My son asked me this yesterday. Japan.

As with his life he wants all of the power and none of the responsibility

#ElbowsUp

Small nitpick. The ones in charge aren’t dumb they’re dangerous and they’re feeding off a dumb segment of the population that has been conditioned for this through a steady diet of bullshit from social media.

For me I disassociate. I know the people around me by and large love and/or care for me and if shit hit the fan I’m fine.

The news is just entertainment. I love watching the news. I love politics. Sometimes it’s surreal and scary but in no ways do I feel worried. I worry for those around me because they may not be able to protect themselves due to age or capacity but then that’s why I’m there if required.

With proper infrastructure yes signatures are extremely secure. But that proper infrastructure doesn’t exist.

How easy is it to fake a signature for a normal person who has not practiced a person’s signature for the intent purpose of faking it? Have you ever tried faking your parents signature to get out of school? I have.

Now the infrastructure required to adequately check signatures is not practical hence it doesn’t exist. It’s why we moved to pins. Pins are small and 2fa doesn’t exist for banks because again it’s about the bare minimum and they are out to make money and don’t care about customers plus there’s government safeguards in place specific to banking.

I will continue to argue that going back in time signatures are infinitely more secure than a 4 digit pin let alone tap but we have traded security for convenience.

Anyways full admit that I’m batshit crazy.

I’ll use banks as an example

If they cared about your security there would not be a mobile app or website.

Hell, credit cards would still require a signature.

It’s about cost first and foremost and then convenience.

Has nothing about you as a consumer. They don’t give 2 shits about you as a consumer.

See Luigi

Because, and I’ll be blunt, a blanket of “guillotine billionaires” is disgusting. Billionaires shouldn’t exist but I have no qualms with Bill Gates or Warren Buffet for simply playing the game we were all forced to take part in.

Some billionaires like Musk, Zuckerberg, Ellison however… They should all be hung for treason.

I understand it’s not as easy as a comment on The Internet but the American resistance needs to nut up and someone needs to put one between the eyes if everyone who architected or who is actively implementing Project 2025.

At this point the American military needs to stage a military coup and take back the country.

I don’t think it will ever happen but wishful thinking.