I get it, 50% residents of one of the most influential countries on earth will be very upset, with a lot of geopolitic consequences.

But for some, we cant change the outcome in anyway, I hate the way content even on the Fediverse becomes. Yes its important but man. I was all into 2016 elections but it doesnt really change anything anyway. Americans go vote and all, though.

I just wanna talk about kernels and factorio, man

  • @[email protected]
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    Not to be a downer, but the political ramifications matter significantly, and vice versa. This planet is way too small now, and I patiently monitor the politics of many countries to see how the world shifts in relation to peace and climate change.

    This corresponds to everything, including games and distros if one country (not just the US) suddenly collapses.

    I happily await the day politics calms down, the wars settle, and we focus primarily on climate change and science as our main passions once again.

    • @Doburoku
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      So we should just talk about it ad naseum until we’re even more miserable?

      No thanks. I can’t change the world beyond my vote so I’m just gonna live my life.

    • the political ramifications matter significantly

      Can your obsessive worry change the outcome in any meaningful way? No? Then your obsessive worry is damaging both to you and to those you inflict it upon. This is doubly so when you inflict it on an international audience who doesn’t even access to the horse and pony show Americans call an election.

  • @EfreetSK
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    I’d like to be calm but since I live in a country neighbouring Ukraine … yeah, I’m scared

  • @[email protected]
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    Tomorrow is the last day to vote. I imagine all the talk won’t be over until noon January 20th with the transfer of power to the new administration.

      • @PugJesus
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        The majority of the talk will be over by the time the election is called. At least, the majority of it on here.

        • Ech
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          I think you are underestimating the chaos trump’s horde has planned. Unless it’s an absolute blowout for Kamala (and likely even some then), the close of the polls on Tuesday is just act 1.

    • @expatriado
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      if trump wins, lets hope not, Jan 6 / jan 20 won’t be as relevant, since dems are not into coups

  • Schwim Dandy
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    38 hours ago

    It costs me nothing to scroll past. Let everyone think it makes a difference, in a few months, we’ll settle back into our comfortable dystopia and we’ll go back to arguing over other stuff.

  • @Gingerlegs
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    3114 hours ago

    Trust me, I’m from u.s. and I hate it

    • @NineMileTower
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      I’m sick of every single comment tho any political article being, “Doesn’t matter. Go vote.”

      Like, no shit. Stop commenting the same damn comment on every article.

  • DrSleepless
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    Only 1 more day til it’s just U.S. riot news

    • Drusas
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      And election fraud claims! Oh, the excitement.

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    It drives me mad how the UK media obsesses over US Presidential elections because they’re still pretending the “special relationship” exists, yet they pay hardly any attention to European elections that actually have more impact on the UK.

    They’ll literally cut away from UK news to bring a campaign speech from Trump or Harris. Why? We don’t get a vote in it, so we don’t need to hear it.

    • @NineMileTower
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      We gotta pretend we give a shit about your crowns and all that, so I don’t want to hear it.

    • Billiam
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      Well, talking about the EU might remind the rubes how shit things have gone since Brexit, so of course they don’t want to bring that one up.

    • @IMongoose
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      It’s only fair, the US does the same shit with UK royalty.

  • @Woodstock
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    How I’m getting by…although this post showed up unfortunately 😂

  • Servais (il/le)
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    1015 hours ago

    Ironically, I was happy that this community was one of the few without posts about that election.

  • @NineMileTower
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    514 hours ago

    I just wanna talk about kernels and factorio, man

    I most certainly do not.

    • @11111one11111
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      It takes two to make a conversation so to make it casual both parties must converse casually. If you are the only comment opposing this conversation’s casual nature then it’s not the person casually initiating conversation that is at fault but your response that is making the conversation *heated. non-casual/uncasual/anti-casual/casual-less idk what the word for opposit of casual would be lol.

        • @11111one11111
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          Fuck that’s perfect. The parent comment’s edit is a shoutout to you lol.

            • @11111one11111
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              Cheers to a casual as fuck conversation 🍻

              Edit: fuck itd be so cool if there was a way to only allow voting to reference how casual you thought a comment thread was and keeping a ranking of the chillest of the chillest casual conversations lol if not voting then maybe a button similar to reddit’s gold used to be where you awarded the casual-est conversations and have the ranking based on the amount of casuawards you were given🤔

  • @[email protected]
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    615 hours ago

    Haha i quit reddit not because of the api change and the stupid blackout/protest. But to get away from the propaganda.

    • @[email protected]
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      415 hours ago

      Small reddit pages are the best, but yeah front page reddit seems like a lot of political/corporate content

  • @[email protected]
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    212 hours ago

    My shoulders have been permanent cement since all of the election shit kicked off here in the US. I’d like it to end also, but that doesn’t mean we won’t continue to hear about the inevitable riots, Elon mouth drivel, etc. It’s a never ending mental hellscape here in the US.

  • @[email protected]
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    515 hours ago

    I’ve been trying to limit my election posting to the explicitly politics communities. I think that by blocking all of them, the non US people can hopefully keep the election chatter down to at least a dull roar, although I realize a lot of it is also spilling out into everywhere.

    You folks have my sympathy, in other words. Hopefully in a week or so, we won’t need yours.

  • moonlight
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    As an American, I’m just as sick of it as you are. I voted by mail weeks ago, but because I’m in a swing state I’m bombarded by mail and text messages.

    Anyway, I recently switched to the CachyOS kernel. I won’t try Factorio though because I know I’ll get horribly addicted.