loudly slurps sherry
Oh Brisby, my good man! Please fetch me the lawn billiards so that I may best that rapscallion Master Arnold at his own game.
And should he besmirch my honor I will shoot him in a duel, yes I shall. Why have a lawn if you don’t make good use of it?
It’s definitely changed. Nerds of old were warning others about “walled gardens” long before the internet had mass appeal. Back then there were actual websites with few intrusive scripts, there were journals that you could customize to feel like your own space, services for you to have a personal page, scientists and engineers publishing stuff for free because they felt like it.
Nowadays I only really stick around the fediverse because it retains that old feel, and neocities!
Another important facet of this: Communism doesn’t have any malthusian elements in its ideology. There is no marxist theory which purports states are more efficient when they commit genocide.
Naziism very boldly and forwardly posits ethnic cleansing as one of its aims. Genocide is attractive to fascists because it frees up resources and capital for those considered deserving of them. In fascism, death balances the budget and every prominent fascist writer was not shy about saying so.
All things which can be simultaneously true!
A thought: a lot of people who drive trucks live in places with no taxis or transit or walkability.
Tired of military aid delays, Ukraine has designed its own ballistic missile — and it’s already in mass-production