Yes gender in quotes since there at least 7 different definitions floating around, some in the dictionary for decades, some floated on Tumblr circa 2012.

class > race > “gender”

The best thing that Democrats can do is come up with a popular governing vision and then storm back in the 2026 midterms.

Personally I would think this would have to compromise on immigration and the worst culture war excesses of the left, while emphasizing support for the working class and most importantly good governance.

Vermont tried for a version of universal healthcare about 10 years ago, and they decided the cost was too high.

Every state has a program for poor people that’s in part funded by Federal tax dollars.

You also have to address the free rider problem by vesting benefits in.

$10/mo is nothing. Whatever search you use today, you are paying in other ways.

Least sensible discussion I’ve been in in a while

We could do laps on this all day. In the end if a trans person says they’re trans and this is what it means to them, I’ll take them at their word.

Imagine confusing gender and sex in 2025

If these movies did not make money, they would not get made. Maybe other types of movies would get made, and maybe they’d be better, but the big budget movies that do get made are to make money.

Cool. Can I ask you one more question? Can I comment on Beehaw (or lemmyNSFW, but I’m at work so not going there right now) using this account I have at lemmy.world? The reason I ask is, I see that I can comment on other lemmies (e.g. lemmy.ml) using this account, but only if I find them through lemmy.world’s communities|All tab. But I don’t see Beehaw there.

Or more basically, in general for another instance running Lemmy, how do I access it using this account at lemmy.world?

Thanks so much…

Good to know! Are there other Fediverse sites with different moderation practices? Like what’s an example of one with a VERY strict policy, and what’s an example of one with a very loose policy?

Some instances defederate from others, and you want to make your community somewhere where you agree with the moderation policy.

Is there a way to easily see which instances are defederated from others (or conversely which instances are connected)?

What does defederation imply? Feeds aren’t aggregated, or users are not allowed from the other instance?

Also one other major question. I thought lemmy was its own thing, but I guess it’s part of the Fediverse? The Fediverse is just a set of protocols? What is lemmy then?

Thanks. Is lemmy.world the best instance for general discussion?

It’s easy if you pay attention at all times. Do not fall into your ingrained habits. If you stay focused, especially while turning, you won’t have a problem.

I have never driven a manual on the wrong side. I wouldn’t do that. I would rent an automatic.

Yes. Defense is important. Pacifism is unworkable in today’s geopolitical sphere. Weapons create peace.

Which already happens, but in any case, that’s easily solvable too. Accounts that never engage with anything = low power, accounts that engage a lot and then vote wisely = high power.

Can be improved by ignoring votes on posts from people who haven’t actually opened the post, and also ignoring votes entirely from serial downvoters. You could even make certain votes more powerful, say if someone who never votes on something decides to vote - that should weigh more than someone who votes everything (especially if they upvote or downvote everything)