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Not really.

But the military does, because further improvement allows stealthier micro-camera-transmitters and things like that.

So they don't let you buy a phone that lasts 10 years with a giant battery and a 6-square-inch SoC at a good price.

They make you buy overpriced short lived phones with tiny chips and batteries, to make you want the next newest most power-efficient chip, with 5G or 6G wireless. Thanks to your support, they can deploy a global network of this tech, and use it for things like MilliMobiles and NSO Group device access.

They don't let the prices go down at full speed on hard drives, RAM, graphics cards, etc. They can just print money to get as much as they need, while worker ants have to provide heavy support to the industry if we want table scraps. We even have to argue about what we do and don't "own" after buying it.

All for their surveillance state, to control you in service of eroding your constitutional rights (not to mention bombing kids and protecting sexual predator islands)

“The very concept of "revolutionary violence" is somewhat falsely cast, since most of the violence comes from those who attempt to prevent reform, not from those struggling for reform. By focusing on the violent rebellions of the downtrodden, we overlook the much greater repressive force and violence utilized by the ruling oligarchs to maintain the status quo, including armed attacks against peaceful demonstrations, mass arrests, torture, destruction of opposition organizations, suppression of dissident publications, death squad assassinations, the extermination of whole villages, and the like.”

― Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

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Also be sure to tell me how "two things can be true" and that people should participate in sham elections, USians and their vassals

Not really.

But the military does, because further improvement allows stealthier micro-camera-transmitters and things like that.

So they don't let you buy a phone that lasts 10 years with a giant battery and a 6-square-inch SoC at a good price.

They make you buy overpriced short lived phones with tiny chips and batteries, to make you want the next newest most power-efficient chip, with 5G or 6G wireless. Thanks to your support, they can deploy a global network of this tech, and use it for things like MilliMobiles and NSO Group device access.

They don't let the prices go down at full speed on hard drives, RAM, graphics cards, etc. They can just print money to get as much as they need, while worker ants have to provide heavy support to the industry if we want table scraps. We even have to argue about what we do and don't "own" after buying it.

All for their surveillance state, to control you in service of eroding your constitutional rights (not to mention bombing kids and protecting sexual predator islands)

The AI bubble begins to crack.

Steve does a better job elaborating on that than I ever could in this text body.

In Hunan Province, central China, a warm start to the day is becoming part of everyday wellbeing. Public services are being extended into daily life through practical, people-centered initiatives. Across several cities and counties, community breakfast support programs provide free or low-cost morning meals for sanitation workers, delivery riders, and elderly people living alone.

In Changsha county of Changsha city, delivery workers can pick up a hot breakfast before starting long shifts. In Xinhuang county of Huaihua city, free breakfast services for sanitation workers have become a regular part of community support. These small-scale but steady services help ease daily pressures and reflect a more caring approach to urban governance.

By turning simple needs into accessible public services, Hunan is making everyday wellbeing more visible and more reachable. (Photos via VCG)

We have another event that invites people over to our side!

Age verification for all.

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Hope they ban WhatsApp in the EU. We need an EU version of WhatsApp.

Found this gem on the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo. They don't ship outside china from what I know, unfortunately.