This works great up until the point where a collection agency comes for your property and/or credit rating. I'm not saying don't strike, but do it with full knowledge there may be repercussions.

That's not the ocean, that's Flat Earth Firmament Juice

Maybe it was a misspelling: "NO REALLY FLAT EARTHERS BELIEVE THIS"

Critical thinking is not allowed in this community. Consider this a warning!

If space is fake, certainly Venice can be fake at a fraction of the effort!

One of the amusing things about Flat Earth is 50% of them are profoundly unintelligent and the other 50% are there to fleece the first group. It's not always easy to tell what group one of the members is in.

My guess is they think it was assembled and filmed on Earth, and never left the ground. These photos are the "proof".

Kind of a perverse argument from authority.

Well, if you can be wrong about something like the shape of the Earth, you can be wrong about all sorts of things.

I award you 5000 internet points.

Yeah, and don't forget to ignore the 99% of other astronauts who think we live on a globe.

The problem is, both parties serve someone, and it's not the common man. The Republican party is a lot more effective at maintaining the illusion -- look at how many of their constituents consistently vote against their own interests and are proud to do so.

There's people working for Federal agencies RIGHT NOW that have either already been terminated or are on the rocks and they are STILL Trump supporters. They are willing to destroy their own lives just to "own the libs" and it will be interesting to see how far this trend will be taken.

This is the new flavor of lazy journalism. How many headlines do you see like "Senator X SLAMS so and so in a FURIOUS conversation" and then you click through and there's some mundane talk in congress. Or, "So and so has a MELTDOWN live in front of blah blah" and same thing. This article takes something that is probably not good (scientists leaving the US), picks a single example and then makes a case that this is generalized.

The way this makes me feel is that if I go to the ice cream stand and watch a child accidentally drop their ice cream, then go home and pen "ICE CREAMS being DROPPED all over the US! Can this happen to you?"

Basically, instead of real journalism we get clickbait. The linked article isn't the worst example of this, however, it's a trend that has frustrated me to no end.

Don't vote Republican

Yeah, everyone keeps bringing this up like it's some kind of dunk, but the DNC can basically run things as they please. Don't like it? Start another party. The party's procedure goes back a few decades by now. People act like when Biden dropped out they did this crazy double secret turbo maneuver but the fact is the DNC can put forth whomever they want.

Even better, maybe it will support Docker.

Well, if they manage to get it working on Android I'll be really impressed.

I'm waiting for Trump to endorse Brawndo. Then we've gone full circle.

I always give 100 percent of what I get paid. Minimum wage equals minimum effort.

That seems acceptable, but I'm not sure what that does for your chances of promotion. Typically people move up by doing more than they are obligated to do.

While it's true that Elon Musk was being criticized by some for various reasons, the fact remains that Donald Trump's decision to buy a Tesla car as a response to criticism is more of a publicity stunt than an actual attempt to address the concerns.

To put this into perspective, let's look at the net worth of Donald Trump. According to Forbes' 2022 estimates, Trump's net worth is approximately $3.2 billion. Now, compare that to the price tag of a Tesla Model S, which can cost anywhere from $80,000 to over $100,000, depending on the trim level and options.

In this context, buying one Tesla car represents only a tiny fraction of Trump's overall net worth. For instance, if we assume he bought a base model Tesla at $80,000, that would account for less than 0.0025% of his estimated net worth.

So, why the fuss? This purchase seems more like a symbolic gesture to appease his critics and demonstrate his wealth rather than an actual demonstration of his commitment to environmental causes or technological innovation. It's likely that Trump was trying to show off his supposed "status symbol" and "rich person problems," which has become a hallmark of his brand.

This is like a buddy helping out another buddy by giving him the change he found in his couch. It's sad that people will fall for this type of hollow gesture.