Skip Navigation

InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)A

activistPnk

@ activistPnk @slrpnk.net

Posts
97
Comments
243
Joined
3 yr. ago

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • I am 100% in the #fuckCars camp (as a cyclist). Whether that is “solar punk” depends on where you are. A solar punk can’t be anti-car while living in locations where carlessness is not viable (that’s just a stupid punk, soon to be dead punk). Your delusions and ignorance about US attitudes, culture, psychology, and addictions is a bit sad, considering hollywood movies would even be sufficient to straighten that out without setting foot in the country.

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • Do you really think all people and cultures are the same? Have you never been to the US?

    Indeed I’ve lived inside and outside the US (as a cyclist in a city with good cycling and public transport). Just as Europeans would never accept the general population carrying guns, Americans will not give up their cars. Especially when there is no infra for it. Cyclists would get slaughtered in high numbers on most US streets.

    move close enough to bike to work.

    You clearly have no idea how zoning works in the US, and how sprawling cities are.

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • If the US had fewer oil reserves it would be easier to make that distinction but it gets really muddy with how much we produce.

    Those reserves were reserved for a reason -- so after peak oil the US would have some time before hitting rock bottom.

    Have you seen this meme?

    I had not. Let’s hope that meme is only pointed to MAGA nuts, because “keeps you dependant on woke companies” seems quite far off the mark. Whoever wrote that probably had the car maker in mind, but oil companies are as hard-right as they come. Buying fuel for an ICE car adds money to the warchests of republican policians - Greg Abbot most particularly.

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • There isn’t a national speed limit, that ended in 1995.

    I appreciate the correction. Though I must say that’s trivia that does not counter the original point. National security is still compromised by the dependency. The US has simply decided that it’s okay to bully for the oil even to the extent of sacrificing some service people’s lives.

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • It’s quite the opposite.

    What’s the opposite of what?

    Gas cars require imported crude.

    That’s essentially what I said, no?

    Acquisition and protection of crude has historically been a military function.

    And? Anything that requires the use of the military is obviously contrary to national security. It’s like saying “Thieves force me to hire a security guard for my shop, therefore theives are good for security”.

    MAGA world was extremely anti EV, anti hybrid, anti sustainability, anti anything ecologically intelligent.

    Know your audience. Hence why the focus should not be on ecology -- but rather national security, when facing a MAGA audience.

    They haven’t changed, they’ve just been confused and conflicted about EVs since Elon came into the fold.

    That confusion should be exploited.

  • Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

    Jump

  • Implying electric cars are patriotic. Or even good.

    Implying that making perfect the enemy of good is a wise move in this context. Or even sensible.

    Geting cars off the road is a real win.

    Yes, that is perfect. Also a dreamy unrealistic utopia that Americans won’t have at the current unsurmountable level of convenience zombieism that spans both parties.

  • 🌱Climate Change🌡⛈ @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Can we stigmatize ICE cars in the US as /unpatriotic/?

  • EU bans 'steak' and 'bacon' labels on vegan and vegetarian products

    Jump

  • Where is the vegan lobby in all of this? Did they not fight back? I would gladly sign a petition that forces the meat industry to put pics of animals on all processed foods where ingredients are not obvious from the cover, like on ramen noodles.

  • EU bans 'steak' and 'bacon' labels on vegan and vegetarian products

    Jump

  • The move would have merit if there were a real issue of confusion in the marketplace. But indeed caving to the meat lobby is just a display of lacking democracy.. not representing the people.

    I would love to see a counter petition that demands ramen noodles have animal pics on the frontside.

  • EU bans 'steak' and 'bacon' labels on vegan and vegetarian products

    Jump

  • I suspect it’s a signal that the politically hard right is in control of Europe. I recently heard Spain is currently the only notably progressive leadership in Europe at the moment.

  • Vegan @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    EU bans 'steak' and 'bacon' labels on vegan and vegetarian products

    www.farminguk.com /news/eu-bans-steak-and-bacon-labels-on-vegan-and-vegetarian-products_68126.html

  • Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

    Jump

  • Remember that in capitalism, anything but growth is a tragedy

    Can’t say I’m with you. If the top hat shop goes out of business because the demand for top hats dies off, it’s a good thing. It’s one of the few good features of capitalism to have a natural death of that particular variety of waste (the waste of producing beyond demand).

    If the consumption of meat is dropping (good!), then it’s even more important for grocers to stock less of it.

  • Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

    Jump

  • Not eating it is much easier than stealing it.

    Indeed. But also less effective.

