Governments will always use products that make oligarchs richer because they are owned by the oligarchs.
enterpries
Freedom of speech
ML is run by heavily-indoctrinated communists. They're the type that straight up worship communist leaders.
lemmy.world is kind of run by pussies. They blocked the piracy sublemmy for no real reason other than that.
It doesn't surprise me they are butting heads. Hopefully the instances that allow interaction with both instances triumph over those that try to restrict access.
nobody expects you to own up to it
"A fool and his money are soon parted."
This is sad.
It's not easy being a 17-year old male in our society, and this person clearly did not get the help or guidance that he needed.
May he rest in peace.
I support him, but we really should be focusing on the oligarchs.
They have less security and it would be more effective to show them that they are not immune to the damage they're causing others.
“I still don’t know how to explain to my 4-year-old what these agents are doing when we pass by.”
"They're serving the interests of people richer than us."
If you're interested in something like this, I recommend giving old wrestling games a shot.
You can play them for free on emulators.
Only stupid people can't recognize that, on average, more people is a net benefit for a society.
Modern journalism is such a crock of shit anyways.
You have to kiss the ass of the world's oligarchs so you can talk with their puppets.
Their courts are broken.
Whatever society replaces this neoliberal shithole might have better luck.