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  • The same logic, however, apparently does not apply to left-wing influencer accounts, as Sam learned when he created a short-lived liberal counterpart for Emily on Instagram: “Democrats know that it’s AI slop, so they don’t engage as much.” (Sam’s explanation for why MAGA influencer accounts work is blunt: “The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people—like, super dumb people. And they fall for it.”)

    Anything to separate conservatives from their money so they can’t use it to support fascism.




  • IT professional here.

    Yup.

    Everything is hardwired with multiple layers of security. Everything even remotely personal is on encrypted hard drives. No Alexa/Google. Made sure the smart TV and smartphones (no Apple, vanilla Android) have all data sharing disabled. And I drive a 1999 vehicle that doesn’t make me jump through any hoops.

    There’s a fine line between technology making things better and making things worse. We’re definitely starting to drift into the making things worse era.









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    IT professional here with 20+ years work experience. Not once have I ever met another tech that liked Apple. Personally, I despise them. Unintuitive locked down garbage that can’t do anything a PC can’t do for half the price. And yes, I have seen viruses on Macs.

    They’re just really good at advertising to people who don’t understand technology.



  • It’s easy to think protests don’t matter.

    They do. Just not directly.

    8 million people in the streets aren’t going to make literal traitors admit they were wrong and willingly leave their positions.

    But 8 million people in the streets sends a signal to everyone else that the opinions they already hold about this treasonous government are valid and that they are not alone.

    It’s a snowball effect. It’ll get bigger, if we’re persistent. Gotta keep the momentum building.


  • I didn’t wake up today with the intention of being a downer, but the odds of a general strike happening are vanishingly small.

    Just not gonna happen.

    Americans simply don’t have that kind of solidarity or the breathing room to go without a paycheck or lose their jobs.

    It’s the fastest and least violent way to bring this treasonous government to its knees, but I don’t see it happening. I’m not even aware of any historical examples of a general strike on a large scale anywhere.