A rare example of when I think talking to the computer is a good interface.

Also fuck cars, and distracted drivers need to go right to the pits.

Seems like another example where the people making decisions are not qualified to make those decisions.

I did that once for some big assignment. I got a B and a “you can do better” from the teacher.

Stop using Instagram. It’s a platform run by assholes and monsters.

Sure, for a generous definition of “possible”. However I don’t see how you get from there to “either all are, or all are not”.

Like, you could at some point have said we don’t understand magnetism. You couldn’t from that argue that either all metals are magnetic or none are.

either all plant matter and all animal matter are consious or they are all not

man what

I don’t think natural disasters are a great metaphor. I mean, even as you say you can do some stuff to mitigate flooding.

Often, in the scenario I was describing, it feels like they just accept the flood as inevitable and don’t want to do anything. Build no walls. Dig no drainage. No evacuation. Someone wants to build a dam, and they’re just like “walls?? Like a prison??”

its so depressing sometimes because theres so many people who stubbornly refuse to believe it, even intelligent highly educated people.

Also frustrating when people respond with “well communism is worse!” I’m like that just skipped several important steps. If we can agree that the current system is Bad, then we can work towards a solution. But just refusing to engage and going full what-about is useless

You’re making me grapple with how expensive housing is here. A down payment for a two bedroom apartment in Brooklyn is going to be like $100-200k.

It’s fine, I tell myself. I can walk to everything I need and take transit to everything else.

$50k is a weird amount.

If you’re currently financially in crisis, it will probably save your life. But if you’re doing okay, it probably won’t change your life much. And if you’re even mildly rich, like six figure salary, you might not even notice.

I’d probably just put it in vanguard or a high yield savings, in preparation for bigger expenses that are probably coming (eg: moving, unemployment)

As with all things involving humans, you can’t really change minds with facts. It’s just emotions and peer pressure.

Not a bad post, but I expect it won’t sway people who aren’t already on board.

I’m happy I never developed a soda habit.

I pretty much only buy snacks and junks for parties. A normal sized bag of chips was like $7 yesterday. The smaller tostitos were labeled like $5.50.

I’d love to see some sort of general strike or mass boycott, but there’s not enough organization, and things aren’t bad enough for it to happen en masse spontaneously.

Never even heard of this one, but reading the summary I’m left thinking “read the room”.

The rich are destroying the world. People want their blood, not regretful navel gazing.

Another one of those things we could fix if we had the political will.

Build roads so people don’t feel like they can go fast without paying attention. People won’t go 70mph on a narrow street alongside a cliff. They’ll gun it down a long straight road.

Surely this guy has an address

I wanted this to go to trial so the jury could nullify, but this is a shit timeline.

Seeing who’s playing with bands you like can be an inspiration. That’s how I found Slothrust, years ago.

Probably related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro-masculinity

Many sad sacks with little else going for them will latch onto stuff like this so they can feel good. It’s easier than actually being good.

I thought the velvet underground “run run run” was

Run run run run run take your jacket too

Instead of “take a drag or two”

Good advice when it’s cold out!