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  • If the tool is spelled out then it will be changed and the point lost on an audience which can't imagine situations. Coercion is something like a capitalist job hierarchy - you have to eat and need money for food which is provided by working. If you don't listen to the boss above you in the hierarchy, you don't eat. That's the general form of coercion.

  • Remove class from the equation. It's about a few exerting unjust power over others. Through implicit expulsion or explicit discipline, the few will coerce the masses to listen or suffer.

  • Damn, this video is garbage. Lots of yelling about smudging and "HOW COULD THEY?!" And then complains about how people aren't implementing any effects like he says. And that part about "I told Epic Unreal 5.5 wasn't ready!" Like he actually matters to Tim Sweeney.

    Avoid the video. Nothing of substance or value is within.

  • Jesus, this post is some kind of confusion about how the world works and what uncritical thoughts can make out of random evidence.

    It's a direct reflection of our own desire to reproduce against government interdiction in those desires. I.E. the less acceptable the government makes life, the more people will resist by not reproducing.

    Demonstrably untrue. Compare life in war torn regions of Somalia, ruled by warlords and with no stability in life: demographics of Somalia

    Now compare a stable neighbor: demographics of Saudi Arabia

    The trend you are seeing with declining birth rates is a known phenomenon that arises when a developed country has proper healthcare and support for its people.When folks are more comfortable they have time to plan for their future and that plan includes children.

    Ultimately we, as a species, want much lower birth rates than we have previously had because it will mean a tighter labor force that is paid more (and a lack of replacements to ensure employment at high wages) with cheaper house (smaller demand among buyers). A smaller birth rate also allows the country to take in immigrants that bring new ideas, new art, new music, and an incredible number of new foods. Immigrants are the best thing for a country's development because they take low paying jobs and turn those into long standing families with deep roots in their community.

    Calling a panic over a statistic that means the opposite of the reason to call a panic seems silly. Educate yourself and be a champion for positivity.

  • This will still impact you and in ways that will be immediately apparent. The loss of houses means that those former home owners will have to find new property to purchase - only to see the same astronomical price tag you see. So they become renters. That sudden impact on the demand for places to live will find apartments and landlords can now find many more people, some very desperate with a lump sum of a settlement or insurance payout (but not enough to buy another home), that will pay much more than you can. And they don't budget well, which is why they lived in a poor state that flooded so much insurance companies got scared, so they spend way too much without consideration for how long they can afford rent at such high prices.

    But hey, you are right about greedy landlords.

  • These aren't steps. These are loosely related topics that insinuate some nebulous point. Make a proper list:

    1. Blame a minority for the problem and exacerbate existing racial tension to persecute. A scape goat is always necessary because the problem was never internal.
    2. Use panic and surprise to pass wide, sweeping measures that circumvent or override existing social protections. Also carve out any internal opposition to allow smoother transgressions.
    3. Unite the people through social movements to be more involved in government while not giving them any direct access to government. Hitler youth and the broader Nazi party were great for this, some Nazis even showing such fanaticism that they would be given preference in placement, like SS in the army. Jingoism is how they advance.
  • It is a time of predatory billionaires grabbing all forms of media. It would not surprise me if he did get offers. It would also be very unprofessional to broadcast the valuation of Loops and Pixelfed while turning down the offer. It would be like recording and showing someone asking for a date and getting rejected.

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