Friendly Gamer

@friendlygamer.bsky.social

I like video games and also other things. I code stuff on the internet. Politics, because non-engagement leads to {gestures broadly at everything} Abolish ICE He/him Banner art by @osxgeekgirl.bsky.social

Counterargument from someone that isn't insane: we are in our 40s and have paid off our home. Not only are we happy to pay our property taxes, I have personally voted for every single tax increase on myself because I am actually able to understand 2nd, 3rd, etc order effects of funding society.

Politico@politico.com · 3d ago

“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.

So I got caught up in this. I got time so let's go through the problems with this whole event. 1) This appears to have been a suspension wave via LLM, either the list being created by an LLM and a person suspending the accounts or the LLM doing the suspending itself. Either way, same bad result.

Bluesky Safety@safety.bsky.app · 3d ago

We're aware of a phishing attack that has compromised more than 4,500 accounts. The attack spread through posts promoting a fake offer of a government payment. We have temporarily suspended the compromised accounts and are working with their owners to secure them and restore access.

Your occasional reminder that polls don't mean shit, you have to show up and vote, preferably early and in person if you can