[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

It's absolutely more than 10k. When was the last time you checked school prices in the US? I graduated in 2019 from a state school, and it was just under $5000 a semester (that's not including any dorms or books). Giving government paid for schooling is a hard sell in the US because, on the face of it, it feels like a regressive tax. It feels like giving money to people who are more likely to earn better money in the future and therefore shouldn't get the handout. It's hard to convince people to think about it one step further and realize those educated people who now make more will now pay more in taxes. Education gives great returns on investment for the government.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Creating peace by giving everyone a common enemy. The degree worked.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

It doesn't say that's the only thing she used it for...

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Sure, but I miss the days when I could just disagree with conservatives instead of fear them trying to push fascism.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

The whole movie is a Christian allegory. It's probably one of the reasons Mel Gibson was in it.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

That doesn't matter though. His base is voting for him no matter what. That's why it's his base. It's only the undecideds in a few states that matter. With Latinos voting GOP more and more, this could actually have an effect.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

It is an appstore for Flatpaks. Flatpaks are a universal app package for Linux that runs in a sort of containerized environment. They're very prolific in the immutable linux world.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 89 points 3 months ago

Almost like the "young" candidate has more fight in her.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 111 points 11 months ago

Let's see how the strategy of ignoring calls from your base a year before a contested election that your opponent polls higher in key states works out for them. It feels like the DNC is trying to lose in 2024 right now.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 155 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can get mad at Amazon, but really it's the Supreme Court you should be mad at. Amazon is going to take advantage of whatever it thinks will make them more money. The government is the thing that is supposed to keep them in check.

Edit: A lot of people seem to be reading something different from what I wrote. I didn't say you shouldn't be mad at Amazon, or that Amazon isn't at fault for their own actions. What I did say is that you should expect this type of behavior from a business and should expect our government to do a better job at keeping this behavior in check.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

I guess if you don't know what a rootkit is it could seem like one.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 91 points 1 year ago

On Reddit I remember getting called a "space Karen" for pointing this out in a discussion about Starlink. Elon Musk fanboys are some of the worst. Second only to Q fanboys.

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