Rookwood

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Companies don't do profit-sharing because they have no pressure or incentive to do so. In other words, they can get away with not profit-sharing so they do.

Co-ops are community projects. They arise out a strong, educated and engaged community. This does not exist in the US at large. That's why about the only place with co-ops in the whole country is NYC.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

From demagogue to whore in record time.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Sociopaths exist and they rule the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Fluoridated toothpaste is more effective than drinking water. The fluoride works by direct contact with the enamel. Another reason it doesn't make sense to put it in drinking water.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (15 children)

Fluoridated water doesn't seem to make a difference on cavities. It does have neurological effects. It's simply not acutely fatal. It's already in our toothpaste. We don't need it in our municipal water supply and the majority of developed countries don't.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/fluoridated-drinking-water/

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Dems didn't run on climate change. And also just simple doomerism doesn't motivate people. They would have needed a solution, which the Dems aren't willing to offer.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? Do you think convenience is free?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

Obama took office during the Great Recession and rebuilt the economy. Biden took office during COVID and rebuilt the economy. (I know you're going to try to argue with me on that, so I will just say that we recovered faster than any other developed nation before you do.) You're kinda dense if you think that as soon as a president from another party enters office it would affect the economy so much as these events did...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Propaganda. Lack of education. There's a reason they want to defund public schools. They're not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Think of Lemmy instances like a Discord server. You are joining a community. You are not joining up to a centralized corporate website. There are many lemmy instances. Shop around. lemmy.ml are Marxist-Leninist. It's what the .ml stands for. If that's not for you, find another instance.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not like you can afford anything else.

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