This is the saddest meme I’ve seen in recent memory, if only because of its accuracy
This is the saddest meme I’ve seen in recent memory, if only because of its accuracy
It’s a common thing in many countries. It’s, among other things, a liability issue.
If your “country #1” company does business in “country #2” then what laws apply to them?
In order to distinguish clear lines what “country #2” requires is a representative for the company to be in the country. If the company breaks “country #2”'s laws then the representative is liable for it.
Generally to be a representative you have to have a measurable stake in the transaction, you can’t just be a random Jimbo, so it usually falls to a law firm (or an entity that works with one), mainly because if you need people to help your company follow the law, then they should know the law.
If the company breaks the law, the firm has to deal with that, so it’s a risk for them.
In this case, X needed that representative, either they couldn’t or wouldn’t find one, therefore Brazil said “we can’t hold you accountable to our laws, so get out of our country.”
I’m super, MEGA, oversimplifying, and I’m no expert, but this is my best understanding.
They require a representative in order to establish a chain of responsibility that deals with crime, censorship, social health (lol), public relations, etc.
It does come down to a combination of size, influence, services rendered, and other factors.
He could put a random kid in charge but it would make it worse, like putting a busboy in a chef’s hat during Rush hour.
I mean, you’re being facetious, but no, the law being “your company must have a legal representative to be within our borders”
X was told about it, given a deadline, they missed the deadline, they can’t be in Brazil
Actions have consequences
Because they broke the law.
Makes sense, the 90’s turned everything edgy.
I’m a fan of the third one, 2022’s “Piggy”
Lemmy has reminded me that many, MANY people stopped paying attention in class after 5th grade and considered “Animal Farm” a long and confusing read.
Censorship isn’t the same as consequences.
Elon’s companies have had financial trends that ebb and flow with the whims of the influence of their owner, intended and otherwise, the correlation is:
They have the same owner.
Same owner, pretty simple.
“If you help my X then your T goes up in value”
This is a common misconception, but since the universe isn’t centered around the “Earth” object but rather an omnidirectional set of rendering layers, the sun already had a reference point, it just wasn’t loaded in yet.
And also smells like unchanged diaper shit
They’ll jail him aaaaaaaaaany day now
I didn’t disagree, I pointed out that you’re approaching this with contempt rather than empathy.
You’re right, but you’re not showing the world you’re right, you’re just showing the world you’re mean.
Cigarettes, Alcohol, Gambling, Porn, Birdwatching, Hiking, Video Games, Blogging, Youtubing, Racing…
Absolutely all of these things can be enjoyed, abused, and everything in between. All of them can lead to problems and/or can be part of a fulfilling and happy life.
You are approaching this with “She’s sick and she did this, disgusting” rather than “she’s sick and this is a symptom of that, what a shame”
Unless you are this harsh to people who have problems with the other things I mentioned and more, then you should evaluate why this specifically bothers you, it may speak to a preconception you have from a place of privilege.
“Random door is now fused closed permanently 3km away”
“Why would you use Elvish for an earth-spell?? Dwarven is clearly the more appropriate language, especially if it’s an incantation”
“It’s fine like it is! It works, ok?”
Whoever was the guy that wrote the Breath of Fire 2 walkthrough I read when I was 12 was a godsend for me.
I was still learning English and his FAQ was so thorough and clear that I actually improved my vocabulary and grammar from using it.
Yeah, I realized my goof after I commented
Trusting YouTube and TikTok over… Hmmm, I don’t know, the US census, US department of Labor, dozens of scholarly studies, hundreds of reputable modern American sociologists, anthropologists, and other educated people who’ve come to a general consensus, seems like a bad start to form an educated opinion.
The average human is sorrowfully terrible at understanding scale. “It’s not just a few people, it’s many” is a vague statement. What is many? Compared to what? “Almost 500 THOUSAND cases of cholera were reported last year!! Half a million people!! It’s going to kill us all!!” Yeah, but that’s 0.0000625% of humans. More than twice that many people die from accidents while playing sports for recreation. It doesn’t mean we don’t help people with cholera, and it doesn’t mean we ban sports globally; to use that as an example of a greater issue is just disingenuous or ignorant.
“Many” doesn’t mean most, it doesn’t even mean a considerable percentage. Many could just as easily be an insignificant percentage.