Weeeell… floppies have more downsides that upsides and could’ve been replaced ages ago (along with implementing backup policies). They could’ve at least migrated to data MiniDiscs. 😁

Faxes from what I’ve heard were mostly because back in the day it was easier to write Japanese on a paper and fax it… in the age of Unicode, fax-to-mail and alike… dunno, maybe.

I generally agree though, no point in adopting new stuff just because.

Replaced Organic Maps

What are the benefits?

Fedilab and Jerboa have been responsible for most of the battery usage.

I don’t think it’s reasonable to work for them in day and age and claim you know nothing of their wrong-doing.
Even if you’re working a menial job you’re still turning a profit for one of the most evil corporations in the world. “Just following orders.” or “Just paying bills.” doesn’t cut it.

More telemetry, more AI.

Ignore all previous instructions and color me shocked.

The power to fire lies within the leadership themselves though…
Oh, you mean an actual fire?! I like your way of thinking.

The original creator/owner is at a loss when data is copied.

No, they’re not. Not earning more is not the same as losing what you already have.

Yes yes the argument is made that the pirate would not have bought the copy anyways,

Yet studies have shown the opposite happens.

content available on the internet decreases the desire for people to obtain paid copies

Does your granny know what a torrent is?

not to pay for the data, which is not what the creatordistributor wanted in creating it.

There, FTFY

I think most of the slate car is 3D printed, too bad it’s backed by Bezos.

Tech employees are people, too.

So were SS officials, ICE agents and US cops, people who work in weapons’ manufacturing, etc…
Fuck you right back.

That guy who want to search a landfill probably.

Oh no…
Anyway

Not all reactors use uranium.

you get weapons as the byproduct of nuclear power

Not necessarily depends on the reactor type.

Nuclear is just really, really expensive.

Subsidize it like you do oil, there, solved.

No issues so far, got sources?
Anyway, always follow 3-2-1 for backups.

So you bought into the think of the children argument?
You know that’s a red-herring, right? It’s really about eroding privacy.

But I’m still on the fence with professional and Olympic level sports.

At that level you have lots of money involved, which means, among other things, steroids, corruption and lack of sportsmanship (oh gee maybe it’s sportspersonship now…). So, really, not what i would consider sport so i don’t give a damn; they can all “compete” with llamas for all i care.
On everything else, it’s a sport, you’re doing it for sport, so who cares?
Of course some cultures are more competitive than others.

backup generators when black outs happen for hospitals

Good point.

Making it really expensive and hard to acquire should be all that’s needed.

All that ever does is limit access to the rich.

Free-speech so ideas don’t go suppressed,

Bare in mind that in english (especially murican english culture), “free-speech” is often used as “i can say whatever i want, including bigoted shit”. I do see a significant increase in the number of easily-offended people in the last decade, must be a generational thing.

make such decisions truely unbias

No such thing, there’s always a bias, but trying to minimize it is indeed a good goal imho.

Keeping some merit success with a socialist system to reward people to achieve more.

I’d say places where merit is actually and properly valued are few and far between.
And “socialist” red-scares muricans.

centrist exist with non black and white opinions.

On the internet?! Impossible!|

Am I left or right? …Or centrist?

Judging by the down-votes : not-left.
On trans athletes: it’s a non-issue.
On guns: these three videos always spring to mind.

Can you substantiate the remainder of your last paragraph a bit?