We’ll talk about material conditions until we’re blue in the face, and then when material conditions change it becomes “well people are only receptive to this because it’s hitting their wallets!”
No shit! That’s the whole leftist argument! Material conditions drive politics more than ideology!
For minor personal computing, “eh it partially works OK” is extremely annoying, but maybe worth it if it’s dirt cheap. For anything more complex or important, that level of unreliability is an enormous net negative no matter how low the cost.
I’m not saying this should be reflexively opposed. I’m saying that if a movement is accepting help from some of the worst people in the world, that movement deserves a great deal of skepticism.
Who here is just pro-revolution independent of context? Violence is a tactic, not an end unto itself.
If your revolution is being propped up by fascist state that wants nothing more than to kill a bunch of your fellow citizens and steal your oil, there are some serious open questions about what your revolution seeks to achieve, and for whom.
the one where Brad Pitt speaks Jamaican patois
Don’t leave me hanging on this one!
A tweet that’s purely a take quoting a tweet that makes a “walking it back” claim without quoting a statement or anything? I’m supposed to take this at face value?
If there’s a real criticism here, let’s see what the guy actually said.
When you need multiple attempts to replicate something that’s existed for decades… maybe what you’re trying to do doesn’t work!
Imagine trying to vibe design something complex.