To be fair WhatsApp was purchased after it had established a significant userbase. Changing platforms isn't always the easiest for the less tech-inclined people. It's unfortunate how consolidated mainstream services have become.

I was really expecting you to say RFK with that worm business and all, but either work.

Oh a Florida Southern District court? Wonder why they chose that location.

I dream of having a functional government. I know everywhere has issues, but rule by EO from a wannabe dictator is tiring.

It'd be nice if there was some type of regulation to prevent all this "dynamic pricing" bullshit. Instead I'm just waiting for it to hit grocery stores, because why not.

I think many people forget how many Americans were pro-nazi before we entered the war. Not to mention how it was decades before the civil rights movement. I know this isn't an American site so it doesn't pertain to everyone, but there seems to be some type of collective amnesia of the values we had not even 100 years ago.

I believe part of the issue is that in addition to the regulatory system being captured, the media has been as well. Sure there are some late night shows poking fun, but major news networks are being bought up one after another.

It's difficult to organize when half the news pretends this is normal and the other half openly celebrates this degradation of our systems. Unfortunately I fear things will get worse before they get better.

They obviously can't engage, that could be a confrontation.

BTW I'm with you that any system can be abused, and it's that abuse that is the true issue. However capitalism does seem to encourage greed and the consolidation of resources, which has to be actively regulated. It feels like it's a losing battle as those who accumulate power will try to sidestep or remove any obstacles that prevent them from gaining more power.

I feel like we're currently seeing some particularly egregious examples currently and I welcome the discussion of other systems because open and unbiased discussion could hopefully lead us somewhere better.