Aequitas

Idealizing billionaires is cringe. Eat them all. Just because he’s not a complete asshole like all the other parasites doesn’t make him a good person. He’s still a parasite.

Not really a solution:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eos_(disambiguation)

In 2019, the developers claimed that the name was a “temporary placeholder” and that it would be changed as soon as all “necessary legal formalities” had been clarified. They wrote, “We should be able to announce the name for the OS soon.” Unfortunately, nothing has changed since then. At least they seem to be aware that it’s a bad name.

The FAQ on the website states: “It’s the current project codename, we are planning to introduce a new and more convenient name for our mobile ROM in a few months.” But that has probably been there for a long time as well.

What could these “necessary legal formalities” be that are making it so complicated?

Mit dem Angriff Steiners wird das alles in Ordnung kommen.

There is historical evidence for Napoleon. The same applies to Jesus. What does not exist is evidence for miracles, God, or other magical phenomena. Historical documents are never treated uncritically. One important criterion, for example, is plausibility. If a document states that Napoleon could breathe fire, it may say so, but it would not be recognized as historical fact. And the Bible is no more than that. A text with mythological stories for people who thought that a rainbow was a sign from God.

Seriously: how stupid do you have to be to consider hearsay stories from 2000+ years ago as empirical evidence? You don’t do that for stories from Greece, Scandinavia, Egypt, or India with their religious legends. It’s just mythology. And to be honest, it’s just embarrassing to take it seriously.

How do you know that happened? You can write anything in a book. But just because it’s written down doesn’t mean that hobbits, wizards, or dragons really exist. You can’t rise from the dead. It’s fantasy. Grow up.

Religions are fairy tales for children who are afraid of death. They have nothing to do with reality. There is no god and no rational reason to believe in one. Part of growing up is accepting that.

The platforms you have in mind are not neutral spaces that we could “take back”. The architecture of these networks actively works against us. They are designed to promote right-wing liberal propaganda, at the very least. We can’t win there. It’s a fight against windmills. It’s better to encourage the people around you to switch to the Fediverse.

This is a good example of Gramsci’s concept of hegemony. Americans no longer question whether arbitrariness and violence by authority are acceptable. They are so used to it that they perceive it as natural and normal and even defend it.

In a democracy, however, this is absolutely unacceptable. The police are not allowed to mistreat anyone or use unnecessary force. Under no circumstances. No matter how the person behaves. They have no more rights than anyone else. Authority is not a deity. Stop acting like it is.