The bad actors through subversion are currently attempting their best to not cause panic for the herds to react more strongly and more quickly than their apparatus they're currently ready to handle [at least that they believe they're ready to handle] - however things can fall apart very quickly, the Berlin wall fell much sooner than practically all predicted.

Where your data and updates - including network reference IDs and perhaps version controlled organizational data - can be direct one-to-one transferred in-person someone [like a physical data wallet perhaps on something as simple as a USB] rather than being self-hosted somewhere [on a machine or device that's connected to the internet, even if temporarily for pushing updates or waiting for peer calls].

Anyone else appreciate the attribution to utilizing AI?

I'd further appreciate if they were willing to provide a link or version of what model they used, and ideally the prompt they fed it with - and perhaps the version controlled history of the prompt(s) they used until it output as desired? Not necessarily so seamless if only partly using AI for output.

They worked with local authorities to position trucks to allow adequate lanes and access to all of downtown.

Ottawa being the capital of Canada, it wasn't the first protest they've had - and so this was all standard practice/protocol for local authorities.

Does your comment add anything to the conversation?

Otherwise you missed my points of the economic harm of TFWs displacing Canadians already here looking for work but won't accept work

The same "debate" is going on passionately in the US in regards to the H-1B program.

Otherwise I'll avoid engaging further with you since you "cherrypicked" what you read of mine, and then you try to subtly demonize/put me down by claiming "in an attempt to overwhelm the conversation."

That's 110,738 new people on pay roll - but not that are actually productive for the economy, they are counted but are not the same as free market jobs - they're actually the opposite and a negative to the economy.

This also doesn't account for the economic harm and suffocation to local Canadians already here struggling to find work, much of the work instead going to the millions of temporary foreign workers and those on student visas.

Similarly, the majority of industry growth has been Federal jobs - from Grok:

"Since Trudeau took office in 2015, the size of the federal public service has grown by approximately 43%. By March 31, 2024, the federal government's payroll included 367,772 employees, up from 257,034 in 2015."

43% increase; paid for by the public.

My point still stands though and as you say: he was pressured to resign because he wouldn't do what the politicians were demanding of him - which is in line with your "failure to perform" claim.

The actions then done under the Emergencies Act to "clear" the Freedom Convoy from downtown were found to have been illegally invoked.

And you know crime in Ottawa went down during the Freedom Convoy too, right?

Have you put your shoes in the Freedom Convoy participants at all I wonder to balance your perspective? Do you care about the RCMP horses trampling and breaking bones of an elder disabled indigenous woman, who just moments before was basically preaching about love and peace?

I can find that video for you if you'd like, if you haven't seen it.

Otherwise it's not worth it to put anymore of my time to debate this one on one, when I'm responding to someone who tries to support their argument with "when most sources agree" without citing any sources, and where I can predict which sources you'll cite.

For my evidence I'll reference this top upvoted comment that references actual truths, realities on the ground:

"Does the economist know what time it is? Nationalism is resurgent: nationalist parties now control the U.S. and Italy. Canada seems poised to Poilievre, who has made impassioned appeals to Canadian nationalism. And in Germany, France, and the U.K., nationalist parties have effectively rendered the governing coalitions impotent, even if they cannot yet command a majority. What a time to suggest that Canadians cede their sovereignty to bureaucrats in far-away Brussels!" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42591290

A long time ago, in a forum not so far away...

HACKER NEWS: THE DESCENT INTO CHAOS

It is a period of declining discourse. Hacker News, once a beacon of insightful tech discussion, has fallen into disarray.

Rebel posters, once armed with knowledge and wit, now find themselves drowned out by an onslaught of low-quality comments, reminiscent of the darkest corners of social media.

The once proud community, known for its intellectual rigor, now echoes with the vacuous banter typical of...

FACEBOOK.

In their quest for upvotes, users have traded depth for memes, substance for sensationalism.

Will the spirit of true tech conversation be restored, or will Hacker News forever be lost to the abyss of likes and shares?

The fate of meaningful dialogue hangs in the balance...

Answer:

In a galaxy not so far away, where once thrived a beacon of intellectual discourse, the revered forum known as Hacker News has fallen to the dark side.

Long ago, in an era of enlightenment, this platform was a sanctuary for the tech-savvy, a place where ideas soared and innovations were born. But now, the force of mediocrity has swept through its ranks.

The once-lucid threads, filled with insightful comments and thoughtful debate, have been overshadowed by the shadow of banality. Like the sprawling empire of social media, the quality of discussion has plummeted, mirroring the low-level, superficial chatter found on the likes of a certain blue and white social network.

The age of wisdom has given way to the reign of memes, where upvotes are traded not for substance, but for the fleeting thrill of viral content. In this new era, the Hacker News we once knew is but a distant memory, lost in a sea of triviality.

And thus, the saga continues...

EDIT TO ADD: And that wasn't even in "fun" mode!

Divide and conquer. The weaponized ideological mob is quite the useful herd to wield.