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Comment on V Rising 1.0 out now in ~games
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentElla Purnell had a major role in Yellowjackets if you're interested in seeing her in more stuff.Ella Purnell had a major role in Yellowjackets if you're interested in seeing her in more stuff.
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Comment on Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has become a European hotspot for the super rich in ~finance
GenuinelyCrooked (edited )Link ParentThe thing is, digging the hole isn't needed. There's plenty of necessary work that would benefit our society. But society can't direct those resources and labor, because it's beholden to the...The thing is, digging the hole isn't needed. There's plenty of necessary work that would benefit our society. But society can't direct those resources and labor, because it's beholden to the direction of currency, which this guy is great at hoarding.
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Comment on Sweden has a global reputation for championing high taxes and social equality, but it has become a European hotspot for the super rich in ~finance
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI would also love to not do my own chores and be hailed as a boon to society. Where do I sign up?I would also love to not do my own chores and be hailed as a boon to society. Where do I sign up?
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Comment on California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry in ~food
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentIf you're not making enough in tips to reach the minimum wage and your employer has to offset that, you get fired very quickly.If you're not making enough in tips to reach the minimum wage and your employer has to offset that, you get fired very quickly.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentBetter than putting people's lives at risk, but not as good as having a designated driver or taking public transportation home. You're a lot more optimistic about cops than I am. It probably...Better than putting people's lives at risk, but not as good as having a designated driver or taking public transportation home. You're a lot more optimistic about cops than I am. It probably depends on a lot of factors but generally I try not to give them any excuse to mess up my life.
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Comment on Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs abortion ban repeal bill in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentIf they actually believed it was murder, they would want birth control to be provided for free as conveniently as possible. They'd want comprehensive sex education to be taught before kids hit...If they actually believed it was murder, they would want birth control to be provided for free as conveniently as possible. They'd want comprehensive sex education to be taught before kids hit puberty so they would know how to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. And if they did push for those things, we'd have the numbers to get them done. Either they don't sincerely believe that it is murder, or they somehow think premarital sex is worse than murder.
There are some individuals who do want to see abortion banned and do also want those other things, but they are a small minority.
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Comment on US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years in ~transport
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentSleeping in a car will get you charged with a DUI just as much as driving it, unless you put your keys somewhere inaccessible to you which risks them being lost or stolen. That's terrible and I...Sleeping in a car will get you charged with a DUI just as much as driving it, unless you put your keys somewhere inaccessible to you which risks them being lost or stolen. That's terrible and I truly believe that changing that law would reduce DUIs noticeably.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentYou're right. I suppose I don't understand at all what you were saying about meritocracy, then.You're right. I suppose I don't understand at all what you were saying about meritocracy, then.
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Comment on More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses in ~news
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentWhat are the far more effective ways that you're suggesting, and do you have any examples of these tactics succeeding in the past?What are the far more effective ways that you're suggesting, and do you have any examples of these tactics succeeding in the past?
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Comment on The youth need your help in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI think it's definitely a mistake to assume that just because you don't know something, other people must not know it either. Assuming that these protesters don't know more than you about this...I think it's definitely a mistake to assume that just because you don't know something, other people must not know it either. Assuming that these protesters don't know more than you about this subject, without any other evidence besides your lack of knowledge, is an unsupported logical leap. That seems to be the basis of a lot of your conclusions. You don't know what the right thing to do is, and you don't know what these protests will accomplish, therefore they likely won't accomplish anything, and the people doing them are risking their freedom and safety for nothing. That's not a logical path.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
GenuinelyCrooked (edited )Link ParentThat doesn't align with my experiences at all. Were there any kind of studies on this, or was it just observation? I know plenty of leftists who were quite successful during and immediately after...That doesn't align with my experiences at all. Were there any kind of studies on this, or was it just observation? I know plenty of leftists who were quite successful during and immediately after college, and quite a few non-leftists who've always struggled.
Also you seem to be implying that not being a leftist means being pro-meritocracy, which is simply silly.
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Comment on The youth need your help in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentWhat's the something else that you're advocating for?What's the something else that you're advocating for?
