Sneptaur

I'll take this opportunity to encourage you to limit your Twitter use as much as possible, you know why.

Because the notes were not removed, they're just not working due to data center problems right now. Or, at least, that's enough of a possibility to raise questions.

Oh no, nuance??

The CEOs aren't making any risks at all, it's the shareholders taking risks. The unfairness comes in when the government protects them from their own risk while leaving the poor out to rot.

That's the problem with our entire system!

Yes, shareholders in the US have rights to sue when their investments don't return profits as promised.

It's pretty sickening.

This is one of the biggest drivers of corporate greed in the US.

Did you write this comment while drunk?

This response is one of the most well thought out, compassionate and intelligent replies I've had in this type of back-and-forth online in many years. I'm seriously impressed and I absolutely cannot be angry after reading that.

In general, I get it. I am not fighting against the way you are using anger and hate here. After all, hate and love are intrinsically linked. We can't have one without the other. I do hate billionaires. I do hate corrupt politicians. I am only cautioning against wishing harm on people like so many are doing in this thread (and in many other corners of the Internet). In a reply to someone else earlier, I mentioned that the county most affected by this is primarily black and voted overwhelmingly for Harris in 2024 - about 32/68 for Harris. That is why I push back in the way that I did. I wasn't very articulate because I was looking for a debate and I didn't want to write a whole page as a top-level reply.

It's not going to be easy for us. It'll take a very long time. I just.. I have this deep unrelenting pragmatic optimism in my heart; I believe most people generally want what's best for everyone. People caught up in identity politics, hate campaigns, whatever -- that's just someone who's lost their way and is caught up in a distraction. Social media amplifies these patterns often, as does the news media. It's painful to watch, and it feels like so many people are caught up in hate, always looking for a victory over a perceived enemy rather than looking for a better world for everyone.

One of the things that radicalized me was hearing a socialist online say (while arguing with a republican or something), "I want universal healthcare not just for me and my loved ones, but for you and yours too. Can't you see that?"

I'm sure I'll see you around this network again. Keep being excellent, and thank you.

They voted to allow the government not to shut down, lol.

Well obviously I know that acceptance is healthy, and I'm doing a lot of work lately to focus on that. I still just overall think wishing harm on people is unproductive and unhealthy, even if the other person deserves it. That's the core of my point. This new point I did pivot to is an example as to why that sort of behavior is unhealthy.

Just defending my apparently-controversial assertion that wishing harm on people in Memphis because Tennessee wound up voting for Trump in the 2024 election is cringe.

Jokes aside, I'm guessing 7-2 against