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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

In my experience that is almost never the case. They'll just call you a liberal soyboy or something and never think on it further.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I don't know how much I can be mad at the mentally impaired for voting against their own interest. Like, I can be mad about it but really I'm just frustrated how the system encourages their exploitation.

It's really just systemic failure all the way down. The constitution is a sham and needs a full rewrite. Giving each state the same power in the senate and capping the house is beyond corrupt and feeds the general apathy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

Nothing motivates people aged 20-40 to vote like small business tax cuts. /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

No, we miss abortions in this neighborhood, brother.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not like coffee. Your average person simply can't consume coffee beyond the average at any meaningful rate. We both know that internet usage can go from close to nothing to 100TB of data depending on the user.

Internet isn't like coffee, it's not that simple.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

That simply isn't true, the costs are small and arguably negligible but they do have increased costs on more data usage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

ISPs have real costs too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

I completely disagree that it is a decent metaphor. Unlike coffee, internet data usage is entirely nebulous to mostly everyone outside of the tech sphere. The metaphor serves as a way of misrepresenting a widespread ignorance for a fundamental understanding.

If we wanted a decent metaphor we'd have to compare data usage to something like health insurance. Well you see, you pay for your rate of coverage at these visits per year but also have to pay your deductible that might or might not be used off routine...

In the end if we want to simplify internet expense it is this: ISPs charge way more than they need to and search for ways to charge more to maximize profits without improving service.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

Capitalism, like feudalism offers upward mobility by appeasing the established elite. Seriously, nobody is wealthy under capitalism by earning a wage, they're wealthy by owning the means of production. You either die working class or your betray the class you were born into to use others.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Pretty much everything does, even your car will and I would totally download a car if I could.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To stop this citizen's united, the electoral college, FPtP, and winner takes all need to go. But getting your average American to talk about civics and constitutional law is like teaching a raccoon to type.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bigger number to IP addresses because there are so many devices now some regions can run out.

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