CoffeeJunkie @ CoffeeJunkie @lemmy.cafe

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"I see myself in you, son." 🥴

Correct. 🙂 Reminds me of when I wanted new tires & I was complaining about how some tires were rated for a criminally short life. I wondered which ones lasted the longest.

The mechanic then remarked that sure, they can make tires that last a hell of a long time & never puncture. But the ride would be so terrible because the tires would be tough, stiff, would work your suspension harder, and it would cost a fortune to boot. It's not worth it. There are multiple material, usage considerations when making a product. Really makes you appreciate the experts in their various fields.

It appears to be deliberately playing with salutes that shouldn't be used.

I forget the exact origins of the swastika, but I believe it was Hindu & it meant "blessing". It was a sacred symbol, then adopted by the Nazis.

The Internet is a thing, so let's review & (re)learn together. The swastika meant either "conducive to well-being" or "good luck & prosperity".

It wasn't just for Buddhism & Hindu; the swastika weaseled its way into many European religious sects & found in early Byzantine & Christian artwork.

It is clear we don't agree politically, but I've seen the unaltered clips of that salute & it's...idk it's kinda fucked up & difficult to explain away. Terrible optics.

....concentration...camps? Poison gas showers, slave labor, cremation ovens? Concentration camps, designed to slaughter people en masse?

I agree, they were overcrowded because there were so many illegal immigrants. There were a few deaths, and even abuses, I read some of them. I'm not cheering for things like that.

But to label detention camps as concentration camps like Nazi Germany, that's not even close to true. If we're calling those concentration camps, I must say, they are the worst concentration camps in the history of the world. Or does that, ironically, make them the best? The concentration camps with the least deaths.

I don't recall us going into Mexico & other countries, rounding up foreign citizens, and bringing them to the United States specifically to be killed in concentration camps as an ethnic cleansing.

Source for this?

All 5 of them. “We just don’t want to be put in concentration camps.” Just a little bit of hyperbole.

They weren't thrown into concentration camps in 2016-20, and it is very likely if not guaranteed that they won't be put into concentration camps now. If anyone tries to put them into concentration camps, I support them being armed & defending their rights to freedom.

There is a lot of ignorance about firearms, and by people who admit in the article they have not owned or operated firearms. If they are of sound mind & judgment & educate themselves on firearm safety, I see no problem with this movement. Knowledge dispels fear. An armed, educated populace isn't enslaved. I want everyone who is good to also be strong, smart, armed, and free.

I think we are more or less in agreement. 🙂 I focus almost exclusively on the 'strictly physical' side of eugenics, cross-breeding & GMO but for humans. I see people who are fucked up, carry horrible genes, have undesirable physical traits. Sometimes they even mix & match with others that have bad genes/traits, and sometimes they even know bad things could happen...then their offspring has bad physical traits or medical problems & they're all shocked pikachu face. How could this happen?! Well, because Mommy and/or Daddy are fucked up. And yeah that weird heart defect got passed down. Sickle cell anemia, passed down. Things of a physical nature. Good inputs, probably good outputs. Known bad inputs, hey...let's not be shocked when there are bad outputs.

Intelligence, character traits, waters get significantly murkier. That's just not how I think (because enough of it, I believe, is wrong). And I think this cringey couple overestimates their intellectual capacity. They might get A plusses on tests, but the way they're interacting with the 'real world' displays a general lack of awareness, mental illness, & I think there's some Main Character Syndrome at play.

Actions speak louder than words. There is nothing particularly wrong with eugenics in itself; it is how some people choose to carry it out that becomes questionable. When eugenics is used to propagate racist or dumb ideas.

These guys are a real trip. They screen, select & hand-pick embryos (that is eugenics). But then they turn around & claim they're not eugenicists, because "they're not racist" (????). Cool story, bro? But you're eugenicists.

Imagine, if you will, your friend loudly says he HATES peppermint ice cream. Peppermint ice cream is so terrible. He orders vanilla. He takes out a bag of peppermints, hits them with a hammer, and rolls each spoonful of vanilla ice cream in the crushed peppermint bits. That's...that's peppermint ice cream. You claim you don't like it, but took multiple, direct actions that resulted in peppermint ice cream, which you are enjoying. 🤨 These people are weird AF.

You seem to have the same problem I do. 🤭 it turns out several is kind of a fucking useless term, meaning more than two but fewer than many in number or kind. So...it's defined by a bunch of nonsense-fluff numbers.

Several cannot mean two...but several can be 3. My sister called me to deal with "several" whatevers, I came over & there were 3 whatevers (can't remember what it was), and I was like what the hell, sister, you said several & looked it up. Several sounds like 7, but it can mean 3 to idk, 9. It's stupid.

For 3, most people would describe that quantity as "a few".

They are highly atypical & their marriage is the result of a proposal over Reddit back in 2013. Wiki is wild.

That might even be true, but you know what names will be taken even less seriously? Titan Invictus and Industry Americus. 😂 Freaks creating freaks.

Invictus & Americus as standalone wouldn't be the worst names, but Titan & Industry? For women? Those "names" sound rough as sandpaper. These people are so book-smart, and without friends/contacts to keep them in touch with reality, they've become kinda dumb & fallen prey to delusions of grandeur.

