arctanthrope

ok I see. my understanding of imperialism is that it encompasses both of those, meaning broadly, expansion of influence, especially (but not necessarily) by claiming areas of land, in order to gain control of resources currently held by others. but I agree, there are two types within that, and the distinction between them is whether the people currently occupying the land (or in particular their labor) are part of the resources that the empire is trying to claim

so, just walking through your own argument as I understand it: situations that are similar to the treatment of indigenous North Americans by the US can be considered imperialism, if it’s done by one nation to another nation. but the actual treatment of indigenous peoples by the US doesn’t meet that condition. the result of that syllogism must be: between the US and the indigenous peoples, one of them is not a nation. I assume you’re not saying that the US is not a nation. so the conclusion must be that the indigenous North American peoples were not a nation, or multiple nations; that there was no political or societal organization in the Americas before Europeans came. is that what you mean, or have I misunderstood?

and my question is why do you think that’s not a form of imperialism

the “neighboring nation” I was referring to were the indigenous people. North America was not a blank slate before Europeans arrived. “manifest destiny” was imperialism

so you’re saying going to war against a neighboring nation to expand your territory is not what an empire does?

Yes, I am only fluent in The USA English

no, you’re not

I guess when the consumers you’re targeting are apparently the type to need a demonstration of how a card fits in a wallet, you shouldn’t expect them to understand that that card is in fact solely for the purpose of that demonstration

what do you call it when you put the seed in the pot if not “planting”?

beer mixed with lemonade is called a Radler, which is German for bicyclist, so that’s also cycling beer (it’s also sometimes called shandy, idk what the difference is exactly, or if there even is one)

I used to work for a company that supplied powertrain components for most major auto brands, all the guys who worked with Ford said they would never buy a Ford. maybe that’s just what happens when you see the sausage get made, but on the other hand I never heard the same from the guys who worked with other companies

roughly 68°F btw

a million documents is on average about one document every 35 minutes for his entire life. that seems like a lot, even for a broad definition of “document”

live SpongeBob reaction

this isn’t new, “making smaller marks on a rock” has been mankind’s method for expanding data storage for thousands of years

edit - hmm, needs workshopping I guess. maybe something like: “over thousands of years, humans have refined data storage from its most primitive beginnings as marks on rocks, to its most advanced novelty, different marks on different rocks”

exactly, the real Luddites weren’t opposed to technology, they were opposed to wealthy factory owners using technology in a way that eliminated or cheapened their labor to extract more profit. what Sanders and most others are citing as threats posed by “ai” are actually perfectly in line with the Luddites, but they’re not allowed to say so because the actual history of the Luddites has been smeared and propagandized to make them look like unreasonable morons who are scared of things they can’t comprehend

would it be possible to solve this problem by making different inks? or would any ink that doesn’t have this problem just inherently be non-permanent