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Well, since we didn't sign papers saying that bombing children and other innocent people was a bad thing, then I guess it all can be forgiven. I guess we'll call it a "big oopsie woopsie" instead.

He literally bragged about how good he was at killing people. He knowingly picked targets, and knowingly approved the bombing of children. He sent soldiers to die on pointless missions that gained us nothing. You can keep telling us that it was actually a good thing all you want, but I think that tells more about your values than anything else.

I don't know what Ukraine has do to with anything. Why are you bringing up irrelevant data?

The reason we have Trump, is because of the failures of Obama (and the Dems in general). If he had actually done the things that he campaigned on, people wouldn't have given up on America. People were so desperate for "Hope" and "Change", that after Obama openly abandoned those ideals, a large chunk of people ran to Trump.

If "bombing children and torturing innocent people is bad" are republican talking points, then yes, I admit that I'm buying into them. I'm not ashamed to agree that those things are evil, even if it is the Republicans that are saying it.

Are you seriously saying since other people commited war-crimes, that Obama's war-crimes are no big deal?

I'm gonna hard disagree on this one: Bombing children is always a big deal. He didn't "remove soldiers from harms way", he deliberately put them there. And for what? Mostly, to help his friends make a whole lotta money.

Just because the Republicans are a horrid party does not mean that they are wrong about Obama being a monster. Both can be true at the same time.

I see a lot of people saying "the ratio" or "epic ratio"

In this context, what does "ratio" mean?

You can also give yourself equipment and money, if you set yourself up as a GM

I haven't used sleep on any of my laptops for >20 years because it's been so unreliable. Rather than getting frustrated, I gave up pretending it would ever work, and adjusted accordingly.

I have one as well, and it's so much fun. It's pretty much just for my SO and me, but sometimes I have friends join. It's super cool having GM commands and all that.

Good work, I hope you have fun with it!

Yeah, but if I fix this one line of code, then the system will work and everything will be automated and my time spent on all of this won't have been a giant waste, right?..... Right?

Well, it wasn't really the failed terrorist that caused this. He was just the excuse that a security theatre based agency used. The real cause was a desire to increase funding by making up bullshit rules that don't really help anything except the bottom line of a few companies.

I've heard this was one of the causes of The Enlightenment:

I am not a history expert, take what I say here with a hefty grain of salt

After The Plague killed a bunch of people, the rich didn't have as many people to work on the farms. Thus the farmers suddenly had the ability to demand higher wages and working conditions. This led to the average person being able to buy things like books and pay for tutors, which in turn led to more people becoming educated and working in the arts and sciences.

I new a guy from Egypt, who always listed himself as African-American. This was ~20 years ago, and his logic was that it was better than being known as Middle-Eastern.

I can't say that he was wrong :/

I totally give them credit for that, but Steam was also a behemoth before all of that. They've been massive for over a decade at this point, maybe two. Everyone that's tried to be a competitor has come in clearly not understanding the basics of Steam's business model.

!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works and !patientgamers@lemmy.ml :D

I've heard variations on this for years, but here is where I found this specific version: https://jessicadavidson.co.uk/2016/03/04/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-enlightened/

A Buddhist monk approached his teacher and asked the Zen Master, “If I meditate very diligently, how long will it take for me to become enlightened?”

The Master thought for a moment, and then replied, “Ten years.”

The student then said, “But what if I work very, very hard and really apply myself to learn fast. How long then?”

The Master replied, “Well, then it will take twenty years.”

“But if I really, really work at it. How long then?” persisted the student.

“Thirty years,” said the Master.

“But I don’t understand,” said the disappointed student. “Each time I say I will work harder, you say it will take me longer. Why do you say that?”

The Master replied, “When you have one eye on the goal, you can only have one eye on the path.”

And Democratic leadership failing to deliver is what caused a split in the Democratic party. Mamdani is a chance for them to start delivering, and re-unite the party.

"When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression"

While those things had an affect, I don't think they were the main reason. The Dems sitting on their ass when they had a chance to fix things, their pandering to the rich, their pro-war stance, and their general disdain for the desires of their voting base were a much bigger reason.

Agreed. Lets wait and see

What has made me hopeful and excited though, is that the Democratic voters are going against the DNC.

I'm down for that. I've been celebrating it since I saw it