Wiki on this couple is an amusing, terrifying, and short read. I was wondering what they do for work, what their contribution to the world is. The answer....not much... "Venture capitalism", so basically they're money farmers investing money to make money. A necessary role, but not directly producing anything themselves. And tech MGMT, again, probably not directly producing many works but cracking the whip & supervising other people doing work. Color me not impressed.

They claim they're not eugenicists, conflating eugenics with racism. Which simply isn't true, what a stupid thing to say. They are eugenicists, they actively screen & sort embryos, pursuing the best results. That is eugenics, and there's nothing particularly wrong with that. Very practical.

Both are the products of failed relationships, the man a classic failed marriage, the other a failed polyamorous marriage in Japan. They married after a proposal...over Reddit. Jesus Christ, am I on drugs? Is this real?

"Do you spank your kids?" "Oh, heavens no, how barbaric. Inspired by tigers in the wild, I slap my kids across the face. 😇" Lol!! Wth. 🙃 These kids will likely be mental trainwrecks (just like their parents) if they don't straight-up commit suicide.

I believe I have heard over the years that it is good to subject your teeth to actually chewing foods. Idk about going extremely hard or crunchy, as teeth are still susceptible to wear & even breakage if the food is rock-hard.

But the body is meant to be subjected to certain pressures & stimuli. That's why astronauts lose all their foot calluses in space & it fucks with their bodies in many other ways, like bone & muscle loss. Coming back to earth...I've heard that teeth need to chew something, or they might become loose. Gums probably wouldn't do well, either. This becomes more important as people slurp their smoothies, protein shakes, meal replacement shakes....I get the convenience of it all...but our bodies are machines. Finely tuned, very physical, machines. They need to be worked properly, or we malfunction.

Potential source, but it mainly deals with gumming your food & chewing without teeth or dentures. Like I've heard, it makes references to positive pressure & stimulating production of saliva, features of a normal & healthy mouth.

Chew real food, chew healthy food, swish with water after sweets, gently brush 2-3x/day...all good advice that makes sense.

Upvoted, also torn. Because even if this person or any individual wants to "stand against" assholes so "they don't give them all the power", effects will probably be minimal but the effort expended won't be.

I had some people giving me shit when I was in my young to mid-twenties. My dad's advice: "Prove them wrong! Do x, do y, do z...." So...do all these things & live your life....to gain the approval of assholes, people who don't really matter, people you don't like? Nah. I'm going to do what I want.

I know my personal experience doesn't map perfectly on your conversation & points, but idk I think it's similar. I think they have the power because they're assholes, because they seek out power over others. Perhaps the best course of action is to ignore the assholes & not give them any more of your time, consideration than is absolutely necessary. Live your life the way you want to live it.

Back to the main convo, idk. Personally, I find myself becoming more anti-natal. Have strong prevention game. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

DUMB. What is with the Democrat obsession with destroying tobacco?? And promoting pot?

Always trying to get rid of menthols & deliciously flavored tobacco products, shisha. "It might entice kids. Won't someone think of the children?? 🥺" Okay?...so adults just can't have delicious, nice things? Ever?

I understand not directly marketing to kids, which they have done & that's fucked up. Should never be allowed. But don't take our Zin, don't touch our shisha, don't fuck with the vapes, don't ban menthols & other flavors. Just...fucking stop. We're all being tax-raped to death & underpaid; leave our tasty vices alone. You'll straight fuck up the economy. Again.

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Nooooooooooooooooooobody cares.

The question was: "Why does it seem most people, mainly conservatives, against Trans people? Unless I am wrong I never heard of one shooting up a school church or whatever. The ones I have met have been pretty cool."

I carefully listed off all the conservative talking points about why they're anti-trans. Which answers the question. This...is what....conservatives....think.

I never claimed to be an expert on any of this bullshit; I've got better things to do with my life. Goodbye.

They do not care, and the Waltons probably like Trump. They've got their money already. Waltons don't care about America; they've been in bed with China since Sam died & they've been gobbling up the excessive profits for years. Cheap Chinese goods for low-ish American prices.

As others have said, one did shoot up a school (and the MSM hid the manifesto & details forever). As your comment proves, they found out the shooter was trans & they tried to memory-hole that real hard. But that's besides the point; evil & depraved people will be evil & depraved people. Doesn't matter, trans or not.

Main conservative talking points against trans people: They do not produce children, trans people are categorized as having a mental illness that should be treated instead of chopping off body parts, they really don't like when health insurance money and/or tax dollars pay for elective surgery & treatments, fully transitioned people have their genitals mutilated & they'll never experience an orgasm, once they're chopped up a not insignificant number of trans people experience regret (permanent consequences for acting on temporary feelings), and trans people are more likely than the general population to have depression & commit suicide.

With well-intentioned conservatives, it's actually coming from place of care & compassion. They don't want people to hurt themselves, deprive them of families & fullness of sexuality, or see them despair post-op & kill themselves.

Duct tape is used on airplanes all the time, so it's readily available & multi-purpose. While it looks super sketchy, it's actually pretty decent for a temporary fix until a proper repair can be implemented. Sometimes they're criticized for leaving the temporary duct tape fixes on far too long. 🙃🙃🙃🙃

There are lots of men that hide how conservative they are to get their dick wet. It's been this way for at least 13 years.