I’d be interested in your take on NymVPN. Governence is still a bit opaque but they do provide a novel way to incentivise operators to join the network.

Perhaps in the future we could see a ride share app powered in this way. Operators and drivers paid by an algorithm based on work done. Funded by users paying with a specific coin. With the interchangeability of cryptocoin it wouldn’t matter if there are competing projects. The governance question still remains though.

Would highly recommand getting cursed by the bio spoiler! Long watch but incredibly informative. You are not immune to propaganda.

Does the US need a war with Iran. Does it need to invest so heavily in AI. I’d say no. I’d say that money would be far better spent providing support to the next generation. Or literally anything else. Green tech, healthcare, education are far more worthy causes than tax cuts for the rich.

That’s just not true though.

I understand the importance of a CEO. It’s a difficult job and requires dedication. But how can you honestly say they deserve to earn x1000 times more than someone who works just as hard but doesn’t have the right connections.

Then there are shareholders. They use their wealth to aquire more wealth. Yes they make decisions about where the company should make investment but they also only care about one thing, portfolio growth. This leads to loopholes in tax laws, private equity gutting companies, attacks on workers rights and criminal cover ups.

No one earns a billion fairly. Just because you are well off doesn’t mean you deserve to be. The notion that ‘these people create jobs’ is a cop out. These people need to be reigned in.

I’ve seen figures saying total billionaire worth is $21trillion. Divided equally, that would give every person on Earth $2500. I don’t know about you but that would help me enourmously. And imagine the difference it would make to someone from Iraq or Sudan.

Obviously it wouldn’t make sense to just hand it out like that. It’s just an example to show how much wealth is owned by those who don’t actually need it. They’re not even doing anything useful with it and would still be unfathomably rich if they gave some away.

Ok yeah I see what you mean. Definitely agree about government spending being auditable and public. And obviously wasted taxes are bad. But I’d argue taxes are never wasted on feeding the population, especially children!

Those things are happening right now under capitalism. No system is immune from corruption. That’s why it’s so important to stamp it out when you see it.

No one should earn over $100mil full stop. The design is flawed.

I don’t really see the issue. With all our technological advancements, people shouldn’t have to work as much as they do. I would love to see people have more time off. Yes some would sit around and do nothing, maybe they need the rest, but I think the majority would get bored and do something they actually wanted to do. In would be a net positive for society. Parents could spend more time with their kids.

I do understand how hard it would be to achieve. But I believe it’s possible.

I suppose the caveat is, you have to be unable to afford it to recieve it for free. Like you, I have a high enough income that I’m not entitled to free food. It’s good to know that it’s available if i fall on hard times though. I’d like to see it expanded not reduced.

Yes! It would be extremely difficult but that’s the dream!

There’s already millions of empty homes due to capitilism. 100% tax on any income above $100,000,000 would be a start lol

It is. It may not be provided in many countries and that is something we should aim to fix, but as a human being you are entitled to free food.

The collective pays for it through tax collection. The people who already make it will still make it. If you wanted to move you would give up your current house and trade it for a different one.

Why can you not imagine a better, fairer society?

If you work a 40 hour week you should recieve food, shelter, medicine and entertainment.

I believe this is achievable thanks to the incredible innovation over the past 2 centuries.

What’s absurd is the current system. Where billionaires can extract from nations without giving anything back. It’s absurd that food for children is being cut to bomb children on the other side of the world.

What I believe may sound absurd to you. But look at our reality. It’s fucking crazy!!

Ok fair. SNAP is a government benefit if you must use the technical term. It’s not the end of the story though.

I think there is some truth in the original comment of this thread. They are called government benefits to make people believe they are not entitled to them. When in reality they are your right as a human being.

I’m saying SNAP is funded through national effort and international cooperation. Which USians are entitled to as part of their basic human rights.

This is a thread about the US governement taking food away from children and you’re getting hung up on semantics.

It’s good to know you’re privileged enough not to need support from the governement. Others are not so lucky.

Yes.

It’s actually a human right as defined by the UN - https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Article 25

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control

Goes very nicely with

Article 22

Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality

Does the US uphold human rights? No. That’s the main issue here.

Thanks, that’s a great point about IVPN and Gibraltar. They do have a warren canary but I’ve heard those are bullshit too. The question is, are they compromised already or not.

I only bought a month of time so maybe i’ll move to Nym. They have decentralized servers and have mixnet functionally which seems a safer bet.

It’s pretty mental! What do they mean their internal systems were compromised but everything’s fine. Not even any downtime??

It feels like OpenAI removed guardrails, gave an agent a path to internet access and said attack HuggingFace. At the same time HuggingFace left some vulnerabilities on a machine in a sandbox and waited for OpenAI to arrive.

Still impressive that agents can to that now but the hole thing stinks of marketing. I reckon unless HF sues OpenAI it was planned from the start lol

All I know is the profits of Mullvad go to bad causes. Yes IVPN aren’t perfect but the services are so similar the choice should be obvious. Until a better alternative comes along i’m going to use the one that does less harm.

Damn that’s the only thing they don’t offer compared to the others 💔