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  1. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    In my opinion, one of those arguments is reasonable and the other is made in obvious bad faith.

    In my opinion, one of those arguments is reasonable and the other is made in obvious bad faith.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on Finding real images in ~creative

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    It was a trip for a friend's wedding! Perspectives will vary, of course, but if you ask most of the locals they will say please, please come and support the local industries that provide an...

    It was a trip for a friend's wedding!

    Perspectives will vary, of course, but if you ask most of the locals they will say please, please come and support the local industries that provide an economic reason for conservation.

    On some level, without government intervention (which is unlikely on a large scale), people paying to go on safari is what makes the land more valuable as a habitat than as farming land (or any other use).

    There is some impact, of course, and that perspective is not necessarily the "correct" one.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    Just to set expectations, I agree with you. The bigger solution is state owned housing when needed. That said, I think it's very disingenuous to imply that being homeless is approximately equally...

    Just to set expectations, I agree with you. The bigger solution is state owned housing when needed.

    That said, I think it's very disingenuous to imply that being homeless is approximately equally as desirable as renting. There are lots of reasons to prefer renting.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Finding real images in ~creative

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    It's possible, although the mornings were misty and we didn't go out really in the evening. I'll PM you a link to the closest I have to that readily on hand.

    It's possible, although the mornings were misty and we didn't go out really in the evening. I'll PM you a link to the closest I have to that readily on hand.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    I have mixed feelings on this perspective. On the one hand, I agree with you. On the large scale, housing scarcity must be influenced by those who own homes but do not live in them. But there's...

    I have mixed feelings on this perspective.

    On the one hand, I agree with you. On the large scale, housing scarcity must be influenced by those who own homes but do not live in them.

    But there's two points that make me hesitate to go down the "all landlords are inherently evil" path:

    1. Some people prefer to rent. Renters can't exist without landlords.
    2. Practically, if gowestyoungman didn't own those properties, it is not necessarily true that they wouldn't be owned by someone else who doesn't live there. That weakens your point that every property they own is a property they are depriving someone of.
    4 votes

  6. Comment on Finding real images in ~creative

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    I was in Kenya on the Maasai Mara in 2020 and took lots of photos. No tigers, but lions, cheetahs, giraffes, etc. Would that be of interest? I can send you some if that's what you're looking for.

    I was in Kenya on the Maasai Mara in 2020 and took lots of photos. No tigers, but lions, cheetahs, giraffes, etc. Would that be of interest? I can send you some if that's what you're looking for.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on AirPods or not? in ~music

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    I don't know what it is. Something about the shape of my left ear I guess! The A series fits me well, it's a shame they don't get any noise canceling. But I guess I just have to go back to them.

    I don't know what it is. Something about the shape of my left ear I guess!

    The A series fits me well, it's a shame they don't get any noise canceling. But I guess I just have to go back to them.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Unplugging from comedy shows, by Rosstin316. A Reddit post analysis. in ~society

  9. Comment on AirPods or not? in ~music

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    I don't have any advice for you, unfortunately, but I will be watching this thread with interest. I recently picked up a pair of the Pixel Buds Pro 2. They're very small and light, so if that is...

    I don't have any advice for you, unfortunately, but I will be watching this thread with interest. I recently picked up a pair of the Pixel Buds Pro 2. They're very small and light, so if that is what you're looking for, maybe they'd be a good option. Unfortunately for me, they do not stay in my ears at all. Their little stabilizer fin is way too small and basically does nothing for me.

    I've heard lots of people say airpods stay in their ears when no other earbuds do, so I'm considering that option. But I'm in a similar boat as you - otherwise un-Appled.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on How do people get over enshittification? in ~life

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    Another vote for Darn Tough and REI in general. I bought a pair of Darn Tough based on the internet hype and at least for me and my wife (who also has some now) they do not disappoint. I don't...

    Another vote for Darn Tough and REI in general.

    I bought a pair of Darn Tough based on the internet hype and at least for me and my wife (who also has some now) they do not disappoint. I don't think we're going to buy any other sock brand for a long time. Except maybe running socks, my wife still prefers her long time favorite running sock brands (feetures and bombas).

    Aside from all the quality claims etc, the lack of odor is the most surprising thing to me. I can literally wear my Darn Tough socks for an entire week. Workouts, runs, and daily life. And they do not smell. I can't explain it. That alone will extend the lifetime of any garment, not to mention the marginal reduction in energy, water use, etc from not needing to launder so frequently.

