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splonglo @lemmy.world
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Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
  • It's honestly a travesty what's happened to Reddit. If I want to search for a forum topic or something where random people give their honest opinions, Reddit was about the only place left on the internet and now that's gone too.

  • Two lifelong Republicans leave the GOP in support of trans grandchild
  • 'no empathy' people are wrong about cons. They have empathy but it is selectively turned off for certain groups because they have been conditioned to be afraid or disgusted by them. This isn't an excuse but it is normal behavior - a lot of lefties don't give a damn about the wellbeing of cops either. It's not the same thing but it IS the same mechanism. Fear and hate stops people from feeling empathy. It's human psychology and the cornerstone of all right-wing rhetoric.

    I believe that by learning to undermine that kind of hateful rhetoric we can kill the soul of the anti-trans movement.

  • What's your favourite Godot tutorial Youtuber?

    Hey, just wondering if anyone had any particular recommendations for specific channels they especially liked?

    I've recently been watching some Inkscape tutorials by the channel Logos by Nick and I really like his presentation style. Instead of going into detail about how to do something in particular he'll just make something and on the way you're introduced to multiple features and techniques you didn't even know existed. Very useful especially if you aren't familiar with the software at all ( me )

    So if you know of anyone like that for Godot, or any channels that you particularly like, or any particular videos, please post them, I'd be interested in having a look.

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    Democrats Need to Wake Up From Their ‘West Wing’ Fantasy
  • The polls I see put it at about 50-50 ( from Fivethirtyeight.com ).

    Your summary is wrong. They put out an opinion piece arguing that the DNC underestimates the threat from the GOP. I agree, they're running a pathetically weak campaign against someone who will probably end democracy and might have them all killed.

  • Never give up
  • The person you're talking to is unlikely to be pursuaded but there's usually silent, invisible lurkers who can be.

    I know I've changed my mind on things because of arguments I've read on the internet.

    It is proven that people do double down on their views when confronted with opposing evidence, but IMO this is more about the psychology of trust and confrontation between individuals, rather than proof of the futility of argument as a concept. Hell, Vsauce made a video called 'The Future of Reasoning', where he makes the case that argument might have been selected for as an essential part of human psychology and necessary for our survivial.

  • Organize, Vote, Resist
  • I don't think a vote is an endorsement. Sometimes it's an end of a bus to stand in as it's teetering over the edge of a cliff. You might be shoulder to shoulder with a murderer, and you might be there for a while ,it might also be for nothing - but there's a chance it doesn't fall off. It isn't inevitable. It's very evitable.

  • Corpse Ranking
  • We might also need the politically disaffected youth, the politically oblivious median boomer and everyone inbetween.

    We need the people who would laugh at the suggestion that you can make politicians care by voting for them. It's a hard argument to make with this candidate.

  • Left-wing New Popular Front coalition leads second round of French parliamentary elections –polls
  • I disagree, both the left and the right have gained ground at the expense of the centre. Labour may have won a supermajority but they did so with fewer votes than in 2019 when they lost to the Conservatives.

    The biggest reason they did so well this time around was because the Conservative vote was split by the far right Reform party. Reform won barely any seats but they had the third highest turnout of any party.

  • Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race?
  • How do you not let it begin? That supreme court ruling isn't going anywhere. Even if Biden wins this time, what about the next election, or the one after that? Right wing politicians have said they want to kill their enemies and the loaded gun is staying on the table for a very long time.