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  • Rod of Asclepius

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  • So, I was a Christian for a big portion of my life, now an atheist for close to a decade, and I'm still finding silly things I learned as a Christian that I had yet to revisit up till now. The symbol of Asclepius and Caduceus had been synonymous in my mind and the symbols surely had to come from the biblical story of Moses putting a serpent on a brass rod to heal the Hebrew people. And of course that's nonsense since caduceus symbology is much older than any origin of the abrahamic religions, dating back to around the time the Sumerians were running around Mesopotamia. I'd imagine I could find that Judaic mythology found inspiration for this particular story in the same place the Greeks would find inspiration for their mythos a few centuries later. Either way, I find it ironic that American Christians insist on the usage of the caduceus for medicine as the "correct one" because bible, when in reality they're pushing symbology of the rich... again. Reminds me of when I was in bible college and we had a professor who went on a short tangent to remind us that nations will have their gods that they worship and America has that statue of a golden bull in New York, so America worshipped wealth. The irony in American theology is thiccc.

    And just an anticipatory note: the 'brand' of Christian I primarily subscribed to before my deconversion doesn't consider any country to truly be a "Christian nation", as the only true one would be the "Kingdom of Heaven" established by Jesus, making any state that called itself Christian a pretender and a liar. It's less about demographics and standards of law, and more about remaining ideologically "separate from the world". A separation of church and state, if you will. Hence the premise of America not being a Christian nation in the above.

  • US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold

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  • No one is making that argument here. Autocracy is on the rise globally. In fact, the article is effectively making the opposite argument in mentioning the US falling so far in the rankings, as that would mean the US is part of what is dragging down the press freedom average globally. The article even specifically names Trump as the cause of American press freedom dropping.

    So like, seriously, wtf are you even talking about?

  • US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold

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  • Yes, global. Autocratic movements are making a big push the world over, not just in America. Wtf are you even talking about?

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    Join the Pledge to boycott lemmy.world! [GenAI]

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  • Yeah, this is a big thing for me, too. Sure, the admins at .world seem to be pretty egregiously losing perspective and power tripping, but if they're defending a state doing a very public genocide right now, that's beyond insane. I'm probably in favor of the proposal either way, considering the blatant disregard for other admins and dereliction of duty for something as simple a just fucking communicating. However, if this behavior is also accompanied by someone defending a genocide state, we have some cleanup to do on the fediverse that may require some kind of campaign, because fashy behavior from someone with that much influence over the biggest instance is absolutely unacceptable in our fediverse.

  • Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

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  • To nitpick further...

    It's yet another iteration of the rich destructively oppressing everyone else. Capitalism is yet another system built and modified by the rich to keep themselves in power. While it may be a preferable system over most of what came before, it's still not good enough to protect the rest of us and the world from their destruction. When their greed yet again goes too far, the cycle will repeat yet again. We might want to take that opportunity to build a better system specifically without the rich dipshits.

  • ‘The President Is Right, The Pope Is Wrong’: Hannity Suggests Leo Has ‘Totally Lost Sight of the Bible and Its Teachings’

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  • I can't help but notice you went straight to ad hominem and didn't engage with any argument. It seems as though you more so just want to be angry than anything else. Where I can definitely personally sympathize with what appears to be a strong anger toward Christianity/Christians, it's pretty counterproductive to lash out because of it. What good is it to do so when it only perpetuates your own anger and serves to cause Christians to double down on confirmation bias? Making sweeping generalizations about Christianity would only serve to put Christians on the defensive and make them extremely unreceptive. What good is that other than causing more discord and anger?

  • ‘The President Is Right, The Pope Is Wrong’: Hannity Suggests Leo Has ‘Totally Lost Sight of the Bible and Its Teachings’

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  • This is a pretty silly take. Look, I'm an atheist myself and I'm someone who is of the opinion that religion has been a net negative for humanity, but I also know pretty well what I'm talking about when it comes to Christian theology, eschatology, and biblical principles, and I can tell you don't know what you're talking about when it comes to this subject. There's plenty to be critical of the Bible about, but you haven't really hit any of the points at all. If you don't know the subject very well, you probably shouldn't form such strong opinions on it.

  • ‘The President Is Right, The Pope Is Wrong’: Hannity Suggests Leo Has ‘Totally Lost Sight of the Bible and Its Teachings’

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  • ABSOLUTELY. I love the book of Revelation, but too many don't understand how to read apocalyptic literature, nor do they understand the source material to contextualize the heavy symbolism. I blame a ton of the dumbshit premillenial dispensationalism crudely hobbled together to resemble a form of eschatology on a poor understanding of Revelation, Dallas Theological Seminary for spreading the fuck out of it, and Schofield for being the dipass to keep it from remaining the obscure hallucinogenic ramblings of a (probably) sick pentecostal woman in England. Man there are so many cool things about the theology of hope and some strong influences of Stoic philosophy(again), but man does American theology love to fetishize about the unbelievers facing a gruesome divine genocide...

