Man, at this point I am thinking I should just disable all links in any email I get.

You like many people in the US, have fallen victim to the poor education that the GOP attempts to create.

Capitalism is NOT about the rights of the wealthy. It is not about corporations or the government. Plutocracy is rule by the rich. They get to do what they want, everyone else suffers. That is NOT capitalism.

Here is the full paragraph that Google returns, because you lied about Googles results - you left out the second sentence proving you wrong:

"Capitalism is an economic system where private individuals or businesses own and control the means of production and operate for profit. It emphasizes free markets, competition, and minimal government intervention in the economy.

Those are the important requirements for capitalism that Plutocrats hate. They do not want free markets, competition or minimal government intervention. They want restricted markets, no competition - all enforced by the governments laws.

Plutocrats are not and never have been capitalists. They hate the idea of capitalism, just as the Mercantilists do.

If I buy something, I OWN IT. Not you. As I own it you do not have the legal ability to put ANY contracts on it. Your belief that you can sell it but still somehow prevent me from doing with it what I want is anti-capitalist plutocrat philosophy.

It is fundamentally anti-capitalism to let the people that 'sold' something to have control over it. That is the opposite of a free market.

Rental agreements are different, but nobody would rent military equipment - the likelyhood of loss is too great.

You are incorrect because you misunderstand Capitalism. You have spent a lifetime being lied to by the GOP. Capitalism is NOT about making you rich. Nor is it to benefit the wealthy, the corporations, or the government. That is GOP bullcrap.

Capitalism is about competition and free market. If you have read Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nation you would understand that.

There is NO special protection given to producers. The single most important idea Adam Smith came up was "everyone should be free to enter and leave the market and change trades as often as he pleases"

Free choice is the key. If I buy something, I own it and I have the freedom to do what I want with it.

If the seller attempts to put restrictions into that, that is not a purchase, it is a rental.

The corrupt anti-capitalist plutocratic idea that it is legal for sellers to retain control over things they sell is something Adam Smith would decry as wrong.

The people against right to repair are a bunch of anti-capitalists plutocrats. Capitalism = free (as in choice) market = no restrictions on repair.

The scum trying that crap on the US military should be forbidden from selling to the US government for 10 years.

Because "AI"!

That's all the justification needed until the possible AI implosion.

Savages? What? Excuse me? Racist much? Hey, could you give us your opinion on people from India? Or tasmanian aboriginies? Or the Jews? Enlighten us! Once upon a time you'd be at -1 flamebait. But I guess it's true if you don't kick out the natzees your bar becomes a natzee bar, too. And while you're at it tell us about slt right hero and Googler James Damore, too. Go read his famous anti diversity screed again, you'd love it.

If you're going to attempt something outrageous that is almost certain to fail, why not a Space Elevator? On the off-chance you do succeed, that would be a hell of a lot more valuable.

The problem with the Line and other such products is not that it is impossible to build, but it is an incredibly bad design. Someone came up with an image, then they decided to go with it, rather than thinking about what was needed and what the advantages of it.

A circle would have cut the travel time significantly between all locations. It would have enclosed an internal area that would have significant environmental and electrical benefits. A simple railroad could have connected circle with the other end of the "Line".

But no, someone in power thought "Line" and they planned around that. They figured out how to do it and told him it was possible. Then they calculated the total cost which was immense. But when the boss found out what he wanted was so expensive, he decided to make changes.

It may never get build the way he originally designed it - mainly because he was not a trained designer. He was a rich guy that thought is this possible rather than is this a good idea?

That 1.7%+ fee found in North America?

In France it is 0.4% - at the most. Sometimes it is as low as 0.2%

Not a type. Less than 1/4 of the amount North America pays.

No, they do not have the 1% cashback crap. But why would you want to pay 1% more now to MAYBE get 1% back later?

Cause you are paying that 1% more now.

Hasn't the UK been doing this for years? Levying a fee based on total distance of your journey?

A baby in a cradle is the wrong analogy -- a better analogy is an internal organ inside a body. Yes, you can (with advanced technology and at great expense) remove the internal organ from the body and keep it alive externally for some time, but it's going to be unpleasant for everyone involved, and sooner or later the disembodied organ will wither and die, unless it is returned to the environment it was specifically evolved to live within.

Adsense payments dropped off a cliff. This is why so many websites are laying off staff. Google wants all traffic to stay on its site. Gemini AI (yes, the one that, when asked to draw Scottish people, drew only Blacks and then asked to draw a group of diverse people also drew only Blacks.

What do you need to click through to a website for? Those can contain dangerous information like warning people not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. That disease is still out there and still dangerous. Get your boosters, everyone!

No; it's absolutely a terrible idea. It may be great for the businesses; but, it's absolutely fucking terrible for the consumer.

This is absolutely fucking insanity. Imagine having to carry 6 different cards and wondering which one a particular store is going to take.

The new stuff is under copyright.