🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@social.cleverlibre.org

Just listened to the last episode of the #MakingSense podcast. Quite a few interesting ideas there.
I disagree with a bunch. eg, I don't understand how #taxes (which are compulsory) could be called “solidarity” (which is voluntary by definition). And I'd remind #DanielMarkovits & #SamHarris that some #billionaires donate very little, or to irrelevant or self-aggrandizing causes — but that many others are in fact effective altruist.
On the positive, this conversation will make me question the merits of our meritocracy (pun intended), which doesn't seem to work as well as I assumed. And I think it'll help me find arguments to support my growing intuition that a cap on extreme individual #wealth may be morally justified and socially beneficial (I mean a 100% marginal tax rate for wealth above $10B or the like, ie affecting the truly super-rich only).
https://samharris.org/podcasts/205-failure-meritocracy/

https://oneraynyday.github.io/dev/2020/05/03/Analyzing-The-Simplest-C++-Program/

Sinclair Scientific calculator...

https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/this-classic-calculator-was-literally-reverse-engineered-from-the-bare-metal

@nyetoots Hello Friend, and welcome to Qoto.

Enjoy the network and all it has to offer. If you are new to using Mastodon, there's a good guide here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235

We also have another new users guide, posted here : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/suggestions-and-guidelines-for-new-users-written-by-mastodon-art-administrator

You are right in that this mastodon interface is very unlike FB; it resembles Twitter more. But it is also different from that.

After having a Twitter account for many years and NOT using it much at all, I joined here, first time in, just like you.

6 months and 5,500 Toots later, I am happy and a member of this instances Staff, a moderator and above all a community supporter and Builder. You will see a lot of my posts, hope you like Cats, which are one of my big interests; there are a lot of cat photos I bring in; and I daily see many people who Boost and Favourite those.

Also, many new people who discover and Follow my humble account here.

The Fediverse is a lot more than what you see here, there are many wonders to be found; some ugly corners, which we best steer clear from. Ask for any help if you need, we are all in this together.

Have a great Sunday, take the time to read the first guide at least - I think it was the one I first found in a Bing search and used to orient myself here.

There's no GPS, you are in control, and set your course as you see fit. The Guides are our road maps.

Many bright, sensitive and decent people here; many who made this jump years ago. Give it time.

Happy you ventured out of the corporate networks.

#Qoto #QotoJournal #KoyuJournal #NewUsers #Fediverse #Friendship #Culture #International #WeAreOne

A nice idea is recognized and starting to spread.

#Qoto's Journal is being added to Koyu.space too.

@freemo @koyu

So, I go to check and guess what ?

Who's on number one spot at JoinMastodon ?

Screenshot just now. 😝

@freemo @arteteco #xp #Qoto

The little guys