i just canโt wrap my head around the fact that otherwise normal intelligent people are so fucking addicted to fake validation from fake โfriendsโ that they continue to consume (PAY FOR) bullshit like twitter
Wait we have upvotes?! Iโm only getting downvotes
Edit: downvotes really??
humans are social creatures by nature but the issue is the way that people go about fulfilling those needs in the most useless, destructive way possible
its not like we are in a healthy society that can offer meaningful human connection
i wasnโt talking about people being socially codependent, i was talking about how people are addicted to bullshit social media to the point that they neglect actual social interaction with the people (i.e. friends and family) who are literally in physical proximity to them. all to amass fake โlikesโ for their feed
$45 million a month. Jesus fucking Christ, imagine the good that kind of money could do. Instead itโs going straight to FascistsโRโUs.
Remember when Elon said heโd gladly solve world hunger if someone gave him a plan to do so?
Even if I was using that money entirely selfishly I could come up with so many better things to do.
This is just an example of what America does every second of every day. Valuing money more than people.
Example of what capitalism does every second. The problem is bigger and older than America.
Elon made most of his money through companies that heavily rely on government subsidy. He is now funneling this money to someone who will control government contracts. Do not mistake the US for a democracy. It is an oligarchy.
Always has been a country founded by slave owners. The โAmerican dreamโ is just the carrot to dangle in front of people. โIf you work hard, you will make itโ.
It did used to be true. Sort of. Upper middle class used to be attainable
curiously that was when labour unions held a decent amount of sway, iโm sure thereโs no relation though
Thatโs the issue, Musk and all think they are the resistance. Thatโs why they say โtake back Americaโ. From the elites, ignoring that they are the rich elites.
Perpetual victim mentality.
Wait is this why we donโt have rich people building giant monuments and libraries and art galleries with their names prominently on them anymore? Because they actually think theyโre the underclass??
Because seriously some of the most fire art galleries Iโve been to are the ones that are paid for by the worst fucking exploitative billionaires youโll ever read about. Shout out to the Guggenheim, btw
I mean damn if Rockefeller plaza isnโt nice.
But for sure everyone feels like the victim all the time now regardless of how well off you are. Maybe we are growing immune to shame? I dunno but I miss people like Hershey building a free theater and a nice garden because his employees would strike.
Thatโs the issue, Musk and all think they are the resistance.
Pretty sure Stephanie was saying the people still using Twitter love to think theyโd join the resistance, but wonโt even stop using Twitter. Not that Elon thinks heโs the resistance.
Yes. And what Iโm saying is that Elon and the people still using Twitter think they are the resistance. Iโm saying they wonโt leave Twitter because they think they are the resistance.
Any Lemmy instances block links to X? Iโd like to see less of it on here. Itโs just truth social with deeper pockets.
Connect on Android has a few very cool features like keyword/community/domain blocklist!
Kbin/Mbin has this feature where you can block posts from a certain domain, maybe Lemmy does too? https://lemmy.ca/post/684030