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What possible benefit is there to RFK or the federal government to reject sound science?

Fulfillment of their worldview based entirely on conspiracy theories.

Certain industries having to do with fraudulent medicine may get a boost from such a distorted government agency. This includes dozens of multi-level marketing corporations.

Also, Putin gets to benefit from the massive vaccine and medical disinformation program translating into gradual destabilization of the United States.

In my part of the world, cops are near on top of the food chain in any town and city, sometimes literally getting a free pass as long as they do something for a politician, a celebrity, or a business personality. So some of them, especially senior officers, do eventually get obese because not only they get to choose what duties they want to carry out, but also either they have three full square meals plus two snacks a day, or maybe a drinking party two to four times a month.

Of course they – the Philippine National Police – are a government agency, but also they’re a fraternity, the so-called “Brotherhood”: “you scratch my back as long as I scratch yours”.

Requiem for a Dream, Mr. Nobody, Dallas Buyers Club, House of Gucci, The Little Things

and Bladerunner 2049.

Couple this with American Exceptionalist propaganda which created the myth and social elevation of the American Soldier as the ultimate freedom fighter / patriot and maybe you can sympathize with those who enlist.

That myth. One of the things Umberto Eco discussed about in Ur-Fascism.

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How it used to be a fringe thing we can laugh at and dismiss, at a time when scientific documentaries were also entertaining and enlightening.

The Register comes to mind when it comes to blunt reportage of tech news.

What Tsar Vlad wants to see.

As a resident of a developing country, having spent time observing different socio-economic classes and lurked in my country’s subreddit, I noticed that the most vocal opponents of natalism are mostly from the younger upper-middle class due to those aforementioned issues plus the fear of losing the ability for self-fulfillment (they would rather choose having a better career and/or excel in their interests/passion projects than traditional domesticity which they see as boring, stressful, and mundane). Unfortunately, some of them also happen to harbor a disdain towards the lower classes they see as “less civilized”, a strain on resources, and purportedly reproduce more than necessary.

Philippinos

Filipinos. We’re not a cucumber. FIX THAT.

They have very blunt takes at the space launch industry, for one.

Not surprising, it’s always expected from tech corporations, where at the end of the day it’s profit and favor with conservative politicians. If they’re not trying to use information gathered on people to bad government looking to cut costs (“saving taxpayers’ money”) by removing minority beneficiaries, they love to shove content you don’t even want.

Why I never use my real name online.

it feels like a fascist regime

Fixed. Pete boy wants to get rid of the progressive content he deems offensive, so that he gets better showing with the other white techbros come shareholder day.

While the report did not specify the brand, the design and user interface closely resembled those of a Huawei or Honor device.

It’s unclear whether these companies officially sell phones in North Korea, but if they do, the devices are likely customized with state-approved software designed to restrict functionality and facilitate government surveillance.

I remember watching a series of Youtube videos by a guy working in the diplomatic department of a Southeast Asian country who I can’t name, and he took videos while on the sly, his camera (or phone) hidden carefully, showing some glimpses of life in Pyongyang. At one point he and his wife visited the government-run department store and, yeah, it’s pretty much a drab place to be there, you’ll be only buying necessities. However, there’s the special section where certain types of people such as high officials and foreigners are allowed to buy electronics, mostly with hard currency, and the merchandise included smartphones, all of them looked to be Chinese brands.

Unfortunately some mods do have an axe to grind, so they’re using the new rules for which to lay down tempbans and permabans. Even for just criticizing a particular asshole Redditor without using violent language.

Tech bros are in for the grift through cheap labor and blind obedience, and they don’t want to waste money on what they call politically-correct.

afaik on the PC browsers Reddit Enhancement Suite allows further control of how content is presented, but on the app you still have to avert your eyes.

There in that place where closed systems are frowned upon, Install Linux, Problem Solved.

Texas is now Iran.

Hilarious and sad considering those techbros are creating the conditions for a possible economic collapse, such as playing with creepto.

Oh yes, kinda reminds me of reading a chapter in World War Z (the book with its dark comedy is still more entertaining than the humorless movie), like how one character found himself on an island full of rich people… Guess what happened next?