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I work as an appliance repair technician, servicing household appliances such as refrigerators, dryers, and washing machines. Most of my work comes through home warranty companies, so the homeowner isn’t paying me directly. My responsibility is to diagnose the problem and perform the necessary repairs.

Every so often, you encounter a customer who has convinced themselves that a particular part needs replacing, and no amount of professional explanation will persuade them otherwise. As a technician, I have a few options. I can simply refuse to replace a part that isn’t defective and justify my decision to my supervisor, or I can replace the part the customer insists on having replaced without actually changing anything. I can bring in a component, make it look as though I’ve performed the replacement, and call it a day.

Sometimes, people just want to feel vindicated. They want confirmation that they were right all along, regardless of whether they actually were. And occasionally, it seems easier to give them that satisfaction than to spend an hour arguing with someone who has already made up their mind.

No. I don’t think so.

I think the reasoning behind livestreaming this execution is much more esoteric than some kind of formulaic, meta-based strategy to acclimate the American population to violence on television.

Executions and acts of extreme violence have been circulating in American media for decades. Saddam Hussein’s execution, for example, was widely broadcast after footage of his death circulated in 2006. We’ve also seen footage of American prisoners being beheaded by various extremist groups throughout the world. Moreover, heinous acts of violence can easily be found across the clear net.

So I don’t buy the argument that this is some kind of long-term strategy to desensitize Americans to violence in preparation for some future expectation that they’ll participate in it. We’re already accustomed to living in a violent society, and we have very little difficulty watching, discussing, and consuming media depicting horrific acts of violence. That doesn’t mean everyone is desensitized, but the idea that the government needs to introduce us to violence through a televised execution seems rather far-fetched.

I think there are more plausible explanations for why they would want to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution.

For one, it could be an attempt to demonstrate the consequences of attacking American service members and to project an image of strength and authority. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has explicitly framed the broadcast in terms of deterrence and ensuring that people understand the consequences of such actions.

Another possibility is that this is political theater. A public execution creates a powerful spectacle, appeals to certain political constituencies, and allows the administration to portray itself as uncompromising in its approach to terrorism and national security.

There’s also the possibility that the administration genuinely believes the public nature of the execution will serve as a deterrent, despite the questionable assumption that broadcasting someone’s death will meaningfully discourage ideologically motivated violence.

Ultimately, I think the more interesting question isn’t whether the government is trying to acclimate us to violence, but why it believes making an execution a public spectacle serves its interests. The distinction matters, because demonstrating state authority, appealing to a political base, and attempting to deter future attacks are all very different objectives from conditioning the public to accept violence as a normal part of everyday life.

I mean… Sure. Why would one of the most violet, genocidal, oppressive and vile religions on the plant have any issue at all with an execution being live streamed?

I actually have one right here

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Dubaya was like the weird uncle at Thanksgiving that laughed at his own farts.

He was a rancid piece of shit but he was our rancid piece of shit.

Trump on the other hand doesn’t even get invited to Thanksgiving.

I thought I blocked your delusional ass.

Btw I’m still not banned from work reform and am able to post comments.

This is an absolutely extraordinary amount of words to say absolutely nothing of substance in response to my original comment, which was simply that Russian bot farms and propaganda mills have an interest in sowing discord in American society, including by promoting divisive political positions.

You have provided absolutely no evidence that any of your claims are true. Instead, you’ve strung together a collection of historical events, ideological talking points, and wild assumptions, then presented the resulting narrative as established fact. You’re making an absurd number of leaps in logic and treating your own interpretations of history as conclusive proof of a sweeping conspiracy.

Much of this reads like the standard conspiratorial nonsense that circulates in the darker corners of YouTube, where a handful of historical facts are cherry-picked, stripped of context, and assembled into some grand theory explaining everything. You seem to have mistaken the ability to construct a coherent narrative for the ability to substantiate one.

