I’m sure other people have brought up rich people taking a huge share of it already, but there’s also the sheer number of people determined to work in the arts. If there’s, say, ten billion dollars to go around, it sounds like a lot, but if it’s split between a couple of million artists it doesn’t go very far.
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MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Ukraine@sopuli.xyz•“We will not allow a new Russian attack on Kyiv. We have everything we need to build a nuclear bomb,” Ukraine is considering rebuilding its nuclear arsenal • War in Ukraine1·7 months agoI assume people decided it had the vibe of accusing Ukraine of being underhanded (it’s not, but internet gonna internet)
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Ukraine@sopuli.xyz•“We will not allow a new Russian attack on Kyiv. We have everything we need to build a nuclear bomb,” Ukraine is considering rebuilding its nuclear arsenal • War in Ukraine68·7 months agoUkrainian nuclear weapons aren’t a credible threat to Russia, for the same reason Russia’s aren’t to Ukraine: It isn’t under an immediate threat of being wiped out, just losing territory. I think this is aimed more at the United States, trying to pressure them into keeping up or increasing aid with the threat of nuclear proliferation (as Japan, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia have done). There is also the possibility that in a Trump administration, loss of US aid could turn the war back into an existential threat where nuclear weapons could be used.
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MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Absolutely nothing happened June 198931·7 months agoIs there any country that doesn’t suck?
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Absolutely nothing happened June 198951·7 months agoA grad is being sent to your location
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Biden said to call Netanyahu 'a f**king liar' after Israeli troops entered Rafah | The Times of IsraelEnglish4·7 months agoIt’s been well reported on that Russia doesn’t work like that, with junior officers unable to use initiative and the whole system being very slow to respond to changing events. The reason it operates like this was shown when they did try having a more independent unit, which resulted in the Wagner Group mutinying.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Biden said to call Netanyahu 'a f**king liar' after Israeli troops entered Rafah | The Times of IsraelEnglish14·7 months agoThat’s standard in Western militaries. It means units aren’t paralyzed by unexpected circumstances while they wait for communication to go up and down the chain of command, and it improves resilience if communications or senior officers are incapacitated.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer3·7 months agoTrump needs lead water pipes to get votes.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Xi and Mao replace Jesus and Mary in Chinese churchesEnglish4·7 months agoMore often dictators take control of the church and use it for propaganda.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Technology@lemmy.world•It’s Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His WordEnglish4·7 months agoPeople talk a lot about the genericisation of brand names, but the branding of generic terms like this really annoys me.
I’ll use the example I first noticed. A few years ago, the Conservative government was under criticism for the minimum wage being well under a living wage. In response, they brought in the National Living Wage, which was an increase to the minimum wage, but still under the actual living wage. However, because of the branding, it makes criticising it for not meeting the actual living wage more difficult, as you have to explain the difference between the two, and as the saying goes, “if you’re explaining, you’re losing”.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•'Trump Bible' one of few that meet criteria for Oklahoma classrooms11·7 months agoThey’re against anyone else indoctrinating children.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers after fellow protesters jailedEnglish1·8 months agoHeard an interview a while ago with a founder of Just Stop Oil who clearly said he doesn’t care whether they even stop climate change (around 40:00-43:00).
What does Vincent van Gogh have to do with the current state of the petrol industry?
It’s famous, so attacking it gets attention.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Technology@lemmy.world•Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per secondEnglish81·8 months agoThey’re both problems.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•Facial disfigurement: 'Restaurant asked me to leave over condition'11·8 months agoNever heard of it. It’s difficult to know how much of the difference is the actual occurrence and how much is the reporting of it.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz•New Steam Agreement gets rid of forced arbitration and waivers for class action lawsuits61·8 months agoThat’s more complicated than it sounds. An export strengthening the currency is a significant part of Dutch Disease.
MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•Facial disfigurement: 'Restaurant asked me to leave over condition'11·8 months agoDon’t all countries have this problem?
It’s in the last line of their comment:
But I also get worried that sometimes communies attack their closest allies for being imperfect harder than enemies actively working against their interests.
For a long time Facebook counted an angry react as equal to five likes for measuring engagement. It’s very much intentional.