  • Why the AI backlash has turned violent

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  • Holy shit, 100% agreed, no notes. GenAI ain't the problem, it is but a symptom of a fucked up system.

  • Is this a normal response to methylphenidate / should I switch to a non-stimulant?

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  • I'm not a doctor. You absolutely should speak with your prescribing psychiatrist as soon as you can about your concerns.

    Most everything sounds normal outside of the euphoria. I'm not a doctor, but from my understanding of reading adhd studies, people with adhd usually don't experience euphoria when taking stimulants, especially compared to neurotypicals. And people with adhd also experience a lower risk of addiction when specifically on stimulant medication. However, I think it's important to point out that while these things are statistically unlikely, they are not impossible, nor should this be ignored. If you are concerned, that's reason enough to bring it up with your doctor sooner rather than later. Before you jump ship entirely on stimulants, I would consider an extended release, as stimulant medication is extremely effective for adhd. However, again, I'm not a doctor, and I would defer to your psychiatrist's advice.

    Since you did ask about experience, I don't think I've ever experienced a euphoric reaction to stimulant medication myself, especially not methylphenidate. I currently take vyvanse and it does elevate my mood, but more in the sense of clarity rather than euphoria. I've never experienced a craving for medication, and have forgotten to take my stimulant medication multiple times. I have wanted to take more of my stimulants than prescribed before, not because they make me feel good, but more out of desperation to continue being able to do things. That's about what I can think of for my own experience.

  • ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

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  • Did you read the post? The Spyware specifically targeted whatsapp, hence my mentioning it.

  • Does anyone actually have a plan after Trump and clean up? Try as he might he's not in there forever. Can we be allies again with old ones while trying to stregthen ties with new one?

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  • At this point, it's hard to say. It's still a bit early in the presidential cycle to ask if anyone has a plan for post-trump. You won't really see that rhetoric popping up until early 2028.

    Is it possible/likely the next admin will be able to repair America's reputation abroad? Again, hard to say at this point. Anyone telling you we're all fucked forever or whatever is a silly doomer. Even someone worse than trump couldn't dismantle the kind of influence/power America has diplomatically irreparably in such a short time. However, to help inform us of how things might look in the future; every region is the world has pivoted to moving to be more isolationist. Distrust and tensions are and will probably continue rising. Corporate capture is continuing to be a major worldwide problem. Conflict due to climate change is also on the rise. Many conservative movements, strongly encouraged by corporations, are doubling down on old tech in energy infrastructure and strongly pushing a [kinda] traditional nuclear family. Now without consequences, corporations are jumping hard into enshittification. Polarization in American politics just keeps getting worse and so much more stupid. I think these are many of the major issues that the trump admin has been directly responsible for either creating or making worse.

    Many of the elements that are currently changing the political landscape because of the trump admin really falls into two major categories: alignment of foreign powers and the problem of domestic corporations. NATO is likely to survive as-is. However, Europe is not only talking about becoming more independent militarily, they're already actively making it happen. NATO will still be the primary military alliance for the foreseeable future, but if the American government continues to prove unreliable and the EU military reorganization is successful enough, I don't see NATO continuing to be relevant. As for the trump admin cozying up to dictatorial states, I don't think those relationships are sustainable due to their very nature, let alone the kind of attitude a Democrat administration would have toward those countries. More neutral countries are finding the increasingly unstable nature of American politics as a kind of vindication. While they aren't exactly running into China's arms or whatever, they're certainly using the time of trump's second term to 'play both sides' and are building some economic goodwill with China. Optically, China is looking pretty alright right now. It's nothing that will guarantee China true superpower status that the ccp seems to be so horny for, but they can be kinda comfortable with their current position. Their aggressive rhetoric and economic practices will continue to hold them back in the eyes of the rest of the world, though. Russia/Putin? lol.

