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They didn't really "rip into everyone".

The trial had all the ingredients to stir public interest. It's not really surprising it generated so many stories and headlines.

In general I think content creators were pretty well behaved. Of course there are some notable exceptions.

Pretty sure I did.

Half of the US is very happy to punish poor brown people in this place.

They might not say it overtly but they feel that most of the people there deserve it.

They are also very happy to see the radical woke left upset about it.

that's not an unpopular opinion so much as a personal preference.

This phrase means that "personal preference" is a more apt description, not necessarily that "unpopular opinion" is incorrect.

Regardless, you're free to discuss your preferences for pizza toppings if you wish, it's just not a very engaging subject.

Another term for "record fatigue" might be "maximal misery".

As in... I already feel miserable about climate change and additional bad news can't make me feel significantly worse because I can't sustain a more miserable outlook.

Another part of the same thing is that the additional news isn't actionable. We're all already living our best sustainable lives, a new record doesn't change anything.

The letters are just the latest embarrassment in an embarrassing agenda, and I'm kinda surprised they're still playing this dumb game.

I may well regret saying this but it doesn't really seem like there's been much in the way of consequences to the US economy. None that anyone seems to care about anyway.

Firstly, I respect your opinion as I probably shared it in the past.

Secondly, we're obviously talking about making the bed as in after you wake up. Making the bed as in fresh linen is an amazing feeling and absolutely worth while once every few weeks.

Now, to rebut your comments...

1. It makes it more comfortable.

This is a silly reason, and I don't see how it's true.

It does however make bed time feel calmer and more soothing somehow. In my 20s I didn't care about quality sleep because you just bounce back from anything. In my 40s I do think about things like what might contribute to the perfect night's sleep. Having a shower, putting on clean pyjamas, and climbing into a nice bed in a tidy room just kinda sets the scene for a good sleep.

2. it doesn't take much time so you may as well do it

any task not worth my time to be a waste

this is subjective. Your whole argument may as well be "I don't value having a made up bed", which would be fine, but that's not an unpopular opinion so much as a personal preference.

Regardless, you don't "make" the bed the same way you make it when putting on fresh linen. You just flick the covers straight. It takes less time than scratching your ass.

3. It looks nice. And an unmade bed looks lazy

It's kinda weird how often people do see our bedroom TBH. Usually it's someone using the toilet in the en-suite when the other toilet is in use.

4. It's a good example for our kids

There's no way our kids would keep a nice tidy bedroom if we didn't.

Yeah but no one will care.

Ok grok please write a response to this enquiry about a quote. Make it sound less woke.

Dude it's a joke, a witticism.

Officially, it's suicide, but everyone knows it's murder. You can acknowledge the absurdity by calling it a third absurd thing, like un-alived.

It just nuts that anyone would want this.

Also water, they consume heaps of fresh water which is used for important meat bag things like, oh I don't know, eating and drinking perhaps.

No one is really challenging them on this, but water scarcity is going to be a big deal as climate change worsens.

Cook the planet and take all the water.

Supercomputers once required large power plants to operate, and now we carry around computing devices in out pockets that are more powerful than those supercomputers.

This is false. Supercomputers never required large [dedicated] power plants to operate.

Yes they used a lot of power, yes that has reduced significantly, but it's not at the same magnitude as AI

None of that is terrifying at all /s.

This is precisely the outcome that every republican wants.

Being mean to poor people, especially if they look different.

Yes but we also consume CO2 if we're part of a society which is net 0.

As i said up top, the infographic is designed to demonstrate the environmental problems caused by over population.

However, the methodology used to represent that impact is problematic.

I'm not saying overpopulation is not bad. I'm not saying you should have n children. I'm saying the numbers here dont withstand a moments critical thought.

How much carbon will a child born today emit in their lifetime?

Thats unknowable.

Your reference to emissions increasing since the industrial revolution is not a forecast.

The methodology here is kinda bs IMO.

They're adding up the emissions of the descendants and dividing that by a parents life expectancy.

However, if a society achieves net 0, then surely the emissions of every person there in are 0, so it's disingenuous to count them at today's rates.

Its an attempt to illustrate the environmental cost of over-population, but it needs to be considered within the context of that methodology.

Yeah but, a few or even a bunch of other countries "doing deals" won't really change the calculus for us. It would really take most countries really grovelling to change the dynamic.

Let's not forget, the status quo pre-Trump was the best everyone could achieve for everyone involved.

Everyone hates capitalism and that's fine, there are many worthy criticisms but one benefit is it's ability to find the most profitable balance (for those with the capital). Arbitrary rules (tariffs) are always going to be a net loss.

What I mean is, there's not much incentive for anyone to make a deal because the situation will always be worse for them than it was pre-Trump.

At this point the Trump admin is just trying to find the best way to back down without looking weak. They don't really have a plan to do so, they're just hoping some other shit storm takes center stage.

In the case of Australia, our government decided that it's not worth trying to secure a deal for a number of reasons:

• the whole world is in the same situation, and our tariffs are less than others, so others can do the heavy lifting
• we're not really adversely effected. We don't sell heaps of things to the US and they need to keep buying the stuff that we do sell.
• you can't really make a deal with someone who will discard the deal as soon as it becomes beneficial to do so.
• whatever concessions we might offer are better used in other negotiations.
• China is presently wooing us and we're more desirable since we've curtailed our long standing romance with the US.

The rubric is going to be similar for other countries.

If nobody bends over for Trump he will end up fucking himself.