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Not altruistic in terms of trying to benefit everyone; altruistic in terms of expecting people to unselfishly serve the nation. This is the ideology, not the reality obviously.

They expect individuals to sacrifice their self-interest for the nation, and expect leaders to voluntarily do what is in the interest of the nation.

Maybe, what are you referring to?

Well, I was deliberate to not say "if we got rid of the private holders of capital." Capital being successfully democratically controlled is key. I'm definitely with you on there being countless other bad options.

Maybe you'd like this piece by the same artist https://slrpnk.net/post/34365210

That stuff has less of an effect if power is distributed.

They would be light, but have a high mass, so not as jerky as a balloon.

I get that there are a lot of theoretical problems with flying cars, and current technology is sufficient for improving society if we just make different choices. I've seen Adam Something video, I just think we shouldn't stop dreaming about something that has inspired utopian visions for generations. It can be easy to grow sour on the entire idea of innovation after people like elongated muskrat use it to hype up their stock prices and fail to deliver. But innovation can be great, and better futures start by daydreaming.

No way, it keeps itself on the air with 0 energy expenditure, then moves with minimal resistance. Much more efficient than a land vehicle.

I don't know the jargon version is funnier to me.

What if they are silent, lifted with vacuum levitation?

Acknowledging that a revolution can improve society even if it isn't flawless is one thing; actively promoting those "flaws" is another. I do believe that the humanity would ideally be acknowledged in the oppressors. Moreover, the benefits of free speech are greater to society than the individual.

I have a friend like this. He slowly started using AI more and more to the point where he would ask it what it thought about everything I said, and instead of responding to me, just send me a link to the chat. Then it started telling him to "set boundaries" and he cut everyone out of his life including me.