    So, all these things considered, America losing superpower status is extremely unlikely still. The dollar still reigns, the American military is still oversized, and American political influence is still very strong despite being weakened. Life in the west is still too comfortable to shake up the world order. While the trump admin is really fucking it up, the infrastructure to leave American hegemony is still fairly nonexistent. China is still not trustworthy and just not really built right for the task. It seems American allies are kinda holding their breath for the next admin to be more cooperative because they don't have much of a choice. However, for Europe being put in this kind of position, it seems as though it was enough of a wakeup call for them to seriously make an effort to build themselves an exit. Canada is kinda geographically and economically stuck with the US. And Australia? lol, their government officials are basically just as unhinged as their American counterparts. While the political rhetoric of traditional US allies has been pretty vocal about permanent loss of trust in the US, it's far from being so irrevocably broken as to kick the US out, less so because they don't really want to leave, but more so because American power and it's resilience tends to be underestimated somehow, realistic and desirable alternatives don't exist, and the amount of damage trump can do/has done is usually blown wayyyy the fuck out of proportion. American hegemony isn't under existential threat, but it has been weakened. Less like "THE CRACKS ARE SHOWING" and more like HP is at 95%. I'd keep an eye on how things develop over the next two years, but the needle only just showed it's ability to move.

  • Microsoft admits its recent server-side "update" broke vital Windows 11 Start menu function

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  • Man, I truly can't be happier with my upgrade to Linux(CachyOS). I even went on to replace my bullshit-ass Eero router with my own hardware running OpenWRT. I'm looking into dropping android as well to continue chasing that high.

  • ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

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  • Anytime I see someone describe some form of software, I do generally understand what they're trying to mean, but I can't help but think of it as software that runs so inefficiently that it consumes a ton of power.

    Also, hey man, stop using whatsapp.

  • right-wing nazis

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  • I never understood why conservatives would get so bent out of shape and adamant about this. Like, just because the nazis were right wing and conservatives are right wing, that doesn't mean conservatives are nazis. Edgy 13 year olds will make that generalization, not a serious person.

  • Who do you think was history's greatest villain?

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  • Hitler and king Leopold are great answers. The things they perpetrated are very difficult to stomach. I consider myself someone who is fairly desensitized, especially growing up during the wild west of the internet. Unit 731, though? I can't. Absolutely the most vile humans to have walked the face of the earth. Humans aren't born good or evil, but rather have potential for either. The fucking shitstains of unit 731 found a way to maximize the human capacity for evil. Naming anyone in that group is the correct answer.

  • White House seeks $5.6 billion cut to NASA budget in 2027

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  • I'm just... so tired. As a non-tankie leftist that loves space, I only find pain in the industry. From the "commies" in the USSR internally competing themselves to death, to the amazing strides in historic American spaceflight being powered by LITERAL NAZIS, to the stagnation of space innovation because of capitalist dickheads dragging out government contracts, to space funding and long-term projects being at the mercy of political football like this. Also the most advanced, successful, and innovative launch provider has their name attached to a fucking bitch-ass wannabe nazi edgelord. Also, most other space fans are either bootlickers or privileged dickhead "i JuSt DoN't LiKe PoLiTiCs" types. Also, there are so many ways to be more environmentally friendly with space that are increasingly being ignored. Also, the involvement of capitalism making Kessler syndrome an effective inevitability. Also, most other leftists' aggressive ignorance about the benefits and importance of space in favor of the unspoken premise of attaching anything space program to 'right-wingness'. Also, the general public just being so ridiculously apathetic toward something that benefits literally everybody by gigantic orders of magnitude. Also, tankies and their extreme ignorance as to what a "space race" even is.

    I'm just tired, man. Please just fund space good, thanks. Also, please fund clean orbit program many good, thanks.

  • White House seeks $5.6 billion cut to NASA budget in 2027

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  • Well, that's not really how that works. SpaceX doesn't compete with NASA. In fact, a good portion of funding for their programs comes from NASA. And to call SpaceX the temu of space is pretty silly considering how much more reliable and advanced they are as a launch provider over everyone else on the planet. They've dramatically dropped launch costs in the last decade, made landing first stage boosters a boring routine thing, and caught a flying skyscraper from the sky three fucking times. Everyone else is just so far behind and still trying to play "old space" where they drag out government contracts on super dated hardware. Unfortunately, they have a real piece of shit attaching his name to them, clouding the judgement of SpaceX because of their [extremely warranted and correct] hate for elon. Also Unfortunately, that same dipshit might run them into the ground now that he's making them go public.

    I get the hate considering basically literally every other company he's had a hand in has been pretty shit, however, SpaceX is an exception. And it's in no small part due to the execs at SpaceX doing a decent enough job of keeping nazi elmo away.

  • Israel adopts the death penalty only for Palestinians

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  • This is so catoonishly evil that if you write something like this in some dystopian movie or game or whatever, you'd tell those edgelord writers to calm tf down. Like seriously, what the fuck.

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