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@OrevaZSN You were born. If you didn't stand out by college and join the party. You ended up in a dead end make work career. Which you had no choice in the matter. If you didnt want to work you were sent to forced labor camp. So you drank and went though your mandated existence

@OrevaZSN Cold war era communist nations had criminalized unemployment and horribly inefficient economies to make sure people were employed somewhere. You also couldn't leave, and the soviet union even locked you down to a region with internal passports.

I hate when capitalists are like “but under communism people will have to do jobs they don’t want to do” as if all the people currently working 80 hours a week at three different fast food restaurants are doing it for the love of the game.

@ElonMusky_Fish @jeremyct Higher minimum wage is leverage for others to get paid more as well.

$19 an hour kills younger kids getting into the trades too. What kid wants to be a plumber dealing with shit for $20 an hour to start when they could smoke a joint and work at a gas station or fast food for $20 hr. Also if someone at chipotle makes $20 hr a skilled trades person should be making $100 hr.

around me, places like Chipotle and Chick-fil-A are hiring at about $19/hour. full time that’s roughly $3,300/month before taxes. after taxes you’re probably taking home around $2,900. average one bedroom apartment? close to $1,900. so most of your paycheck disappears just keeping a roof over your head. and somehow people still call this a “budgeting problem.” working full time shouldn’t feel like survival mode.

@jeremyct Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the most heavily taxed and expensive places on the planet. A McDonald's worker will come out ahead in take home and cost of living. Compared to a McDonald's worker in any high tax democratic party run city in the usa.

@MrEvBackStage @TesDrivenAI @SawyerMerritt @Tesla @grok What fsd is tied to changes based on the whims of tesla's major shareholders and what they think will make more money. Until recently it was tied to your account. So you could move fsd to newer cars. Then they changed it to it being on the car. Which it had been in the past

@TesDrivenAI @SawyerMerritt @Tesla I don't think FSD is tied to a person's phone or profile. It's connected to the VIN, isn't it? Or else how do other family members use the same car with FSD. It's not FSD for the driver. It's for the car. @grok can you confirm how it works?

Some FSD-related options/features I think would be cool if @Tesla offered: 1) Annual FSD subscription: starting at $999/year (price goes up in future as FSD gets better). 2) Short term pass for rental fleets/Turo: When an individual rents a Tesla, they may not want to pay $99 for a full month FSD subscription, especially if they are just renting for a weekend. Tesla could offer short-term FSD passes that last a few days, with the option to extend if needed. Just make sure first time FSD users take a quick tutorial. 3) FSD family plan: If a family/household already owns a Tesla with FSD and purchases a second Tesla, offer FSD on the additional vehicle at a slightly discounted monthly rate. 4) FSD Leaderboards: Tesla has already started gamifying FSD a bit by showing owners their total FSD miles and usage percentage. Take it a step further with global and/or regional leaderboards that rank drivers by total FSD miles. There are definitely people out there who would love the bragging rights of being among the top global FSD users. I'm sure this would result in Tesla getting even more FSD data quicker. 5) FSD subscription for HW3 Tesla owners for $69/month: These owners helped fund and train FSD, yet they currently can’t access the latest and most capable version of the software, but they pay the same price as someone who can. It’s unclear how V14 Lite will compare to the full V14 experience, but until HW3 owners are able to upgrade to AI4, I think offering them a discount on the monthly FSD subscription seems reasonable.

@MarioNawfal China invents the bus and bus lane.

🇨🇳 China is now running trams without rails. Just virtual guidance systems on normal roads. The vehicle can carry 500 passengers and reach speeds of 70 km/h. China is already testing the next version of urban transport. Meanwhile the U.S. is still arguing over whether trains should even exist. Hopefully Trump sees this and decides America should start building futuristic infrastructure again instead of just talking about it.

@JaredsJacket @AlbertBreer Did you cut off your dick because other people rape?

@AlbertBreer How about we do something about guns ??? Ohhhh noooo. Can’t do that . It’s the JUDGES fault he’s running around with an AR style rifle .

If you’re from here or you’ve ever lived here, and understand where this is exactly, you get how crazy this is. Even wilder that this guy was jailed for doing something similar six years ago and released since … There has to be accountability for that.

@BasedMikeLee Don't forget Mike lee tried to sell off all the public land. So his rich friends could have their vacation homes and tear up the west for private gain.

Ethanol mandates suck. American consumers should be free to decide whether to put corn in their gas tanks. Would you prefer to make that decision yourself—rather than having it made for you by Congress?

1522. Where did everyone go?

@Emily_XD69 Taisho Maid is peak. Kimono with the Victorian apron and head band.

hot take: el vestido de sirvienta tradicional es mil veces mas bonito, mas elegante y mejor que esa porqueria globalizada de falda corta

@RubenGallego All democrats had to do was change stances on a few issues, delivery popular economic left bills, and ditch the unpopular candidates that controlled donors. Then they would have had senate majorities and Trump would not have been elected.

