DemocratPostingSucks

joined 3 months ago
[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago

It might be true, but it's the last thing people need to hear when they're 15

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's not particularly true outside the US though, most NATO members spend less than the 2%, and here in the UK the army is down to 30k or so staff. In a nation of 70 million. If total war were to break out, how long could the UK survive?

Meanwhile NHS spending as a % of GDP rose even under the conservatives, although this figure doesn't take into account an aging population.

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It doesn't matter if you know it's a fact, and i agree with you for the record. It's about bringing people along with you - you catch more flies with honey than vinegar - and creating good vibes in the softwaresphere

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

20 workdays is 4 weeks non?

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (8 children)

You could alternatively phrase "But that's the thing where you are wrong" as "But here's the crux of why I disagree", it's a bit more personable

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the NSA (GCHQ here in the UK) want my emails they're getting it either way, I'm not able to stop nation states

[–] DemocratPostingSucks@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

They're not paying much per half hour, only $400k, maybe this makes sense lol? They'd only need to make $590k per half hour, which for, say, 50 hours total of original content (it is a chicken restaurant after all) with a $5/mo subscription over five years equates to only 23k subscribers averaged over those five years for an over 8% ROI, which given how many people sign up for these $/mo streaming services doesn't seem insane.