An interesting insight into this is the guy who sold Minecraft or whatever millions or billions has gone on to talk about how meaningless endless wrath is now that he has it.
Reddit being Reddit.
Now expand the implications to every upvoted opinion on the site..
Now expand the implications to every upvoted opinion on the site..
There is an effect in video games where "god mode" causes players to lose interest in the game.
It's fun at first, bit ultimately it removes the sense of meaning from the game.
The mystery is gone.
Same goes for much of modern life, and this underlies much of the mental health crisis.
Humans need mystery and challenge and goals and community and growth and trials.
Everything is on demand. Everything is instant, and all encompassing. Welcome to the Internet.
It's fun at first, bit ultimately it removes the sense of meaning from the game.
The mystery is gone.
Same goes for much of modern life, and this underlies much of the mental health crisis.
Humans need mystery and challenge and goals and community and growth and trials.
Everything is on demand. Everything is instant, and all encompassing. Welcome to the Internet.
> Why is the Government facilitating press tours of the accused's home?
If there is a reasonable answer to this, I'd love to hear it..
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If there is a reasonable answer to this, I'd love to hear it..
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There's a lot to unpack here..
> all I really know is you don't like the Dems and you lump in all of legacy media in with them
Yeah.
> this H1B shit (Trump properties use them) demonstrates there's massive confusion/disagreement over what "those who didn't want to vote for Harris" want
Don't think this is true. It is just another example of the elites not caring about Americans, but this time they are on the other side of the uniparty.
> free market folks used to be opposed to all borders and regulating shit like red dye in our food.
Libertarians, yes. This is a good example of where you have to balance ideology with reality.
Underlying the best concept of "free markets" is Justice. It is a fair playing field. It's a meritocracy.
Open borders is just handing the trophy to the oligarchs. Nothing fair about it, and no Justice in that.
This is a fundamental failing of Libertarianism.
> free speech should mean letting big pharma run ads.
"Free speech" is preventing the government from meddling in the exchange of ideas (sending and receiving).
We can have enough nuance as adults to understand the difference between that, and spending millions to push drugs that will make your eyes bleed and limbs detach as side effects, pushed by multinational corporations.
That is not "free speech."
> one could think dominating the world militarily would make America greater.
What is "America" in this statement? Certainly not a family in a small town in Nebraska.
> all I really know is you don't like the Dems and you lump in all of legacy media in with them
Yeah.
> this H1B shit (Trump properties use them) demonstrates there's massive confusion/disagreement over what "those who didn't want to vote for Harris" want
Don't think this is true. It is just another example of the elites not caring about Americans, but this time they are on the other side of the uniparty.
> free market folks used to be opposed to all borders and regulating shit like red dye in our food.
Libertarians, yes. This is a good example of where you have to balance ideology with reality.
Underlying the best concept of "free markets" is Justice. It is a fair playing field. It's a meritocracy.
Open borders is just handing the trophy to the oligarchs. Nothing fair about it, and no Justice in that.
This is a fundamental failing of Libertarianism.
> free speech should mean letting big pharma run ads.
"Free speech" is preventing the government from meddling in the exchange of ideas (sending and receiving).
We can have enough nuance as adults to understand the difference between that, and spending millions to push drugs that will make your eyes bleed and limbs detach as side effects, pushed by multinational corporations.
That is not "free speech."
> one could think dominating the world militarily would make America greater.
What is "America" in this statement? Certainly not a family in a small town in Nebraska.
Only solution is to give them full control of all personal vehicles.
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Sorry but that is the price of freedom.
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Sorry but that is the price of freedom.
Eventually it stops mattering. At -31 it's -24, by -40 it's -40 and you can feel the reaper's blade on your neck no matter where you go or what you do.
Hoping the theory that Trump is simply not interrupting Musk while he makes a mistake to take him down a peg is true..
@cjd
@cjd
Absolutely it is.
And fixing schools is the conversation that should be happening, rather than "how do we allow corporations to import cheaper talent?"
#schoolchoice
And fixing schools is the conversation that should be happening, rather than "how do we allow corporations to import cheaper talent?"
#schoolchoice
> floods in Spain caused by the left tearing down Franco's dams in the name of environmentalism; then the government refused to send help
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Never heard of this. I wonder why.. 🤔
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Never heard of this. I wonder why.. 🤔
I wish the people who were so fired up about hb1 visas were half as passionate about developing American talent to fill those needs..
But of course, that accepts the false premises that the issue is about a lack of talent, when really it is about driving down wages and getting talent at cheaper prices and on terms that ensure those workers can't leave the company since their visa is tied to their employment.
But of course, that accepts the false premises that the issue is about a lack of talent, when really it is about driving down wages and getting talent at cheaper prices and on terms that ensure those workers can't leave the company since their visa is tied to their employment.
The people who live in the areas most affected were called "a basket of deplorables" by Hillary Clinton, and "garbage people" by Joe Biden.
Imagine what they say about them behind closed doors.
They don't want to help them. They aren't their constituency.
Imagine what they say about them behind closed doors.
They don't want to help them. They aren't their constituency.
Not true, but they probably do those things during the time "normal" people spend watching TV and doom scrolling.
@Howard-Kevin
"An unfortunate downside to gang nail plates is their contribution to sudden roof collapse in fire situations, making it more dangerous for firefighters to attempt on-the-roof operations. The large surface area of the plate conducts heat into the wood joint area, encouraging it to burn first and fail faster than one fastened with nails."
"An unfortunate downside to gang nail plates is their contribution to sudden roof collapse in fire situations, making it more dangerous for firefighters to attempt on-the-roof operations. The large surface area of the plate conducts heat into the wood joint area, encouraging it to burn first and fail faster than one fastened with nails."
My New Year resolution is that this year I won't wait until Jan 1st to do something if it is worth doing.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!