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The world is indeed becoming like a really bad bad dark comedy.

I suggest they take a shit from there to see how it lands on Earth. They are already shitting all over the planet anyway...

At the same time:

Yeah....not much can be said...

#nasa #space #spacex #billionairs #capitalism



Two things scare me the most....


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Politics, a cringe show. And USA has the most popular of the shows.

Empty words, rich people, a cult of following. Nothing changes: most people have to trade their lives to survive (work), the rich are getting richer, inequality on the rise, the destruction of nature is flourishing. More idiots, more stupidity, shittier and fake lives.

Planet Trade. Welcome. Very predictable. Enjoy the show, slurp the fantasies.

#TradeRuinsEverything #trade #capitalism #politics #dnc #inequality #justice



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@LautreG OK, I agree with you, but disagree with original author. Yes Google isn't privacy-friendly. That has been proved in many cases, articles and videos. Yet people refuse to believe this.
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The original post is all about how google and the like cannot be trusted, since it is a trade-based service.



If anyone thinks that China is a "communist" society, just watch this documentary - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

They are as "capitalistic" as USA. Or, in other words, they have a trade-based society. As simple as that. Produce, trade, consume.

#trade #china #usa #communism #capitalism #money #consumption


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Private companies, if big enough, will be bailed out by the gov. See SpaceX, Tesla, and more. The gov will also intervene to stop monopolies from creating, at least in theory. They split apart the largest telecommunication company in the USA not long ago. So gov is intervening, from capping the prices of drugs, providing subsidies, tweaking taxes, etc..

China, USA, Europe or the rest. The gov is always intervening.

For another, if the government owns the means of production, you have a monopoly; such a thing is barely possible under free market capitalism.

A...sorry what? Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google ?? We live in a world of monopolies. In another book I wrote I showcase that in detail tromsite.com/books/#flipbook-t…

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Private companies, if big enough, are sometimes bailed out; I agree. They should not be. That is cronyism, not capitalism. They should be allowed to fail, and indeed sometimes are.

As to monopolies, nearly all of them are enabled by government action, not stopped by it.

Tell me; what does google have a monopoly in? Putting aside, of course, that we absolutely don't live under free market capitalism.

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But they are....I am talking about the real world we live in not idealistic concepts. I compare USA with China and their self imposed labels, not the official and mushy definitions of capitalism vs communism since these do not exist.

As to monopolies, nearly all of them are enabled by government action, not stopped by it.

They are enabled by a system of trade that incentivizes companies to grow and individuals to seek profit.

Tell me; what does google have a monopoly in?

Too many things. Mobile operating systems, search engine, browser, online videos, online advertising, etc.. Again see here tromsite.com/books/#flipbook-t… - I spent a year on this book.

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Yes, they are..sometimes. Which still leaves plenty of small companies and some large ones that are allowed to fail; that is a good thing.

LIFE incentivizes individuals to profit from their action. That's true under all economic systems.

Nope; there's iOs/sailfish/Ubuntu touch, duckduckgo/yahoo/ask/dogpile/plenty more, firefox/opera/safari/chrome, peertube and odyssey, plenty of other ad companies.

So, again, what does google have a monopoly in?

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Those you mention are barely "competitors". Google owns the market of mobile operating systems (over 70%), search prob over 90%, video platform, browser, etc.. They even give Firefox a ton of money to keep google as the default search engine. Basically google has no competition in many areas.

LIFE incentivizes individuals to profit from their action.

The environment pushes people to become one way or another. Currently we live in a trade-based society that incentivizes people to profit, compete, be selfish. etc..

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Those I mention are competitors. They exist, plenty of people can and do use them, and therefore google does not have a monopoly.

Yes, environments shape people. Please, provide literally any example of an environment where an individual is not incentivized to profit from their action.

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Yah those are as much competitors as I am for Usain Bolt. I mean I can run...but have no chance to ever win a race with Usain. Same for Firefox and the like.

Please, provide literally any example of an environment where an individual is not incentivized to profit from their action.

