#1

@Basedshibe@poa.st @koropokkur@nicecrew.digital @moth_ball@shitposter.world This game man

She wasn't doing all that hot earlier, but in this one session, it was always one of them being around the top or taking the #1 spot. I set the mood to random so maybe yours got very lucky

I’m #1!

#1, usually.

Following the news.

Between internet sites, twitch, podcasts, etc I spend hours a day just following the news.

What’s insidious about this for me is that following the news is a good thing. I feel I’ve found enough solid news sources that I can stay informed about what’s happening in the world. When I don’t follow along with what’s happening I feel anxious, like I’m going to fall behind and then I will somehow get behind and not be able understand what’s happening around me.

So while following the news in itself is not a bad thing, it has negative consequences in my life, mainly around time. It cuts into my time with my kids a bit. And it definitely cuts significantly into my time for reading books, which is probably my #1 hobby.

I’ve tried to reduce the time I spend on it all but it doesn’t usually work. So it’s a habit I’m trying to kick but not really being successful at it.

forced vs post scarcity

tbh i’m happy with most stances which at least acknowledges the tension between these two facets.

anyway my point was, imo the “there’s too many humans” propaganda is part of forced scarcity lobby. there’s perhaps too many humans to live as wastefully as we are, so why wouldn’t reducing waste be our #1-3 top priorities?

Worse, it means anything they want it to mean, at whatever moment they need it. You could be perfectly fine today, and tomorrow be public enemy #1.

Look at the Venezuelans. I have several very close Venezuelan friends, all of whom came to America to escape the brutal Maduro regime. They all arrived illegally, but very quickly hooked up with lawyers, and got documented ASAP, which all previous non-MAGA Administrations were happy to assist with. All eventually became American citizens, and got jobs, some started their own businesses, and they have been active, positive contributors to American society. Even Conservatives were happy about it, because it gave Maduro a black eye.

But today, all Venezuelans are evil gang-members, here to rob, rape, pillage, and eat our pets. Not because they are all those things, but because MAGA simply says they are, and today, these good people are all considered demonized criminals, by the same people who used to be proud of them for resisting Maduro.

You can be the best American today, and be the worst American tomorrow, if MAGA decides that it is politically expedient.

So their not shutting down, just focusing on AI idiots until the bubble busts and then they will turn back to consumers…

Rules of Acquisition #1,261-- Always fuck over the idiots in the market. And when you’ve taken all their money, go back to your base with inflated prices.

@Basedshibe Is that the new Uma that propelled the game to #1 again in Japan?

@cstross@wandering.shop @quinn@social.circl.lu

Horses are resistant to TB. Horse manure has never been a major vector. The major vector has always been other people (airborne), followed by unpasteurised cow's milk ... So TB is likely to make a comeback in the US soon. Cow manure trails far behind as a cause of transmission.

It's also not a disease of the past. Though we've had an effective TB treatment for over half a century, it's still the #1 pathogenic killer worldwide. That's because we've made the diagnosis and treatment unaffordable for most. For rich countries it's something we don't have to worry about; for everyone else it's the thing you dread, the thing your children or siblings waste away from because they can't afford enough food to keep their immune system strong enough to fight it off.