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Although it's important to point out that those two are vastly different.

Sovereign citizens deliberately misinterpret US laws to (in their minds) escape jurisdiction. Reichsbürger are actively planning a coup to overthrow the government, install an actual emperor and go back to feudalism.

Sounds ridiculous but they are connected and prepared surprisingly well wich make them a real threat, not just a funny curiosity.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Dude, those are nice programs but if you need professional work done those are of very limited use. The only thing that is almost as useful as Adobe is Affinity and that's also not running on Linux.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    If I remember correctly, it was identified that institutions traded then to be able to better control prices without intervention from retail. Makes cost more predictable. This would make sense to utilise if you have to roll big positions.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    Nope, it's not even the executives, they are straw people for the most part.

    Most corporations are owned by investors who can cash out any time and threaten to plunge the stock into oblivion by doing so. They go where short term profits are highest, squeeze out every bit they can get and prodeed to the next investment afterwards, demanding enshittification there.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Also, it's not that there are no alternatives. Vertical farming, for example, is developing extremely fast as an environmental friendly way to produce food. Demands are changing and like every serious business they should strive to adapt instead of clinging to an aging business model.

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