Tedesche @ Tedesche @lemmy.world

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You make deliberately provocative comments and then chide people who get angry at them. You sound like a gaslighting psychopath, so maybe you’re the one who needs treatment.

This isn’t a gun control issue.

Every nation is run by both. That’s why the U.S. government was set up to have checks and balances. Clearly it’s not perfect, but no system is. At the end of the day, it’s a nation’s people that ultimately decide how their government behaves, even if that’s by apathy.

Much better headline than a previous article from yesterday stating he was sentenced to "life in prison."

Yes. Female?

Ok, zoomer.

Seeing as California has one of the worst homelessness problems in the U.S., it seems like a great testing ground for this policy. Maybe if they pass this into law and it helps them reduce their homelessness population, it could potentially be adopted elsewhere.

That being said, California is no stranger to permissive laws with respect to the homeless, and that’s part of the reason their homeless population is so high, so…I’m skeptical, but willing to be proven wrong.

It's pretty simple: the bugs weren't gay.

Then they'd be wrong. It objectively isn't worth it.

Not everyone can do it, because the necessary muscles (auricular muscles) are considered vestigial at this point, meaning not everyone has them or doesn't have large enough ones to wiggle their ears. In other words, evolution is slowly deleting them from our bodies as a species, with some of us being "further along" than others.

Yes, because its calculation relies on the local speed of sound, which is varies based on several factors, including altitude.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_number

One interesting finding from the YouGov poll this article cites, but doesn't mention, is that there's a clear correlation between age and opinion on this question. Specifically, the poll found that older people were more likely to approve of Trump being removed from ballots for violating the 14th amendment compared to young people. Maybe it's my bias, but that result is surprising to me.

Anyway, just thought it deserved pointing out.

The article has a terrible, misleading, clickbait headline. It says in the article itself:

He’s required to stay in the hospital prison for life unless doctors determine that he’s no longer a danger.

So, he's not being sentenced to life in prison. He was deemed to be unfit to stand trial for psychiatric reasons and so he's being sentenced to an indefinite prison sentence, up to and including life, until his doctors deem him no longer a threat to society. Totally reasonable, given the defendant is severely autistic, was violent, and kept stating his clear intent to continue committing cybercrimes if released.

You might try reading the article you posted then, because it says very plainly:

He’s required to stay in the hospital prison for life unless doctors determine that he’s no longer a danger.

Everything about this is sad.

My attitude is that if people who don’t want Trump, but also don’t like Biden are stupid enough to either not vote or vote third party, and it causes Trump to get re-elected, we as a nation will deserve whatever happens under Trump, but especially those stupid MFers. You can’t stop people from being utter fucking morons.

For the same reasons I just cited.

Whoever you vote for as a write it, it will be spelled “Trump” in the end.

I get your frustration, but this is the way our system works. You have to vote for the lesser of two evils, more often than not. I wanted Bernie in 2016, but I still voted for that cunt Hillary, because it was either her or Trump. Unless you’re certain your state will go Blue in 2024, a vote for a third party is functionally a vote for Trump. If you’re in a swing state, your protest will only amount to getting a person you like even less than Biden elected, and you’ll be part of the problems that creates.

People always frown and say I’m being cynical or pessimistic whenever I tell them I’m a misanthrope. They assume I’m bitter and I irrationally hate my fellow human. Couldn’t be further from the truth. I actually like most people I meet. I just have a very low opinion of us as a species. If you look at the track record, I’m many of the most important aspects, it’s really abysmal. We have undoubtedly accomplished many great things, but we’ve also committed uncountable horrors—and both patterns will continue—but I’m not impressed in the final analysis. In fact, I’m pretty disgusted.

Anyone interested should briefly study individual psychology vs. group psychology. Specifically, why individuals are often better problem solvers than groups. There are reasons groups tend to make worse decisions overall than individuals. In a nutshell, it’s because the loudest voices prevail in groups, not the most intelligent, educated, insightful, etc. On a grand scale, that translates to those who want power the most are the ones who wind up in the positions that wield it. And this isn’t due to any social system or set of laws or constitution; it’s due to simple human psychology.

These polls are just his approval ratings, right (sorry, can't access the article), not a measure who is willing to vote for him in 2024? Yeah, people don't approve of you backing Israel when it's indiscriminately killing civilians and committing war crimes. Surprise, surprise. Doesn't mean they're going to vote for Trump over you, Joe, don't worry.