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Pontishmonti , to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

It’s not the same. Blaming a group of people without understanding who is in that group is not very thoughtful. This reeks of “kill the rich” or, more accurately, “kill whoever is more rich than me”. If you want to target someone with your frustration, understand at minimum who you are targeting.

Pontishmonti , (edited ) to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

The highest data point referenced in the article you link to is Monaco with $12.4M. Not sure where you are getting the $30M number.

Anyway, as I said, globally you and I most likely are in the 1%. Not in the US, a very wealthy country.

Edit: here is an interesting data point for you: Kenya is listed last on that graph with just $20K. Do you know how wealthy Kenya is overall? It’s at the 59th place globally. Out of 173 countries.

So yes, you and the majority of people posturing in these comments are the 1% globally. Enjoy this realization, fellow onepercenter.

Pontishmonti , to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

I agree. In general, lobbying is a much bigger issue than the “billionaires”. Lobbying exists at all levels. You can have a dinner with a local politician for a very affordable fee ($3-5K), and meet the former or the future president (maybe even the current) for $200-300K. Lobbying is everywhere, it’s not limited to billionaires.

Pontishmonti , to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

Being in 1% by income makes one barely a millionaire. Most likely not even that if they live in an expensive city and have a family.

Pontishmonti , (edited ) to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

No, I wouldn’t solely blame Kim Jong Un if a soldier from NK kills a member of my family. The ultimate goal of a totalitarian regime is to convince people that they are powerless, that they need a leader to guide them. This takes away all agency and responsibility (where it matters).

Don’t fall into the same trap. Everyone is an individual, everyone can and should learn. Everyone is ultimately responsible for their life (excluding situations where people are physically constrained by an abuser).

Blaming the “billionaires” is a fruitless endeavor. Do you think if we get rid of billionaires we will automatically live in a just society? There will always be people with more power, billionaires or not.

Worldwide, I am in the 1%. You are most likely too. For a lower class family in Pakistan you are a billionaire.

Pontishmonti , to nostupidquestions in Is it just my parents, or do most Boomers view saying "please" and "thank you" as an afterthought?

I see. So it still means the same but is just not authentically expressed? I guess I have never been to a place where these words are always expressed with a deep feeling.

Pontishmonti , (edited ) to asklemmy in Why do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??

Well if that’s your angle, then the main reason for choosing WhatsApp over telegram is the first-mover advantage. WhatsApp came out years before telegram and is a very popular app in many markets.

I’d argue that not many people care about sending 2gb files either. In my experience, more people care about privacy when prompted than about sending 2gb files.

Pontishmonti , to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

Everything is connected if you look deep enough. People who drive rolling coal cars and hate “the libs” are responsible for their action. Choosing an ideology, watching propaganda, immersing oneself in hate are all actions. Sure, billionaires are having an outsized impact on the world. That’s power. In general - power does corrupt. We, the people, have to take responsibility for our actions, not expect billionaires to stop growing and exercising their influence. It’s easy to blame “the billionaires” for making someone a shitty person.

Pontishmonti , to nostupidquestions in Is it just my parents, or do most Boomers view saying "please" and "thank you" as an afterthought?

What does it mean that “please” and “thank you” mean nothing? I am genuinely confused.

Pontishmonti , to world in Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture.

I mean - I dislike financial inequality as much as the next person, but attributing the failing education system and polarization to “billionaires” will get us nowhere.

The vast majority of politicians, educators, propagandists and just insecure people are not billionaires. Don’t take away their responsibility, they are not mindless babies.

Pontishmonti , to technology in Twitter/X removing the block feature

I don’t understand this. On a personal level I want to have access to a custom feed of things that interest me. Like a newspaper. Why is the expectation that this newspaper should include absolutely all content. I am not trying to destroy democracy, I just don’t want to see/interact/be reminded of certain content.

Pontishmonti , to technology in Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content

Last step is selling it to yahoo!

Pontishmonti , to technology in Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content

Install AdGuard pro and replace YouTube app with a shortcut to open YouTube in Safari. Adblockers can’t block ads in the app but can in Safari.

Pontishmonti , to technology in Brands suspend advertising on X after ads appear alongside Nazi content

Just FYI: I can see the video on YouTube but piped gets stuck at showing the loading animation.

Safari on iOS with NextDNS and an adblocker. My dns settings are pretty unforgiving, but I wouldn’t expect YouTube to pass the checks and piped to fail.

Pontishmonti , to mildlyinfuriating in "Sponsored recommendations": I pay for Spotify Premium, and yet somehow I'm still the product?

In a similar boat but switched to Apple Music. I tried Tidal for a couple of months but it seemed like they are more interested in promoting Beyoncé and other friends of the owner than to help me discover music I love.

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