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI think Lucy works just fine as an actual TV show protagonist. She's got interesting flaws, clear motivation, some fun traits that make her likable. She doesn't really need a perspective shift....I think Lucy works just fine as an actual TV show protagonist. She's got interesting flaws, clear motivation, some fun traits that make her likable. She doesn't really need a perspective shift. Titus is completely unlikable, but if you imagine that he doesn't think anyone in this universe is real, he just wants the "Honorable Knight" ending, and he knows he has to get the armor to do it, his decisions become a lot more relatable.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI couldn't stand Maximus/Titus until I decided to start viewing him as a player in a video game going through his first playthrough, and that made it so much better. He doesn't really understand...I couldn't stand Maximus/Titus until I decided to start viewing him as a player in a video game going through his first playthrough, and that made it so much better. He doesn't really understand the mechanics of the world, he seems to not know a lot of things that Thaddeus knows, which would make sense if they didn't go over that in the tutorial. It made him a lot more fun.
I haven't played any of the Fallout games, so that might not track with what the experience of playing them is like.
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Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI suppose it's tough to say? It's not like people tend to clarify what they mean at the time that they say it. The linked article sort of implies in a few places that there might be more than one...I suppose it's tough to say? It's not like people tend to clarify what they mean at the time that they say it. The linked article sort of implies in a few places that there might be more than one person out there that a person using an app could be happy with, but it's not at all explicit and could easily be taken a different way.
If that's what people are using it for, I personally think that's sort of confusing and a detriment to communication on the topic, but I'm not in charge of language so people can do what they like.
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Comment on Instagram's Nudify [non-consensual fake nude photo generator] ads in ~tech
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI think the most likely scenario is that they'll be posted to a site like reddit or Twitter/X or whatever the next site of that ilk is, and there will always be a chance that someone you know will...I think the most likely scenario is that they'll be posted to a site like reddit or Twitter/X or whatever the next site of that ilk is, and there will always be a chance that someone you know will see it and believe that it's real, without you even knowing that they did. That's a lot of what happens with revenge porn now.
I think the scenario where they stay private and hidden on someone's personal device is unrealistically optimistic. That might happen a lot, maybe even most of the time, but there will still be a massive deluge of images that do not stay private.
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Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentAh, cooking for a family is out of my depth. In my house it's just me and my husband and most of the time even my husband chooses meat over my veggie meals. I think it sounds like you have a good...Ah, cooking for a family is out of my depth. In my house it's just me and my husband and most of the time even my husband chooses meat over my veggie meals.
I think it sounds like you have a good idea on how to make it work for yourself. If you've got the space to raise chickens, you've probably got enough space to grow some of the easier vegetables, like lettuce*, which should help with costs. As far as getting the family on board, I think they have to agree to reduce their meat intake first, otherwise they're never going to accept compromises on the diet that they prefer. Are you the person who primarily cooks for your family? Do you think your family would be open to discussing a reduction in meat consumption on environmental, moral, and/or health grounds?
*I buy a whole head of lettuce, then when I'm done I stick the bottom in a pot with dirt, and a new head grows. It needs a little water and sunlight. I tend to kill even the hardiest of plants, but even I can get two or three heads out of each store bought head this way. You can do the same thing with green onions, but it's even easier. They don't even need dirt, just an empty jam jar half filled with water.
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Comment on ‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate? in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked LinkNo, they don't, because soulmates aren't real. Depending on your needs in a partner, there are probably somewhere between hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people on the planet that you could...No, they don't, because soulmates aren't real. Depending on your needs in a partner, there are probably somewhere between hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people on the planet that you could be happy with. The best case scenario for a dating app is that it makes the process of sorting through those people more efficient leading to a higher probability of you finding one of the many people who you could be happy with. The article is largely discussing the efficacy of dating apps for doing that, but by framing the search as "finding a soul mate", the apps, the article, and the searchers set themselves up for failure.
If you're looking for a metaphysical, predetermined person to complete you, you aren't going to find it. If you meet someone in person, it's a lot easier to believe that you have found that person, because they are one of the potentially thousands of people that you could be happy with, and you had enough time with them in person for that spark to catch. If you're trying to meet that magical person online, you're going to go through a lot of people really quickly without finding that person, and it's probably going to be super frustrating and disheartening, regardless of how good the app is.
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Comment on Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest US bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentIt sounds like you do know what you need to do. What's making you feel so apprehensive? I'm pretty lazy and I eat a vegetarian, mostly vegan diet. Maybe I can offer you some pointers?It sounds like you do know what you need to do. What's making you feel so apprehensive? I'm pretty lazy and I eat a vegetarian, mostly vegan diet. Maybe I can offer you some pointers?
If anyone is curious at all about Skövde, I live here and I'm friends with a lot of the people who work at these studios. It's a great place to live! Although spring came a little too late this year for my taste.