Except my comment wasn’t regarded the California DoJ. It was regarding Kamala Harris. She spearheaded the initiative to take down the site. She talked about it and used it as a talking point on how tough she is on human trafficking. Except, what actions did she actually take on human trafficker’s? Why go for the platform that is easily replaceable and not the actual people perpetrating it? All she ended up doing was creating an environment that is less safe for sex workers and victims of human trafficking.

There has been one temporary ceasefire with hostage releases.

And there have also been instances of Netanyahu sabotaging getting hostages released as well.

Also remember the recent ceasefire for vaccinations.

You mean for polio right? The disease that started spreading because of Israel’s commitment to depriving children of basic human rights like clean water and healthcare, right? The same ceasefire where Israel has been reported not allowing vaccinators to enter right?

There are a string of other events that happened because of successful diplomacy.

And there’s a longer string of events of unsuccesful diplomacy on the Israeli side. I’ll also remind you that this list doesn’t start from October by the way.

Israel’s message to Hamas since the beginning of the war has more or less been: surrender or die.

Israel’s message to the Palestinian people is to simply die. Let’s not confuse what’s actually happening here.

Netanyahu never does anything in good faith. He is all about his personal advantage.

Oh, so you agree he’s untrustworthy?

Given the events of the past 8 months would you say Netanyahu, and by extension the Israeli government, have been negotiating in good faith and actively trying to end the war?

Well if Israel says that then it must be safe for him. …Right?

You’re kind of missing the point of my comment. I wasn’t talking about why didn’t they go after the actual owners. I was talking about why they didn’t go after the human traffickers using the site. The article goes in depth about how it did nothing but make it worse for the people stuck in the situation where they are forced to sell their bodies.

Last month, after a meandering legal saga in that follow-on case, the website’s 76-year-old co-founder was sentenced to five years in prison on a federal money-laundering charge. He reported on Wednesday to begin serving his sentence, while his lawyers appeal.

That was the co-founder. Not the actual perpetrators.

What kind of judge signs off on a request to keep a teen treatment facility open after a girls death and the regulators saying “They haven’t done enough to improve so we’re revoking their license”?

The thing that gets me is that if prosecutors like Harris know that sites like this is used for human trafficking; where is the bragging that they helped take those people down? Just like the article states, all they did was take down the site and let the actual offenders roam free. Everyone knows how flexible and versatile the internet is. Take down one site and several take it’s place. When you brag about taking down a site and not doing anything about the reason why the offenses on the site exist, then you’re just working to score political points.

EDIT: In case it wasn’t clear in my comment I want to stress that I am commenting on why prosecutors like Harris brag about taking down these platforms without ever bragging about taking down the human traffickers using said platform. I am not criticizing her for not going after the owners. I know she went after the owners. The article talks about it. But it also talks about not doing much to actually helping the people who need help.

I know. Just people on these kinds of positions used to have the brains to just ignore this stuff and pretend it doesn’t happen.

Was this guy born yesterday? You don’t “ask” the internet for anything like this. Just adds more fuel to the fire.

This isn’t an uncommon or unheard of fact…Googling it will produce a lot of results and studies surrounding it…

For instance, it has been found that using computers excessively can lead to impulsivity, hyperactivity, disorganization, restlessness, and difficulty concentrating and completing tasks - all signs of ADHD.

https://www.foothillsacademy.org/community/articles/what-you-need-to-know#:~:text=For instance%2C it has been,tasks - all signs of ADHD.

I’m sure people will see this and think things like “Oh well, of course they would have you seen the quality of movies lately?” or “Well Gen Z tend to be more social than previous generations so that probably is a factor”.

While true, I wonder how much of it is due to engagement? Gen Z is the first generation who grew up primarily on technology. We’ve all seen parents who just give their kids their phones or tablets and let them sit there quietly for hours. It tends to lead to hyperactive minds and movies wouldn’t satisfy that kind of person (usually). Games definitely would though.

I don’t think I can add to what people have already so I’ll just say that I sincerely hope you overcome this phase and get into better times. I know the feeling and it really sucks. Hang in there and remember to be kind to yourself.

Maybe I’m too Canadian to understand but where on earth are you able to build a decent gaming PC able to play the latest AAA games on high graphics for $700?

No really, please tell me. I want to upgrade my PC.

Edit: For everyone trying to explain it to me.

1. There’s more to a PC than a CPU and GPU. Those of you giving me only those 2 that make up more than half of the $700 are kind of reinforcing my point.

2. The key thing here is running AAA games on high settings using this budget. You can’t really do that.

Like gambling, gaming can be an addiction that can really affect people’s lives.

The current top comment to the thread you linked to answers the question. Short answer is lemmy.world is now excluded from the numbers to avoid further centralization of uses to that instance.

What a piece of shit.

They definitely intentionally killed her. They just didn’t intend to kill an American. And even then, this is the worse that they get? Pathetic.

Well that’s because there are Palestinians still alive, duh.

/s

Beautiful 😍.