stolid_agnostic @ stolid_agnostic @lemmy.ml

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The third interview may not have been the final one, believe it or not.

This is exactly it. People expecting Thor's hammer to drop are mistaken.

Although it’s also true that forcing people into cramped quarters with one another for long periods exacerbates interpersonal issues,

I dislike this take. Before the Baby Boom, you lived with, moved around with, interacted with...well...everyone. Being familiar with others reduces stress, fear, xenophobia, etc. A lot of the problems we now face are due to people who have no empathy or concern for others and instead live within their own bubble.

Older Millenials are more like younger Gen X, while younger Millenials are more like older Gen Z.

It is actually worse each time, though. In previous times, it was "oh lordy, prices are going up, shucky darn, guess I will only have 2 pieces of avocado toast each day from now on". Now people just can't even get by.

In my father's case, he worked part time pumping gas at Sears and had an apartment with three friends while still paying for all of college in cash. The early 1970s were the place to be, apparently.

lol can't believe you got downvotes for this. people really do drink the koolaid.

My father is in real estate and recently had a "talk" with me about how putting 15% into retirement won't help me and that the only way to secure my future is through real estate. I didn't have the reverse "talk" with him where I would have pointed out how he's completely underestimating how much money it's going to cost to change his diapers in a couple years and how that house will only offset the costs rather than repair them.

Would it surprise you to learn that the demographic most likely to be rendered homeless is Boomers because life got expensive around them? As best I can tell, they are also among the worst generations for having prepared for their retirement.

TIL that he called his child "X". What an idiot.

Synema and Manchin are the two biggest recent examples. They ran as dems but side with the GOP when convenient.

There are no real moderates and swing voters are those who don't pay enough attention to what's going on to have an opinion on it. In reality, swing voters are ignorant.

It was certainly that, but people kept the nasty stuff quiet and pretended to be dignified. Now nobody hides that nonsense.

That was John McCain's single greatest mistake. Actually I'd bet it was the national GOP party that forced it. In any case, I really thought that they believed they found the magic sauce and could get both the Tea Party yahoos and the establishment as well.

As a gay person, let me rephrase your question:

Would you consider voting for the party of people who have always dedicated themselves to hating you and making you suffer as much as they can get away with legally?

What's shocking is that it could have been a force for good and community building. Instead he insulated the bullies and allowed people to abuse the system for personal profit. All of this because of an unending sense of entitlement.

I think that a lot of people grew up on reddit and come here trying to do the same nonsense, only to not get traction, become bored, and leave.

Yep, this is me. What finally did it for me was a completely random and unexpected adverse mod interaction from a random comment I had left once. It apparently made this particular mod very personally sad and there was a whole lot of insulting, references to mental health, and a permanent ban.

I dunno, do we actually care about people who would leave here and go back to Reddit?

It didn't make me feel bad, it made me feel very sad for you. I still feel that way as I type.