New server means a new #introduction
Hi, I am a design executive in Europe who started as a backend developer in Missouri.
My life has taken many turns, but I’ve always benefited from the advantage of being a white cishet male who is stereotyped as credible. Hopefully, I leave this planet more equitable than I found it.
I strive to apply critical analysis to everything yet also find solidarity with everyone.
While I value “strong opinions, weakly held”, I do indulge in strongly-held opinions on a few issues. I’ll thread them here so you can make an informed decision on whether to follow or block me:
@scottjenson you know how to get attention 😆 https://mastodon.social/users/deadparrot/statuses/112480868670148777
@gsuberland @scottjenson @calmeilles weird collapse! That was in reply to this screenshot: https://mstdn.social/users/calmeilles/statuses/112478084136071302
@peterbrown doesn’t Canada have very similar stats for vehicle size but far less of a rise in fatalities?
@calmeilles @gsuberland just because I'm pedantic about citations: that's @scottjenson
@dymaxion @OrionFed @kim_harding indeed, as a non-motorist, I am more interested in my chance of being killed by one than I am in the relative safety of driving.
@SholemAlejchem oh, indeed! I was operating on a pile of weak assumptions and misinformation. Thanks for correcting me; I think I support this now that I’ve educated myself.
@juliank I'll join your kickstarter to buy Google and gift it to the Internet Archive.
@SholemAlejchem I simply don't believe distributed cryptocurrency is compatible with our climate or social goals.
Effective tax rates before and after the Trump tax law:
Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%
Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%
AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%
Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%
FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%
This is what a corporate giveaway looks like.
I was also shocked to learn there is one issue that I agree with the FVD on.
That is: I don't think we need a "digital Euro” 🙄
@tvdv glad to hear that for your own health, even if it means I feel less informed about the Dutch politics I care about 😆
Soon, I get to cast my first vote for EU parliment.
I am surprised to learn on Stemwijzer that @volteuropa@threads.net and @D66 (!) rank closer to my views on EU issues than @PartijvoordeDieren, @groenlinks@threads.net, or @Piratenpartij@social.globalpirates.net.
They're all close enough, though, that I'm tempted to choose based on their fediverse presence.
Good explainer about Iran’s government that may help inoculate us against the inevitable hot takes to come:
https://mastodon.social/users/jricole/statuses/112471889309810365
@angiebaby hot dogs are tacos but tacos are not sandwiches: https://cuberule.com
Our commitment to the fediverse is here to stay.
Today, we launched our new Mastodon instance. It will ensure a privacy-focused space to engage with and get the latest from our Commissioners, departments, and the official voices of the Commission.
We want to thank @Mastodon for stewarding us and helping us make this possible.
Fostering European digital players is vital to our strategy for a stronger #DigitalEU.
This is a unique opportunity to grow the community even more. Let's get there!
@iryna even when you are moving to relative safety, culture shock is real. I hope you find social networks and rhythms and feel as “home” as possible soon!
@JosephMeyer terrible decision to have to make; I hope you and your daughter find yourselves safe and thriving wherever you may be.
I'm still not entirely sure how *not* voting for Biden and letting Trump get elected is going to lead to fewer dead Palestinians.
The raw deal is that not voting for Biden means you're going to be complicit in killing *more* Palestinians. Oh and also all your LGBTQ+ friends you keep random generating about are also going to get royally fucked. Oh and all the Ukrainians and Baltic people Putin will genocide under Trump.
Sucks to be an American, life is hard, your system sucks, etc. etc., we know. Now just go out and vote for the slightly less bad royal asshole for the good of the rest of the world, you privileged ass.
I find it weird that newspapers characterize students as being “pro-Palestinian” as opposed to anti whatever you call this.
The flip side to “Europeans are lazy and don’t work hard” is that we’re able to maintain a modern society with a high standard of living while still being able to spend time with our families. And why kill yourself through overwork when most of the rewards go to somebody else, anyway?
@futurebird I’m sad that Team Oat didn't make it through the primaries.