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  • Most vegans are against causing death and suffering to animals, not against how things taste. The abhorrent part is the killing, not the taste(for most vegans).

    Also i think your definitions are self limiting without a reason. Seitan tastes like "meat", yet it is not. You cant just assign exclusivity on specific tastes. Those tastes can exist outside the realm of meat. But it is easier to talk about those things by referencing something that most people are familiar with(meat or sausage or burger).

    Would you be ok if we assigned 16 digit numbers to specific tastes and then used that number to describe products that have that taste? Is the use of the word "meat" that is problematic to you?

  • Armenians are christians, azeris are muslims(and ethnic turks). Turkey(Ottoman Empire) did a thing(genocide) on the armenians back in the day. Anyway eventually both countries were part of the USSR. The USSR collapses and all these new countries are created.

    There is a large region in Azerbaijan, inhabited mostly by armenians(the azeris say the armenians ethnic cleansed the azeris from the region). This armenian controlled enclave in Azerbaijan is separated from Armenia. Wars ensue, things become as they are now, with many issues but relatively peaceful.

    Fast forward to today, Azerbaijan has a lot of natural gas reserves, they are relatively somewhat rich and with the war in Ukraine, Russia(the ally of Armenia) refused to help Armenia and Europe has a huge appetite for non russian gas(ie for azeri gas). So Azerbaijan is in a very powerful political and economic position atm.

    Azerbaijan is using that power to "solve the issue" by military conquering the armenian controlled enclave, knowing that Armenia doesnt have any military allies anymore(Russia refused to answer Armenia's equivalent to NATO's article 5 request for help) and Europe/West cant do much politically because they are extremely dependent on azeri gas.

    Are the armenians the victim? Well, kinda. They are atm. But they were also the perpetrators in the past.

  • I liked it, it is pretty star trek the next generation(which i love) though sometimes it gets really up its own ass. I like more philosophical/ethical subject episodes than constant interpersonal relationship episodes.

  • I mean everything exists in everything, the issue is what is their form. And cows convert methane in a very bad(for the environment) form. It's like burning down a tree, CO2 already existed in the tree but it was harmless. By burning it, you are releasing it in the atmosphere.

  • I was never a marvel fan, i always thought their movies were ok 7/10(with the exception of guardians and thor 3). But i enjoyed loki season 1 and this season 2 trailer looks good and interesting.

    In comparison i thought the latest ant man was almost ai written, full of cringe inducing cliches. Definitely one of the most mediocre movies of all time.

  • Stories like this make the danger more "real". Yes, everyone knows about the danger but stories like this makes everyone even more aware. The reason there is so much emotional response proves that.

    It's why there is the Auschwitz. Everyone knows about the holocaust, the dead, etc. But visiting Auschwitz definitely makes the whole thing more real. And this can be effective as a way of preventing a new Auschwitz.

  • I feel if a couple is facing issues with this, the couple has other issues and this is just the catalyst. If you have a normal, healthy relationship, why would this cause any issues? It is just a convenience/safety thing.

  • There was one time, when Turkey had a legitimate chance of joining the EU, back in 2005ish. Back then, one of their biggest supporters of their EU candidacy was Greece. Greece wanted to normalize the relation with Turkey and Turkey wanted to become a normal european country. Greece was even willing to throw Cyprus under the bus, by supporting the Annan Plan, which was objectively terrible for Cyprus. Though the thinking was "if Turkey becomes "normal", then any negative part of the deal wouldnt be relevant, it could be like Belgium". Though Cyprus(and pretty much all its political parties) voted against the deal.

    Erdogan was seen as the extrovert, moderate muslim, someone who could merge moderate Islam with european values.

    Nowadays, Erdogan and Turkey are on a completely different place. Erdogan has said "we might come on night" and "our missiles can reach Athens".

    https://www.politico.eu/article/recep-erdogan-turkey-threat-against-greece-g20/

    https://www.politico.eu/article/erdogan-warns-greece-that-turkish-missiles-can-reach-athens%EF%BF%BC/

    Turkey is constantly pushing their "blue homeland" concept, which basically includes a lot of greek islands in the Aegean. And thats on top of ridiculous Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) claims that basically say "(greek) islands have no EEZ rights". Turkey feels that it has been historically wrong and that they need more "breathing space" in the Aegean sea(where Greece owns all the islands except 3).

    And even the turkish society is different. There is a greater chasm between western/urban Turkey and the rest of Turkey. There was a hope that the rest of Turkey could slowly transition closer to european values, but nowadays it seems the country is getting split in half and each half is moving further away from the other.

    And last but not least, the russian invasion of Ukraine has shown to the world that integration and shared economic interests do not always translate to peace. So do we really want to do the same mistake with Turkey?

    PS I am greek, so i am biased.

  • The Dresden bombing is overhyped, by the soviets(as proof of how "evil" the West is) and far right nowadays.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voF7KCOm6eY

    38mins in, it compares the percentages of cities destroyed in Europe in comparison to japanese cities. So if we are talking about suffering and destruction caused by bombing, Japan got wrecked a lot more. And thats without even counting the nuclear bombs btw.

  • Motorola mobility(the one that makes phones) has been sold to Lenovo(chinese company). Their recent phones range from great value for money to mediocre. Their moto g32 was(and still is) great value for money

    https://www.gsmarena.com/motorolamotog32-11733.php

    Snapdragon 680(6nm), 90hz screen, water repellent design, fm radio, 5000 mah battery, 30w charging, 85% screen to body ratio, headphone jack. All that for 160€ which is basically as cheap as you can get(a decent phone).

    For me, their main feature is the flashlight shake, that allows you to turn on the flashlight just by doing a shake motion(no need to go into menus and stuff).