scares the shit out of me

this is by design. by funneling all your moneys further and further up the food chain, they both ensure you’ll never take their place and keep you obedient and compliant. lest “something” happens, and you end up in an even worse situation

you and i don’t exist to “thrive.” we’re here to generate more wealth for our owners, and to be hoodwinked into thinking this is the way it’s supposed to be

there are plenty of things going on in the world that science can’t explain. but it happens, without a “plausible pathway by which it could be done”

anyway, nice talking. i reject the “it’s impossible” claim

if there is no evidence suggesting it as a possibility

100 years ago there was no evidence that you (and everyone) would have not just a phone, but an actual computer in their pocket. “balderdash!” they would have said if you suggested it. “preposterous! impossible!”

again i’m not saying we ARE in a simulation, nor am i telling you what to believe, but i’m still skeptical of the “it’s impossible, proven by my math” claim, seeing as how so many “certainties” throughout history have had to be adjusted–or discarded–due to new developments

The point being that this kind of math is not capable of simulating a universe. If it did something else, it wouldn’t be a computer. It would be something else.

the “something else” is the thing-- saying that it’s impossible for the universe to be a simulation is going ahead and claiming that there will never ever be a “something else” that could do the computation, or, have the “non-algorithmic understanding” they’re talking about.

which to my mind is on an equal plane as “we don’t know why X happened, therefore god exists”

edit: interestingly, speaking of “god,” hermeticists believe the universe itself is a mental projection “all is mind,” the principle of mentalism. from that point of view, our universe isn’t a “simulation” per se, but more like a dream. or nightmare. more nightmare than dream at this point

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/7-hermetic-principles

“Drawing on mathematical theorems related to incompleteness and indefinability, we demonstrate that a fully consistent and complete description of reality cannot be achieved through computation alone,” Dr. Faizal explains. “It requires non-algorithmic understanding, which by definition is beyond algorithmic computation and therefore cannot be simulated. Hence, this universe cannot be a simulation.”

aren’t they basing this conclusion on their current “understanding” of what computers are capable of, and assuming that their current limitations will remain limitations forever? not saying the universe is definitely a simulation, but you don’t have to go too far back in time for the tech we have today to seem like impossible “magic” even to the smartest most imaginative scientists

i would say “boycott EA,” but that’s accomplished approximately nothing for each of the previous bullshit ea moves (“pride and accomplishment” my favorite).

so enjoy your new Electronic Artsrabia

they have an endless supply of loyal-to-the-death cultist bootlickers just drooling over the opportunity to throw themselves under the bus so trump doesn’t have to put in the effort

i tried monjaro and garuda, seem to have had the best luck so far with pop_os out of the box. running an AMD ryzen 7 9800x3d and RTX 5070-- other distros apparently hated these things

“the bible is the word of god!!!”

“how do you know?”

“it says so right here in the bible!!”

i really wish i could see maga soybean farmers’ faces when they learned that after trump gave their entire china soybean market AND $40B to argentina, he NOW is giving himself $230M of taxpayer money while regular american workers are left holding the bag.

“america first” LOL

if you haven’t, you should watch that movie Going Clear-- it does a good job showing just how difficult it is to deprogram and get people out of a cult–no matter how absolutely fucking ridiculous it seems from the outside.

he could’ve been in fucking prison by now. but that wasn’t what the owner class wanted. so now convicted felon rapist con man cult leader is out of control doing whatever tf he wants and will never face any consequences from the “law”

can’t wait for the next young republican chat leak to see how they spin this to be totally aligned with the gop anti-gay mission

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pies-face-michael-cohen-b2086110.html

i think i’ve had at least 10 or 15 external hdds since the early 2000s and have only had one die on me before i retired it to upgrade to a larger capacity

she’s just racist

pretty sure that’s a prerequisite for just the privilege of calling yourself republican. yes, black republicans hate black people too

did she have some kind of epiphany? or just getting bullied by her GOP colleagues for being a woman, and now she’s lashing out?

either way, i wouldn’t complain about more of this from more republicans

you do you. enjoy your convenience. for my part, i will continue to spend $0.00 for the privilege of being the product.

all of these brands can take their smart devices and go fuck themselves with it. “convenient” GTFO

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-can-someone-do-with-your-bank-account-and-routing-numbers/

edit: it’s incredible to me, that people put as much trust as they do in the entire world

ok. tell me your account and routing numbers

who could have EVER guessed the fat drunk wifebeater-wearing “der terk er jerrrrrbs” americans wouldn’t sign up to do back breaking manual labor for minimum wage for 12 hours a day?