ProdigalFrog @ ProdigalFrog @slrpnk.net

A frog who wants the objective truth about anything and everything.

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Sopuli.xyz is a solid general instance, as is discuss.online.

In addition to what Blaze said, bear in mind you can use the same username on a different instance when creating a new account, only the @ part will change.

First, I'd recommend going to your settings page and exporting your profile data, this will let you take your subscriptions and block list with you.

Then head on over to https://join-lemmy.org/instances, and pick an instance that interests you. Personally, I would recommend Sopuli.xyz, since they have good admins, an up-to-date lemmy, and a good sized community.

If you have Anarchist leanings, I'd recommend Lemmy.dbzer0 or slrpnk.net

Open carrying isn't what bothers me, people in Switzerland carry their service rifle from the range to go shopping without incident since it's just not noteworthy in their culture. But to gleefully antagonize a group that was formed in the aftermath of the Sandy hook shooting is just incredibly dickish and childish.

Heyo, I assume this may also be related to the database issue, but I noticed today that posts I make to !linuxhardware@programming.dev from slrpnk.net aren't federating, nor are posts made there with my p.d account federating out to slrpnk.net.

Things I personally look for in an instance:

• An active admin that has a level head and seems like a good person (preferably multiple admins to prevent Bus factor)
• Instance runs a fairly recent version of Lemmy. If they run a very old version, that could be a sign of problems
• Is defederated with troll or drama filled instances
• Having a unique theme or vibe instead of being a general server is a big plus that makes it stand out, but not strictly necessary

I knew David was pro-gun, but that video of him is gross. I'll probably not share his videos any longer.

Some communities have a lot of homegrown posts that you could share over there, especially text heavy posts, though they can be interspersed between links to elsewhere as well.

as an example, @Blair@slrpnk.net made a ton of really well done informative posts in various communities on my instance, such as this one.

FYI, you can now post instances at !newcommunities@lemmy.world :)

So far I've just seen some deeply racist memes and comments. Thankfully it hasn't been very frequent, so it's not really been anything I had to cope with mentally or anything.

Yeah, that sounds about right. I only read the first few chapters of the expanse, but I believe the world is still capitalist overall, yes? if so, that would make it more in line with perhaps the end goal of a social democrat, where there's a super strong welfare and social safety net, but still capital and big businesses.

The assumption from Anarchists is achieving that Social Democrat ideal is impossible under capitalism, as it would remove almost all of the leverage corporations have to exploit their workers, leaving little profit left for them, and thus inciting them to revolt, like they almost did during The Business Plot in response to FDR's new deal finally giving the working class some room to breathe.

Yes, and charging below that would be a deviation from the norm.

Dense community housing would still be optimal for cities and towns, especially if housing was a human right, as it's much more efficient and uses less resources. They would still exist as cooperative housing, where each tenant owns a share of the complex. Those already exist today quite successfully, they're just not the norm as it doesn't generate profit for a landlord or realestate investor.

Individual houses would likely still exist in the countryside, though I think it would be pethaps unreasonable to expect communal maintainence if they are remote, in which case it would likely just be up to the individual using it.

The ethical option would be to give the deed to the friends after the mortgage is paid off.

I agree, that sounds fair.

I suppose after the house is paid off, they could switch to pay the equivalent percentage they were paying for the mortgage, toward property taxes and utilities instead.

If you're not charging them above what is required to cover their share of the mortgage, then that's not immoral at all.

If you take out a loan to purchase the apartment, then have your friends pay just enough rent to pay off the loan without attempting to profit yourself (perhaps a small amount extra to cover any recorded time spent in administration responsibilities, for a reasonable hourly rate). After the nortgage is paid off, you could then give them the deed. That would not be immoral at all, and would, IMHO, be a net good, as you'd be rejecting the profit incentive and giving your friends a very rare opportunity.

An alternative to a landlord is for the apartment complex to be collectively owned by the tenets, making it a housing coop. That would mean any big expenses would be dustributed amongst everyone, making it more nsnageable. Collectively owned buoldings tend to recieve more maintainence, as the tenents have an incentive to maintain the value of their property.

Alternatively, those apartment complexes could be cooperatively owned, cutting out the landlord without any loss.

Your stocks do not deprive anyone else of an essential human need, while owning and renting out a house you do not personally use artificially deprives another of buying that house, which further raises housing prices, making an essential human need, an investment vehicle.

Using a different analogy, if you lived in an area with scarce water resources, but happened to purchase land with a particularly abundant spring, you could then profit handsomely by selling that water to the thirsty at an extremely high rate, exploiting the human need for water, and depriving those who cannot afford it in exchange for your own enrichment.