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I'm a web developer but I make Godot games on the side. I hope to one day create a cooperative game studio/tech company. Follow me if you're interested in Godot and how to make the world a better place.

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TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 5m

I don't think they understand that capitalism can't solve it and the depth of the issue and how it contradicts democracy.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 6m

Yeah because those leftists are not the majority and are more obsessed with ideological purity than real world action so they're not really relevant and are counter productive.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 8m

Right but she also made comments about how nothing would fundamentally change and Biden used the same talking points but still supported the genocide saying that was Israel defending itself.

All she had to do was say that she'd put Americans first and force peace in Gaza.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 16m

The helping America before funding Israel stance was far more popular but Harris refused to take that stance because they wanted to unconditionally support Israel even with a genocide happening.

Blaming the left for her loss doesn't hold water.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 16m

Yeah that's true but many others held their noses and voted for Harris.

We are upset that we haven't been given a fair shot by the establishment to fight Trump in favor of safer picks that won't fix the fundamental problems. Funding a genocide goes against our principles so I don't blame them.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 23m

Overthrowing capitalism requires people to understand how capitalism creates a rich class that lives off of other people's work and controls our society.

The fact that those rich people hate democracy and control it is a good argument to dismantle capitalism.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 40m

Yes that's a massive part of fascism because they have to stoke fear and frame themselves both as scared of the imaginary and real problems but also the only ones capable of fixing them.

The imaginary problems assist them in lying because they can claim that people who don't believe it are enemies.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 43m

Liberals need leftists who want to work within the system to empower people over businesses because otherwise businesses will destroy democracy and freedoms when it suits the oligarchs that the liberal system enriched.

We've defeated them before and we can do it again.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 43m

Bernie Sanders, AOC, Mamdani and other leftists you see working within the system to make things better now aren't your enemy and fighting them just makes the destruction of the system itself inevitable.

FDR was an example of what can happen when liberals work with leftists to make things better.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 43m

Many of the fascists in America today are very similar to the neo feudalists like Curtis Yarvin who want a corporate feudalism and the destruction of democracy kind of like a cyberpunk nightmare.

They trick regular people into thinking that this system would benefit them.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 43m

Fascists only pretend to be for the people and are usually supported by and back businesses who would prefer a corrupt government that would make them more rich and enforce their beliefs on others like we see with Palantir, Oracle, Tesla, etc today.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 43m

Some leftists want to tear down the system to create one that serves people rather than businesses but others want to build a better system within the current one because of how catastrophic tearing down the system now would be.

Leftist ideals are good but the end goal and steps to reach it vary.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 1h

Fascism and authoritarianism only succeed when liberal democracy fails regular people and they demand change or destruction and a strong man comes in and manipulates them.

The solution is actually fixing the issues people bring up rather than ignoring the existence of the issues.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 1h

Why do you think more people voted for him or didn't show up against him?

Could it be that right now people want a vision of change to vote for or want to tear down a system that doesn't work for them or their communities and aren't motivated by partisanship alone?

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 1h

As long as the government represents people and the processing is handled by the government then it's a better solution.

theworld.org/stories/2025...

Brazil’s Pix payment system reshapes how millions pay — and puts Washington on edge - The World from PRX

More than 90% of Brazilian adults have adopted the use of Pix for their financial transactions. It’s simplified payments and made banking more accessible for lower-income people. Although some are con...

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 1h

I hope the victims get justice but I'm concerned payment processors will take the wrong lessons from this and will use their power to censor anything that they could be sued for.

Socialized/democratized payment processing seems like the way to fix that issue like Brazil has done with Pix

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 2h

Absolutely but these people are very upset about the arguments to their left being popular

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 2h

The rich kiss the ring

The rich love kings and hate democracy

The rich want managed democracy

The rich and their king want to divide us

The rich and their king want to silence us

I could go on, the premise isn't that hard to understand, it's just not talked about as much as it should be.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 2h

They want people to ignore that we got here because of rich oligarchs and big tech undermining democracy because it makes them uncomfortable.

To them everything was perfect and then all of a sudden the world went crazy when in reality it always was crazy and they just bought the dominant narrative.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 3h

It's never too late to start making things better but we have a long way to go to fix everything that's been broken in the meantime.

The best time to make things better is yesterday, the next best time is today, and then tomorrow, etc but we should always advocate for changing what we can today.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 3h

I just wish the full version wasn't paywalled this conversation is really important

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 3h

It was pretty interesting seeing someone from big tech engage with the idea of socializing big tech due to the dangers of oligarchs using it to control democracy and society at large.

It was funny seeing him not engage and just say "Wait so you guys don't like tech?"

youtu.be/5dMIuCdLL7Y?...

Big Tech vs Democracy | Yanis Varoufakis takes on Tim Nguyen

YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 4h

Were some people not taught the anime equations in college?

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 4h

Having ADHD and a conscience is not a very productive combination in the current political climate.

It's tough to stay focused on getting work done because I get distracted by the things that make me feel like I need to do more to help make things better so I'm exhausted constantly.

TechGoblin @techgoblin.bsky.social · 4h

A good song that criticizes our current financial institutions for not supporting those who prop it up is "Banks of Marble" by Pete Seeger.