I’ve not really cared about Star Wars since the prequels came out. I’m not saying the original trilogy was full of hidden meaning but the kind of boring tonal mess of the prequels followed by the cardboard caricatures that populate the final trilogy were kind of the last straw for me and the spinoffs didn’t really do much better. I tried watching some of those spinoff movies and shows but they all feel boring and repetitive. Kind of like Marvel.

That said, I’m probably just not the target audience any more. And that’s fine.

I will say I had fun with the Mandalorian the first season or two, but mostly because I like Pedro Pascal.

First, while 10 or 13 million is of course enough to be considered very rich, if every guy with 10+ million got to decide national policy it wouldn’t be much of an oligarchy. “The 1%” is a catchy soundbite but in reality it’s more like the 0.01% that’s the problem.

Second, even if that were the case, an advocate for the people is an advocate for the people. Bernie Sanders isn’t poor but he’s one of the most dedicated and effective advocates for the working class there is. You can be well off and still be working for the betterment of your fellow citizens. You probably can’t be a billionaire and still credibly fight for more equality though. Gets tough to explain hoarding that kind of wealth.

Ain’t democracy grand? We can sit on our asses, put a ballot in a box every 4 years and if it doesn’t go our way we can just pretend nothing that happens is our fault.

Yeah that’s exactly what I said. Well done.

How did people live before Capitalism? I’ve read that housing existed before even banking was invented. Somehow there wasn’t a housing crisis back then, until/unless we had exploitation.

In self-built primitive mud shacks under a very low population density.

I mean that’s pretty much what’s going on right now under democracy. Lies and propaganda rule the roost leading to rampant marginalization of minorities not to mention turning the government into a straight kleptocracy. With the experts in charge at least you have a chance they kind of understand what they’re doing.

Agreed, you break the law you forfeit your life.

This is just the dumbest take. Anyone criticizes democrats and it’s “hur dur both sides, dum centrist”

No one said Clinton is identical to Trump. But the democrats absolutely deserve to be called out over all the horror that happened under their watch. Did Obama close Guantanamo? Did he stop the endless questionable drone strikes? Get us out of Afghanistan? And who benefited from those little adventures? The same military contractors that always do.

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I mean yeah absolutely protest your bosses unethical behavior but don’t be surprised if they then kick you out. But that’s good, more media coverage for your stated goal.

I wasn’t aware they considered Zionist a negative term. I was under the impression they were proudly Zionist.

It’s trickling down folks. If Ubisoft can pocket 20% more profits for their games that means you the gamer will get 20% more updates for your favorite games. Really, that’s how it works.

For years if not decades Israeli hardliners have been using Nazi style rhetoric describing Palestinians as subhuman. It’d be a joke if it wasn’t so horrifying.

They said the same when the crypto hype came along. If AI dies off there will be other trends in computing that require cutting edge silicon. AI may or may not continue surging but hardware will be needed no matter what. NVIDIA is selling shovels, not panning for gold.

Killing the head of a terrorist organization won’t help if you don’t fix the underlying issues.He will be replaced in short order, usually by someone worse. Likewise this kind of political movement.

What the left in Europe (well in my country at least) still doesn’t understand is that they’re not going to fix this by lecturing the populist voters about how all their thoughts and ideas are wrong.

The register is a tech magazine, so the DIY/3D printed angle is relevant here. It’s also relevant because it would, at least to some degree, allow someone to build it themselves in places where perhaps the legality of self determination is questionable. The Register is not a place where you’ll normally find unnecessary clickbait headlines.

The way the title is worded (“a city where people are expected…”) implies this is referring to people that live in NY. I’d clarify it by saying something like “the only city of which people from the rest of the country are expected to know…”

So it’s not a problem with AI. It’s just a problem for some mayfly companies that try to profit from the latest trend?

My girlfriend lies on my right arm, so she’s on the right side of the bed and I’m on the left.