thisismyname

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[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Not at all, look at the linked map. We've only one party in ultimate control which flicks between the big two but we don't have only 2 parties with any viable chance at politics at all. The SNP etc, despite having no executive power, still manage to influence political thought. The same can't really be said for the USA in any meaningful way.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election#/media/File:2024_United_Kingdom_general_election_-_Result.svg

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is toil leam seo!

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No solutions other than offering a solution.

You're literally using a communist platform right now. Owned and run by "the workers", and free to use.

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 42 points 1 month ago (3 children)

To be fair, we don't have only two options. The Greens, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, and SNP were all opposed to Brexit.

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yes, landlords do the things they do because of capitalism. Their existence is due to capitalism. But that doesn't mean they're not to blame. They choose to be landlords.

Your anecdotal experience of nice landlords doesn't cover the fact that landlords, traditionally, have been bastards to their tenants. There's a reason many countries have had to implement laws like third party deposit schemes and standards for things like smoke alarms, heating systems, etc in rented accommodation.

Landlords are bastards because of capitalism but that doesn't wash away the fact that landlords are bastards.

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Charity shops. Fuck feeding fast fashion, poverty wages, and low quality materials for profit.

If the clothes have survived someone else's use and are still in good enough state that a) they were donated instead of binned and b) they were put out for sale instead of binned, then that implies the quality is good enough to last me a couple years as well.

I know my money is going to charity instead of some fashion CEO who will use it to exploit people as much as possible.

And, I'm reusing or recycling clothes instead of them having to be manufactured from new, thus reducing my carbon footprint.

Apart from no guarantee of what you'll be able to find, so finding something specific can be difficult, there's really no downsides. Although depending on your perspective this can also be an upside as it makes shopping less predictable, more spontaneous and thus more fun.

There's hundreds of charity shops to choose from as well, all with varying causes, layouts, quality, products, etc. Give it a go, make shopping fun again!

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

De-Google your life by purchasing Google hardware! What could possibly go wrong?

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How do system wide ad blocking on Android?

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

First they came for the socialists...

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