fracture [he/him]

these are not totally serious thoughts, altho they reflect my kind of feelings about it

but IP should be periodically put to a vote, maybe a year or two after a major release, in which the public decides if they should retain ownership of the IP

if not? it’s released into public domain. obviously the original company / creator can still do something with it, but others can, as well. but if they do a good job keeping people happy with it, they can keep it

obviously this has some problems, mostly about constantly polling people and probably only dealing with IP that’s popular enough

but the idea gives me some deep satisfaction after seeing some companies ruin their IP, and i like the idea of consumers having some power to punish them for being shitty lol

me too, thanks for writing this so i didn’t have to

i’m not sure there’s a lot of value in arguing that, since we have a fiat currency, the government can just make new money and no one has to pay for it. the argument will simply change from “people who need welfare are mooching on taxpayers” to “people who need welfare are causing inflation”. it’s not really changing anything

the argument we should be making, as progressives, is that it’s fucking inhumane to let people die on the streets. we’re wealthy enough as a country that we can afford the taxes to ensure that never needs to happen. of course, if we implement universal healthcare, then you’ll be paying for your own healthcare, as well as others’, and we’ll all benefit from it being cheaper

the same goes for housing, etc. but arguing from a position of strength (i.e. we live in a country wealthy enough to do this) feels a lot more persuasive, to me, at least for an argument in the abstract - something you’d see on television, for example. it’s less persuasive for individuals who are obviously struggling, but for them, the argument is simply the fact that the system isn’t really working for them. and what would universal healthcare, etc, do…?

damn she got evicted for not going to the same church?? that’s such ass. down with landlords

in case you’re like me and didn’t know, PFAS refer to per- and polyflyoroalkyl substances, which seem to be correlated with negative health outcomes (re: developmental problems, cancer, fertility issues, etc) and are particularly tricky because they take a long time to break down.

they’re highly hydrophobic substances used in e.g. teflon. their use has decreased as we’ve come to understand their harms more, but we’re still dealing with the results of their high usage from the past. certain industries seem to still use it (stain repellants, polishes, paints, coatings)