Every time a tech company says β€œWe’re focused on improving the user experience,” a beloved feature dies, they add chatGPT and their CEO donates $100m to the nearest Nazi
@Daojoan Agreed for the most part, but unless we're talking about literal Nazis (like the ones imported into every level of government and intelligence by Operation Paperclip), it seems rather reductive to just say Nazis.
@HPlovedaft @Daojoan Um, who do you think it is they're giving to that's not "literal nazis"?

@dalias @Daojoan

So you want a list of everyone big tech companies have donated to that isn't affiliated with the national socialist movement? Right I'll get on that ASAP. πŸ™„

@HPlovedaft @Daojoan No, I want you to stop JAQing off in folks' replies with vague claims that the folks they've made giant donations to "aren't actually nazis".

Establishing that they're donating to nazis does not require a list of everyone they donated to. What I want to know is who, among the vile parties they've made large donations to that the rest of us agree are nazis, you think is "not a literal nazi".

@dalias @Daojoan Nowhere did I refute their claim, I simply said it's reductive to just say Nazis. The issue is far more nuanced than just "Red V Blue" or "Nazis V Commies".

Anyone slightly right of center who sees a post like this is just going to roll their eyes and keep scrolling instead of actually engaging.

@HPlovedaft @Daojoan It's not nuanced. I'll spell it out clearly. People who keep Mein Kampf by their bedside are nazis. People who make nazi salutes are nazis. People who make & act upon plans to exterminate scapegoat racial or gender groups are nazis. People who willingly collaborate with nazis are nazis. People who vote for nazis are nazis. The entire Republican party is nazis.

If you actually believe these companies have not donated giant amounts of money to any of the above, I have an NFT of a bridge to sell you...

@dalias @Daojoan

Also if you believe that all Republicans are Nazis, you're every bit as naive as the people who bought into McCarthyism.

@HPlovedaft @Daojoan πŸ™„ Spotted the concern-trolling Republican. πŸ‘†

@dalias @Daojoan Alright, it's obvious you don't wish to engage in a socratic debate here and only wish to hammer your point home at any cost.

The issue of authoritarianism transcends party lines.

Have fun with your conspiratorial Nazi panic.

@HPlovedaft @Daojoan LMAO we are not here to have "socratic dialog" with people who think nazis have points worthy of debate.

And moreover I'm pretty sure anyone who uses the phrase "socratic dialog" unironically is not somebody I want to have a conversation with at all.

@dalias @Daojoan again you intentionally misrepresent my argument.

I challenge you to find one single statement I've made that would lead a rational person to believe I'm defending Nazis.

@HPlovedaft @dalias @Daojoan fuck off, nazi.

@purple @dalias @Daojoan

Please continue to prove my point.