Samuel Smith ✅ / is on Nostr

IT guy turned SQL developer, always up to learn something new.

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2024-07-20 15:18:00

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I'm likely not being clear, but am resigned to that.
I'm voting for whoever runs on the Democratic ticket. My opinion is that Biden has the best chance right now to win against Trump. It's not shared by all, and that's fine. What's not fine is a Brexit style "we'll figure out our plan after we get rid of this one." If our best option is Harris - promote Harris!
This whole "Democrats eat their own" when a member stumbles is a path to failure.

2024-07-20 15:12:07

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Harris is certainly an option. My top picks aren't running for president. I'd rather have almost anyone* but Trump leading this country.
*Trump's saving grace is that he's incompetent. Can you imagine someone who is both evil AND knows what they are doing?

2024-07-20 14:14:55

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My point is that support for the person who won against Trump last time is being destroyed WITHOUT a replacement!
This is how we guarantee Trump wins.
Figure out who will do better, rally around them, promote them, see how they do in the polls. Don't let the media oligarchy tear your allies down.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Buckminster Fuller

2024-07-20 02:40:19

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I didn't watch the debate. Heard he didn't do well. I don't care! I'm not interested in a popularity contest but rather how well the job gets done. Biden has been very productive and accomplished a lot of good. Trump just destroys what he doesn't understand (that's most things).
Would I be happier to vote for someone else? Sure. But before we tear down someone who is improving our country, let's first build support for someone who will do better.

2024-07-07 01:57:41

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this is the main problem our society faces now. No critical thinking skill, no understanding of logic and reason can help when your basic facts are incorrect. We cannot communicate and build when we do not share the same reality. People have been conned into thinking they can trust a computer, not understanding that most AI's just parrot words that look like they go together. Without epistemological understanding, we can't trust what we see on the screen.