UrbonMaximus

joined 1 year ago
[–] UrbonMaximus 1 points 50 minutes ago

Liberalism is a moral philosophy based on individual rights, liberty and equality - this is universally agreed apon terminology almost everywhere apart from here on Lemmy. Here for some reason people keep referring to classical capitalism as liberals like it's a historical discussion about the economic system of the 16th-18th centuries. We should really be using neoliberalism or libertarianism instead now days, because those are new words that evolved specifically to reduce confusion and refer to similar economic ideas but in modern context.

[–] UrbonMaximus 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kudos to him. But the title is misleading - he didn't build an e-bike, he built a battery pack/kit. Reading the title and looking at the picture I thought that he melted the plastic to mold it into a bike frame...

[–] UrbonMaximus 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you're religious, you pay tax. If you're not, you can opt out. https://www.welcome-hub-germany.com/blog/church-tax-germany

[–] UrbonMaximus 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Thanks for sharing. Indeed no hole, but definitely refillable. I agree, It's not the most user friendly option, but still an option.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrK2IhFNkqY

[–] UrbonMaximus 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I've never seen a "disposable" lighter that didn't have a gas filling hole.

[–] UrbonMaximus 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And every one forgave him, and even voted him into power.

All because South African Apartheid was fundamentally evil.

People forgave him because he actually changed his tactics, asked forgiveness and sued for peace instead of revenge.

“People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones, such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety,” Mandela once said, according to a quote at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. “You learn to look into yourself.”

What's going on in the middle east is horrible. But, let's not change history to fit your narrative.

[–] UrbonMaximus 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The U.S. is not part of the ICC.

[–] UrbonMaximus 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If we're already talking about spelling mistakes... It's Enshittification.

[–] UrbonMaximus 1 points 2 months ago

By your definition, every language is like that then. The only "pure" languages are spoken in countries with small populations. And even then they still get external influences, and I doubt it would be spoken as it was 1000/2000/3000 years ago...

[–] UrbonMaximus 1 points 2 months ago

I guess I just found your wording strange. Plenty of people are interested in different cultures. People read Greek and Norse mythology, Japanese or Slavic folklore without even being from those parts of the world. Do you think that the Conjuring or Exorcist are only scary if you're Christian? Or the Ring is only relatable if you're Shinto.. Or you can only enjoy Thor movies if you're pagan..?

[–] UrbonMaximus 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why is it only scary for Muslims?

[–] UrbonMaximus 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Are you going to apply the same rules to pedal assist bikes? Or are you planning to single out e-scooters only, like tfl did for some reason?

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