The thing is: in the not to distant future encyclopedias will be a thing of the past.

Technically you could cite a version in the version history. But Wikipedia isn’t about being right. It’s about trying to get It better

No, i actually meant to be constructive. Nevermind

I just wanted to point out that we have choice. Though it seems redundant, because everyone who end up on Lemmy should know that

Well, then go to a nice community, perhaps even a different instance.

That decline is slower than I expected. It shows that more people stay than not

To all the people here ranting about monetary debt: its not an issue. Money isn’t designed to hold value in the long term. It’s a feature, not a bug.

It’s just really unfortunate for those who play the game as if money were an asset. It’s meant for transactions, not for storage.

Yes, but most people using the term don’t know their defitition, so knowing the correct definition is of limited usefulness.

Ponzi is for Investments that offer high returns, by marking the principal as gains. Pyramid schemes sell stuff, through a pyramid of salesmen. Each one earns a percentage of the revenue of his underlings and is encouraged to recruit more underlings.

Capitalism is nothing but allowing freedom and allowing property (in contrast to posession)

Can Lemmy even protect itself against spam while being open?

This reminds me that they finance the Tor project (onion browser).

Environmental protection is collectivist. It’s what is best for everyone. (Including future generations).

But abortion is a good exception.

I like your thinking.

I think unwanted children are the worst. lets put aside that the family won’t be happy. It’s these children that will cause trouble, populate prisons. They’ll be an absolute drag on society. It’s not even they’re fault. Growing up without love is tough

I’m European. Do you think the American teens getting pregnant are actually surprised? That just seems inconceivable (pun not intended) to me.

Nah, it’s a fairly good way to differentiate between collectivist and individualistic ideas.