    Both my wife and I wear a smaller size in their full cushion hiker socks than the rest, for some reason. I have a US size 13 shoe, which puts me right at the edge of L and XL in their sizing. I prefer the fit of the L in the full cusion hikers, even though in their other full cushion socks I have I am an XL.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Who is allowed to practice identity politics? in ~society

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    And just like last time, we're well poised to have decades-long ramifications of the knee jerk reaction.

    And just like last time, we're well poised to have decades-long ramifications of the knee jerk reaction.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on Hello to Reddit folks from /r/selfhosted in ~talk

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    Absolutely agree! Selfhosted was one of the last places I really enjoyed on Reddit before I left during the exodus.

    Absolutely agree! Selfhosted was one of the last places I really enjoyed on Reddit before I left during the exodus.

    26 votes

  13. Comment on Donald Trump didn't win on the US economy. He won on the perception of it. in ~society

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    The policies aren't, though. Just the vibes that Rs managed to associate with those policies.

    Leftist policies and ideas are very unpopular among the majority of Americans.

    The policies aren't, though. Just the vibes that Rs managed to associate with those policies.

    20 votes

  14. Comment on Donald Trump's team mulls postponing Ukraine's NATO membership for at least twenty years, WSJ reports in ~society

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    If Trump becomes president, Democrats won't win an election in the next three decades. ... Wait

    If Trump becomes president, Democrats won't win an election in the next three decades.

    ... Wait

    10 votes

  15. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    Somehow, this comment makes me feel so much better. There's no reason that America should naturally be a good place. Some people a long time ago tried to set up a system that was resistant to...

    Somehow, this comment makes me feel so much better.

    There's no reason that America should naturally be a good place. Some people a long time ago tried to set up a system that was resistant to these sorts of problems, but the problems changed enough to live in the system.

    So be it.

    9 votes

  16. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    It would just get turned around as "bad for the consumers". Dems tried to remove student loan debt. They were blocked by Republicans citing "but muh money" and "why should THEY get free college"...

    It would just get turned around as "bad for the consumers".

    Dems tried to remove student loan debt. They were blocked by Republicans citing "but muh money" and "why should THEY get free college"

    I'm not saying Dems are perfect, far from it, but they're playing a rigged game. But they still have to play by the rules, because that's the one thing they have.

    13 votes

  17. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    "I care too much about you to treat your cancer with chemo, so I'll just let you die painfully instead"

    "I care too much about you to treat your cancer with chemo, so I'll just let you die painfully instead"

    11 votes

  18. Comment on The case for left-handed representation in gaming in ~games

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    Yep! And it's not a guess, it was explicitly stated by the Zelda team that motion control awkwardness was the reason for the switch.

    Yep! And it's not a guess, it was explicitly stated by the Zelda team that motion control awkwardness was the reason for the switch.

    7 votes

  19. Comment on How to vote rationally + Intrinsic values survey in ~society

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    I hear you. I'm not saying everyone who calls themselves a Democrat is just and moral, and everyone who calls themselves a Republican is evil and corrupt. But like...okay, at some point, there was...

    I hear you. I'm not saying everyone who calls themselves a Democrat is just and moral, and everyone who calls themselves a Republican is evil and corrupt.

    But like...okay, at some point, there was an inflection where it was no longer okay to consider yourself a Nazi. Even if you "weren't like the other Nazis". I'm not saying we're there, but it is a gradient and we're closer to it than we are further from it IMO.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on How to vote rationally + Intrinsic values survey in ~society

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    To my mind, associating with and showing support for the Republican party is, at best, a level of ignorance that would disqualify someone from an elected office. And that's being extremely...

    To my mind, associating with and showing support for the Republican party is, at best, a level of ignorance that would disqualify someone from an elected office. And that's being extremely charitable. The reality is more that they are openly supporting a party with a stated goal of fascism and undermining democracy.

    So, unfortunately, there is almost no possible way for me to vote for R. If it's between that and a literal child rapist or something, I'm at the point where I'd abstain. I recognize the hypocrisy in that - I'm more vocal than most that voting is the absolute minimum we can do to engage, and "lesser of two evils is always preferable to the worse of two evils", etc.. But jeeze.

    10 votes