And the funniest part is that you’re doing all of this in response to a comment that wasn’t even making the argument you’re attempting to dismantle. I never claimed that American anti-communism was created by Russia, nor did I suggest that foreign propaganda was responsible for America’s historical hostility toward socialism. My point was that foreign actors can exploit existing political divisions to sow further discord. Those are two entirely different propositions, and the fact that you can’t seem to distinguish between them is rather telling.

If you’re surprised that I supposedly know nothing about socialism, I’m equally surprised that you’ve managed to string together so many words that appear coherent to the people reading them, considering how little actual evidence or logical rigor you’ve brought to the discussion.

OMG! It’s almost like constantly raising prices just isn’t working out!

It doesn’t matter how expensive RAM gets, what the market is doing, how much AI is driving up component prices, or whether the market is bullish or bearish. At some point, consumers reach a breaking point. When a product becomes too expensive, people stop buying it. They don’t particularly care why it’s expensive. They care whether it’s worth the asking price, and whether they can justify spending that much money on it.

And that’s the problem Sony and Microsoft seem to be running into. Between rising console prices, increasingly expensive games, subscription price hikes, and a growing number of anti-consumer practices, they’ve made gaming an increasingly expensive hobby while giving consumers fewer reasons to feel good about spending their money.

What’s worse is that these companies have spent years alienating a significant portion of their own fan bases. Aggressive monetization, digital ownership concerns, restrictive ecosystems, and the push toward subscriptions have steadily eroded consumer goodwill. You can only squeeze your customers so much before they start questioning whether they want to remain customers at all.

At the end of the day, consumers aren’t obligated to buy a PlayStation or an Xbox just because they bought one last generation. They can stick with their existing hardware, buy fewer games, switch platforms, or walk away from gaming altogether.

You can’t price your way to endless growth, especially when you’re simultaneously giving your customers more reasons not to buy your products. Eventually, the market pushes back. And frankly, it’s hardly surprising that we’re seeing that happen now.

I would argue that Russia benefits from sowing discord, something it has historically demonstrated a consistent willingness to do.

Think about it: the more Americans hate socialism, the more likely they are to support capitalism without questioning whether the current system actually serves their interests. A population conditioned to reject anything labeled socialist is less likely to support policies that could benefit the general public, even when those policies have broad public support. From that perspective, why wouldn’t Russia encourage that kind of division?

To answer your question, Russia stands to benefit from this strategy or, at the very least, its leadership believes it does.

Tell your dad I promise to stay off Quaaludes as long as I get a job!

На самом деле я говорю на трех разных языках. Только не этот. Я не должен знать, что это значит.

Yes?

Only if you’re a little bitch.

I don’t care what .ml is doing.

I’m not a centrist.

I was inferring that Russian bot farms and propaganda Mills like to sew discourse about socialism in America they don’t necessarily agree or disagree with socialism they simply like to make people fight over it.

You made an assumption that was incorrect which is generally what assumptions are.

Negative.

I’ve always felt like Russian bot farms and propaganda Mills like to push discourse about socialism in the United States.

It’s not that they’re necessarily in support or against socialism they just like to have people arguing about it for whatever reason.

There has been a lot less posts about socialism that’s for sure.

The results of the study are not in question, nor am I arguing against them. I am criticizing the sensationalist title being used in this Lemmy post.

The study does not say that using ChatGPT for 10 minutes erodes your ability to perform hard tasks. You yourself acknowledged this in the information you provided from the study.

So I guess the question is, what exactly are you arguing against?

Once again, to reiterate, my complaint is about the misleading clickbait title.

The vast majority of people who see this post aren’t going to read the study. They’re going to look at the title, nod their heads, and move on. I’m simply trying to provide some context.

You used an AI service to determine if my comment was written by AI, and the service itself admits it can’t reliably determine that. Do you see the irony here? You literally used AI to guess whether I used AI and then treated that guess as fact. That’s some next-level nonsense.

I will say this however in my own defense not that I have to, I use Google keyboard which has a built-in AI editor it helps me to write long responses quickly.

I will use any and all tools that I deem necessary to complete any and all tasks regardless of your idiotic criticism.