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Wales is charging a 150% tax on second homes and it's working. in c/europe@feddit.org

Those of you that have negative sentiments towards AI: What would you want to happen right now? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago

I agree with this sentiment but I don't see it actually convincing anyone of the dangers of AI. It reminds me a lot of how teachers said that calculators won't always be available and we need to learn how to do mental math. That didn't convince anyone then

People have private conversations on speaker phone but if I join in then I'm the crazy one in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm eating and would rather keep my hands free. Or doing anything where'd I'd like to keep my hands free

People have private conversations on speaker phone but if I join in then I'm the crazy one in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I'm one of those people ... I always thought, if it's reasonable to have a conversation with someone physically there, at a reasonable talking volume, why does it matter if I'm doing the same on my phone?

Obviously if it's obnoxiously loud that's a different story

'They own what happens next': Enraged AOC slams Senate Dems over 'inexplicable abdication' in c/usa@midwest.social

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, does it really matter?

Even if the Democrats are blaming Trump for the shutdown, what do you think would be Trump's next move after Congress refuses to fund the government?

'They own what happens next': Enraged AOC slams Senate Dems over 'inexplicable abdication' in c/usa@midwest.social

[–] helloworld55@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'm glad someone is saying this.

While I understand people don't want to give Trump any wins, choosing the shut the government down is the wrong hill to die on. Given the chaos that DOGE has caused, and the executive branch throwing around their power completely unchecked, shutting down the government would plunge america into chaos.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Trump had a plan to frame the government shutdown as "government inefficiency" and use it to grab much more executive power.

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What's your opinion on mandatory military service? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by helloworld55@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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This question was inspired by a post on lemmy.zip about lowering the minimum age to purchase firearms in the US, and a lot of commeters brought up military service and training as a benchmark to normal civilians, and how if guns would be prevalent, then firearm training should be more common.

For reference, I live in the USA, where the minimum age to join the military is 18, but joining is, for the most part, optional. I also know some friends that have gone through the military, mostly for college benefits, and it has really messed them up. However, I have also met some friends from south korea, where I understand military service is mandatory before starting a more normal career. From what I've heard, military service was treated more as a trade school, because they were never deployed, in comparison to American troops.

I just wanted to know what the broader Lemmy community thought about mandatory military service is, especially from viewpoints outside the US.