thedirtyknapkin

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[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yes lol, look at any conservative influencer on American tv. they all have degrees.

i don't think this law would actualy change much here in the states. almost every dangerous spreader of misinfo i can think of did in fact graduate college in some way.

i can't possibly see this law s anything but a tool to control online speech rather than a tool to fight disinformation.

if the goal of to reduce disinformation then this law will be ineffective.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

sure, but that's not what this is doing. it doesn't say they'll be held accountable. it just places a high barrier to entry.

i understand the sentiment behind it, but I don't think this will be effective at curtailing disinformation. it would, however, be a very useful tool for controlling online speech. especially with a government that has so much control over its universities.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

oh wow, i thought for sure it came later. i should stop making snap comments when m waking up.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

no one cares about the plights of those living in backwater stone age dictatorships. the modern world must move forward on its own.

we Americans have to get used to being left behind and left out of conversations by real adults now.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

there were very very very few platforms where you could post and share streaming video online when YouTube was new.

it was certainly the only free option. the internet was quite young then if you don't remember.

other platforms rose up around their success, but I'm pretty sure YouTube was more or less unique when it started.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

yeah, you certainly can spend more and get better, but most media consumers don't actually care about long term storage like that.

i only know the pricing on those drives because i just had to replace one in a nas device. i only spent money on a nas device because i work in media and need to keep large files for clients. i follow a 3-2-1 backup system because my job depends on it, but it's not at all necessary to enjoy media.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

lmao, buddy you can get a 10tb hard drive for like $200 and fit all the pirated media you want on it. that's less money than two mainline subscriptions for a year.

the VAST majority of data hoarders are pirates. very very few actual spend fortunes on their media collections. that's why everyone is dogpilling you. it felt like you were attacking a strawman of the average user here and they feel the need to correct you about their nature.

it's not about pirates feeling moral or superior. it's about you being wrong about data hoarders.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ok, did you read the body of the post?

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (19 children)

did you try clicking the link? titles aren't meant to convey all relevant info.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

in Wisconsin there used to be a popular morning radio segment called "who's more sheboygan" making fun of how backwards and redneck the area was. sheboygan has always had a reputation as the Florida of Wisconsin.

so yes, fair. America bad. but also here's a little nugget of context to go with that.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

sure, but if the us doesn't china will.

[–] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

no they actually do explicitly say that in the show.

it's in drum island. it's roughly what the old doctor told chopper it meant and then luffy agreed.

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