This is the most partisan Supreme Court in the history of the nation. Time to add term limits and more justices.

@actingliketommy @1985jjohnson Elon leveraging himself to that extent would probably crash not only his assets but the banks that made the loans. California has a spending problem. There is no way that CAHSR should cost ten times what japan or france builds hsr for.

Elon can take as many loans on that $850b as he wants. That wealth is EASILY transferrable into cash. The entire 2024 presidential election spend was $5.5 billion. Elon can now FUND EVERY ELECTION as if he's throwing one dollar on the ground. You're a fucking idiot. If you don't see the danger of us allowing individuals to have that much power over our government, you need to fucking self deport.

The yearly budget of the entire state of California is $350 billion. Elon Musk has $850 billion in wealth. Think about that. It is beyond ridiculous that we allow individuals to control that much wealth. We will not have American prosperity again, until we stop allowing this.

@Socdem_Michael 45 years of democrats moving to the right along with the gop has led to this. Boomercrats that have made the democratic party one size fits all. As long as it's what the national party leaders demand. They've lost to Republicans due to inflexible policy. So assured in themselves.

Democracy will die in this country because Republicans have no scruples about doing anything and everything necessary to secure more power and Dems just don’t have the guts to match the same energy.

@mattvanswol @BernieSanders Bloomberg grossly outspends the "evil gun lobby". He has admitted to owning congressmen during presidential debates. He's part of the parasitic wall street billionaire class. He commutes by helicopter. He has a large private and armed security force.

@BernieSanders Just so we are clear… A) Bloomberg spent a BILLION DOLLARS and lost every primary. B) Roe went back to the voters, which is democracy. C) Callais said states can’t sort citizens by race… which is the 14th Amendment. What, exactly are you fighting against? Democracy??????

The damage from a reactionary Supreme Court: Citizens United allows billionaires to buy elections. Ending Roe v. Wade takes away a woman's right to control her body. Louisiana v. Callais strips voting rights away from Black Americans. Our rights are under attack. FIGHT BACK.

@CBarrett47 @BurnieSendersX @BernieSanders And super delegates are more equal than others.

@BurnieSendersX @BernieSanders This is how democrats chose their primary candidate. A central committee of delegates. Kinda like an electoral college. And a sizeable portion of delegates (around 20 percent) are not bound to any particular constituency. They vote however they please (told).

@tishytopper @onslotton @omgsidewalks Still cheaper than San Diego. Copenhagen is also way less sprawled and car centric. So the Danish McDonald's worker can get away without owning a car

@sl600rt @onslotton @omgsidewalks Renting in Copenhagen can be expensive, with average prices for a one-bedroom apartment around 8,000 DKK per month, while shared accommodations can range from 3,000 to 6,000 DKK. The demand for rental is high, especially in popular areas like the city center and among students

“We can’t raise the minimum wage, because the price of everything will go up.” The price of everything still skyrocketed and they didn’t even raise the minimum wage.

@tishytopper @onslotton @omgsidewalks And the rent is cheaper in Copenhagen and there is social housing available as well. So the Danish worker is coming out ahead still.

@sl600rt @onslotton @omgsidewalks Denmark's tax is 60.5% San Diego pay many different taxes. Federal, SS, Medicare, CA State. If that totals to 45% , I say move.

@tishytopper @onslotton @omgsidewalks That's the highest rate. A Danish McDonald's will probably beat a san Diego McDonald's worker in take home pay. The san Diego worker then has to pay out of pocket for his health insurance, long term disability insurance, supplemental unemployment insurance, etc.

@tishytopper @onslotton @omgsidewalks Usa median income $84,000. Someone in Copenhagen pays 15% more in total tax burden compared to San Diego. So they take home 10g less. But he gets all that covered for himself, his family, and his fellow dane. Meanwhile the "free" american has to pay way more and massive debt.

@sl600rt @onslotton @omgsidewalks They dont make that because over 60% goes to the government. Those services arent free.

@ahhfuckit @manziel0408 @BernieSanders Look you troll. Theyre taxes are going up as well. But in social democratic nations everyone pays more, but they also get moee value for their money. Than if left to the market.

@sl600rt @manziel0408 @BernieSanders Why u not willing to get the likes of Bezos and MuSSk to pay their fair share of taxes from 2014 to 2018 MuSSK wealth grew by $13.9 BILLION yet he paid only $455mill tax when he should of paid $5.1 BILLION in that time alone , if ur rich non payers chipped in u needn’t so much $

Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to put robots into factories. Millions of manufacturing jobs — GONE. Driverless vehicle companies are expanding rapidly. Millions of transportation jobs — truckers, cab drivers, Uber drivers — GONE. We are not ready for what’s coming.