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Comment on An antitrust advocate reflects on the Democratic Party's cult of powerlessness in ~society
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Comment on I am looking for 100% ad-free apps for older adults with dementia. Things like jigsaw puzzles, coloring and the like. Paid is fine. in ~life
AnthonyB (edited )LinkHey, what a coincidence! I'm currently staying in a rehab facility with a family member that is recovering from major brain surgery and we just got a list of apps that were recommended from the...Hey, what a coincidence! I'm currently staying in a rehab facility with a family member that is recovering from major brain surgery and we just got a list of apps that were recommended from the cognitive therapist. Unfortunately, I can't vouch for the ad-free part just yet as we haven't gone through them all, but it doesn't hurt to share the stuff the pros recommended, right?
Here's the list:
Edit: apps I've checked out and are ad free are in bold
Peak-Brain Training by Brainbow
Fit Brains Trainer by Rosetta Stone Canada
BrainHQ by Posit Science
Elevate by Dana Nakano, PhD
Lumosity by Human Cognition Project
Tetris by Alexy Pajotnov
Sudoku 2 by Finger Arts
Memory Block by Category 5 Games
Stroop Effect by Attila Hegedus
Visual Attention by Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.
Brain Lab by Digital Brain Factory
Word Search+ by Brainium Studios LLC
Word Jigsaw by Sarah Pierce
Brain Challenge by Gameloft
Chain of Thought by Jay Bacal
This is to That by Jay Bacal
Chicktionary by Ludomade
1010! by Gram Games
Free Flow by Big Duck Games LLC.
Rush Hour by ThinkFun Inc.
Unblock Me by KirGames Co., Ltd.
Cognito by TidePool Inc.
I'm going to download them all and look through them over the next day or so then I'll update if any of them have unavoidable ads.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AnthonyB Link ParentI'm not sure. I've been playing it on my switchI'm not sure. I've been playing it on my switch
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AnthonyB LinkA few months ago I got back into Diablo 2 in an attempt to finally get to the late game/Uber stage. Unfortunately, I just don't have the patience to farm for runes and so I got burned out and...A few months ago I got back into Diablo 2 in an attempt to finally get to the late game/Uber stage. Unfortunately, I just don't have the patience to farm for runes and so I got burned out and decided to give D3 a try since it was included in the bundle. All in all, it's pretty fun. Unlike D2, there's a happy middle ground between the early stage and late stage that I can hop into for a few hours a week. Plus it's not a crazy overwhelming flurry of images and numbers like D4.
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Comment on John Thune elected as US Senate Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentEhhh... There are some wild names on this list.Ehhh... There are some wild names on this list.
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Comment on John Thune elected as US Senate Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in ~society
AnthonyB (edited )Link[Meta/off-topic] I think it might be a good idea to make a megathread for all of the upcoming changes/cabinet appointments in ~society. There is some crazy shit coming out by the hour (for...[Meta/off-topic] I think it might be a good idea to make a megathread for all of the upcoming changes/cabinet appointments in ~society. There is some crazy shit coming out by the hour (for example) and as much as I love to follow politics, I don't know if we want tildes to be dominated by a series of posts like this.
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Comment on Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles in ~transport
AnthonyB Link ParentI had a similar experience when it froze for a minute while picking me up. All in all it was still a great ride. Cheaper than an Uber, smoother ride, better car, and no small talk or bad music.I had a similar experience when it froze for a minute while picking me up. All in all it was still a great ride. Cheaper than an Uber, smoother ride, better car, and no small talk or bad music.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI the early days, there were a lot more left-leaning voices on Tildes. Some of them were very...intense and maybe a little too passionate and thus got hit with the ban hammer (pour one out for...I the early days, there were a lot more left-leaning voices on Tildes. Some of them were very...intense and maybe a little too passionate and thus got hit with the ban hammer (pour one out for alyaza). Others left on their own volition, and many of the reasons were explained in the hundreds of navel-gazing posts that define this little community. But one thing that has been pretty consistent is this little debate that we're all having in this post. If you go back and skim through the posts with 2020 us presidential election tag, you'll see a lot of the same arguments and some of the same usernames. But the overall vibe has been a lot more liberal/centrist since the reddit influx a few years back.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentThat quote is probably best used when you apply it to the people who were propping up Joe Biden in 2022. For the record, I voted. But it didn't really help, either. Looking at the American...That quote is probably best used when you apply it to the people who were propping up Joe Biden in 2022.
For the record, I voted. But it didn't really help, either. Looking at the American political landscape, I don't think there's anything that Kamala Harris could have done to deliver the massive systemic changes that the US needs. The infrastructure is just not there for her or anyone that is to the left of the Heritage Foundation. Instead, she maybe would've made marginal improvements in a handful of areas while right wing grievances continued to fester and most likely turn into to big wins in '26 and/or '28.
