It's called the door-in-the-face technique. You ask for ten times what you want and get told to fuck off (the other person slams the door in your face). Then you ask for what you actually want, and having just told you to fuck off with the larger request, the other person is more likely to say yes to the smaller request.

Graphene's policy is to work on one phone at a time. If other vendors want to support it they'll have to pay for the work to be done to Graphene standards, themselves.

In the USA they tell you to install AnyDesk and remote access your computer. Or they just ask for your password. Or forge a check.

Does not sound like an Android problem. Maybe ask Microsoft or Apple about that.

The speed of traffic will always be equal to the speed of public transit. To reduce traffic jams you speed up transit. I do not remember what this always-observed effect is named.

It's cool to dislike "disliking things "because AI""

It's legal to cut the seat heater relay out of the circuit and wire it to your own, right?

Yes, as far as I know, and I hope so. Looks like BWM did try it, and rolled the program back after backlash. Maybe I recall it was hacked too?

What do you think about the case of Lucy Connolly, who, during a riot where rioters were burning down hotels housing immigrants, tweeted that people should burn down hotels housing immigrants and was arrested for that?

I already stated what my position is. Why do you need to ask about specific cases? Are you trying to look for gotchas?

Of course Section 230 would apply to both sites, but only to the user-generated part of each site, because that's what Section 230 says.

>They have the most economic output

Only because they have such a large population. Their economic output per person (GDP per capita) is only around $15k, similar to Turkey. And they've hit a severe aging population problem that other East Asian countries only hit when their GDP per capita was around $30k; they're getting old before they get rich. Unless they dramatically increase immigration or birthrates (now less than 1.0), it's likely that even by 2100 Chinese people still won't enjoy the same standard of living (GDP per capita of around $80k) that Americans enjoy today.

They are supporting and encouraging Russia’s war against Ukraine. They also provide diplomatic cover and economic support for the Iranian regime. They promote nationalist radicalism and harassment of nonconformists on foreign campuses. They ruthlessly suppress dissent, or even just non Han ethic identity and implement racist eugenic policies in their regions.

The comment you replied to referred to Taiwan as existing alongside China as a country. That’s a crime in mainland China.

> They also provide diplomatic cover and economic support for the Iranian regime

I can't believe some people can still argue in good faith the US and israel are the good guys, do you have a ounce of self reflection? You kidnap presidents, kill entire families of political leaders, talk about them like they are dogs (see the latest white house propaganda videos or Hegseth speeches), and then you come here to argue China is bad because they may one day plan to do something similar, how blind are you? Everything you accuse the others of planning you already have done it or are actively doing it right now...

I didn’t say anything about anyone being the good guys.

I didn’t say anything about what China is planning, I pointed out things they are doing right now.

The Usa does similar things across the world. Here I swapped for the Usa.

> They are supporting and encouraging Israel’s war against Iran and Palestine. They also provide diplomatic cover and economic support for the Israeli regime. They promote nationalist radicalism and harassment of nonconformists on foreign campuses (Columbia protests). They ruthlessly suppress dissent (you must support the troops, using chemical weapons on protestors), or even just non White ethic identity and implement racist policies in their regions (rounding up immigrants without due process).

I think there’s a very great difference in degree, but sure. Especially under this administration.

Do you speak Mandarin? Because upthread there’s a guy railing against Melania because she speaks English with an accent and I suspect you’ll get a similar reception in China.

Also, if you think racism in America is a problem, ooo boy do I want to see your experience as a foreigner in a largely homogenous country that has little immigration.

I think China would say the last one is the reason for the first three, and point to democracy as a root cause for the problems facing the West.

Without irony: accept the death of the internet, and touch grass