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@omipotentblack @DeemTheDreem The US would be significantly less prosperous without Chinese socialism.

@DeemTheDreem That doesn’t refute the point. China’s economy was created out of y’all’s definition of capitalism. That economy wouldn’t be prosperous without the U.S.

Imagine making these arguments in 2026, when non-capitalist countries are economically lapping the birthplace and foremost purveyors of capital. Literally have to distort reality to do so. Have to tell yourself a nigga that SOLD CRACK never exploited anybody lmfaoooo.

@D_RosesKnee25 @DeemTheDreem @_AceMiggy Jesus, you people are tiresome. Far more people have fled capitalist societies.

@DeemTheDreem @_AceMiggy How many left the iron curtain in search of a better life? How many died trying? Revisionist soviet propaganda is insane.

@kekoprask @azimuthium You are an eastern eurotrash недочеловек who worships America. I like that all of you people have been revealed to be worthless as China does both socialism and capitalism better than your nations could ever do.

@azimuthium leave a gothic cathedral without maintenance for a century and all that happens is it gets a patina from air pollution that arguably makes it even more beautiful to look at commoids stay seething, your shit ideology produces shit architecture on purpose to break the human spirit

W*stoids cannot grasp the fact most of these are ugly is because they're in disrepair after almost 4 decades of neglect and corruption

@jpmvbastos @jacklif8 Why bother with that when you are already the equivalent of a human bot?

I really should create a bot that replies with a link to this paper every time the word "neoliberal" appears in X

@alt_w_v_g Marrying you is proof positive that your wife is a stupid fucking cunt.

Had a parent-teacher conference this morning My wife told me not to come I came anyway She said "please just listen and nod" I said "I always listen" She said "you listen like you're sitting in a boardroom looking for something to challenge" That's how listening works Nice classroom Small chairs I am 6'4" and was seated at a desk designed for someone who still believes in Santa Claus My knees touched my chest The teacher introduced herself Shared her identified pronouns I shared my identified adjectives Smart and handsome My wife closed her eyes The teacher had a folder Color-coded tabs I respected the organization She said our son is "a pleasure to have in class" My wife smiled I waited That sentence is never the whole report It's the executive summary before the risk section She said "however" There it is She said he "asks a lot of questions" I said "good" She said "during quiet time" I said "when is quiet time?" She said "it's when students are expected to work independently and in silence" I said "so he's the only one trying to get information and you've structured the environment to prevent it?" My wife put her hand on my arm I continued The teacher said he recently told another student that "sharing pencils doesn't make sense if nobody brings their own" I said "that's an accurate observation" My wife squeezed harder The teacher said she's concerned about his "resistance to group activities" I said "he's not resistant. He just doesn't see the value of doing more work for the same grade." The teacher said he also corrected her math on the whiteboard I said "was he right?" She paused She said "that's not the point" I said "it's a little bit the point" My wife stood up Sat back down Compromise The teacher pulled out an evaluation sheet Categories like "works well with others" and "follows directions" and "respects classroom norms" All subjective Not a number on the page I asked how these are graded She said "based on observation" I said "so one person's opinion with no second review?" She said "it's professional judgment" I said "my auditors say that too. Right before I disagree with them." She looked at my wife My wife said "I'm sorry about him" I said "I'm sitting right here" My wife said "I know" The teacher said overall he's a bright kid and she just wants to make sure he learns to "collaborate" I said "collaboration is important. But so is recognizing when you're the only one doing the work. He'll learn that again in college. And again in the real world. Might as well start now." Nobody spoke The teacher closed her folder She said "I think we've covered everything" I said "one more thing" She braced herself I said "his reading is above grade level. His math is strong. He asks hard questions and corrects mistakes when he sees them. I just want to make sure this school knows what it has." The teacher looked at me differently My wife looked at me differently I said "that's all" We left In the car my wife was quiet Then she said "he's turning into you" I said "is that a good thing?" She didn't answer From the backseat he said "dad, why does the teacher count off for asking questions? Isn't that the whole point of school?" I looked at my wife She looked out the window I said "yes. It is." He said "I don't think she likes when I'm right" I didn't say anything Neither did my wife Small chairs Color-coded tabs No follow-up items But the kid's going to be fine Sent from my iPhone

@kvallier Shutup, you stupid fucking cunt.

Reminds me of Nozick's claim that intellectuals lean socialist because, as the smart kids in school, they resent that their dimmer peers went into business and got rich. AI version: academics can't see smart tech people, so they can't believe tech people built something smart.

@deanwball Stfu, you stupid fucking blowhard. There are plenty of leftists who know that China is using it far better and more expansively in real world applications AND without energy cost inflation for ordinary people. You cocksuckers are just trying to make $ off hype and bullshit.

