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I overheard on the street the other day someone saying "Democrats are focused on humanity, but Republicans are focused on Americans". Like what. What kind of onion of bad takes is that?

Google should be broken up and its leadership fined into oblivion for anti competitive behavior

I'm pretty sure the book doesn't say the boys fucked each other explicitly, nor is it in the subtext. It is very detailed about them fucking the girl. (From what I remember. it's been a while)

Right? They could have just cut their hands and smushed the blood together to nail the "we have an unbreakable bond" vibe. The sex thing, especially when it's like 7 boys fucking one girl, is just bad.

If I was afraid of being on a list, I would say nothing. Why draw attention to it??

Oh yeah, every time I talk about king's IT, I go "It's great except that one scene, right?" and anyone who's read it agrees.

Yes, though that's faint praise considering how car-centric most of the US is. I've lived here without a car for most of my adult life, and it's been fine.

More people need to learn about and think about externalized costs.

"This plastic cup is free! ... if I ignore the fact that it's going into a landfill or worse"

"This delivery is free! ... if I ignore the fact that the delivery guy is getting fucked by capital"

I don't think anyone credible sincerely thought the cyber truck was going to do well

The "use assets as collateral to get a loan, and loans aren't taxed as income" thing needs to be patched out. There are probably many other exploits but that one seems like an easier fix.

Thank you for this response. This was a surprisingly good analysis for a random post on the Internet.

I admit I myself have historical only really focused on the moral horror of it, and found myself wondering if I'd stay or leave the city if I found myself there. It easily maps onto real life- much of the comfort we enjoy is built on lightly hidden horrors like slave labor and other exploitation.

This second facet is also worth thinking about, though I don't think it renders the other one moot.

What would you say is the point of the story?

Management are some combination of malicious and stupid.

The boss at my old job is pushing to make people go in. It's like a 2 hour commute for half the team. He doesn't care. He wants people working on the weekend, too

He's an Iranian immigrant that loves musk. No one should be abducted and sent to a death camp but if they got him it would feel almost karmic.

If right wing people were equipped to deal with reality, they wouldn't be right wing people.

I do feel like sometimes players have a sort of laid back, "we should just win without too much trouble" attitude. Sometimes this manifests as "we take a long rest after every fight". And that's a fine way to play, so long as everyone's on board.

It can be kind of bad when half the group is kick-in-the-door-lol and the DM is expecting more tactical depth.

I think because D&D is many people's first RPG, you'll find a lot of bad habits there as new players rediscover them.

I've read that if you want to kill someone, the best way to do it is to hit them with your car. The authorities will just be like "Oh, well, he was walking and you hit him what a terrible accident. Well, couldn't be helped."

Maybe Kraft has a murder fetish. Probably he's just a scumbag, though.

A couple months ago I ran into a guy collecting signatures for Cuomo by Atlantic center (a major transit hub in Brooklyn). I was just like "why?? Why are you doing this??" But sadly I was in a hurry and didn't have time to engage with him very long

If you haven't read "the ones who walk away from omelas" from LeGuin, I recommend doing so.

If we have history, hannity should go down next to Goebbels. I hope I live long enough to spit on his grave.

I had a job that paid stupid well. I'd give some money to almost anyone who asked on the street. They need it. I have plenty. I'm not going to notice the $1 or $5 or even $20 that I gave away. I make more than that in interest every day.

Rarely, I'll talk with them a little. Ask their name or their story. There's a regular around me that seems delighted that I remember his name.

Sometimes someone will seem unsafe, but most people are alright. It helps that I'm a bearded man, so certain classes of danger and harassment are rarely pointed at me.

I got laid off in February. I still give to people who ask, but I carry less cash so sometimes I don't have anything to give.

When I'd be out with coworkers, before we all got laid off, none of them would give anything to people asking. I know they made as much or more than I did. I don't judge people for not giving cash out when they're in debt or struggling to pay rent, but I do judge my coworker for like wearing a high five figure watch and never helping the poor.