first two paragraphs should be enough to convince anyone that it’s not news, just a highly biased opinion piece

it seems like one of the key defining principals of the fediverse is platform evolution - mastodon, bluesky, and lemmy are just going to be footnotes in history.

good for them I guess? the middle class has been dying/shrinking for decades. it’s not that big of a brag

in regards to that definition then: yeah, I’d say people are, on the whole, more enlightened than they were a century ago. the scientific method is more thoroughly accepted/baked in at a societal level, and the mass adoption of digital communication facilitates a greater sense of community… though the resulting communities are often at odds with each other.

Bernie’s retiring from politics then?

could still play out that way - but Nigeria isnt the most stable place, a hard shove or two would easily topple their house of cards

Rwanda is blameless then?

anime/manga high school of the dead zombies is my favorite example

perhaps Brazil or whomever should stop burning it down?

basically any action movie from the 90s is quality.

define enlightened using your own words not via a google search

get on a boat?

yes - but if there’s no enforcement then laws are rather meaningless.

They expect to be profitable in their first year, Torres said.

most businesses that cant turn a profit wont last that long. taking out a personal loan… may have been a poor decision.

I guess they didnt get the memo to gtfo?

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Biden’s mouthpiece

did you not even look at the trade deficit numbers in the link you posted?

ah. Ms. Pacman then

rofl the pics in that article. never change, Africa