My theory about why so many on the left remain in denial about AI is that their worldview rests on a load-bearing notion of “the tech industry” as being composed of vapid morons whose accomplishments will always be superficial, never “real,” always based on some grand theft. With social media and search, the theft was manipulation of people’s minds. With Amazon it was worker exploitation. With Apple, it was a mix of these. In the left retelling of the story, no value whatsoever was created from these technologies. All a trick. With AI the “grand theft” in the telling of the left is the use of copyright-protected data in pre-training. This one is a particularly dangerous mindworm for them, since they identify with the “artists and writers” from whom they imagine this training data was “stolen.” This is why things like “mode collapse” from synthetic data, stochastic parrotry, “it can only mimic things it has seen on the web” and similar are so core to the argument for the left: it supports the notion of “tech bro” thieves—who lest we forget, and they never will let us, have no “liberal arts” training!—continuing their unbroken string of robberies. Of course the “grand theft” notion is an old motif on the left, relating as it does to a zero-sum mindset about economics, business, and growth that is. more traditionally associated with the left, though the lines have always been blurry, since the zero-sum mindset is above all else a *human* fallacy and thus a useful tactic in mass politics of all valences. The lines have become especially blurry lately, as has been widely observed. Anyway, the notion that AI *is* a genuinely world-changing technology, that it can “go beyond” its “stolen” training data, breaks this load-bearing conception of the tech industry as vapid and superficial and, more importantly, of the people within it as blood-sucking thieves.

@Reilly707 @europa Thank god we don't have a bunch of retards to create a cult around one of those people and then elect them president multiple times and then go to war for Israel on his say-so. That would really suck.

@europa Simple as

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@esjesjesj Give it a rest. Americans say stuff like this b/c we love gaslighting ourselves with self-flattering bullshit.

A lot of people don’t realize that Japan is basically a police state

@RedPill_Marxism I would put it somewhat differently, but yes.

There is no fundamental contradiction between socialism and a market economy China and Vietnam are socialist

@MaMoMVPY I know; it's terrible. We could kill and maim so many more children if the empire were being run more competently. And you could happily serve as one of our human toilets without worrying about issues with the plumbing.

I am afraid I agree - and it seems like most Americans who cares (which seems to be far too few) are completely unable to do anything about even if they want to.

@Zivilynn @NathanJRobinson The thank you is owed to Russia. Kindly shut your mouth or stick to posting about the epstein class that you worship.

@NathanJRobinson So you are trying to say Thanks Trump without actually saying it?

Shows why it is so important for activists and journalists to draw attention to the horrific human costs of the fuel blockade. The administration probably would have kept fuel out indefinitely if there had not been international outrage about it.

@NathanJRobinson Far more likely that Russian hard liner elements with balls and integrity pushed through the decision against the wishes of pathetic America-worshipers like @kadmitriev and @MedvedevRussia and assorted freaks like Malofeev.

@yashalevine Do not do this kind of shtick when you literally make a living off of this. Or at least have some fucking humility when you do so.

log off. read a book. go for a walk. make love. call your mom. plant some tomatoes. your addiction to information will not change anything.

@daniel_dsj2110 Hahahaha

Nils Gilman in Dissent on A New Non-Aligned Movement? “The “middle powers” can band together to chart a third way between authoritarian superpowers in Washington and Beijing.”: dissentmagazine.org/online_article…

@ettingermentum A bleak lesson that a few more people learned in 2024.

Democrats benefit from low turnout

@TherynDArnold @PipelineH8r You appear to have already made up your mind, and, dollars to donuts, did so a long time ago. I'm not in academia, so I have not consumed the same number of monographs explaining why 🇨🇳 should never be called socialist & therefore the western capitalist order remains undefeated.

@PipelineH8r will report back

in my diss. proposal I write (on China's so-called 'socialist market economy'): "The "socialist" label thus reflects institutional arrangements (state ownership, party governance) more than any escape from capitalist accumulation." folks may like: brill.com/display/title/…

@sandeepvaheesan Far too generous an assessment of the role of ordinary Americans.

The billionaire class stands between us and both a more just economic system and a less evil foreign policy

@policytensor @iii_jerome Whatever, shutup and open wide for the shit sandwich.

Another thing that worries me about a ground war is that it would present the perfect opportunity for Russia and China bleed us dry. Maybe that’s what the Chinese are waiting for and why they are not giving the Iranians what they want.

@ShangguanJiewen She's a bit heavy on the lead, if i do say so myself.

🇨🇳In China, kids are allowed to drive real cars. Fact.