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[–] [email protected] 27 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

The existance of this headline is great example for why software updates need a distinct name from "recalls". It devalues the word that needs to be taken very seriously, a "recall" for a minor software fix is in literally no one best interest.

Also, fuck you Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Therapy is expensive, time consuming and tragically filled with social stigmas. People are coping with the thing they already own in the only way they know how.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I saw Chappie for the first time last week and was moderately devastated to find out there isn't going to be sequels. It had so much style, humor and personality!

[–] [email protected] 152 points 1 day ago (19 children)

No one should be stabbed in prison, but of all the people who are, this is who I feel the least sorry for.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks’ head office 1,000 miles away on a corporate jet

Replace all the Taylor Swift memes with this fucking guy.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 day ago

"This new decree blows the lid off the establishment's agenda, letting freedom-loving folks bypass the usual bureaucratic nonsense like language tests or history exams," Jones

Alex Jones, pro-immigration and a strong advocate of removing any process to naturalize citizens in a new country.

😄🤣

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

there are a number of vegans that think no one should own cats, and there are equally a number of vegans that think that cats should be fed a vegan diet with essential amino acid supplements rather than letting an obligate carnivore eat meat.

And there are WAY WAY WAY more vegans that work at animal shelters specifically trying to put animals in to homes.

The overwhelming majority of vegans do not do this. Like, I don't know how to convince you of this other than saying in that of being vegan for 8+ years, going to vegan specific fairs/conventions, reading vegan literature, particating in vegan discords and moderating a vegan community that I have never once interacted with a a person who actually did this.

IN THE VERY LINK YOU PROVIDE, vegans calling this behavior out and saying if they can't feed a cat meat, not to own one. This accusation simply isn't based in reality.

It's certainly a sentiment among vegans that gets amplified in any space where they tend to congregate.

  • Cannibalism is a sentiment shared among many meat eaters, that behavior tends to get amplified in those spaces, just look at Jeffrey Dahmer and Armin Meiwes. They are all like that.

No. It's a vanishingly small minority that you are pretending is a monolith because it's an easy strawman. Honestly you sound like the deluded pro-life folk who protest outside planned parenthood because they read online that post-birth 3rd trimester abortions happen all the time. I can't stop you from believing in nonsense, but it frankly makes you sound ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

This isn't an unpopular opinion. In fact, it's an extremely popular one. Every corner of the internet goes out of their way to say they hate vegans, This isn't even remotely original.

I'm not interested in changing your mind. You do as you like, and frankly it seems like you are just venting, so rock on. But if you are intersted in fact based discussions, I think you need to move past your the stereotypes, assumptions and flat out falsehoods.

Human suffering is not preferable to animal suffering.

No vegan thinks it is. I would kill an animal to save a human.

They force their shit into pets like cats who can't thrive on a vegan diet

Snuggling my non-vegan cat right now.

steal your pet from you so they can kill it

Crazy people of every community exist. Without question the overwhelming majority of vegans do not support the behavior of a few that have done this. That is exactly as fair as me saying carnists practice cannibalism because of the handful of psychopaths to do so.

And the rest of your points fall under the "no ethical consumption under capitalism" good place type arguments. However, I find it particularly egregious to say vegans don't mind slavery. If a human slave in involved in a plant based food, then it isn't vegan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It actually does sound like you agree with me? If we can both say that it's not found in enough people and that's dissapointing then it is a standard we hold just one not enough meet. Humility isn't common, but since it is such a low bar of understanding yourself it doesn't deserve praise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (9 children)

So PBS Frontline has this new documentary that I watched a few weeks ago, "Biden's Decision". As a leftist that voted against Trump, not FOR Biden, I figured I would learn more about his history.

But it was honestly shocking to me that the entire crux of the piece was "Get back up" and "Determination" for all the times Biden ran for president, he himself never really gave a good reason why. Biden decided he wanted to be president, and therefore he spent his whole life running for president, not because he felt he was the most qualified or best for the country. But because he wanted it. Biden wanted to be the one in charge, but historically, he never had many who actually wanted him? Dude only got to the White House when Obama balanced his ticket and then again when his best qualification was "Literally Not Trump".

So while I am glad he dropped out, and somewhat happy for Biden for achieving a life goal, I guess? Still don't see a compelling reason to be enthusiastic for the man, yet it was eye opening that no one has ever been enthusiastic for him. Biden stepping down was the right thing to do, just not the thing he wanted to do. Not really sure that is deserving of praise?

Humility isn't exactly a noble virtue, it's a standard. Not this lifetime running for the sake of running. Glad he is finally out, but that's hardly going above and beyond, it's less than the bare minimum.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

A woke mob is literally every mob. Sleeping people just sorta lie there.

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