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No you still don't get it, the bar owner can share the information with whoever he likes.

The government, does not own the country, it's not "their bar".

You don't understand consent, lots of people don't vote.

And even if they do, they don't automatically consent to all actions performed in their name.

No, the bar owner has a right know who's in his bar.

The local or federal government do not have the right, or need to know the whereabouts of the average law abiding citizen. There is no "free" information, all information has a cost, whether it be acquisition or storage. Currently the people are taxed to oppress themselves. There is no choice not to be taxed, there is no consent.

of course they do, until you're sick and then, you know something's off...

We're not smart enough to make our own decisions but we're smart enough to vote for the best people to make decisions for us?

Make it make sense.

As if parents aren't responsible for the actions of their children

this is theft of time

sounds like a anti-block list ;)

as the world starts getting more brand-ed and corporate-y...

I gravitate toward what I consider authenticate/consistent people which for me at least has seemed to work out as I also try to be that way.

Can you have a linkhut profile...

It doesn't really work that way, you can see other peoples public conversations to see how they interact, as a metric for their personalities, which, might be more work. It's network effects moreso.

as for https://ln.ht, I can see it working for some people, but personally I think there's a bit too much going on, sensory overload.

For me, having been on fedi for like 7 years now, there are cool places, and there are not so cool places. I might be more lucky than most in that I barely need to curate my time there, cause I follow cool people, and so I just see what they like too

AI writes code

you mean plagiarism?

yer a wizard consti

processes over objects

this is correct, waves are a product of pressures, so, are emergent also, the real question is, where does the pressure originate

maybe more informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TnFXddv37E

it allowed the UK to control its own migration policy.

UK is still in the ECHR, so, not really, not yet

You're the one who failed to comprehend my guy.

I was never talking about NYC, you assumed.

But, for like the billionth time now:

nice, exaggeration, and more misrepresentation, see ya

But it wasn't about how much tax they paid - it was about the idea of being taxed at all.

I don't see a difference, fundamentally it comes down to consent of the governed. If 51% of a country votes for something, and it doesn't happen, then what's the point in voting?

I live in France, which I'm not sure if you paying attention to it (no judgement, why would you), but as a country, they're somewhat financially screwed, so whether or not there are elections, or even if the people have representation, something needs to be done, and it will likely involve higher taxation and cost of living generally.

My original point was about people having any say in terms of how much tax they pay. And the American revolution was an example in the extreme of what can happen, given it did happen.

I have never read anything by him

Yes Gregg, I was speaking as a European using the American revolution as an example, not strictly speaking about NYC right now, I hope that's clear

I think you're right yes.

representation is the will of the people, the approval of persons, so I fail to see the difference

now you're just lying, blatantly.

My point was about the degree of taxation.

You understand surely, that just because people vote, doesn't mean their representatives actually do anything that the people that voted want?

come on

I realize this is difficult for you, but if you read my first response to you, it was talking about Europeans (which I am), and what they identify with, we as Europeans, have little say in how we are taxed.

If you have no say in how much you are taxed, that is taxation without representation.

Seems you completely missed the point.

You may want to review what caused the American revolution.

That’s an idea Europeans can identify with.

To a point, when we stop seeing a social benefit from our taxes, it starts to look more like theft.