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  • The concrete mailbox ban isn't there due to a booby trap ban.

    There are a lot of regulations regarding what can be near roads as their presence can provide a potential hazard to traffic. This includes a mailbox. Mailboxes are designed to be within the clear zone, the area that needs to be kept clear of obstacles, in order to allow mailmen to deliver mail to them. So, in order for them to be within the clear zone, they have to be designed to break away when hit by a car.

    This has nothing to do with the intent of the person hitting the mailbox.

  • Smaller community size. It is a lot easier to moderate a small community instead of a large one.

    It is also the reason why Reddit moderators fought the API ban. Reddit moderators had developed their own tech stack to help them moderate the very large subs. Lemmy isn't at the size where those tools are needed.

  • For some like Gates, they probably want to keep the list private since they are on it; I feel like this was a big reason for his divorce.

    For others, it is likely centered around the idea that Trump will let them do whatever they want as monopolies. It will shoot themselves in the foot as other countries dump US tech, but they will be able to keep their domains within the USA.

  • Wikipedia was relatively early in labeling the Gaza genocide.

    Also, as others have said, you can clone Wikipedia right now and set up your own structure to edit it. The problem is that most clones end up like Conversatopeda, which generally tends to add a lot of bias to the articles.

  • It depends on the country. Some countries, like South Korea and Brazil, absolutely have more attractive people who have access to they level of plastic surgery and have specific form they are trying to match. We are also only seeing plastic surgery getting better to a point where people don't look like they've had plastic surgery.

    I would also argue that generic engineering is going to be used differently. Various skin disorders, including acne, could be treated at the genetic level. You could also potentially change fat storage and muscle growth, making people thinner and more muscular; a byproduct of which would make them attractive.

    Then, think of the children. Parents can design their children to be more physically fit even among their own genes. There's been a meme going around of Henry Cavill and his brothers, using Squidwards as a way to comment on the variation in attractiveness. Imagine a future where parents could choose all their kids to be the attractive versions.

  • Paradox Games @lemmy.world

    Oh, the memories of when the Unbidden decided to invade right when I could press the Red Button