papertowels @ papertowels @lemmy.one

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The context of this bump is people being so enamored with tik Tok that they're interested in a second language just to use a potential replacement.

You can be a dumbass but still be interested in a second language. That doesn't imply everyone interested in a second language is a dumbass.

This comment makes me want to read "the way of kings" again....

My wife has a Nissan leaf with 60 mile range for commuting, I have an old gas hatchback we can take for road trips. Before going off about how rich and privileged this setup is, the Leaf was purchased for 6k, 4k after tax rebates. Hatchback was purchased for 6k 9 years ago.

Obsidian, which saves notes in markdown, synced with syncthing across my devices.

Turnip boy commits tax evasion.

Try a pitcher filter! I've found it can make a big difference in taste.

If you want something that depends on you making a change in your system or your way of thinking, and you think you can't do it, you might benefit from talking to a therapist.

It's the concepts of a plan.

Next 4 years are going to be a wild ride.

Alright. Y'all ever hear about the shaggs?

A dad was told by a fortune teller that his yet-unborn kids were destined for musical stardom. After that, the dad had no choice but to force his eventual kids into a band.

These kids had no musical training. No sense of rhythm, no sense of pitch.

Their released music is the auditory equivalent of a child's crayon drawing hung on the fridge. It's astoundingly disjointed. It's all wrong. Frank Zappa said they're better than the Beatles. SOMEONE out there likes screamo. Some folks out there like bagpipes. Then what happens? Your neighbor loves blasting screamo. You've played yourself. Unless Frank Zappa is moving in, you'd be hard pressed to find a potential buyer that like the shaggs.

Enjoy.

Found something to live for lmao

Woohoo! A well earned meal

I'm not scientist, but I wonder if the can feels cooler.

Also, I definitely have been pavloved into thinking the sound of a can opening is refreshing.

My company costs the government billions each year for weapons that haven't been used in nearly 80 years. Talk about inefficiency!

Nukes and nuclear nonproliferation.

Shout-out to republican department of energy head Rick Perry who wanted to get rid of the DOE thinking it was just solar panels and windmills. TEXAS MAN THINK GOVERNMENT ENERGY BAD.

But you can't have "everyone" reject war without including warmongering fascists in the category of "everyone".

Seeing as you acknowledge how difficult that is, are we on the same page about how unrealistic your original solution is?

No it's not easier than everyone making the right decision for anything else, but it is the right decision.

I'm going to propose something.

The most idealistic, "right" decision, done in the wrong context, is the wrong decision.

For example, let's say all of Ukraine rejects war. They no longer resist Russia.

Did we save the world? No. That is appeasement, and that didn't work out to well with Hitler.

Again. Prove the worth and viability of your ideas by encouraging the ones throwing the punches to reign it in first, before applying such lofty and naive ideals to those trying to defend themselves.

EDIT: I'm not going to bother. You believe that all it takes is for everyone in the world to reject war, with no viable plan instead of hand waiving "education will fix things". Wishful thinking at best, forced indoctrination at worst.

No shit there would be no war if everyone was against war.

Tell you what, you manifest your dream with the Russians first to get the invading forces to be against war and I'll take you seriously. Until then, the real world will go on, with or without you.

That's cool! I'm willing to bet that's outside of the norm for most folks. If y'all want to prove me wrong I'll happily provide a venmo ;)

Some nuance - nobody is freely giving housed folks money to buy drugs and alcohol either.

God the center of that must feel like being in a carwash with the spinny bristles.