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@_chris_real @Geri I don't think the Constitution is flawed as much as the style of government that it is dictating is. Republicanism is a failed system of government. Parliamentary systems are far better, and have consistently shown to be less corrupt. I think the American experiment of a federal republic is a failure, not necessarily the document guiding it.

@_chris_real @Geri Just kinda wish we were going through a cool goth phase and not a Nazi skinhead phase though....

@_chris_real @Geri Europe has a history spanning thousands and thousands of years. They've been through it all - some have learned the lessons better than others. But the US is only 250 years old. HM King Harald has jewelry older than that! This is a teenage rebellion phase for us. The US doesn't have a clearly defined culture like European countries do. We're "finding ourselves" like a teenager would.

@_chris_real @Geri Yup! Vivaldi is a Norwegian company.

@_chris_real @Geri There have been some really cool Norwegian companies that have succeeded (Vivaldi, and Jolacloud are two), and some flaming cat turds too. As long as you pay back your creditors, the government is like "hey, Norwegian ingenuity can't win all the time. Better luck next time" and some try again. With the same people. It's not devestating. Progress is iterative, but progress should always be beneficial regardless. Not destructive.

@su_liam @Geri if we're talking the Nordic Model, they aren't monopolies per se. They are private for-profit corporations, and the are several of them, but they are managed by the government, and they pay obligatory taxes at very high rate which goes into the social security system. They're almost like your power company. Its capitalism on a very tight leash is what it is.

@Geri @vfrmedia The Nordic Countries have mastered that idea. Cake is not a necessity, so let people choose what kind they want.

@Geri @vfrmedia we all love cake! Of various different kinds. And when we let others eat the kinds of cakes they want simply because cakes are delightful, and not because one cake has more value than the other, everyone get to enjoy that.

@vfrmedia @Geri I've yet to have any of my Norwegian friends complain about costs and taxes. And it's not like austere soviet Russia, they drive fun cars that are all different, and are very individualistic. But not at the cost of wellness towards others. They like having money for fun stuff, but they also don't want people dieing from lack of basic necessities. The nordic model really does prove you can have have your cake and eat it too

@Geri As someone looking to immigrate there, it is really a cool system. The important things the government controls, but there is still a lot of room for fun innovative things. Norwegians are fearless because they can try new things, and if they fail, they fail. It's not the end of the world. It's just money. It's paper. People don't starve because of failure. If they will starve because of failure, then government controls it.

@randahl i get a lot of "gifts" from people in Europe on Etsy these days. That's what "gift economy" means..duh

@bodhipaksa I'm an American, and I don't think you have too much to worry about. You're the wrong color. This is entirely a race thing for MAGA. Better safe than sorry though. You can probably go out, but absolutely don't speak to anyone because of your accent. That would be my advise.

@FakeScrumStats I hate #scrum. It wastes people's time. I hired a dev once, and on his first day, he's like "we're not doing a daily scrum?" Hmm, no...that's what that $10,000 smart board with the kanban is for.....now pour yourself a cup of the expensive ass coffee I buy, turn on some music with those headphones, that I also bought...and get to work....

@glyph But wait! What is this I see in my vibe coded content? Could this be....a fuck off variable? Seriously, people are naming their variables things like "theHTMLDohickey", and those are showing up in "innovative and original" vibe code from LLMs.

@gabriel I'm a systems architect, and there is lots of money to be made with the data centers....if you can get them to pay their invoices. All three of them are terrible at paying their invoices. I've heard of people being 60 days out and not making payroll. And they finally pay when nobody shows up. I don't think either three of them know what the fuck their doing, TBH. It's a cluster.