Would it be so bad if it follows the same path as Twitter? If it connects people and organizations in an honest and helpful way for fifteen years?

Or we could all just keep shitting on it while it facilitates social and political movements and enables rapid communication across the planet. Then more than a decade from now when some Ultra-Nazi trillionaire buys it, we can all say “I told you so,” and be real smug about it.

That’s why he said start with Google Translate. Because Google Translate isn’t giving gibberish like vegetative electron microscopy.

I agree with what you’re saying, philosophically. A group is just a framework we put around individuals. That’s how it works in the real world.

But the idea of being able to have an impact on my own has a special appeal for me personally. It’s not a practical thing, which is why it’s escapism.

Super heroes are an individualist power fantasy. In the real world , real power comes from groups and collective action. Super hero stories imagine a world where the power to do good resides in the individual.

I believe it’s a reaction to our powerlessness in the face of things like this.

He’d be disappointed that he doesn’t end up doing anything epic and world-changing, but then he’d immediately be relieved that he’s mostly got shit figured out. Wife, home, job, driving, cooking, all the basic stuff.

Then he’d realize he only thought he needed to do something epic because he couldn’t picture himself having those basic things figured out. This would take him a few minutes to process, so he wouldn’t say anything.

I can do this. I’m also good at trying food at a restaurant, then recreating the flavors at home.

If we actually look into the details of these two claims, one of them is backed up by facts and precedent, and the other one is backed by conjecture from disreputable sources.

So you seem to have misunderstood what’s going on here.

If they can paint her as a liberal, Republicans still won’t care.

They already locked up a pretty, white, Canadian woman for almost two weeks. Crickets.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100114095137/http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2005/07/08/smorgasborg/

Is the goal general harm, or directed harm that may have a positive result? If Target changes course and takes a moral stand (even if that decision isn’t made for all the right reasons), that’s worth more than hurting Target and Walmart equally.

“Female” is fine as an adjective. It’s when it’s used as a noun that it becomes a problem. But that’s not a new rule or anything.

Consider when someone says “Black people” vs “the Blacks”.

Any criticism of conservatism is grounds for removal now. I can’t believe it’s gotten this far.

Is there any Sonic community on Lemmy? Did you make one? I’m a casual fan, but I’d join.

I like it. It gives me a nice way to give my kids little gifts that don’t take up much space. If I had to pick specific ones it wouldn’t work as well.

With that said, I do use an app to make sure they’re not getting duplicates.

I called their customer support, and a person answered. Like, right away. I was caught completely off guard. They resolved my issue in under a minute.

You can color with a candle.

It’s actually a teal blue! Tricky, right? And I believe it’s a Crayola.

Wait until you realize that number 8 is actually teal blue! Gotcha!

The lesson here is not to peel off the labels.

True, but it’s a restaurant crayon, so it’s a little scratchy.

2, and it’s not close.

I had this discussion with my wife a few weeks ago. She did that to a work colleague who took offense to it. I explained that that’s because her colleague is about 8 years younger than us.

Basically, if the recipient is 35 and under, it’s offensive. If they’re 40 and older, it’s not. Anywhere in between, look for context.