[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

It's a question of

How much effort (man hours which ultimately translates to $$$) versus how much revenue lost (people not buying because of Firefox bugs)

In my experience this depends on your specific application. Sometimes there are weird bugs or behavior where you have to really hunt down what's going on. Other times it's as simple as changing a few css lines or something.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I view India as a rising power that has the potential to rival China and the USA. I think the culture is backwards in many ways and advanced in others. I don't like your current administration, but I do think India overall has interesting politics. I mean, you guys have an active Maoist insurgency. Pretty wild for the 21st century.

I tend to get along well with Indians I meet in the states. I appreciate India long history and cultural impact (Buddha came from India for example). There were democracies in India before Athens was a thing.

All in all India's a rising power with a lot of potential. Unfortunately I don't think they will reach China-status anytime soon because they don't exercise as much central control as China does.

In some ways this is good, Cultural Revolution wasn't exactly a great experience for a lot of people. But in other ways it means the Indian government doesn't have the power to reshape India in a way where it can successfully rival the European powers.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Fiction is more important than nonfiction in my opinion. Good fiction teaches you about the human condition. Studies have shown people who read more fiction are more empathetic for example. The ability to put yourself in the mind of another person is not only good for society as a whole, it's good for the individual because navigating relationships is something you will be dealing with until you die.

That of course isn't to say nonfiction isn't important, but that's what all your textbooks are for. That is nonfiction.

Tldr; I don't think it's a problem at all, no

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm a foreigner. Most aren't. I work from home. Most don't. I drink kava everyday. I doubt anybody else does.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

If you know who you are and what you believe in then you should have no fear like others are saying. Go wherever you want and talk to whoever you want. I used to regularly post on /r/debatefascism before it got banned on reddit. I was disappointed when it got banned.

When you argue with someone online, you'll never change their opinion.. but you may sway some random lurker just browsing through.

I understand that a lot of the far right use "free speech" as essentially a dog whistle- but freedom of expression in my opinion is a vital part of a free society. That doesn't mean private places like Lemmy instances have any obligation to follow free speech. But I do support and respect places that do.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I prefer Linux not for freedom, not for money, not for privacy.

I do it because I'll be fucking damned if hardware I own is going to generate value for some large faceless corporation. It's my computer. I paid for it. I'm not going to install Windows so it can send telemetry and show me ads in order to benefit Microsoft's bottom line.

It's like owning a car and letting Uber use it for free every once in a while. No thanks, not me.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

I've just been here since the API change. I've been more or less happy with it. Some things are dissapointing, like there being just as much of a hive-mind mentality as reddit. But I guess that's probably just inherent to online vote-based communities.

I also wish there were an easier way to find new communities - and good ones. I don't want to browse shitty memes. I want stuff where people are participating in good faith genuine discussion about meaningful topics.

I've found some of that here so far.

At the end of the day though, this is open source and decentralized. It's everything a social media should be. To me, anything less than that is a waste of time. There is zero reason to spend your personal time creating content for a company to profit off of.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

we’re just hairless apes that are both too smart for our own good

By that same logic the Earth is just a rock floating through space with self replicating molecules on it. What makes it any more or less important than us? It's all rather meaningless, no?

We're a virus on Earth, but just like viruses don't care about invading and killing the host - why should we care about killing the Earth? Don't misunderstand me - I think we should try and stop climate change from getting out of control from a practical standpoint. We're stuck here so rising temperatures will have serious long term impacts on our global society. But I think this idolization of nature argument falls flat - feels almost religious.

Main reason for me is that we are just as part of nature as anything else. To assume otherwise is arrogance.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

If I remember correctly, this is an element of the three body problem series. Essentially some type of warp drive would leave long term effects on the surrounding space-time.

Sort of like nuclear fallout, but at the solar system level. Basically to use it safely, you would need to travel at normal lower than light speed to some empty place and then from there use the FTL warp drive.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Ok I concede there are exceptions but I think even in justified war the government is full of shit. The propaganda gets pumped out in full force during military actions.

[-] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago

This is why I don't trust any government trying to justify any warlike behavior. It's all a scam. There is no justification good enough for civilians and young men to suffer and die.

The politicians play chess and we die

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah weed doesn't help with pain whatsoever for me. Kratom does though. And that also helps with sleep. A nice tall glass of kratom powder mixed with water right before bed is great

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