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Yeah, but how often did Bernie himself repeat those conspiracy theories? Did he ever try to violently overturn the Democratic primary results? Every popular person has some shitty supporters, so you can't just judge people based on their supporters.

No, you did not bring up a "mens issue".

You said "historically, shit sucks for men." That's such a broad statement that it's nearly meaningless.

Saying that men could at least vote, historically, is a concrete example where your statement doesn't apply. Do you have any concrete examples to serve as a counterpoint? I know those examples exist, but you just gave up on the conversation.

Do you know of any real world examples in which a problem has a potential scientific solution and a potential spiritual solution, and the spiritual solution is more effective?

Which slurs are your favorites? I'm curious. Maybe if you're specific I can recommend a good instance for you.

This dude actually said what he wanted in another thread. He wants an instance that tolerates "basic slurs." It's hilarious and sad how obvious it is that these "free speech" people are just racist. https://lemmy.kde.social/comment/497886

I wish more than anything that there was evidence of alien life that I could see with my eyes or hear with my ears. For now, we just have some dude saying things with no real evidence.

I love basically everything Glover does, but boy am I sad he's going to be contributing to the bloated mass of Disney+ Star Wars content.

Maybe he'll be able to pull off something like Andor, but my expectations are so low for now.

If Ted Chiang could write more than one short story a year, I think he might be the greatest living fiction author. Basically everything he writes is a revelation.

Exhalation isn't quite as good as Stories of Your Life and Others, but it's still amazing.

I have nothing to add. I just wanted to say thanks for being a cool librarian :)

Well, don't forget that the Good Place is fiction. There's nothing waiting for you after this except nonexistence, so cling to life and claw every ounce of experience out of it while you can!

I was "in school" until I was almost 30 and got out without any debt. College undergraduate programs are basically theft that is used to pay for people like me and for massive administrative salaries. It's absolutely a scam.

And yet, big schools, the kind that can afford to really not give a shit about individual students, are some of the only places where true independent research is being done. Cutting edge research generally only happens for profit, for the military, or at universities. Federal grants help pay for it, but another big source of cash is comes from absolutely fucking over 18 year old kids who think they don't have a choice.

I don't know what my point is exactly. Just wanted to give you some insider perspective.

My real answer is a book: Slaughterhouse 5. The movie Arrival pretty much does the same thing, though.

It really changed the way I think about my place in time and space, and the meaning of memories. Made me way less sad about death and entropy.

FYI, no one is immune to propaganda.

I'm glad that the propaganda I've been exposed to has generally pointed me toward intolerance for Nazis and racists, and tolerance for most other people.

So what do you think the propaganda message being pushed by this image is? What insidious thoughts should we be wary of? Maybe men who wear dresses can also be brave? Or maybe breaking gender norms is harmless as long as you can still fulfill your important responsibilities? Heaven forbid.

I'm sure those all contribute, but a lack of universal healthcare is almost certainly the biggest issue. Even with most Americans having some kind of health insurance, we are discouraged from seeking care, our system favors treatment of problems over prevention of problems, and we often receive the legal minimum of care instead of the best possible care so that insurance companies can make more money.

FYI, people's beliefs can be wrong. If someone's religion says the Earth is 6000 years old, then that religion is harmful and we should not tolerate that belief.

Obviously there is nuance here. It's not ok to be prejudiced against religious people, but we shouldn't let people get away with nonsense by calling it religion.

I just knew there was going to be a Well akshually post like this. As if men putting on fancy feminine dresses and dancing around is only a ""drag show"" if it happens where you expect it to.

And WTF do you mean by vulnerable-minded?

It's not that hard to resolve. In an ideal situation, the fascists would drop dead without feeling anything. I agree that suffering is wrong, but death is natural and comes for everyone eventually.

Also, if you got hit with I gun that big I don't think there would be much time to suffer.

Yeah, there's no perfect immediate solution, so let's just give up on solving the problem.

I really hope I'm wrong, but it seems like Anderson is getting close to self-parody with this one. I know the dude has a specific style, but it's getting so over the top that I think it disracts from the story instead of adding to it.

The Darjeeling Limited is one of my favorite films of all time. It changed the way I think about movies. I liked the Grand Budapest Hotel, but I thought it leaned too hard into silliness.

That being said, Anderson is talented and successful enough that he can do whatever the fuck he wants. If he's having fun being self-indulgent and making what he wants, I'm happy for him. I hope he's not getting more pretentious as his movies get more and more weird.

You know what's cool about "natural flavors"? They just have to be found in nature to call them that. They can be synthesized in a lab and still be a "natural flavor."

P.S. don't fall for the naturalistic fallacy. This comment is about tricky vocabulary used by the food industry. Whether or not a chemical is found in nature has nothing to do with whether it is good or bad for you. Arsenic is natural.