I personally don’t care either way about the Japanese monarchy. The reality is that the monarchy today is purely symbolic and it’s only kept because the Japanese people want it to be there. Japanese culture is very big on traditions like this and I highly doubt that any attempts to change the line of succession is going to happen. Like with many things in Japan, there’s probably more interest in changing the line of succession outside of Japan than there is inside of it.

But France feels like an exception though. I wouldn’t say tourists are flocking to Albania or Austria to see the relics of their monarchies like people do with France.

There’s a real appeal behind having an active monarchy in place, even if it’s just symbolic. Take the UK as an example of this. One of the bigger draws to the country is that you get see all these monarchy related things places that are still occupied and used by a real royal family that has real historical depth and influence.

Garlic, onions, and butter are my holy trinity

Languages are like tools, if people don’t see utility in them, they won’t use them. The only people who would go out of their way to learn and use a specific tool are experts and enthusiasts, and there aren’t enough of those around to keep a language alive. If much bigger languages like Yiddish, Romani, Bavarian, Assyrian, etc are classified as critically endangered and struggling to survive then these smaller languages simply have no future. I think efforts like this are good for preserving the language, and there’s definitely value in that, but I ultimately think that this is a doomed language.

You’re talking out of your ass. The Alawites have literally never ruled Syria for as long as Syria has been a thing. Stop spreading misinformation.

I don’t think we necessarily disagree. Al Assad was a ruthless man who brought an era of terror to the country. However, at the same time, he’s been replaced by another ruthless man with a history that indicates he’ll also bring his own era of terror. In this sense, Syria isn’t exactly free, bur under new management.

Likewise, we can agree that the American invasion of Iraq was wrong and unjustifiable, but also acknowledge that Al Sharaa committing terrorist attacks is also wrong and unustifiable.

The main point here is that two wrongs don’t make a right, and the guy I’m replying to trying to justify terrorism is just morally represented.

I literally lived in Syria for. Some pretentious schmuck on Lemmy pretending they’re experts on a place they’ve never been to is rich.

The Alawites were marginalized under Assad. The government is not the one that does marginalization, it’s the general population. The majority of Syria is Sunni muslim and Arab, and anyone who isn’t that is seen as a kafur and not a real Syrian. This is why all the minorities (Druze, Kurds, Alawites, Assyrians, etc) took up arms and tried to get some level of autonomy. They knew that the moment Assad was gone, he’s going to replace by a government less secular yet just as ruthless and they’re going to pay the price… And guess what? That’s exactly what happened.

They got the literal Syrian branch of Al Qaeda as the new government and it’s leader as their new president. Al Sharaa is a well known terrorist, islamist, and he’s infamous for being one of the primary reasons why ISIS exists. The moment HTS took over, there dozens of reports of islamist fighters under the HTS, aka the Al Nusra front, who went on sprees massacring Alawites just for being Alawites. There are also reports of them them kidnapping and enslaving women, but that’s something you just want to conveniently ignore.

What did Al Sharaa do? Nothing! He did nothing. The islamists who committed these crimes are not being exiled or prosecuted and the victims are not being compensated, rescued, or given justice. There has no change in policy outside of Al Sharaa giving lip service to not piss of the west. In reality, he’s enabling these islamists which is why the violence against the Alawites and other minorities is still going on right now. Al Sharaa is literally using Sharia law to train new soldiers and police officers so he could have them enforce “morality”.

Idk why you’re dickriding for a terrorist like him so hard, but this is not the hill to die on. The marginalized minorities in the country are not the problem, that’s a fascistic way of thinking. The cold hard reality is that Al Sharaa is and always has been a jihadist, and this violence is just a part of his ideology.

Yes, you fucking can. The fuck? He’s a Syrian from Syria who left his country to go to Iraq for the sole purpose of joining Al Qaeda, which was already a well established terrorist organization that’s renowned for it’s evil attacks at that time, and started plotting ways to kill American soldiers. In what world is that justifiable? I’m an Iraqi myself and this guy is a terrorist. Being against the US invasion doesn’t mean you start supporting actual terrorists, that’s just stupid.

Al Sharaa words mean absolutely nothing. This guy is literally one of the reasons why ISIS exists and he was involved in actual terrorist attacks, and he’s still an islamist now. Taking his words at face value is like taking the Taliban talking about human rights before the US left Afghanistan seriously, it’s an idiotic take.

I don’t know what propaganda you’ve been snorting but trying to frame the Alawites which have always been marginalized group in Syria subject to constant discrimination and violence as the aggressors is just victim blaming. Trying to pretend that there’s some connection to Israel, doesn’t change the facts, it just means you have no idea what you’re talking about.

They’re flying out of an Israeli airport

Again, what are you even talking about? Literally everything you listed China is doing much worse in, not to mention other major issues like a demographic crises on top of everything else.

I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with the technology itself. It really is exciting stuff that has a lot of useful applications. The issue has always been that the growth and development is driven by greed rather than realizing potential. With no government accountability or regulation and with the populace ignorant and apathetic, a bubble was bound to be the outcome

I don’t see a future with big AI modrls like Meta AI, chatGPT, or Copilot going away those and others like them are used by people. But things like Meta’s new all AI app or things of that nature as well as the tens of thousands of the empty startup AI companies are what’s going to disappear. They’re products that nobody wants or uses, and they’re only there to inflate stock valuations. That’s where the bubble lies. The tech is here to stay, but only in cases where it’s actually used.

Although I do think that there’s a big AI bubble, the reality is that Pandora’s box has already been opened, and it’s not closing back up. The technology is here to stay and it will continue to be integrated into everyday life bubble or no bubble.

Something based on imaginary stocks, grift, de-industrialization, ghost jobs and falsified labor statistics, likely mixed with a debased dollar, just doesn’t bode well.

This is literally describes China, what are you even talking about?

I genuinely don’t give a fuck about internet points. I’ve seen a bunch of perfectly reasonable takes get downvoted into oblivion and a bunch of dogshit comments get hundreds of votes. People who adjust their opinions based on updoots need to go outside unironically.

There was a brief period of time on the internet between the late 2000s and early 2010s where gaming journalism was genuinely decent because it was driven by passionate people who were trying to appeal to the gaming communities they were apart of. They were there to provide the community with good info and honest opinions first, and any money made was just a bonus. At some point, these priorities flipped, and internet journalism became job and then it became an industry that’s soulless, faceless, and driven by endless greed.

Back in like 2012, a gaming journalist would write an honest review of a game they tried or they would give an update on the industry or they would share interesting tips and info about certain games and franchises. The sites would be clean, maybe a couple of ads here and there, but the overall atmosphere is driven by genuine passion.

Today, you don’t get any of that. Instead you get an advertisement masquerading as an article. The reviews aren’t authentic, the updates are basically a part of marketing campaigns, and the info they give is there to push readers to buy something. The sites are all completely cluttered with ads, a lot of the articles are just AI slop, and the industry is driven by greed. Why would anybody go there anymore? Might as well just go see a youtube review or get the game and try it out yourself.

Islam is the single biggest and most misogynistic force in the world today, and it’s not even close

This is why I and most other users on this site actively avoid interacting with you. You’re an illiterate moron who painfully ignorant with a stick up his ass. I’m done wasting my time on you, you’re going to be ignored again.