Ace T'Ken

I advocate for logical and consistent viewpoints on controversial topics. If you’re looking at my profile, I’ve probably made you mad by doing so.

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  • Ace T'KentoFedigrow@lemm.eeHow are you doing with your communities?
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    2 months ago

    Not great. Sort of lost my will to post after a bunch of experiments over at [email protected]

    If I post pure questions in the weekly thread, generally one or two people respond. Political or not, it doesn’t seem to matter.

    If I post questions with some opinion added, people respond more frequently to those (even if I do not believe the opinion), but we get scads of aggressive comments and downvotes which buries the thread quickly.

    To top that off, if I respond in other threads in Lemmy, I get people digging up the weekly threads (or responses therein) and trying to use those as ammunition against me. It’s super disheartening.




  • Ace T'KentoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldPlease hurry
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    2 months ago

    usufruct

    So… reading the Wikipedia article on it for more info, it doesn’t seem to place any limits on what you can own. It simply lets you makes allowances for others to use something of yours. It doesn’t seem to mention forfeiting unused property in the least.

    It’s basically just being a landlord, but with other stuff, no? I’m not following how this isn’t corruptible unless there’s something I’m missing.




  • Ace T'KentoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldPlease hurry
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    2 months ago

    No political system is perfect. Ever.

    They require constant vigilance. They require battling. Human greed is capable of corrupting every system that a human mind can create.

    Anyone that tells you they have a perfect political system that would never need fixing is a liar, an idiot, or both.






  • Ace T'KenOPMtoActual Discussion(WEEKLY) Help Us Fix Weekly Topics
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    3 months ago

    Huh. That’s actually a really good idea.

    Or… and hear me out here… Maybe it could cost 10 cents to downvote someone. Not enough to be egregious, but the funds could be used to help keep the server afloat and would make you think twice about downvoting comments you only mildly disagree with.


  • Ace T'KenOPMtoActual Discussion(WEEKLY) Help Us Fix Weekly Topics
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    3 months ago

    Thank you for the reply. The majority of my thoughts were very much in line with what you said and it’s sort of what I feared.

    I’m not sure how to continue with things as they are as it feels like trying to start a dialogue with a wall at times. I hadn’t considered mobile platforms as part of the issue, but you are most likely correct.