***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[Nike Jordan]

 

[DripNick]

Bro was one boycott away from freedom smh

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Ain’t no way I’d let McDonald’s be my last meal as a free man

no cap

 

[cragmatic]

How ironic that someone who is extremely low on the economic/career totem pole was who called it in for him to get caught.

 

[pmatic]

 

[Based Jesus]

 

[earldagoat]

Princess Peach ain't helping her brother's case

 

[earldagoat]

 

[Wargames]

He has the good enough physical looks the media is going to ride the **** out of this story

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

At this point I feel like he was begging to be caught

 

[frink85]

McDonald's - Altoona, PA

MCDONALD'S, 1500 9th Ave, Station Mall, Altoona, PA 16602, 10 Photos, Mon - 6:00 am - 11:00 pm, Tue - 6:00 am - 11:00 pm, Wed - 6:00 am - 11:00 pm, Thu - 6:00 am - 11:00 pm, Fri - 6:00 am - 12:00 am, Sat - 6:00 am - 12:00 am, Sun - 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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McDonald's · 3.6★(1275) · Fast food restaurant

1500 9th Avenue Station Mall, Altoona, PA 16602

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deserved these reviews

 

[Based Jesus]

He thinks he's the Riddler

 

[gry60]

HELP!!! THEY CAN'T LEARN!!!

 

[rexanglorum]

Whatever you may think of this ban in the context of national security, it’s political harm cannot be ignored.

Proponents of the ban think that young people disliked the ban because they were losing a source of frivolous and ephemeral entertainment. That’s part of it but that alone isn’t moving the needle for voters, especially younger voters.

What does move the needle is the impact on creators. And people need to stop acting like it’s 2014. This is a real sector and one that has allowed people who either cannot or will not do 9-5s, the ability to make a living.

Joe Biden opted to take that away and in the eyes of someone who escaped the rat race and now does far less alienated labor, I can understand that being a deal breaker politically.

 

[rexanglorum]

HELP!!! THEY CAN'T LEARN!!!

“This man hasn’t made an interest payment since the late 70’s, he pays his lawyers in sports memorabilia, he’s willing to risk his life rather than pay hard currency to book an indoor venue; but yes, I think that this man simply wants to help me get a girlfriend.”

Good thinking there, Kaydyn.

 

[earldagoat]

 

[Nike Jordan]

 

[gry60]

Whatever you may think of this ban in the context of national security, it’s political harm cannot be ignored.

Proponents of the ban think that young people disliked the ban because they were losing a source of frivolous and ephemeral entertainment. That’s part of it but that alone isn’t moving the needle for voters, especially younger voters.

What does move the needle is the impact on creators. And people need to stop acting like it’s 2014. This is a real sector and one that has allowed people who either cannot or will not do 9-5s, the ability to make a living.

Joe Biden opted to take that away and in the eyes of someone who escaped the rat race and now does far less alienated labor, I can understand that being a deal breaker politically.

Is this not the same argument that those who voted for Trump make? Sure, he may have sold off US secrets to the highest bidder, but he promised the price of and would be low!

If the information scrapped by Tiktok on its users and those around them (see ghost/shadow FB profiles) was useless, I could agree with you. The problem is that the openness of the western cyberspace is being used to wage war against their institutions, to sow division, and to increase misinformation. The information gathered on social media platforms facilitates the aforementioned goals.

There's an alternative to Tiktok going down, and Americans with a vested interest in Tiktok's availability in the country could and should lobby the company to separate its operations from the Chinese government.

 

[gry60]

“This man hasn’t made an interest payment since the late 70’s, he pays his lawyers in sports memorabilia, he’s willing to risk his life rather than pay hard currency to book an indoor venue; but yes, I think that this man simply wants to help me get a girlfriend.”

Good thinking there, Kaydyn.

 

[frink85]

apparently I am in agreement with the Unabomber

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Whatever you may think of this ban in the context of national security, it’s political harm cannot be ignored.

Proponents of the ban think that young people disliked the ban because they were losing a source of frivolous and ephemeral entertainment. That’s part of it but that alone isn’t moving the needle for voters, especially younger voters.

What does move the needle is the impact on creators. And people need to stop acting like it’s 2014. This is a real sector and one that has allowed people who either cannot or will not do 9-5s, the ability to make a living.

Joe Biden opted to take that away and in the eyes of someone who escaped the rat race and now does far less alienated labor, I can understand that being a deal breaker politically.

eh someone will just buy it. problem solved.

Trump doesn't have the power to get rid of the law, but his TikTok investor donors don't want to see their investments reduced to zero so someone will def buy it.

 

[gry60]

The Guardian view on Romania’s annulled election: a wake-up call for democracies | Editorial

Editorial: The social media-driven success of a pro-Putin candidate confirmed the extent to which Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics are now a threat

www.theguardian.com

 

[rexanglorum]

Is this not the same argument that those who voted for Trump make? Sure, he may have sold off US secrets to the highest bidder, but he promised the price of and would be low!

If the information scrapped by Tiktok on its users and those around them (see ghost/shadow FB profiles) was useless, I could agree with you. The problem is that the openness of the western cyberspace is being used to wage war against their institutions, to sow division, and to increase misinformation. The information gathered on social media platforms facilitates the aforementioned goals.

There's an alternative to Tiktok going down, and Americans with a vested interest in Tiktok's availability in the country could and should lobby the company to separate its operations from the Chinese government.

Ok but if you’re a content creator who might have to go back to being a “wagie,” you’ve taken a big utilitarian hit relative and the diffused benefits of a more civic minded.

I can see that tilting a person towards Trump and more importantly, Musk, Vance, et al.

Americans don’t like when someone messes with their livelihoods, even if there’s overall social benefits associated with changing laws that will mess up someone’s livelihood this is case across the US economy.

The majority of Americans are still wagies and are therefore envious of successful content creators (even if they have a fairly high paying job). Moreover, content creator is still very youth and feminine coded so it’s less likely to be a guild that can dictate terms in the way that healthcare worker’s unions and realtors can.

eh someone will just buy it. problem solved.

Trump doesn't have the power to get rid of the law, but his TikTok investor donors don't want to see their investments reduced to zero so someone will def buy it.

But the buyer will likely be Zuckerberg or some other baron whose platforms don’t compensate content creators.

All of US centered tech oligarchs have an anti arts and humanities ideology to their core. Moreover, they want to put most content creators out of business and have it all be replaced by AI slop.

From the perspective of a lot of Americans, we’re making our country poorer and uglier so that a few already extremely rich guys can benefit from further ensloppification.

 

[rexanglorum]

 

[finessence]

Luigi I was supposed to wear a mask for the rest of his life