.e. will mankind ever create or find its purpose?

Gabu ,

You make it sounds so sexy

"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today?

I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.

Gabu ,

Yeah, they were just shot. There’s footage of the bodies on the street, by the way.

Gabu ,

So now you’re moving goalposts - it’s no longer about whether or not people got killed, but whether you find it justified that they died? I’m sorry, but unless we’re talking about a literal Nazi, I can’t agree with that sort of view.

Gabu ,

They shouldn’t buy the house to begin with, how are you having trouble following such a simple argument?

Gabu ,

Risk my ass, they take in profit off of doing nothing.

As a home owner now, that would be entirely on me to figure out.

Guess what? In the mean time, you’ve paid for these repairs with your rent, plus the repairs of any other property the landlord has.

If you move every 3 years

If my grandmother had wheels she’d be a bicycle.

practically they’re an important part of the housing market

Non sequitur, none of your arguments support this conclusion.

If you want the current rent model so much, do you know who could do the exact same job much cheaper? The State itself.

Gabu ,

You should read about how banks work. Most of their “assets” don’t actually exist, they’re counting borrowed money as still being theirs.

Gabu ,

Can you read what you just wrote?

Gabu ,

The obvious solution is to dismantle capitalism and destroy anyone that gets in the way.

Gabu ,

We get it, you’re a leech.

Gabu ,

You’re really not very bright…

Gabu ,

Any basic book on banking. When I say basic, I mean the sort you’d read to get an entry level job at one.

Gabu ,

I’m saying “owning” land shouldn’t be a viable way to acquire profit. It’s a really basic statement, and it’s not a new idea either.

Gabu ,

That’s the ideal solution, but not the only solution.

So there should be no land ownership

There already isn’t, in absolute terms. A government can reposses any piece of land within its territory (maybe with the exception of embassies) at its own discretion.

Another simple solution is that the taxation on any land should be proportional to its market value deduced from a “usefulness” score, i.e. tilled land used for farming is very useful, therefore shouldn’t have increased taxes. Empty houses aren’t useful at all, therefore high taxes are justified. This is a developed application of Land Value Taxation.

Gabu ,

It seems to me that if a house exists, someone owns it, unless you consider government possession NOT ownership.

Even if you argue for the ownership of a house, the land it sits on is ultimately owned by the state, so I don’t think that’s a very productive topic…

So if the government possesses the house, they should provide it as housing for free to someone, right?

Not necessarily for free (although, as I stated, that would be ideal), but certainly not for profit.

And a person CAN buy the house, but if that person is not going to live in it, he should provide it to a person to live in either rent free OR at a price that is not more than the taxes and costs so that it is essentially provided non-profit. Correct?

That would be incentivised, yes.

Gabu ,

That’s the idea! They can just break even, if they bought a place but aren’t currently living there. Otherwise, leave the property on the market so someone who actually needs it can get it.

Gabu ,

“I know you’re a leprechaun because I believe that. You must be a leprechaun.”

Gabu ,

The hypocrisy is in claiming to know the truth from a hypothesis with (currently) unknowable factors.

Can we possibly test for the simulation hypothesis? Not at the present. Thus, to say that it’s true is just as bad as claiming a sky fairy made the world in seven days

Gabu ,

Show me proof of your god’s existence.

Gabu ,

The world is going to shit, civilization is going to shit, our scientific progress seems to be constantly hampered, and quite a bit of my expectation that we might get a significative push towards communism this decade has vanished. So yeah, I’m great.

Gabu ,

Yes, people with lesser minds do tend to feel that way.

Gabu ,

“Hurr durr, both of these things are the same even though they’re clearly different”.

Gabu ,

DuckDuckGo is not good. It’s only marginally less pathetic than Google, but that has to do for the time being.

Gabu ,

What are you on about, Google is complete shit.

Gabu ,

This reads like a sponsored ad.

Gabu ,

Nah, A.I. can provide benefits in literally all areas of knowledge. I’m hopeful that one day humanity itself will be fully phased out in favor of artificial life.

Gabu ,

AI isn’t a grift, it’s the obvious conclusion of our technological advancements. Artificial life can be perfect in all ways we can’t. Also, elimination of the existence of a working class to begin with is both the ultimate goal and a good thing.

Gabu ,

Yes, those types - a human that recognizes the inherent flaws of humanity.

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Gabu ,

Banks being scummy? Who could’ve seen this coming?

Gabu ,

Just use Duranion, duh

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Gabu ,

That’s a horrible name for multiple reasons, least among which that it sounds like “stinky-pedia” in portuguese.

Gabu ,

You do understand that “communism” comes from the root “communal”, meaning belonging to a commune, i.e. a group of people sharing a social scope.

Gabu ,

That’s just true of 90% of jobs in a capitalist society.

Gabu , (edited )

Minecraft / Terraria, 100%. Both games have available co-op, so they can play with their friends, and allow quite a bit of creative expression. Terraria is made by some of the best indie devs ever, if it helps, having been getting free updates for years, even though the devs said they had finished the game years ago.

For a more socially open experience, I could also recommend Sea of Thieves. It’s a game about manning a pirateship and collecting loot, where you can sometimes run into real people on their own adventures (or get your ship sunk by them, after all, they’re also pirates). There is co-op, too. A cash shop is available, but all items are strictly cosmetic, with many items available through gameplay alone.

Gabu ,

Minecraft Java isn’t available on Xbox, is it?

Gabu ,

Hello, fellow pirate! I would argue nobody could actually take the violence on Sea of Thieves as being T-rated - it’s a bunch of goofy, heavily deformed people fighting with swords that don’t draw blood.

Gabu ,

Do you want OP’s kid to grow up to become a masochist? Because that would do it.

Gabu ,

OP has an Xbox, configuring emulators on that isn’t very fun.

Gabu ,

Roblox is an abusive platform that pressures kids into wasting real money - and that’s before mentioning how there have been MULTIPLE pedo scandals related to it.

Gabu ,

no other franchise I know of that dominates the federation as much as Star Trek does.

You answered your own question, brother.

Gabu ,

Watch Star Trek TNG and you’ll instantly get it. The original series was getting a bit dated by the 90s, but TNG is still as fresh as you can get, talking about issues we’re still dealing with - It’s timeless. Not to mention it has, IMO, the best and most synergistic crew of the whole franchise.

Gabu ,

I use Arch Linux, by the way

Gabu ,

No, no, the flag is red, not the herrings.

Gabu ,

I was about to make a joke about Troi and the expected qualities of a cake, but I’ll leave it at that.

Gabu ,

Very much so, yes. That’s what turned me off of Picard, for instance (and the whole “Earth is back to being a shithole after a single android attack” thing).
The very obvious subtext of every good Star Trek episode and plot is that just talking things through is a good way to solve most problems. Newer writers don’t seem to have gotten the memo, and instead try to cram as much generic hollywood garbage as they can into the series.

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