ArgentRaven @ ArgentRaven @lemmy.world

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They did pay into the federal system more than they took at one time, but it hasn't been like that for a long time now. They couldn't handle having federal funding cut off.

You wouldn't drive an RV with a pool on the top very fast at all. It'd be a dangerous tipping hazard on any turn, and sudden acceleration or deceleration would cause the water to spill out.

Assuming they're not going 80, and more likely not even 55, the diver would have more than enough force to jump forward into the water.

The Catholic Church thought they could pour their brand of religion into the entire continent for hundreds of years, gaining loyal support and broadening their power. Looks like they just found out they exported the bigotry, but couldn't force loyalty when they change the message.

This is the danger we keep seeing when people use a religion as a power vehicle, and wrap it in "fear of the other". Doesn't matter if it's Catholicism or something else. We'll continue to repeat history over and over because clearly it'll work THIS time and that leader will be able to control it.

It's two fold:

1. it's good proof of "user interaction with site" to sell to advertisers
2. they can use that to load more ads or refresh current ones after it loads more text, and you're already bought in on the story so you're likely going to keep going.

I suspect a third reason is to try adding other news stories at the end in case the current one didn't grab your attention, but that doesn't seem to be as consistent amongst sites that I've seen do this. I run ad blockers though, so I don't really see the sites the way they expect me to.

No one wants to die at 75 - that's a single decade (in old age, mind you, with limited options) to enjoy retirement. IF you managed to retire. There's a lot of older people now that I work with that simply can't retire, because they can't afford it. That's only going to get worse as we grow old and need to retire.

We can't enact Logan's Run at 75 and assume it'll fix anything. We'll all work till we drop, which I don't want for my children. Hell, my parents don't want that for me now!

I'm not sure that it's worth the time to describe different scenarios to you when you don't understand how safeties work.

Instead, I suggest looking at the Active Self Protection YouTube channel.

Interesting, because the inability of people to understand basic concepts continues to disappoint me.

Shoplifting is actually stealing. You're taking something away from the vendor. Piracy doesn't actually take anything physically from the vendor.

Besides, if I can't actually buy it (only a license to use it), then it's not possible to steal it.

I don't think guns are supposed to be a deterrent. Someone running to mug you isn't thinking clearly about the possible complications or repercussions.

A carried gun is a commitment to kill someone before you are killed in a life or death situation. Not too feel cool or show off, or brandish as a warning.

Plus if you dress like a cowboy, someone might try to mug you FOR that gun, making you a bigger target.

That's all pretty heavy, and the odds are low that you'd encounter that situation. So not a lot of people are willing to complicate their lives for it.

Or you steal someone's car and drive it to work the day after. Is it yours? Do you pay for the tag and get a title? Or do you awkwardly give it back?

In that case, you should know that a random person on the Internet thinks it's pretty kickass. It'll stick with me for a while.

Ok that's a fantastic quote. Are those lyrics to a song? Where did it come from?

Is this a new album cover for Gojira's "From Mars to Sirius"?

I imagine fewer people don't believe the Roman Empire existed, though. There's not a lot of Roman-deniers out there with an agenda, though.

It's more likely the crooked people in positions of power taking money from crooked companies lining their pockets that are killing America more than the previous OP's cynicism. What power do we have against it? If we had any at all you'd be using it, wouldn't you?

I want this to be good, but Amazon's track record with Rings of Power, etc makes me think there's no way it won't be a disappointment.

Back in 2010 my friend group and I tried. Google kept changing their chat programs and we'd keep having to migrate or change what we did. Eventually we went to discord and it was at least stable.

We tried, Google. We tried. I won't go back.

Wow, can you imagine trying to fix dry eyes by using eye drops, only to have to get them surgically removed to prevent your death? Going blind over eye drops? 4 deaths even...

You see those videos of workers in India doing barefoot work making pots and small metal parts. Turns out that's everywhere, including your eye drops.

I'm sure the companies responsible won't have any consequences, but I wish they would. That's so incredibly reckless and who knows what else we use every day that's manufactured this carelessly.

The pot. The origin of the saying is a cast iron pot sees its own reflection in the shiny, stainless steel kettle and sees all black (the cast iron).

So it's really projection. Calling out others what you see in yourself.