I guess this is the closest thing to experiencing Nolan’s vision for now.

Real film heads know the only true way to experience Nolan’s vision for The Odyssey is to watch him film it live.

Nice strandbeest, you could start a collection of those and race them.

You’re probably (rightfully) blocking twitter. It’s basically showing this twitter post.

https://nitter.net/joeflood/status/2076666082606080410

I use morphe, its a modded version of the actual YouTube app.

No you don’t, money is fake, we made it up.

Maybe a pension system should be managed that way for inflationary reasons. But money does not exist until the state spends it into the economy. Dollars do not exist in nature.

You’re presenting your argument as if it were fact. Which is how conservatives always try to frame their arguments around social security.

Basic question, if its so impossible for it to work why is China able to do it?

Basic answer, it’s not impossible – it just requires a progressive taxation for social security where the rich pay into it more. Which is why conservatives are so against it.

Look man, money is fake the only question that ultimately matters is ‘can we produce enough stuff?’. Which in the context of modern industrial production the answer is ‘in most cases, yes’.

Certainly in terms of producing enough housing and food for the elderly the answer is yes. The only place where there might be a limitation for the elderly is healthcare. If you gotta problem with that maybe we should adopt Cuba’s healthcare system. They have more doctors per capita than any other nation on earth in spite of decades of crippling sanctions. Before Trump reintroduced the blockade they also had higher life expectancy than the US.

It sounds like you have people around you who care about you. I don’t know how much I, a random stranger on the internet can help. But know you’re not alone in your feelings. Consider seeking out professional help if you’re able to.

It may very well be irrational to keep on going. The universe doesn’t guarantee us a happy existence. But understand it’s irrational from a place of ego. Other people need you for their emotional well being if nothing else.

Hope is a thing with feathers, it may return someday. We must embrace hope long past time when it is rational, so that someday it may pirch again. Even if not for us.

This video has helped me work through these feelings some.

Thermonuclear Armageddon, that’s an act of god.

That would make the wealthy very happy if you did that. They wouldn’t have to pay taxes for your retirement.

My advice – if you can’t overcome your cynicism, go on to spite those fuckers who refuse to pay you enough for a comfortable retirement. To spite those who have denied you hope for the future, who want to work you to the bone and throw you in the trash.

Fuck those people, every breath you take is one less breath for Elon.

Having said that, we can organize and fight for a kinder world, that includes better social security that can pay for a comfortable retirement with people you care about. Don’t let your cynicism devour you.

A better world is possible, take action. Join DSA or start a union or join another org. Mamdani has proven the system is not invincible.

A few years ago in China a guy went viral on billibilli (their version of YouTube) for covering how hard it was to be retired in China. The CCP took his Channel away and censored him. Funnily enough in the years since the CCP has made strides in increasing the payout of their social security system.

So they censored him and then responded to the criticism anyway.

Honestly --minus the censorship-- I wish the US would handle it this way. Stop relying on 401ks and housing value to backstop peoples retirement and increase social security payouts. The elderly have earned their right to take a break from the grind of capitalism. They should be relaxing and passing on what they’ve learned from their time on earth to the next generation.

I was using hyperbole to make a point. You’re not sensible?

I’m not a moderate either.

Everyone is moderate… in their own mind.

If you poll Democratic Party voters they will tell you they are moderate. If you poll them issue by issue most of them agree with Bernie Sanders, the most radical elected left-wing senator.

I think it stems from a profound lack of political education and decades of political propaganda. People think moderate means ‘sensible’ and radical means ‘unreasonable’.

Of course most people think of themselves as ‘sensible’ or ‘moderate’.

The backward time machine still won’t have arrived…

Just ∞ more days and it’ll be able to run Half-Life 3.

Correct me if i’m wrong – I use redlib as well – I thought redlib worked by scraping old.reddit.com?

Right the ‘play’ disk is just where the license happens to be. You also install the data on the play disk.

I miss it. but we can’t expect a 300gb game to fit in physical media without adding 50$ to the cost.

According to Wikipedia Ultra HD Blu-ray’s can hold 100 GB. 2 install disks and 1 play disk doesn’t seem like it would add $50 to the cost.

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