Sure. We have a directory of such organizations where people volunteer without making any profits directory.trade-free.org/

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Poor comparison. No one imagines you can run anywhere near as fast as him,. PLENTY of people use the products and services of other companies, me included.

Oh, I see the issue here. You're restricting yourself to MONETARY profit. Here you go: merriam-webster.com/dictionary…

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No one imagines Firefox will overthrown Chrome or Linux Microsoft...these are clear examples of monopolies.

By not making a profit I mean they do not ask anything in return. They just do/help. Good people.

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It's irrelevant whether anyone imagines that anyone else will "overthrow" chrome or anyone else. Here:
merriam-webster.com/dictionary…

As to "not making a profit', do you imagine that do not see a valuable return for what they do?

in reply to AKingsbury

If no one can compete with google in some domains, then google is a monopoly. And that is the case. Read the NPR article don't waste my time here please. npr.org/2024/05/02/1248152695/…
in reply to Tio

"If no one can compete with google in some domains"

Such is not the case. I challenge you to name me a single domain in which no one, NO ONE, offers a plausible and functional alternative to google.

in reply to AKingsbury

If you do not want to read my book where I go into detail about these things, maybe read this npr.org/2024/05/02/1248152695/…
in reply to Tio

I don't much care to read any of your material if you're going to make such basic mistakes as you've been making thus far.
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I source all of my claims and so far I did not seem to have made any false claims.
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Please. You linked to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_mar…, which in the SECOND SENTENCE says "Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government", and then went on to nonsense like social.trom.tf/display/dbc8dc4…


By the way "free market capitalism" sounds like a horror show. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_mar… And partially it is present since big companies control governments in many cases giving them a "free" hand at doing business.

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Seriously?

"Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government"

"And partially it is present since big companies control governments"

Do you actually not see the contradiction here?

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To the contrary. If police is enforcing the law, but some people with power can buy the police officers, their guardian status is dissolved. Same with the gov. Big companies can buy off the gov rendering its guardian status as null. Thus creating a sort of free market for them. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government ;).
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You claim that people pay the government to operate in their favor, thereby creating a free market, as define by...the government not intervening. Pure contradiction.
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"And partially it is present since big companies control governments" - relax.
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I'm perfectly relaxed. If people lying online got me worked up, I'd have had a heart attack more than a decade ago.
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Never too late my friend. You are lucky I am not lying :)
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Please, drop me a line when you can reconcile the government getting involved and the government not getting involved. Until then...well, I can see why no one would pay for your "books". Have a nice day,
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Sorry to be rude but I'll never drop you anything. I hope you can find other things on the fediverse.

And no one can pay for my books since they are free. And they are books not "books", I think you may not understand the use of quotes.

I hope we can say goodby now and you go on your way :)

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By the way "free market capitalism" sounds like a horror show. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_mar… And partially it is present since big companies control governments in many cases giving them a "free" hand at doing business.
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"And partially it is present since big companies control governments in many cases giving them a "free" hand at doing business."

Then you fail entirely to understand what a free market even is.

in reply to AKingsbury

There is no such thing as "free market". And it does not even matter it is still a system of trade that suffers from the same symptoms: greed, consumption, profit, corruption, etc..
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There absolutely is such a thing as a free market. For example; who regulates who is and is not allowed to make, buy, or sell backpacks in the US?

As to your complaints about things like greed; tell me, are YOU greedy?

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No one "markets" "freely". There are regulations in place. Even for backpacks.

And mostly no I am not greedy but it depends on what situations I face. Look at what I've been doing for the past 15 years tiotrom.com/projects/ - all free. Never made a profit. So likely I am not greedy most of the time.

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Please, show me the regulations on who can buy, sell, and/or make backpacks in the US.

Really? You're not greedy? It's rare to meet someone willing to make such a claim. What a saint you must be.

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Of course you need to have a license for producing such a thing, patents, pay taxes, and a license to sell and where to. If you start to make backpacks now and sell them on the street you may be fined. You are also forced to pay taxes for your business and more.

