intrepid @ intrepid @lemmy.ca

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I think the Nazis were proud of what they did and owned it up.

But I agree that discrediting the discovery of the mass grave in Gaza is going to take more than the rhetoric of 'bullshit terrorist propaganda'. Israel at this point is leaning too much on people's sympathy when Hamas did the initial attack.

Easy. He classifies his lies by his company:

• Tesla: FSD, Cybertruck, Semi, Optimus and the spandex dancing man, solar shingles, solar farm, thermonuclear explosion proof glass, bullet proof chassis, battery-swap, range under full charge, share value, etc
• Boring Company: Hyperloop, Not a flamethrower, Vegas loop, pods, tunnel bricks, etc
• SpaceX: Martian colony, surface to surface starship, in-orbit refueling (to get to moon), in-situ methane production on Mars, etc
• Neuralink: Telepathy, Brain backup
• Twitter: Free speech
• Musk himself: His net worth, The man who knows more about manufacturing than anyone else alive

Sadly a very common and favorite strategy of genocidal autocratic regimes across the world.

The fundamental problem I see here is the cloud. We were supposed to have easy self hosted applications and data on cheap always-online hardware. Instead, companies promoted cloud services with the intention of rent seeking through subscriptions.

If you look at the software that went from open source to source available, you'll notice that almost all of them are cloud applications. Why? The companies that created them were hoping to make money through the same subscription model. But then, big cloud players like AWS just outcompeted them using their own software.

Would this have happened if the FOSS ecosystem neglected the cloud hype and gravitated towards self hosting? Perhaps. But not as badly. We still haven't seen enough progress towards self hosting. It's still very hard for regular folks. Genuine efforts like sandstorm didn't find enough momentum. I hope this changes at least now.

No. Just people fighting for the Darwin awards.

I wouldn't call idiocy leading to ER admissions as 'blown out of proportions'. That aside, I still don't understand what you prove by consuming something as distasteful as tide pods.

How about religion-backed traditional garlic treatment? Not joking. A lot of pseudoscience is backed by dogma.

The Kafala system sounds like a legal arrangement - which they are in these countries. But let's not hide its vileness. Always call it the 'Kafala slavery system' or the 'slavery laws'.

Many of the victims are from poorer regions of the world. They end up in slavery after being cheated by recruitment agencies, who take money from them by offering a well paying job abroad (unskilled, but better pay than in their own country). Most people don't even realize what they are paying for.

While the recruiters are truly villainous, the countries with the kafala system are no better. They know that the workers they get are victims of financial fraud and human trafficking. They still keep quiet and tolerate these criminals. They know that people won't choose slavery voluntarily.

Though you may be right, I have a feeling that he is facing formidable opposition. That may include anything from social engineering to full on psyops.

Frankly, I'm in favor of banning them from anything public.

Why is lobbying allowed in any public interest discourse?

That aside, lobbying doesn't mean anti-people by default. Some lobbyists lobby on behalf of the people.

Not a lobbyist. But I can explain their motivation in one word: Money

Can you imagine the amount of corruptive influences and persuasions he is resisting?

Please learn elementary anatomy and physiology. You don't have to get a medical degree. High school level knowledge will do.

This dangerous misinformation wouldn't get shared around, if people knew about mucous membranes.

Yeah, this is stupid. "We won't agree to an investigation until you give us the result of the investigation".

That's their SOP. This isn't the first time.

They're neither crisis managers, nor counsels. The correct term is astroturfers. They all have some vested interests in doing so.

A dick is a person who steals candies from kids. This one doesn't qualify. He is one among the worst human beings possible.

That's hardly a good reason to tolerate scum like these anymore.