    I consider vegans neutral. They neither help nor hinder the industry of animal products. I love this quote by Desmond Tutu:

    “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

  • Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

    Jump

  • Or, more controversally, stop paying for meat. I personally have no ethical problem with shoplifting meat. To buy meat is unethical because it supports the meat industry. To shoplift is to punish and deter those causing harm.

    The only thing that stops me from shoplifting meat is I cannot be bothered to study the art of it and then take on the risks of getting caught.

  • Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

    Jump

  • Guardian is paywalled for me.

  • Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

    Jump

  • Certainly that’s the case in the US. It would be suicide for US republicans adhere to their conservative values and drop subsidies, which would outrage all the farmers whose vote republicans rely on. (edit) So the survival of the republican party inherently forces them into hypocricy.

    But why don’t the dems nix meat subsidies? No farmers vote for dems, so no loss there. But I suppose there would be enough meat-eating dems who would abandon their own party. Just like in California a politician tried to push a fuel tax and got voted out by both parties.

  • Work/commuting backpack, ideally not a US company

    Jump

  • For the laptop, you will want to ensure that the bottom of the laptop compartment is not at the bottom of the bag. A good design puts a few cm air gap between the bottom of the bag and bottom of the laptop compartment so that when you set down the bag, no shock reaches the laptop.

    Maybe it’s common.. not sure.

  • Older Vegans Need 58 Percent Less Medication, Study Finds

    Jump

  • The article doesn’t say /when/ someone must become vegan to benefit. If someone eats meat regularly their whole life then goes vegan at 65, is that too late to make a notable difference?

    Also a bit interesting about the gut health. I would have expected meat eaters to be getting bigger doses of gut bacteria.

  • Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket.

    Jump

  • Of course I will need to be in a disposable income situation to get one of these.

    The prices I’ve seen for the simple plug-in PVs are terrible. I can only imagine it making sense on frequent road trips or camping, or perhaps in situations where you live in an apartment and have no rooftop real estate for proper panels.

  • JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Are Pausing on Some US Renewable Deals

    Jump

  • JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Are Pausing on Some US Renewable Deals

    Jump
  • Vegan @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    ⛽🥩⛔ Amsterdam becomes 1st capital city to ban ads for meat and fossil fuels

    popularresistance.org /amsterdam-becomes-first-capital-city-to-ban-fossil-fuel-ads/
  • 🌱Climate Change🌡⛈ @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    ⛽🥩⛔ Amsterdam becomes 1st capital city to ban ads for meat and fossil fuels

    popularresistance.org /amsterdam-becomes-first-capital-city-to-ban-fossil-fuel-ads/
  • Living in vans, cars, RVs, etc @lemmy.sdf.org
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    why not add !offgrid@slrpnk.net to the sidebar?

  • No Lawns @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    👮 Neighbor called the cops on me for having weeds 🌿 -- how to work the system in this situation

  • zerowaste @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    To fight back against chronic forced smartphone upgrades, we need a tool to track public access points that impose new phones

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Decreasing visibility of physical addresses appearing on websites.. even public/government agencies and human rights NGOs

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Enshitification attributed to the fall of FTP services

  • zerowaste @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Looks like the EU somewhat wants to start to interfere with Amazon’s habit of trashing unsold goods. If you work in an Amazon EU warehouse, get your whistle ready.

  • PeerTube @lemmy.wtf
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net
    Locked

    Please consider removing *@lemmy.world from the sidebar

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    The deeper problem w/tech enshitification is conditioning of users to expect it and accept it -- parallels research on smokers’ conditioning to accept filth

  • Enshittification @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    The Flixbus chatbot claims nothing it says is legally binding (but a court found otherwise in Canada, ruling against an airline)

    webchat.flixbus.com
  • Right to Repair @discuss.tchncs.de
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    anti-repair tactic: h/w support s/w ships as a download manager instead of an actual app (Transcend HDDs)

  • Fediverse @hilariouschaos.com
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Lemmyverse is not decentralised. It’s neutral at best.

  • Fediverse @hilariouschaos.com
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    There is a “Cathedral and Bazaar” within the fediverse that manifests as utilitarian users and deontological users, respectively

  • Fediverse @hilariouschaos.com
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Wrote a script to find decentralised communities w/in the fedi. It selects nodes w/active users < avg+2σ. Is that a good approach? Check my math plz.

  • No Lawns @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    sheep mowers, not lawn mowers

    www.ucdavis.edu /curiosity/news/surprising-benefits-of-sheep-mowers
  • Is this Instance Down? @infosec.pub
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    linkage.ds8.zone has been “temporarily” down for days now

  • XMPP @slrpnk.net
    activistPnk @slrpnk.net

    Vcard 4-- Unable to include the /fingerprint/ of an OMEMO encryption key