Really? You're not greedy? It's rare to meet someone willing to make such a claim. What a saint you must be.

I said probably most of the time I am not. I released 2 huge documentaries, published over 30 books, made videos, articles, run trom.tf (free services for everyone), tromjaro.com linux distro, and more. All trade-free. Not a saint, but prob not greedy either.

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No, no, no claims. Please link me to actual regulations that say you need, for example, a license to produce backpacks.

No, no, don't sell yourself short. If you're not greedy, don;' engage in false modesty. Just admit you're not greedy.

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Ok let's move on since you are slipping into nonsense. Please move on. You are starting to troll a little bit and I have a broken finger I barely can type.
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Okay, so you can't or won't provide any such regulations. I thought so.
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Better go out more and maybe try to sell some backpacks in the street while at it. Maybe you'll relax more and learn some life lessons.
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Hey, if you cannot provide any proof of any kind in support of your assertions...well, that speaks volumes.
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You refuse to read the books and links I sent you. You are a waste of time. Better do other things.
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I refuse to read books written by someone who makes incredibly simple logical mistakes. They're liable to be worse than nonsense.



Big Brands’ Green Claims Uncovered - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

If you want to see how much of greenwashing is out there.....as if that's surprising...

#greenwashing #corruption #climatechange #trade #capitalism


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Only accusing the "big companies" for doing all sort of "unethical" things, is like only accusing mass murderers for the killings that they do. Every crime is a crime. Big or small. Small companies do similar shady practices and abuse people or destroy the environment.

But best is to look at the system that creates these entities instead of accusing companies or people.

As long as the underlying practice on this planet is to TRADE or else you are fucked, then this is what we are going to do and prioritize. Thus the evolution of companies and billionaires, waste, pollution, you name it.

#trade #TradeRuinsEverything #capitalism #money #bigtech

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Total Trust: Surveillance State - videoneat.com/documentaries/26…

Crazy documentary. It looks like a dystopian SF movie. I have no idea why people still watch movies when reality is many times more than any movie. More scary, funny, complex, interesting, mindblowing.

China is perhaps how the future will look like for people on this planet. Total control.

#capitalism #surveillance #china #privacy


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China is as much of a capitalist state as any. Billionaires, workers, slaves and owners, the capital of mass producing of stuff. Their social credits system is just another type of currency to extract more power for the very few.
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No, they are socialists! They do not permit the private ownership of the means of production and distribution. They are not capitalists, learn what that word means!
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Yeah I wrote a book about that tromsite.com/books/#flipbook-t… - the USA or other tribes also do not allow anyone to own stuff and have a private business. You have to do it under their rules. There are so many Chinese companies, same as US companies. In both cases they operate under the rules of the tribe. Their goal? Trade. Make more stuff, sell, make more money/credits/whatever, become rich, influence the politics, and so forth.
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governments around the world are already, + have been, implementing surveillance measures similar to China's. Sometimes through the back door, other times more obvious - for those who see + listen. Orwell knew what he was writing about back then.


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BTW, noticed a few typos in your post, just letting you know:

> because it is inane in a few years time

I think you meant to say "insane" here.

> the begging bun (prologue) that

Did you meant to say "beginning bun" here?



When @Georgi shared a video from our documentary on Facebook and wanted to tag @Be Brave To Act Facebook page, she had no option but had it appeared as if this was a "paid partnership" with @Dima 's page. haha. Because as I said before, Facebook is not a "social network" it is an ad platform, so they naturally see these "taggings" between pages as partnerships.

#facebook #capitalism #ads #trade

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shit you uncovered my money laundering scheme
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busted dude! pay your taxes now!


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I love how you mention the actual scientific history of human beings! Countries and borders are man-made fiction/ideas that we choose to believe in, and they keep changing from time to time - there is a stark difference between that and the actual scientific reality of our world. Science is often a very humbling experience I feel like, think of the famous pale blue dot image and how carl sagan described it......
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BTW, I'm glad to hear @bigworldsmallsasha is finally free to stay there in Spain, that must've been a huge relief after having to go through this much trouble.