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Hi there! This is a video that I made that I'm hoping can act as a beginner friendly entry level point to the world of self hosting and running a homelab. Just thought I'd share in case anyone is interested, and I hope it can be a resource to share with noobies. I don't claim to be an expert at all so I'd also love some feedback. Thanks!

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't even consider the Soviet Union to be very successful socialism, but here you go.

Here's a 1970s sci-fi noir movie from Soviet-occupied Estonia that I would recommend. It's honestly a pretty cool movie, even if janky. But it's not like 1970s western movies feel much less janky nowadays.

And inb4 "you only get the state approved media" - well right now you only get the capitalists approved media (so same-same) and also in a functioning socialist society, for bigger art projects like film and TV show, projects get funding from government without being government-initiated. I mean it was the same in the soviet union, but since it was a dictatorship, the government was picky in what was approved.

In fact, best thing about government funding is that there's a lot less pressure to be commercially successful than with corporate funding. Commercial flops can still have cultural value and the fun thing is, a socialist government as the source of your funding can see that as a value unto itself, whereas a corporation has no value for culture other than the money it can bring in.