Notices by Antanicus (antanicus@social.coop), page 9

Does this sound like the premeditated destruction of Israel to you?

this is such a remarkable load of shit. when palestinians demand return, they're demanding the observation of their internationally recognized right as refugees to return to their homes in the aftermath of a war as granted in u.n. general assembly resolution 194.

"When Palestinians demand 'return' it is both in place and time: to 'return' to a mythical time without Israel and Zionism." Therefore, there is no such thing as "non-violent ret…
https://twitter.com/EWilf/status/979641812385193984

israel simply does not wish to acknowledge this right because a demographic tilt in palestinians' favor would compromise jewish political control and thus the zionist project. to justify denying it, israel must twist the exercise of that right into an act of violence.

Hey @jjg crazy idea: an electric-powered steamer car. What about that? :D

Science reveals the secret to extreme wealth: SHEER DUMB LUCK.
“The results are something of an eye-opener. Their simulations accurately reproduce the wealth distribution in the real world. But the wealthiest individuals are not the most talented (although they must have a certain level of talent). They are the luckiest. And this has significant implications for the way societies can optimize the returns they get for investments in everything from business to science.”
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-rich-turns-out-its-just-chance/amp/

*Twitter is not a public utility* by @Gargron

"Isn’t it a bit strange that the entire world has to wait on the CEO of #Twitter to come around on what constitutes healthy discourse? I am not talking about it being too little, too late. Rather, my issue is with “instant, public, global messaging and conversation” being entirely dependent on one single privately held company’s whims. Perhaps they want to go in the right direction right now for once, but who’s to say …"

https://medium.com/@Gargron/twitter-is-not-a-public-utility-2bc49567152b

"The researchers found profit from ride-hail driving to be “very low”. On an hourly basis, the median profit was $3.37 per hour, with 74% of drivers earning less than the minimum wage in the state where they operate."

When shit's so bad, even TechCruch can't hide it anymore.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/02/mit-study-shows-how-much-driving-for-uber-or-lyft-sucks/

@devurandom "Persona" isn't intrinsically commercial. "Brand" is. It's all about conditioning people to see themselves as products, and perform as products, and you should dislike it.