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the influence is immense (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[-] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

This was a problem decades before Trump took office, and the exact same problem will remain after he's gone.

Those corporations are "donating" (bribing) every election cycle for a reason, and it's not charity.

Each candidate has a billion dollars, win or lose... that we know of. Our reps and their entire families are millionaires. Bribery is blatant and legal.

See Super PACs and Citizens United for further details.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 2 months ago

People are talking about it, but the conversations are muffled or muted by those same billionaires.

Large no kings rallies should have had massive coverage, but were actively ignored by the news who frequently report on a handful of protestors who are promoting hate. Heck, with all of the pro Trump bullshit being a tidal wave of shit it just drowns out everything else so trying to actively discuss problems anywhere but niche communities is like trying to have a conversation in the middle of the dance floor at a rave.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

We are on the losing end of the class war. And it feels like we aren't even trying to fight back.

[-] emmy67@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Luigi fought back

[-] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A poll came out the other day that put Mamdani +49 (that’s not a typo +49) in New York. People are waking up, all the propaganda in the world cannot change people’s mind when they see someone fighting for their material interests.

I’ve been in this fight since Bernie in 2016 there are people who’ve been in it much much longer than me.

We are winning…

[-] tmyakal@infosec.pub 3 points 2 months ago

I've been fighting since Gore "lost" in 2000. It's never felt like winning.

[-] SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Firstly…

I completely agree that it has never “felt” that way. My point was that we need to stop and intellectually consider where we have been and where we are. If you slow down and think for a second you can see that some progress has been made.

Secondly… and please don’t take this as an attack.

Notice that I didn’t say Hilary lost, I said Bernie lost. The fact that you said Gore lost, as opposed to Nader lost suggests to me that you weren’t yet apart of the fight I was referring to in the year 2000. You were still a reactionary at that point, you were still thinking in terms of harm reduction or partisan politics, rather than an affirmative vision for what could serve the material interests of everyday average working people.

If you now have an affirmative vision — beyond blindly supporting whatever the Democratic Party does — that too is progress.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

@tmyakal@infosec.pub made me realize I take solace in the fact I'll never feel like we've won or are satisfied with the state of governments. Yes, plenty of countries have great safety nets and protection for their civilians, but it's still nothing compared to my dream of an idealized world. That long list of desires for a peaceful existence will just never get filled, but I continue aiming for it regardless with whatever time I have here.

[-] beelzebum@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Lol, posted on “X”

[-] lexiw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Exactly where people who need to read this message are. What’s your point?

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

With a paid blue verification check mark, no less.

[-] tackleberry@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 months ago

Let me know if and when they take over thelemmyclub, I'll be out of here in a heartbeat

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Kind of ironic that this was posted on Twitter (X).

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 2 months ago

If these people could read...

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Well it makes sense, the people who most need to think about this are people consuming the content on the sites.

Alternatively, it just would be preaching to the choir.

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Thank fuck I literally use none of those services.

[-] Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

But everyone else does and they will be voting in the next election dragging you down with them.

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I can't control other people, only myself. If they want to sleepwalk into lies and fake propaganda there is nothing I can do.

Your point?

[-] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The control of media and of communication by the wealthy is mainly a threat to society.

It's not like eating junk food where you're only harming yourself.

We're all threatened by people being ignorant and propagandized.

Now, what you can do, there are many things. Talk to your neighbors, involve yourself in your community, get people to come on the Fediverse, demonstrate, etc.

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I wish WhatsApp wasn't the main form of communication in my area of the world.

That's the only one I'm on and it's because I could not convince anyone around me to just use texts or download signal

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yes you should break yourself from all of the US and Israeli tech stack. They cannot be trusted.

[-] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's hard to get away from the hardware companies through. I'm all AMD because they're a little less evil, but they're in the same AI bubble and also currently doing little in terms of innovation since they already have the performance advantage

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[-] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

ur still affected by how these influence the news cycle and general societal conversation

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ok, and? Why is everyone up my ass because I'm happy I don't support these elites? Sure the rest of the sheep are grazing in the pasture. How is that my problem? It's not like I don't talk to those in my circle. I can lead a sheep to water but I can't make them drink.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago

I don’t either. Too bad 99.9% of the rest of the people do.

[-] three@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Too bad 99.9% of the rest of the people do.

This is the problem.

Good job lemmings, pat on the back for separating yourself from all this bullshit. Unfortunately, the thousands of us here don't have super mega voting power.....

[-] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 points 2 months ago

Really is a shame

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Lol. Lmao even. You think shaping your habits will protect you. You can't personal responsibility your way out of this.

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

It has little to do with protection and more to do with keeping a clean conscience. I won't support evil.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 months ago

The issue here isn't your about your conscious. The majority of people do use these and those people are being influenced.

Your comment has a sort of fuck you I got mine vibe to it.

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[-] MrPnut@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

We shouldn’t be integrating AI into our lives though. AI sucks.

[-] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I concur, though my job has me integrating some open ai into our software. Not much I can do besides so what they like, bit of transcription and summary.

Had a coworker give me replies from gpt for an issue . I could tell easily because I had worked with similar data for years (parsing PBX data for calls) and knew the reply had errors. Like I know I can have issues parsing our data sometimes but it was insulting he gave an AI reply. So I nicely pointed out all the errors in the reply saying I assumed it was from ai. Mean did it nicely he was trying to help (and is a really nice dude) but still I know how to google and sift as well as ai probably does. And if I get the answer I remember it due due to the work I did.

[-] greasewizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Delete all your accounts, and tell all your friends and family to do the same. Refuse and reject any service designed to fixate your attention. You won't miss them, most people alive today lived in a world without their influence.

[-] Zexks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They said......on twitter/X ... with a blue check...

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And how dare they criticize capitalism while living in a capitalist country!

And how dare they push for better labor laws while using electronics made by child labor!

Stop with the silliness.

[-] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

But twitter is a nazi platform and there are valid alternatives available.

Alao participation in capitalism might be necessary to survive, posting on Twitter isnt.

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[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

The Conservative Propaganda Machine

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oligarchy speed run!

[-] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Time to study socialist theory. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

[-] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

The percentage of sociopaths involved with creating a society should never be greater than zero.

Financial obesity is an existential threat to any society that tolerates it, and needs to cease being celebrated, rewarded, and positioned as an aspirational goal.

Corporations are the only ‘persons’ which should be subjected to capital punishment, but billionaires should be euthanised through taxation.

[-] ShergalFarkey@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Use Kimi K2 instead, feed your data to the Chinese instead of the massive nonces in the US.

[-] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Use your own brain instead, feed your data to your thoughts

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