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  • Clambake0351@piefed.ziptoUnpopular Opinion@lemmy.world•Lemmy has a toxic negativity problem and it's scaring off new usersEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I post climate articles I find interesting rather indiscriminately probably 70/30 downer/upper, but the engagement I see in terms of upvotes/comments is probably 90/10 downer/upper.

    I’m saying this because I dont think there’s a dirth of positive content, it’s just not being encouraged to flourish.

    Be the change you want to see in the world and upvote/comment on positive content. Even silly affirmations help things float up the algowall.

    If you want to take things further, post positive and organic content! Adopt a community and make it your goal to add something to it every week - start growing the positive culture you want. It’ll feel rough to start because you likely won’t get any engagement, but keep at it so folks know its okay for them to share as well.

  • Clambake0351@piefed.ziptoTechnology@lemmy.world•I Think We Should See Other SBCsEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It’s also why I’m excited about the Steam Machine despite not actually owning or wanting one. It gives a consistent benchmark upon which game developers can be judged, and hopefully further encourages Linux support.

    If reviewers start consistently referencing Steam Machine performance, it’ll give developers something to optimize for instead of just optimizing for the latest, fastest hardware.

  • Clambake0351@piefed.ziptoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that some dude in California running a 3-person company got voters to give him $4.2 billion by authoring a ballot measure, which passedEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The numbering is weird, there aren’t actually 50 Propositions because you need a certain number of signatures to get something onto the ballots. Only like 10 Propositions actually make it onto the ballot each year.

    Everyone is eligible to receive a mailer that contains the full wording of the proposition, a couple of pages summary with complete “for” and “against” arguments (and rebuttals), as well as a ~2 paragraph summary from a coalition of folks representing the “for” and “against” campaigns.

    On top of that, outside groups like DSA provide “Voter guides” like the above, that you can independently research.

    The ballot itself just has a title. You are not required to read anything to vote, but I’d wager most folks just read the official “for” and “against” blurbs and form an opinion.

    ETA: You can see the official voter guides here, just scroll to the PDFs and choose your preferred language.

    To be honest and blunt, the quick reference opposition arguments were quite weak, which is likely what carried this proposition over the line.

  • Clambake0351@piefed.ziptoTechnology@lemmy.world•I Think We Should See Other SBCsEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The advantage of SBCs aren’t just the price, it’s the uniformity. Before SBCs made it on the scene, the default response when something doesn’t work was either:

    “Well, it works on my 12-year-old Thinkpad”

    Or

    “Your system sucks, just buy better hardware”

    Now there’s a consistent system to build compatibility for and benchmark against that can help the most people, allowing devs to spend time on things other than hardware, and allowing a “how-to” community to flourish, bringing new users into the fold.

  • Clambake0351@piefed.ziptoUnpopular Opinion@lemmy.world•$6 diesel is the only reason Texas flippedEnglish
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    6 days ago

    The reason impeachment is even in discussion is because we have a president who would rather burn the country down while blaming the Democrats, than compromise.

    Hell, compromise is even the wrong word, they could pass the “Trans ban tax cut deregulation super bill” and he would still veto it out of spite.

    Without presidential support or a super majority, Democrats main tools are investigations and impeachments. If anything, that gives them leverage or a shot at getting someone into the Oval Office not obsessed with retribution.

    Republicans in both chambers could take a hint and help pass things without the president, but it’s more likely they’re doing the political calculus and coming to the decision that resisting Democrats passing popular bills is the best shot they have at the GE in 2 years ago they can say “See, the blue wave was useless and Democrats can’t govern.”

    This isn’t me pre-appologizing for Democrat inaction, it’s the reality of how our political system works - having a simple majority in one of the three beaches of government isn’t free reign to do whatever you want.