treefrog

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Adam Smith wanted regulated capitalism.

Free market capitalism was never his idea. That's robber barons like Jeff that promoted that shit and came up with the idea.

[–] [email protected] 195 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Business Insider warning about late stage capitalism feels more than a little ironic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I certainly am hoping so myself.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I don't remember the exact number but I did see an article recently that said it was videos on social media like you surmised.

And it was a pretty minimal amount of data needed. Definitely not tens of hours. Less than one hour iirc.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I read the beginning of the article. It confirmed my gut feeling. But I certainly didn't run 300k coin flips to check lol

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I remember it feeling this way as a kid. That coins tend to land on the same side they start on.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Can you return it? Or write thr company and request a refund?

This is a bait and switch, which a judge would award damages on if you bothered with a small claims filing.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

And acting like what videos do come out are reflective of the entire situation is crazy. One of the biggest parts of propaganda is taking isolated incidents and presenting it as widespread.

Thanks for mentioning this. I think a lot of people think propaganda means to lie But it's more about shaping the narrative. Choosing what information propagates.

Your comment was an excellent reminder.

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