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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

I think Musk isn't lying about his reasons. He wants to make Twitter the everything app so it has to be legit to tie into bank accounts and such - it can't go underground like Telegram in your example.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

Good points. Preaching unity is a communist message, also. It's how you Other the people who won't get with the program.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

I figured they were doing poorly when I started seeing all the billboards asking "When was your last Whopper?"

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Geek-the-Mage 4 points ago +4 / -0

Most of us are already in Step 5, if you think about it. They're just tightening the screws at this point.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

DeSantis's handling of the covid hysteria still puts him way ahead in my book.

He didn't resist the measures at the start. He's not a principled man. He only gained the notoriety of being the first governor to repeal the health-tyranny that he helped put into place.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

I didn't click through on the link, but I'm curious if the users think the beings are real.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

Article was very light on facts about the Apeel coating and its possible side effects. Bill Gates doesn't see himself as an evil villain, so it stands to reason that not everything he invests in will be harmful. He thinks he's a philanthropist doing the right thing for humanity, so some of that stuff will end up being beneficial. Best to be wary of new food tech, though.

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Geek-the-Mage 5 points ago +5 / -0

The fast food kiosks are programmed to ask for a tip. It makes no sense.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

Because of the break in the clip it sounded like he was saying the white people of European descent are the source of American strength.

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Geek-the-Mage -1 points ago +1 / -2

This is just a matter of lighting. The shadows are more dramatic in the photo on the left, accentuating the deep lines on her face.

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Geek-the-Mage 10 points ago +10 / -0

His statement could be interpreted as a desire to reduce the cost of his medicine, thereby reducing the group of people who cannot afford his medicine by 50%. This is why context is important. What was the conversation about prior to his statement?

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

Don't forget the ultimate dream of governments everywhere... If you breathe, carbon tax.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +3 / -1

If you only have $5-10k to trade, consider silver instead.

Just find a reputable local coin shop and pay in cash. No record of the transaction and at no point are you separated from your money without having the gold in hand.

A good coin shop won't try to confuse you with prices or try to upsell you on collector's coins when all you want is bullion. They will charge a premium on top of the spot gold price, and that depends on which product you're buying. Coins typically have a higher premium than bars. Make sure you ask and understand what their premium is before you commit to a purchase. Premiums can get very high when the physical supply is low, so even if there is a dip in price you won't often be able to take advantage in the physical metal market because the supply dries up.

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Geek-the-Mage 3 points ago +4 / -1

Eh, this doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Not saying it was right for the mint to purposely lower the purity of the gold, but they still kept it to 99.99% pure, which is what they advertise it as. This scam only saved the mint a small amount of money and it hurts their credibility only slightly.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

Upvoted for cussing Aussie.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

He has a factory there and sells a lot of cars in China. They can seize property for speaking against the government there.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

If you see a graph with an unlabeled axis, it's manipulation.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sounds similar to what is taught by Mormons. They don't explicitly teach reincarnation but it can be assumed from some of their older doctrine that you must repeat life until you learn to become perfect (godlike) and progress to create your own worlds.

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Geek-the-Mage 4 points ago +6 / -2

Speculating on the effects of supply and demand is what qualifies as shilling and Russian propaganda to you? I heard the price of methane went up in Europe, but I didn't hear to what extent it hurt people living there. I imagine they just tightened their belts and paid the higher prices rather than live without heat.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

No, I don't think speech on the internet was threatened or shamed back then like it is now. Trying to trick an algorithm is a much more recent development. I think memes were created as short form humor (obviously). The earliest memes I can recall were from YTMND.

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Geek-the-Mage 1 point ago +1 / -0

There's not really a good explanation for how almost all nations responded in lockstep with China's example. The only thing I can figure is mass communication made possible by the internet allowed enough fear to spread that people begged their governments to do something about it and governments did the only thing they know how to do, which is to use force.

If you recall, at least in the US, the government didn't really do anything in those early months of the hoax. Only after panic started to set in did they start to apply forceful tactics like lockdowns, curfews and public health mandates. 2021 was far worse to live through than early 2020.

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Geek-the-Mage 2 points ago +2 / -0

I don't think the US actually has the manufacturing capacity to keep up with Russia. US war contractors line their pockets and produce relatively little.

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