Agreed. This is not a wealth tax, this is the rich realizing that they've squeezed nearly all they can out of the lower classes. They must now pivot to squeezing the middle class harder to continue building their dragonesque hoard.

Will? They have feasted upon us.

All this time I thought we'd eat the rich. Turns out they'll eventually just eat each other instead.

As Voltaire said: "The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor."

The idea broadly underpins modern capitalism, and it sums up why liberal politicians (whether left or right wing) do nearly everything they do. Democratic liberals want to keep the lower classes at least somewhat happy by throwing them scraps from time to time, while Republican liberals will only ever do just enough to keep the lower classes pacified.

Did anyone actually read the whole article? These comments sorta read like the answer is no.

The researchers say that their findings prove no active collaboration between TikTok and far-right parties like the AfD but that the platform’s structure gives bad actors an opportunity to flourish. “TikTok's built-in features such as the ‘Others Searched For’ suggestions provides a poorly moderated space where the far-right, especially the AfD, is able to take advantage,” Miazia Schüler, a researcher with AI Forensics, tells WIRED.

A better headline might have been "TikTok algorithm gamed by far-right AfD party in Germany", but I doubt that would drive as many clicks.

For more info, check out this article: Germany's AfD on TikTok: The political battle for the youth

Here's a couple of photos from 2005 found on the CEO's public Flickr page:

The CEO is the guy in the middle in the left photo. The photo on the right was taken the same night, possibly by the CEO, but certainly uploaded by him. At the very least he had no problem with posting it publicly, and has decided not to remove it over the years.

Say what you will, but this person absolutely knows what they're about.

How is that embarrassing? I have literally 639 tabs right now, across 39 windows. Just live your life as you see fit.

There's no love lost between me and Meta, but I'm just gon' leave this here:

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