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Not the biggest fan of the animation style but the bright colors and adorable voice acting make these episodes soothing to watch

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4155662

Because it's important to remind people that this exists. Also the song is amazing.

Because it's important to remind people that this exists. Also the song is amazing.

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Do publicly traded corporations act like a virus?

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Publicly traded corporations, like any other organization or entity, can have various impacts on society and the environment. The term "virus" is typically used to describe a self-replicating infectious agent that can cause disease in living organisms. However, when discussing organizations' behavior in relation to viruses, it might refer more metaphorically to their growth, impact, or ability to spread rapidly within a system (e.g., an economy).

In this context, some people argue that publicly traded corporations may act like a virus due to the following reasons:

1. Rapid expansion and growth: Like viruses, which can multiply quickly in favorable conditions, large corporations often seek rapid expansion through mergers, acquisitions, or market domination. This growth can lead to increased influence over markets, economies, and societies.
2. Resource consumption: Both viruses and rapidly expanding corporations consume resources (either biological resources for a virus or financial/human resources for a corporation). In some cases, this resource consumption may be detrimental to the environment or society at large.
3. Potential harm to host organism: A virus can cause significant damage to its host organism before reproducing and spreading further. Similarly, corporations might prioritize profit over other concerns, leading to negative consequences for workers, communities, or the environment in their pursuit of growth and expansion.
4. Spreading through networks: Viruses spread through networks (e.g., biological systems), while corporations can leverage modern communication technologies and globalized markets to expand rapidly across borders and industries. This rapid spread may lead to homogenization of economies, cultures, or ecosystems.
5. Potential for mutation: Like viruses that can evolve and adapt through genetic mutations, corporations might also change their strategies, structures, or values in response to external pressures (e.g., regulatory changes, market shifts). This ability to adapt allows them to survive and potentially thrive even under challenging circumstances.

I did not upload this video, all credit to GulbuddinHekmatyar for this genius work

Trump and his cronies spun tales of overbearing bureaucrats, DEI warriors and migrant gangs to weave a narrative that the government of elites is so out of touch — or focused on identity politics — they don’t care about the affordability crisis ruining everyone’s day-to-day lives. Democrats countered by trotting out Hollywood stars, the Cheneys, and billionaire Mark Cuban to tell a story of an assault on establishment norms that is imperiling brunch and jeopardizing a West Wing reboot.

Shocker: The working class responded by giving Trump a decisive popular vote victory.

So I recently found that the University of Minnesota has an Open Textbook Library of textbooks that are licensed to be freely downloaded and distributed and figured I'd post the link here for anyone else who likes studying from textbooks and teaching themselves as I do (I've reread my own textbooks repeatedly from years ago because I'm apparently a bit odd as I've been repeatedly told). Is this the right community for that or are there any others that would be good to cross-post to? Was recently reading the sociology textbooks because those are the ones that seem to reference Marx and Engels a bunch.

So I've done a bunch of application development in windows in C# and Java, and while Java stuff is pretty similar in Linux with Swing I'm not as confident in C# there (not too familiar with Mono), but I also want to diversify a bit too. Any recommendations?

Another krakkker down!

Also, lol at "unsinkable"