▲ 876 ▼ Visa/Mastercard told two major game distribution services to remove certain games, because a religious organization pressured them. Gamers are pissed. (discuss.online) submitted 1 year ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/peoplebluesky@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works -12 points 1 year ago (8 children) Id be all for benevolent authoritarianism. That said, religion will never be that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'd be all for magical unicorns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago This guy gets it permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 year ago* The only wed get any sort of idealized society is through force and through benevolent authoritariani, it's more likely to work than the joke that is democracy, ppl are too easily manipulated, and even just 50% of ppl are stupider than me (if standardized tests meant anything at all, it's a much higher estio than that) than I can't trust them to vote for my best interests or their own permalink fedilink source parent [+] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago Nonsensin permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) There's no benevolent authoritanism. Otherwise, I'd be in-charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 1 year ago* (1 child) World's Dumbest Man Uh... You are in charge, Donald. 🤨 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago Yes. The greatest charge! The world has never seen such a great, bene-volent...benevolent charge! Obama couldn't do this! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (2 children) I'd be all for magical unicorns. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago This guy gets it permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 year ago* The only wed get any sort of idealized society is through force and through benevolent authoritariani, it's more likely to work than the joke that is democracy, ppl are too easily manipulated, and even just 50% of ppl are stupider than me (if standardized tests meant anything at all, it's a much higher estio than that) than I can't trust them to vote for my best interests or their own permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dil@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 year ago* The only wed get any sort of idealized society is through force and through benevolent authoritariani, it's more likely to work than the joke that is democracy, ppl are too easily manipulated, and even just 50% of ppl are stupider than me (if standardized tests meant anything at all, it's a much higher estio than that) than I can't trust them to vote for my best interests or their own permalink fedilink source parent
[+] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago Nonsensin permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) There's no benevolent authoritanism. Otherwise, I'd be in-charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 1 year ago* (1 child) World's Dumbest Man Uh... You are in charge, Donald. 🤨 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago Yes. The greatest charge! The world has never seen such a great, bene-volent...benevolent charge! Obama couldn't do this! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 1 year ago* (1 child) World's Dumbest Man Uh... You are in charge, Donald. 🤨 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago Yes. The greatest charge! The world has never seen such a great, bene-volent...benevolent charge! Obama couldn't do this! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago Yes. The greatest charge! The world has never seen such a great, bene-volent...benevolent charge! Obama couldn't do this! permalink fedilink source parent