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Is Youtube still on the fritz? I notice comment sections everywhere disabled.

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Not gonna lie, I'm really disappointed with how the US election process went in general (not talking about just who won, but just how badly insecure the thing was, and how any and all claims of potential fraud or mistakes were dismissed out of hand, instead of thoroughly investigated).

In the past I've avoided making predictions in public and then I end up regretting not doing it when they turn up to be true. So this time, I'm gonna take a risk.

Here's my prediction: it's gonna depend a bit on who exactly is gonna run in 2024, but unless republicans do a stupid, and don't pick anyone reasonable, I predict that if Joe Biden wins another term in 2024, that's gonna be your sign that democracy is dead in USA, that the system is completely corrupt, and you're in a de facto authoritarian country on the level of China.

Now at that point, you'll have 3 choices: 1) give up, and accept the system, hoping they'll leave you alone until you can finally die of old age. 2) give up, and escape, by moving to whatever country you think still has some freedoms protected. 3) prepare for a revolution, the type of revolution that would give Alex Jones a boner.

I'm not gonna say what you should choose. Not my country, not my right to do so.
Just know, that the hope behind option 1), the hope that if you just play ball, they'll leave you alone for those few more years until you can retire, or your kid is grown up, or whatever, that's a false hope. Take it from people with more experience, unless you are THE ONE on top, there is no living in peace, there's no such thing as "being left alone if I don't stir shit up".

>YouTube
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You know... it just occurred to me. Aren't usually the governments that make "policies"? Am I the only one that is getting uncomfortable with massive tech companies, that have immeasurable influence on our daily lives, starting to use political speak?

And if you still are trying to claim that these companies aren't starting to influence our lives more than our governments (that we actually vote for), then let me ask you this: when was the last time you checked your phone vs. when was the last time you spoke with your local elected politician?

I sometimes wonder if life really is worth it all... and then I discover another HL meme... 100% worth it.

Still no Covid-19 yet... but my brother caught it, and I had contact with him just before his symptoms came in. So I'm a bit concerned myself.

I love Flashgitz, but this one was too fucked up even for me... Jesus fuck guyz...

youtube.com/watch?v=r1Mu0EFvy2

Just realized that next year, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen will once again drive on the same F1 grid with a Schumacher. But this time, it's the young Mick Schumacher, son of Michael Schumacher.
While it's not uncommon for the offspring of a racing driver to also pick up the wheel, it's not that often that the kid gets to fight the rivals of the old man. Or at least not in F1. maybe this is more common in Nascar.

So Cyberpunk 2077 is buggy.
We also know the game was postponed multiple times to finish/polish.
Just how buggy would it have been if they didn't take the extra time?

I think some things from the mirror universe are slipping into our own.

Son ya gonna drive me to drinkin' if you don't stop toutin' that tyrant Lincoln🎶

Huh... Epic Games Store is now listing prices in my local currency. That was a surprise.
Steam still uses Euro prices for Romania, and I'm guessing the rest of EU, GOG uses USD. But Epic somehow got everyone else beat, in actually using the correct currency for my country.
Don't really know if it's worth the hassle on their part, as Euro is far more stable as a currency than our local RON, but whatever.

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