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  1. Comment on Are there any watch enthusiasts on Tildes who could help me out with a few questions? in ~hobbies

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    No AD is going to sell you that watch without purchase history. I wouldn't even waste my time trying. Your best bet is to buy on the secondary market. Chrono24 is the go to website. There are a...

    No AD is going to sell you that watch without purchase history. I wouldn't even waste my time trying. Your best bet is to buy on the secondary market.

    Chrono24 is the go to website. There are a bunch of platinum Daytonas for sale anywhere from $90k to $120k. Obviously look into the seller before buying and make sure it comes with box and papers.

    Here is one for sale with a seller located in Switzerland. Link. I don't know anything about that particular seller so do your own research, you can probably meet him in person if you are local.

    Good luck!

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  2. Comment on Active US Air Force serviceman self-immolates himself in front of the Embassy of Israel in ~news

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    I agree.

    Whatever was going on in his life we can absolutely wish that he had felt able to speak to someone and to get help addressing the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness that he expressed.

    I agree.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Active US Air Force serviceman self-immolates himself in front of the Embassy of Israel in ~news

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    Only a mentally ill person would think, "This situation is so helpless, my only option is to light myself on fire." I don't understand how you can argue otherwise.

    and not that they genuinely thought the situation was so hopeless they had no other option.

    Only a mentally ill person would think, "This situation is so helpless, my only option is to light myself on fire." I don't understand how you can argue otherwise.

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  4. Comment on Active US Air Force serviceman self-immolates himself in front of the Embassy of Israel in ~news

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    In my opinion this is not an action that should be glorified. How was it an effective form of protest? Nothing will change because of this. How is being brainwashed into lighting yourself on fire...
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    In my opinion this is not an action that should be glorified. How was it an effective form of protest? Nothing will change because of this. How is being brainwashed into lighting yourself on fire dying a noble death?

    His Reddit account is easy to find if you are curious to read some of his far left political rants. Highlights include arguing that weaponized rape and the murder of Israeli children on October 7th was justified. He also celebrated the deaths of his fellow US servicemen who died in a helicopter crash.

    In my opinion he was a mentally ill, terminally online kid with no direction in his life. He was easy prey to be radicalized by political extremists. The same type of kid that could have been radicalized by the far right and turned into a mass shooter. He lit himself on fire over a war on the other side of the world. This is not something a mentally healthy 25 year old does.

    13 votes

  5. Comment on Let's add (and rearrange?) some groups + a few notes about other short-term plans in ~tildes.official

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    Like a few other users already mentioned, I think ~travel would fill a gap. I don't really see any other group that it would overlap with. I would also like ~finance.personal. That said, I'm not...

    Like a few other users already mentioned, I think ~travel would fill a gap. I don't really see any other group that it would overlap with. I would also like ~finance.personal. That said, I'm not sure if the site is big enough to support it yet.

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