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"Thank you for your contribution."

Depends on the severity and the speed of the collapse, but point taken.

Both? Both sides? Both sides of the climate crisis? My dudes, nobody gets to go live on the Sun under its protection, not even with all the money. There's one side to the climate crisis, and we're all on it.

Oh, I see. He's making money pretending to invest in green technologies, and he's making money polluting the environment. That's the "both sides" they meant. Except those two industries are still both on the same side of the equation. It's like we're all on the Titanic, and Gates is spreading towels over deck chairs AND sitting at a table by the bar, like "Oh no! A guy with all the money is being greedy and dishonest. What should we do?"

"Fix" is a word with many meanings.

Is this the same rule Democrats were reluctant to change under Obama and Biden because they were afraid what Republicans would do with it?

I hadn't even considered that. Oof.

Right but we knew that. I mean, Kimmel isn't the first.

Thing is, Kimmel will be fine. He's already rich, and he doesn't need the job. I'm sure he'll land on his feet.

But there are likely hundreds or maybe thousands of people who work on the show. Writers, set designers, the fucking craft services people, they are all victims of a fascist crackdown on free speech.

I'm not sure I understand your point.

Right, she's been doxxed and targeted. She does not have many choices moving forward.

It would have to be 2. The blowhole is where the dolphin breathes out, and it has the muscles to adjust airflow for embouchure, but I don't know if it can constrict and vibrate at the right frequencies to produce music.

A dolphin's mouth doesn't have any lip control, even if it could breathe out. Which I don't think it can.

Horseshit. There's plenty of good vs bad in Congress. Not all Democrats are good, but all the Republicans are bad.

I mean, being in prison, you don't have much else to do but keep fighting in court. Our legal system is a meat grinder, and our prisons are a horror show.

I don't think you're wrong. Dark was one of my favorite shows of the last decade, and the popularity of shows like Squid Games show that international shows can have success anywhere.

Inflection point? Is that the point where everything has already gone to shit, and everyone is standing around in the smoldering remains of what used to be something manageable? Because I don't think where we are now is called that.

Separate, but related. How can you even define the "golden age" without consensus on what makes a television series great? Seems like every time a cultural phenomenon ends, people want to declare the end of good TV. But I would argue there are more great shows being made right now, and that the low density of attention is actually good for creators to explore and create.

The biggest effect of all of this is the decoupling of the release of content with it's entering the public consciousness. As a kid, you watched the show that week at that time so you could talk about it and be in the loop the following day. If you went to school or your office and said "Don't tell me, I haven't seen it yet!" people would treat you like a social leper. In fact, many 90s and 00s sitcoms feature storylines where characters made fools of themselves trying to avoid spoilers.

Today, many viewers don't even start watching a show until it's fully over and hasn't been cut short on a cliffhanger cancellation. And that's good for viewers, because it gives us the freedom to be picky. But it's bad for in-person social interactions, because I can't talk to you about my favorite show because we aren't in the same temporal condition in relation to it. You just started, and I'm like hoooboy wait until it gets going.

But that social interaction also helps draw in viewers. "Did you see that show last night? You should be watching it. Get caught up before next Thursday so we can talk about the finale in two weeks!"

We barely have water coolers anymore, and the kids are more into short-form and livestreaming content. You don't even need to watch, you can just catch up on the latest talking points from twitter.

Online forums exist, but the anonymous keyboard warrior you're talking with could be some psychotic misogynist who hates puppies, and you have nothing in common. Of course your tastes would be different.

The answer probably has something to do with tradition, typesetting, and ticker tape machines. Like using 1/4 instead of 0.25% saved $x million each day in ink or some shit like that. I don't know, I'm pretty drunk.

When reached for comment, Putin was quoted as saying, "... Yes, obviously."

Hold up, because this gives me an idea.

Let's embrace the celebration. Let's lean into honoring the man they claim Charlie Kirk was. Make remembering him all about the tolerance for debate and discussion, the respect for minorities and women, the traditional values of freedom of speech. In honor of Kirk, speak truth to power, and challenge the conventional ideas.

Nevermind, my mind isn't limber enough for all thos gymnastics.