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felis_magnetus , to world in South Africa says arresting Putin would be ‘declaration of war’

There are lot of people saying that in charge of foreign policy somewhere. And not a single one actually thinking it.

felis_magnetus , to news in Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their gender

If I was a parent, I’d like teachers to tell me if my child was questioning my gender. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with that kid? Do I need to run around the house naked more often?

felis_magnetus , to world in South Africa says arresting Putin would be ‘declaration of war’

No, that’s just bollocks. It’s of course a refusal to choose sides. Stop making Putin’s point for him, the whole “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” mindset reeks of coming straight from the Führerbunker.

Why exactly should the global south have any appetite to get involved and thereby legitimize warfare by sanctions, when precisely that method has been applied against many nations in the developing world quite arbitrarily, when they didn’t cave in to Western demands? Clear case of what goes around comes around.

Now, let’s be clear here, Putin is still the far bigger dick and the aggressor, but by how much is a question of perspective. Uncomfortable as it may be, but from most not distinctly Western perspectives the difference is barely even noticeable. Yes, maybe one is worse, but preferably you want to keep both at arms bay and, come to think of it, you don’t really mind when they keep each other busy somewhere far away. At all.

You may dislike that all you want, but dislike probably won’t convert people to your simplistic black and white view when they know better from their own experience.

felis_magnetus , to technology in Facebook & Instagram fined: How the small country of Norway could finally break Meta's business model.

At which point we arrive at OP’s closing remark: “Either way, it’s a win for Norway.” And that’s hard to dispute for any country taking its claim to being a democracy even halfway serious, considering the manipulative shenanigans that are par for the course at anything Meta.

felis_magnetus , to linux in Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?

Well, why should the average end-user use Linux, actually? If your answer is privacy, taking control back or something in that general line, you’re essentially advocating for a technological solution on the individual level as a solution to what essentially are and always have been political and ideological problems. Expecting that to work out is wishful thinking at best. I have growing suspicions, though, that it’s more like a different ideological layer, and in that regard quite akin to making the climate catastrophe about choices of individual consumers (of which they often have very few, actually).

felis_magnetus , to linux in Why is Linux so frustrating for some people?

Dumbed down Linux exists. It’s called Android.

felis_magnetus , to showerthoughts in joining the fediverse to bitch about reddit is the same as going on a date, and spending the whole night talking about your ex

Most people, in one way or another, process by talking. It’s fine. Besides, there’s the train wreck aspect of it. Bad taste as it may be, but you can’t stop watching and pointing out more horrible details to the people around you.

felis_magnetus , to world in For the fourth day in a row, Earth has broken or equalled its hottest average temperature record

On current course, the first planet we’ll have to terraform is Terra.

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