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[–] alexc@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If that’s the case, renounce your title already…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My suggestion is to be mindful of things you are doing and make decisions about continuing them or ending them and plan accordingly. I tend to recommend reading up on Stoicism as it help contextualize.

A more specific plan is to pick one thing you want to improve and practice that. Try and do this once a day and make it a habit. After you’ve adopted a couple of good habits, you’ll be ready to try stopping something, thought that is tougher to achieve.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe if these corporations acted with a little integrity and respect for laws like (say) privacy and copyright, then maybe they wouldn’t need to be regulated…

Just sayin’

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

And I agree about the food - Some of the best in the world.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I’ve been there many times, avoiding resorts when I do and have (at best) passable Spanish. I’ve been treated with nothing but kindness and curiosity there.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 89 points 2 months ago (9 children)

And each of them is costing Oklahoma an additional $100k for the visa, right? Or are they all buying their own gold cards?

I really hope all those kids graduate with really good Spanish and a new-found appreciation for just how fucking cool Mexican people can be.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 65 points 3 months ago

…right… sure he is…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I concede this is complicated, but i think we can all agree that paid lobbying groups are a cancer on society.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Paid is by definition anyone paid to do the lobbying. Corporate is definitely harder to define, but let’s say you’re only allowed to lobby on behalf of your own organization (or self)

And, better yet, let’s make every single lobbying effort public - Times, dates, people involved, and the subject raised (but perhaps not the outcome). Good legislation should happen in the open

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Paid corporate lobbying should end.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Not arguing that. Of the broadcasters / big media types, I find the BBC usually one of the better ones. But then I get my news from a wide variety of sources. The Intercept is generally a very good addition to my daily intake.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I am guessing you’ve never watched (say) Fox News in the US?

I’m not saying the BBC is good per se. I’m saying it’s slightly more objective than the rest.

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