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Local elections matter because they have a greater impact on the material conditions of your community. On the federal level, no, our votes do not matter. That's not to say that voting isn't important, but the primary intention behind casting a vote should be for the betterment of our country, not damage control. You say that 'no one is required to listen to a TV ad, or a campaign promise' as if the responsibility can be shifted from the lobbyist-controlled politicians and the wealth-controlled media to the common man who is expected to know better on how to cast their vote. So lets say the common man does know better on how to cast their vote, then why does gerrymandering exist? Why not let democracy run its course rather than drawing artificial district maps to represent voters who are more vulnerable to vote a certain way? So no, our votes on the federal level do not matter. We cannot vote away money in politics, privatized healthcare, climate change, skyrocketing housing prices, imperialism, economic depressions, etc.

Yet, we can't vote away said special interests. In this system, if voting could actually lead to meaningful change that would challenge the status quo, we wouldn't be allowed to do it. A TV celebrity and a geriatric, career political cuck were 'democratically' voted into the highest office. The media exists to manufacture your consent. Pay no attention to the economic system pulling the strings behind the curtains. This is just liberal spectacle. Develop your class consciousness and realize that none of this benefits you if you identify with the working class. Well then, I have a red bridge to sell to you.

I'm pretty much in agreement, but if people got to where they are based on merit, we wouldn't have 99% of the politicians that we have today. They aren't qualified to serve us, because they don't serve us--they serve money. This Justice pick is what you said it is, just more virtue signaling by the Democrats to water down anything that promotes positive change in society, like the whitewashing of MLK as a radical figure and watering down BLM as a radical movement.

Neither should anyone believe that a meritocracy actually exists, because it doesn't.

It doesn't matter what race and gender someone is when it comes to qualifications. What matters is what class you are, and you can bet your ass the next Justice will not serve the working class.

...and Metal still has the most forum posts in the history of this community. Happy Holidays Steam-Gamers! I only wish wellness upon you and your families on this day and many days after.

Reserving a copy is not the same as pre-ordering (which you can't do right now). For $5, you're essentially just reserving your spot in line when they become available. If it turns out to be a let down at launch, you don't have to go through with purchasing one and you'll just be out $5.

Ladies and gentleman, the future of PC gaming is finally here. I reserved mine a week ago after watching and reading the announcement articles, and now the recent upload of this Linus video affirms my confidence that this looks to be the right move from Valve. This thing still has several months before release, and the prototype model is already outperforming the $1000 Ayaneo at half the price. It will even compete with Nintendo's Switch considering OLED is not the Pro that Nintendo fanboys were expecting.

Built a new PC recently (minus the GPU, can't find any good mid-range ones right now), first one in almost 10 years. Overall, this was a triumph. I'm making a note here, huge success!

How do you know you need a new motherboard and cpu when you don't even know your specs?

Where the fuck is Vick's promotion to CA?