JeSuisUnHombre

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Why is Contrapoints getting so much hate? (lemm.ee)
 

I saw someone say it was because she's supporting dems but that doesn't seem like enough for the amount of dunking I've seen. Did y'all think she was so far to the left that that would be a betrayal? I've typically thought of her as a progressive more than a leftist. Is there some statement she made I'm not aware of?

The Handmaid's Tale’s Contributions in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Better idea. Let's just actually take money out of politics. No PACs, no lobbying, no political donations of any kind. Make it impossible to enrich yourself by becoming a politician.

The Handmaid's Tale’s Contributions in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why the fuck are tv shows making political donations?

Support your local libraries in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I agree with princess opossum

Glory to you and your house in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

*medal

?Though technically it's also a metal?

Single payer/socialized heath care vs private vs combined in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was expecting this to be a story of an issue, but this is actually really encouraging for what single payer could look like. The time scale isn't great, but it's pretty comparable to what I've experienced and heard about from friends here in the "efficient" private US system.

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To distinguish between the word woman and women, we change the A to an E, but only change the pronunciation on the O. (lemm.ee)
 

w(uh)man to w(ih)men

Stupid Sexy Gandalf in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Except it's a kinda shitty Photoshop job

Stupid Sexy Gandalf in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah more of a great taste awful execution

I can't make the jump from nihilism to absurdism (Update) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's tough to passively live in an absurdist mentality. Especially with the heavy indoctrination into the abrahamic value structure embedded in most world cultures. It's something to keep reminding yourself of. That being said, you're allowed to give yourself a purpose that means something to you. It doesn't have to just be "everything is meaningless", it can instead be "everything is meaningless so I might as well make it better."

To say the same thing a different way. Nihilism says "nothing matters so why do anything", which is a very easy passive emotion to sink into. Absurdism says "nothing matters so why not do everything", which requires actively choosing to do something. The latter option sounds a bit more fun to me, even if it takes a little effort.

Republicans reel at Trump's "embarrassing" remarks about Harris in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I may be a bit too optimistic, but it would be amazing if this was the election that broke the republican party.

TV nerds: what should I watch in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Here's an ordered list of shows that came to mind, starting with what I think best fits with what you mentioned and getting further away from there, though I think they're all worth it.

Mr robot

Fringe

The boys

Yellow jackets

Stranger things

The good place

And what's up with that oral fixation anyway in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except Luffy is chaotic good

What is a stupid question? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People have already correctly answered that in this community there are no stupid questions, you're supposed to be able to ask anything without ridicule. But if you want to permit the general existence of stupid questions, here's the definition I've always used.

A stupid question is one you can easily answer yourself.

As in, any question due to real lack of knowledge is not stupid, but if you can answer your own question just by thinking about it for a second, then it wasn't necessary to ask and therefore "stupid”.

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[opinion] I don't care if you abstain from voting for president. (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
33 comments fedilink
 

Don't vote for president if you don't want to, I get it. It's stupid we only have 2 options, especially when both are in mental decline and show little to no ambition to reduce needless deaths and suffering. Both want to move this country towards fascism, and both are creating a worse world they won't have to live in for much longer.

To those who see this and think I'm saying both sides are the same, I'm not. I'll probably vote for Biden in November because he's driving towards the cliff at a slower speed and at least does the bare minimum for marginalized in this country. Also Trump said some pretty racist shit last night. Still, to those who don't want to support either candidate for the reasons above, that's valid.

The point I'm getting to is VOTE DOWN BALLOT. Vote for your congress person and your senator, both federal and state. Vote for your city council and your sheriff and whatever bills there are and everything else. That's where the fight still matters. That's where you can make the most difference. The social justice you want to see won't get near the white house until it's represented in the lower offices. It doesn't matter who the president is if you get enough decent people in a position to stand in their way.

unnecessary addendumThat's the important bit but here's a some sort messages to a few blocks of voters. To Republicans and right wingers, you should reevaluate your positions because what you're supporting is stupid and selfish and often inhumane. To Democrats, if you get enough control over the house and senate it doesn't really matter if Trump is president, also recognize and correct the failures of your party please. To the leftists, please run for office and bring those ideas into the mainstream discussion, try to reach out to your community and to share rather than driving them away with self righteousness. Also, don't be bigoted, that goes for everyone.

Edit: I even said I was voting for Biden and the libs are still mad I think he sucks. Again, the point of this post is to get people to pay attention to the other things on their ballot. The president isn't as important or as powerful as we act like it is. And if you want better options, you have to support better options in races where they actually have a chance.

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Is there anyway to have YouTube videos play within Jerboa instead of opening the YouTube app? (lemm.ee)
 

With most links it goes to the browser version which plays within Jerboa, but with YouTube video links it always takes me away to the YouTube app. Can it not do that please? Thanks

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The Bible story of the apple was probably originally a birds-and-the-bees type talk. Probably for girls. (lemm.ee)
 

The snake (of the trouser variety) tempts Eve with the forbidden fruit (hanky panky) that she shares with Adam. The consequence of which is painful childbirth.

They're even specifically stated to be naked for this situation.

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this guy on mastodon has some shit takes (sfba.social)
 

Looks better on megalodon

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How many people are on 0 drugs? (lemm.ee)
 

No weed, no alcohol, no caffeine, no meds, nothing legal or illegal.

If this describes you, how you doing with your rawdogging of reality?

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What job could I get? (lemm.ee)
 

I'm an adult considering a change of career. I have no relevant education or experience. I'm at least an hour away from anywhere that could be considered a major city and would not like to move. My only requirements are that I am actively helping our ecosystem thrive and I'm not dirt poor. What's a position I could reasonably obtain?

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Do any of y'all know where I can get a retro box? (lemm.ee)
 

My college roommate had this little box that had 2 controllers and RCA'd into the TV that contained basically every game from the most important retro consoles. All the important consoles and games pre y2k. Including Nintendo, Atari, Sega, and maybe some arcade. I assume I can't get it through normal channels because of some of those roms are unsanctioned, but where might I get something like that? Thanks!

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Any suggestions on how I could've handled this better? (masto.ai)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
7 comments fedilink
 

You may have to click some of the toots to see replies I made that weren't directly replied to

Edit: I just clicked the link and it looks so different in browser. I'm talking about my "discussion" with the enlightened truth sandwich

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Any suggestions for how I could've handled this better? (masto.ai)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
24 comments fedilink
 

There are a couple replies I made that weren't replied to so maybe click on later toots to see some of those

Edit: I just clicked the link and it looks so different in browser. I'm talking about my "discussion" with the enlightened truth sandwich (Damn dunning-kruger for giving the most wrong people names that include "truth")

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What type of lie do you tell most often? (lemm.ee)
 

When I lie, it's most often a lie of omission. Are you more of a falsehood teller? Or do you lie out of ignorance? Or is there a particular subject you're likely to lie about? Or a person who you tell most of your lies to?

Do you always tell the truth? If yes what type of lie was that?

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