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  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.nettoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldI'm old
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    4 days ago

    i swear to god they used to work better. modern ones either send your cursor flying off the screen with a gentle nudge, or they barely move at all. it used to be people would hold onto the nipple nubs for extended times because they preferred the precision of them over touchpads. as touchpads have gotten better, nipple nubs have gotten worse. i’d probably point to 2015 when things all went wrong. i don’t know if the manufatcurers switched to a new sensor because it was cheaper or if the software / firmware / drivers that make touchpads good also make nipple nubs horrible
















  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.nettoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldEvidence this is hell
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    18 days ago

    nearly every problem i have with the democrats is that even they know the strategy for winning:

    • connect with the working people through grass roots efforts to connect with people and get votes
    • offer economic populist policies and platforms
    • create consequences for being nazis

    but none of those attract big corporate donors, and the democrats care more about having a big purse than winning elections. i’ll say that again, but this time enbiggen it. THE DEMOCRATS CARE MORE ABOUT HAVING A BIG PURSE THAN WINNING ELECTIONS. i think the enactors of that scam know exactly what they’re doing, however, i think far too many democrats, even democrat voters, have fallen for that they need the big purse to beat the republicans at their game.

    the problem is that the two parties are composed very differently and represent different things to their voters. republicans want a big strong daddy to come home and fix everything. democrats want to sit down and have a talk about how we can all fix everything together. these are not compatible visions for the future and they’re playing different games.

    democrats don’t even seem to comprehend their own path to success. you frequently hear about how democrats win by increasing voter turnout. but they don’t seem to grasp how to get that. it’s actually quite simple. you give people someone they’re excited to vote for. the democratic primary system starts in the most conservative states in america and campaign finance tricks people into thinking what the fuck a church full of iowans thinks about elizabeth warren matters at all.

    and look. the two parties are bad and worse. once you’re past the primary you do have to vote blue no matter who. i’m deeply frustrated with a lot of voters who figured out that the democrats are a scam but didn’t figure out that it’s still better to vote for them than risk the more dangerous scam. there’s a lot of blame for trump being president to go around.

    i guess my point is that two few people, top to bottom and on both sides of the political divide, are really paying attention to what’s going on. even the people who say it’s their job to do that really don’t