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What is the most attractive non-physical characteristic someone can have?
  • I like people who demonstrate the capability to think independently and come up with original ideas. The opposite of this are people with whom I only need to hear your stance on few subjects after which I know what you think about everything else too. If you agree with your friends about most things you're probably not very interesting person. Same applies if you disagree about most things too.

  • Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
  • I don't agree with that.

    It's not their gender I have issues with. You can claim to be anything you want and I'm fine by that. It's only when people start demanding special treatment when I stop being nice.

    In my native language there is no even he/she pronoun. The word is "hän" and it's gender neutral. You can be male, female, FTM, MTF, non-binary or what ever and you're still called "hän". That is what inclusivity looks like. Progress is caring less about ones race and gender - not more.

  • Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
  • in this case it just sounds like you believe trans people don’t exist or are mentally ill members of their birth gender.

    Are you okay? I'm pretty sure trans people exist. That's the weirdest accusation I've heard for a while. What are they holograms then?

  • Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
  • I still don't get how misgendering makes makes one a transphobe. If you look like a woman I'll call you a woman but I do it not because I have to but because I generally try and be polite. However when we start policing language and demanding to be called this and that is when I sign out. It has nothing to do with not liking trans people. Atleast not in my case.

  • Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
  • It's bit of a stretch to jump from misgendering to transphobia what ever that means. I have a relatively popular twitter page that's filled with pictures of me dressed as a woman so maybe that counts as evidence of me not being a transphobe but I still block everyone with pronouns in their bio because I think it's stupid. Especially coming from a culture with gender neutral pronouns.

    Many people would be surprised how "intolerant" big part of the gay community is too. Nobody gets offended if your grindr says stuff like "no femmes"

  • Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
  • Very few people declare themselves as anti-something. It's usually the mob that does that to individuals who say things that with sufficient amount of mental gymnastics can be made to sound like bigotry. This kind of thought terminating labels are the easiest way to get out of critical thinking.

  • People who back into parking spots: Why?
  • It's safer to back into a spot than back out of it and personally I find it easier especially if it's a narrow spot. Also means that my car is then straight in the middle of the it.

    In all honesty it's something I do mostly because it's what I've always done. I also like to paraller park into tight spots because I like the challenge.

  • Russia to build up forces in west to counter NATO threat - Shoigu
  • They've already been moving troops and equipment away from the Finnish borded demonstrating that despite their narrative they're not actually worried about NATO invasion. If the Wagner mutiny revealed anything it's that if Finland ever wanted to take back Karelia now would be the time and to be honest we could snatch St. Petersburg while we're at it and basically receive zero resistance. We wont though and they know it.

  • ABC shuts down official Twitter accounts due to 'toxic interactions'
  • This is hilarious. Not only are they only shutting down all but four of their biggest Twitter accounts it's also not even the company people are thinking about. This is literally news about nothing happening and people are still riled up. Well done OP. I love it.

  • Put some new shine on my +10 year old Haix Airpower P3 hiking boots.

    I use these alteast 3 times a week while mountain biking. Fits my foot like a glove and still holds water. Hands down the best shoes I've ever had.

    One thing to note though is that these are not for winter use. The rubber gets hard in cold weather and has zero grip on ice and I truly mean zero. Ask me how I know lol

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    Could you resist a true virtual reality and should you?

    Lets assume we develop the capacity to create virtual worlds that are near indistinguishable from the real world. We hook you up into a machine and you now find yourself in what effectively is a paraller reality where you get to be the king of your own universe (if you so desire). Nothing is off limits - everything you've ever dreamt of is possible. You can be the only person there, you can populate it with unconscious AI that appears consciouss or you can have other people visit your world and you can visit theirs aswell as spend time in "public worlds" with millions of other real people.

    Would you try it and do you think you'd prefer it over real world? Do you see it as a negative from individual perspective if significant part of the population basically spend their entire lives there?

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    What would be the safest places to sleep in during the apocalypse?

    I'd feel the safest somewhere off the ground. Second floor of a building with the stairs blocked/destroyed or perhaps in a hammock high up in a tree. I don't think I could fall asleep knowing they could just sneak up on and grab me

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    In your opinion what is the SECOND best melee weapon for a zombie apocalypse?

    I'm a bit torn between a splitting axe and a mace/morning star of some sort.

    An axe offers better penetration and is useful for other tasks aswell but perhaps posseses greater risk of getting stuck. A mace is not as versatile but is highly effecive when making direct contact with the skull and is unlikely to get stuck. A mace is also easier to improvise and customize for individual preferences.

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    Zombie Survival - A place to discuss the hypothetical scenario of a zombie apocalypse
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    Discussion about the hypothetical scenario of a zombie apocalypse. Unless stated otherwise, by zombie we’re refering to The Walking Dead -kind of undead creature

    This is the niche topic I'm into and since nobody else has made a community for it I made one myself.

    All related discussion is welcome: preparing, weapons, base location, vehicles, tactics, rebooting civilication etc.

    https://sopuli.xyz/c/zombiesurvival

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    For how much longer do you think this tire is going to hold? (satire)

    This indeed is my bike and it's been like that all summer but I'm not actually concerned that it's going to catastrophically fail on me though it might. Already have a new set of tires but I'll try to save them for winter to save the new grippy tread pattern.

    The extreme wear is most likely caused by running these at 4 - 5psi while it's way freezing outside.

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    Second year in a row leaving half of my yard unmowed

    From the street my house looks abandoned but luckily I'm not keeping up with the Joneses

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    Thorny_Thicket @sopuli.xyz

    Exploring diverse perspectives on contentious subjects.

    Sharing my honest beliefs, welcoming constructive debates, and embracing the potential for evolving viewpoints. Independent thinker navigating through conversations without allegiance to any particular side.

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