Personally, I think voting is a lot like going to the dentist. It's important, and there are times where you absolutely must go, but ultimately the most important stuff is done between visits. If you think you can skate by on brushing for 30s a day then wake up the morning of your appointment and floss two times, you're mistaken. That's where "the left" (again, none of us in this thread know for sure who we are talking about), deserves the most criticism. Most of them think they can sit on the sidelines and bitch every couple of years and call it a day. Go to a DSA meeting in a major left-leaning city and its gonna be pretty lonely. Then again, that's how most Americans engage with politics. I know you're Canadian, so forgive me for doing my patriotic duty and keeping this about us.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI work in early childhood education. When it comes to maintaining order in the classroom, the most important thing we do is set limits and follow through on them. It's the exact same thing. What...I work in early childhood education. When it comes to maintaining order in the classroom, the most important thing we do is set limits and follow through on them. It's the exact same thing. What good are your threats if you don't follow through on them?
Also, I can't fault people for thinking their voices might be heard by the Democrats if a Republican is in office. Look at 2017 to 2020. Democrats were all about kids in cages, resist,
defundreform the police, the public option, etc. Kinda the same story in 2008 with the hope, change, universal healthcare, anti-Iraq war ticket that Obama ran on.So maybe the question shouldn't be "why must the left always stick to their principles" but rather, "why don't the Democrats stick to theirs?"
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI think it's easier to view this through the lens of who they won't vote for, rather than who their ideal candidate is. I think it's also an important question to ask yourself, too. At what point...I think it's easier to view this through the lens of who they won't vote for, rather than who their ideal candidate is. I think it's also an important question to ask yourself, too. At what point would you stop voting for the "lesser of two evils?" Would you vote for Liz Cheney if she were the nominee? Would you vote for Dick Cheney? Everybody has (or should have) their line that they won't cross. OP spoke vaguely, but a lot of people on "the left" have different lines.
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Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI don't want to sound annoying and condescending, but for the tens of thousands of people who marched in the streets, camped out at college campuses, and interrupted numerous Harris campaign...I don't want to sound annoying and condescending, but for the tens of thousands of people who marched in the streets, camped out at college campuses, and interrupted numerous Harris campaign events, screaming, "Stop the genocide," what more should they have done?
100k people voted Uncommitted in what was essentially an uncontested primary in Michigan. Between that and the protests, I don't know how much more loud one has to get in order to be taken seriously, especially in a state that Biden won by about 150k.
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Comment on Could we get a ~politics.us? in ~tildes
AnthonyB LinkIt'll die down when the shock wears off. The first two years of the site were under the Trump administration and news & politics were threads were somewhat rare back then, just like they were...It'll die down when the shock wears off. The first two years of the site were under the Trump administration and news & politics were threads were somewhat rare back then, just like they were before July.
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Comment on How Donald Trump won, and how Kamala Harris lost in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentYou're focusing on the wrong part of that ad. The first part doesn't hold much weight if voters don't feel like the second part is true. The main reason why that ad was so effective is because...You're focusing on the wrong part of that ad.
“Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you”
The first part doesn't hold much weight if voters don't feel like the second part is true. The main reason why that ad was so effective is because most people didn't feel like Kamala Harris was going to better their lives. And why would they? She didn't offer anything big and meaningful. She didn't distance herself from Biden, whose administration oversaw the average American's real wage earnings go down during his tenure. And now there's a clip going around showing her advocating for gender transition surgery for criminals? "Where's my fucking healthcare?"
It's far far far more important for Democrats to offer meaningful improvements in people's lives. Real stuff. Not some means-tested, focus group, 50k for small business startup bullshit. We're talking New Deal level investment in people. Housing, healthcare, jobs programs, education, infrastructure - ya know, fixing the things that seem to be getting worse all the time. Or at the very least, talking about it. Be the party of improving everyone's life.
Americans are stupid and sexist and racist and homophobic, but we shouldn't overestimate our bigotry. Ultimately, the majority of people in this country are self-interested. If you can make people think their lives are going to get better, they'll look away on other things they aren't too excited about. That should be one of the (many) takeaways from the Trump era. People disregard tons and tons of things they don't like about him because they believe in his (bullshit) promise of a better future.
If the Democrats move to the right on social issues and run the same campaign they did just now, then they might as well run Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, or any of the other "moderate" conservatives that Trumpism has eviscerated.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentChecking in a day later, it doesn't look like she underperformed with Black voters as much as it initially seemed. That said, it still looks like the youth, Arab/Muslim, Latino, and most...Checking in a day later, it doesn't look like she underperformed with Black voters as much as it initially seemed. That said, it still looks like the youth, Arab/Muslim, Latino, and most importantly, working class votes were all way down. But hey, it looks like she saw a slight bump in white voters with college degrees. Worth it.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentThese are the consequences of running a play it safe, middle of the road campaign that doesn't take a meaningful stance on anything. When you don't offer a counter narrative or recognize the real...Demographics aren't destiny. The groups that have shifted cite things like illegal immigration and trans rights as reasons they've shifted right.
