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consider the implications for a post scarcity future

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Your explanation works very well, but completely falls apart in the last paragraph.

Solar power production clearly is (at least in part) a post-scarsity scenario, given we literally have too much power on the grid.

Furthermore, calling the power market anything like "free" is just plain wrong. A liberal approach to market regulation here would have led to disaster a long time ago, for the reasons you described at the beginning of your comment.

The market "works" because of, not inspite of regulation.

And negative prices are a good thing for consumers, not market failure.

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Honestly, as long as you're not going for a clickbait-like thing with lots of 😂, 😭, and 💀, when is not really justified, I don't really see an issue.

Personally I'll use ✨, ☺️, 🌸, and 🥺 regularly in my comments as I think they're cute 🥺✨

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Federal appeals court narrowly blocks controversial Florida law barring Chinese land ownership

It simply makes no sense that it only blocks Chinese citizens specifically.

I don't want anyone to buy/own housing which goes uninhabited for a long time while there are so many homeless people who need a place to call home.

It's difficult to imagine a person struggling to buy/rent an apartment/house, and for them to get mad about nationalities, rather than the fact that housing needs to be an "investment opportunity" over being recognized as the basic human need that it really is.

I hardly care if it's Chinese people, Wallstreet, some Big Tech corporation, or just individual landlords driving up prices.

Housing must be accessible to all people, if a society wants to call itself civilized.

This bill going against Chinese citizens, rather than all foreigners tells you all you need to know about the real motivations behind it.

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Tankie rule

I like the intention, but I'm worried about the advice near the end

Learn to see things that aren't "leftist" as radical.

I.e. a whole bunch of settle for less

I want leftist spaces, groups, what have you without tankies, not community centers who dislike the current government.

Am I missing something? I'm new to this 🥺

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Spanish parents are rallying to ban cell phones for children under 16

Just because these people can't vote yet doesn't mean they shouldn't have rights or be treated with dignity and respect like the rest of society.

I'm disappointed with people arguing that literally banning smartphones would somehow improve the social situation for anyone.

Just because you cannot see bullying or collect statistics about it quite as easily, does not mean it disappears. I'd argue the opposite: blocking others online is trivial compared to doing the same in-person.

We also have to acknowledge that some children simply are more introverted, and will want to stay more secluded than others. Forcing them to behave in other ways seems counterproductive.

Just because some parents (understandably) struggle with raising their kids shouldn't mean that they're all doomed to what amounts to nationwide collective punishment.

I for one support children's rights, at least on this one point.

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Exact circumstances can, and will very, as every child is unique. Therefore, we should allow for case by case decisions. Luckily, the de facto situation already has the parents deciding, which makes sense in most cases IMO.

And taking away the phones of other people won't stop online bullying either (e.g. spreading rumors without the victim's knowledge).

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Can I block 196?

Yes, you (and anyone else) can block it for themselves.

Blocking communities you don't want to see our interact with is a native feature of Lemmy.

It's a left-leanig LGBTIQ+-inclusive shitposting community.
It migrated from Reddit r/196, tho I think the memes there were better.

Personally, I like it 💖