Musk has two core enemies: consumers, because he wants to control them (by eliminating competition), and workers because he wants to exploit them. Democracy doesn't give him the kind of control he wants, so is wanting to "fix" this. The citizens of this country are obstacles on his way to gaining even more power. But in a true democracy, the citizens are the whole reason we're here. And folks like him don't get to use their money to grab power and run over people. #greed#democracy#musk#consumers#workers
https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/02/booklish/ Can't tell you how much I appreciate this list and these summaries/reviews. Thanks, CDoctorow! (@pluralistic) I had just finished discussing one of the near future themes with my son and we were wondering what would happen if the human race faced sterilization. And if there was a work of fiction that addressed this. And BOOM! There it is on your list! 🎁
@feld I just pretend the -30F for a week never happens. (We all have our coping strategies.) This past summer here in Minnesota is the most comfortable I've ever experienced here. Overall though I find the humidity is less than in central Illinois. I'm still recovering from summer running (in high school) in that brain baking Illinois heat and humidity.
App Sec Mgr. I love learning. Recently earned OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), and now more recently, CISSP. Past roles include app dev, business intelligence, data warehousing, data analytics, graphic design, web dev, database administration, etc. English/religion major turned information technology professional. Also a runner, disc golfer, and musician.