These are the consequences of running a play it safe, middle of the road campaign that doesn't take a meaningful stance on anything. When you don't offer a counter narrative or recognize the real frustration people have, then they'll start to buy into the bullshit that Trump & co are pushing.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentMaybe a Pete that does a populist grift. He's a great messenger, but I don't think the Democrats are going anywhere if they don't address the deep frustration and resentment that Americans have...Maybe a Pete that does a populist grift. He's a great messenger, but I don't think the Democrats are going anywhere if they don't address the deep frustration and resentment that Americans have towards elites, institutions, corporations, etc.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentCompletely agree. Just looking for a little shine in the shit is all.Completely agree. Just looking for a little shine in the shit is all.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentIf most people don't care, how would it have alienated fence sitters? I don't get it. Here is a poll that I shared over the summer that said quite the opposite. (There are others out there, and...If most people don't care, how would it have alienated fence sitters? I don't get it.
Here is a poll that I shared over the summer that said quite the opposite. (There are others out there, and there is some exit polling data to support this, but this one is easier for me to get to)
A significant share of Democrats and independent voters in pivotal swing states Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona are more likely to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee (presumptively Kamala Harris) if said nominee pledges support for an arms embargo to Israel, and if President Joe Biden secures a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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In Pennsylvania, 34% of respondents said they would be more likely to vote for the Democratic nominee if the nominee vowed to withhold weapons to Israel, compared to 7% who said they would be less likely. The rest said it would make no difference. In Arizona, 35% said they’d be more likely, while 5% would be less likely. And in Georgia, 39% said they’d be more likely, also compared to 5% who would be less likely.
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The results were particularly stark when looking at responses by those who voted for Biden in 2020 and are currently undecided. In Pennsylvania, 57% of such voters said they’d be more likely to support the Democratic nominee if they pledged to withhold additional weapons to Israel for committing human rights abuses; in Arizona, 44% said the same; in Georgia, 34% said so.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
AnthonyB LinkMan, it's too bad Harris couldn't get George W. to campaign for her. That might've tipped the balance. But in all seriousness, as blame gets thrown around over the next few weeks, I implore you to...Man, it's too bad Harris couldn't get George W. to campaign for her. That might've tipped the balance.
But in all seriousness, as blame gets thrown around over the next few weeks, I implore you to consider the choices the Harris campaign made to move away from the politics and policies that the Democratic base wants in favor of some wishy-washy centrist bs.
Harris seriously underperformed among youth, Black, and Latino voters. I think that's a pretty clear indication that the campaign did not speak to their needs and instead took those votes for granted.
And while there's a lot to be fearful of and angry about, there are some silver linings. For starters, I don't think it was reasonable to assume a Harris administration would be capable of getting much done with a split/republican congress and a conservative supreme court. Even some of the key promises from the campaign like signing a bill to codify Roe were highly unlikely. That would've made '26 and '28 really difficult for the Democrats. Instead, we're probably going to get resistance 2.0 which could bring better outcomes and another wave of young, forward-thinking politicians. Who knows, maybe the 2028 nominee will act like climate change is a big deal!
On the other hand, maybe we're totally fucked. I guess time will tell. Just don't put this on pissed off Arab-Americans or third-party voters. Joe Biden refused to step down, and Kamala Harris refused to distance herself from him. It's on them.
Huh. Interesting piece, but I feel like I need to know more about economics/anti-trust to have a full appreciation for it. I can't really dive into any of the specifics on that because it's not my area of expertise and I'm a dumb dumb.
That said, "Learned helplessness" is an interesting way to describe the problem that Democrats have. I can't remember where I saw it, but after the election I saw someone talking about the Democrats' inability/unwillingness to persuade Americans on an alternative vision for the country, the way that FDR, Reagan, and Trump have done. That missing element of persuasion, and the examples cited in this article, feel like two symptoms of the same problem. Why that problem exists - whether it's inability or unwillingness - is a different conversation.
Coincidentally, the last thing I was reading before this was US Representative-elect Sarah McBride's statement about using the men's room on the hill. Jesus Christ, what a perfect example. How far will the Democrats go when capitulating to Republicans? Obviously, it's probably a very difficult position for McBride to be in, and in all likelihood she'll end up using a private restroom, but this is that "learned helplessness" on full display. A non-helpless party would be behind her and refusing to let this go. Not only are they letting some of the most vulnerable people in the country down, but they're also giving up a great opportunity to get a great counter message out through a media that is obsessed with these types of culture war issues. There's just no fight in them.