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Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees' kids, officials say
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    iamthewalrus
    1mo ago 87%

    Homeless kids deserve childhoods too, but can’t help thinking there must be higher priority items than sending them to Disney. A tragedy of this story is maybe those grants wouldn’t have been diverted and could have been stretched further had they been spent on more useful things.

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  • Chaos in France after Macron refuses to name prime minister from leftwing coalition
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    iamthewalrus
    2mo ago 100%

    When people riot over pensions or living conditions it’s because it affects them directly. Here it’s just squabbling over who gets to sit in the PM’s chair. Not surprising nobody wants to riot over which unlikable politician gets a promotion.

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  • Do you think lemmy would be as popular as reddit?
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    iamthewalrus
    1y ago 100%

    I generally agree, but one counter example I keep thinking of is Wikipedia. Massively successful site with few rivals despite being a nonprofit. I imagine a social media app could build some degree of success with that model. The main obstacles to my mind are a good UI/UX and a community funding approach sufficient to keep ahead of growth. It’s not yet clear whether Lemmy is “the one” to provide either. As great as the fediverse concept is, it’s harder to use and to consolidate funding for than it perhaps should be.

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  • Is there anything that only the rich can currently afford but that everyone will have in the future?
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    iamthewalrus
    1y ago 100%

    In fairness, it’s kind of a freaky concept. Real meat, yet no animal was killed to provide it. Doesn’t sound like it should be possible. I can’t wait to try it.

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  • Is there anything that only the rich can currently afford but that everyone will have in the future?
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    iamthewalrus
    1y ago 100%

    I’m inclined to agree, at least initially. I suspect it’ll depend on how much demand and competition there is in the field once it’s democratized. The other consideration is extraneous factors (e.g. soaring price of meat due to climate change) that could make lab-grown the cheapest/best option eventually.

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  • Is there anything that only the rich can currently afford but that everyone will have in the future?
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    iamthewalrus
    1y ago 96%

    Lab-grown meat.

    “In 2013, the world’s first cultivated meat burger was served at a news conference in London. It allegedly cost $330,000 to make. That figure has plummeted in the almost-decade since, but cell-grown proteins are yet to clock in anywhere close to the same price as conventional meats.” (Source: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/lab-grown-meat)

    The goal is to get the price down to a level the average supermarket shopper can afford, and if the science is successful it has the potential to revolutionize the food chain.

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  • Multilingualism shouldn’t be a threat
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    iamthewalrus
    1y ago 100%

    While I agree with your second point, I think the article is arguing that healthcare access will be made harder for indigenous people because they’re more likely to speak English or Inuktitut than other parts of the population. Even though Inuktitut is not available in most cases, a multilingual health care system makes it more accessible.

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