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  1. Comment on Thoughts on anti-Zionism? in ~talk

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    Israel and the Zionism movement have badly coopted my culture. There is terrible schism between Jews who recognize this campaign as a disgusting abdication of responsibility and those who think it...

    Israel and the Zionism movement have badly coopted my culture. There is terrible schism between Jews who recognize this campaign as a disgusting abdication of responsibility and those who think it is "cleaning". I am loathe to associate myself with eugenicists and genocidaires, and I feel ejected from Judaism.

    31 votes
  2. Comment on So I suspect my rideshare driver might have been earning extra for viral marketing in ~transport

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    I've had people talk to me that way, it's bizarre! I've stopped them and asked if they might, legitimately, be attempting to advertise or something, always had them deny it up and down, they just...

    I've had people talk to me that way, it's bizarre! I've stopped them and asked if they might, legitimately, be attempting to advertise or something, always had them deny it up and down, they just enjoy Product and want to share its benefits. Commercials mess with your head, yo

    10 votes
  3. Comment on FiveThirtyEight has been integrated into ABC News with the original website redirecting to the new vertical in ~news

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    Clare Malone caught a job as a staff writer at New Yorker magazine. Haven't seen anything from her over there yet but she's still working!

    Clare Malone caught a job as a staff writer at New Yorker magazine. Haven't seen anything from her over there yet but she's still working!

    6 votes
  4. Comment on I want to use a desk, but I can't get myself to stop using my bed due to a complex tangle of issues (autism, chronic pain, etc.). What should I do? in ~health

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    The desktop setup sounds nice so it'd be a shame if you couldn't use it, but is there anything actually bad for you about using the bed? It sounds like your most functional option. I've never had...

    The desktop setup sounds nice so it'd be a shame if you couldn't use it, but is there anything actually bad for you about using the bed? It sounds like your most functional option.

    I've never had a medical professional in my life, even a specialist, who seemed likely to work with me on any issue in terms as detailed as you have used here.

    3 votes
  5. Comment on Short (< 1 hour) 2-player games to play during lunch in ~games.tabletop

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    These are very good reccs. Race for the Galaxy is the best game in this thread, and all three of these are straight competitions with much subtlety!!

    These are very good reccs. Race for the Galaxy is the best game in this thread, and all three of these are straight competitions with much subtlety!!

  6. Comment on Short (< 1 hour) 2-player games to play during lunch in ~games.tabletop

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    This comment contains an attentive hobbyist's recommendations! Try ^ these games! These are not the entry-level games for people who've never ventured deeper, nor are they obscure deep cuts. This...

    This comment contains an attentive hobbyist's recommendations! Try ^ these games! These are not the entry-level games for people who've never ventured deeper, nor are they obscure deep cuts. This is a well-refined list of tried-and-true filler type games. I especially echo Bohnanza and Red7. I also like Mottainai and Innovation, published by the same house as Red7.

    1 vote
  7. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    DAE follow the story about the university of rochester researcher who recently made retractions over similar claims?

    DAE follow the story about the university of rochester researcher who recently made retractions over similar claims?

  8. Comment on Why I haven't played Hades in ~games

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    Hades having diverse portrait art could never have created "representation". It's a game about literally one figure just wanging on room after room of monsters with a big hammer or a shield that...

    Hades having diverse portrait art could never have created "representation". It's a game about literally one figure just wanging on room after room of monsters with a big hammer or a shield that does that "bounce" move. Nothing in this category of game will ever reflect a modern demographic, much less an ancient one.

    7 votes
  9. Disgust is awful!

    Oh no! My friend thinks she shouldn't use her nice ornamental coffee pot, because it is made of aluminum! Nevermind that there might be science developing somewhere that this substance may be some...

    Oh no! My friend thinks she shouldn't use her nice ornamental coffee pot, because it is made of aluminum! Nevermind that there might be science developing somewhere that this substance may be some kind of innocuous which is not total. It's just horrible that that is how people make decisions
    sometimes!

    I got really defensive when I started hearing that people would avoid plastic bottles. Seemed like the kind of discernment that could only put me out of touch with things which are available. Go get your coffee pot! I doubt that you'll ever be able to tell if it ever impacted your health. Another friend of mine has a whole crop of prohibitions. He liked some of my clothes and talked about borrowing them until he found out they included polyesters, at which point he completely dropped interest and then I just felt put down for going on with something he had rejected. I thought, why did he speculate to me at all, knowing he had that sort of judgment still pending? Disgust should be unspeakable! but people bring it out with such righteousness, like "wouldn't you like to be healthier, away from all these awful things"? I also feel this way about smells. I hate how people respond to perceptible odors. Everyone is so sure of their opinions. Someone please come out with me for this. Unless you're struggling to breathe I really do not want to hear what you think about a smell. You're just going to interpret the world as being a worse place to be and that habit is what disgusts me!

    3 votes
  10. Comment on Why did men stop wearing hats? in ~life.style

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    This link goes to a different video! But I found the video and found it edutaining. Here is the link to their blogpost which includes the video plus some text.

    This link goes to a different video! But I found the video and found it edutaining. Here is the link to their blogpost which includes the video plus some text.

    1 vote
  11. Comment on Protesters openly urge Xi to resign over China Covid curbs in ~health

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    I am wholly despairing over the likelihood that any of this is correct. I have come to fear that there is simply no integrated english language accounting for the modern cultural dynamics of the...

    I am wholly despairing over the likelihood that any of this is correct. I have come to fear that there is simply no integrated english language accounting for the modern cultural dynamics of the people of china. I now presume that the nuances will be totally occluded. I can't discern anything! This BBC article you've linked contains ZERO proper nouns besides placenames, top-level leaders, and the names of ethnic groups... it's like reading a World Factbook Encyclopedia. The only exception is the quotation from a posting "signed Qi Xiaojin on the popular Sina Weibo platform" that I cannot source anywhere on the internet, I've been looking for about half an hour. No good searching Weibo myself, my translate tools think this page is in SWEDISH?

    1 vote
  12. Comment on Dwarf Fortress Steam Edition | Release date trailer in ~games

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    For shame, discussion of DF's controls commonly eclipses discussion of DF! Any other Traditional Rogue players here, can we sound off? I'll settle for Rimworld.

    For shame, discussion of DF's controls commonly eclipses discussion of DF! Any other Traditional Rogue players here, can we sound off? I'll settle for Rimworld.

    4 votes
  13. Comment on Things unexpectedly named after people in ~humanities.languages

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    more annals and miscellanies!! rah rah trivia

    more annals and miscellanies!! rah rah trivia

  14. Comment on Why men are hard to help in ~life.men

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    This is a thorough list of troubles, with many overlaps between categories. Do you support yourself, mostly?

    This is a thorough list of troubles, with many overlaps between categories. Do you support yourself, mostly?

    1 vote
  15. Comment on Why men are hard to help in ~life.men

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    I can respect someone who wishes to be left alone. I wish I understood your conviction a little better, though. What is it you've experienced that has convinced you so thoroughly that there is no...

    I can respect someone who wishes to be left alone. I wish I understood your conviction a little better, though. What is it you've experienced that has convinced you so thoroughly that there is no "potential" in you? What is your lifestyle like?

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  16. Comment on Why men are hard to help in ~life.men

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    My word! You are a living breathing ape which fully qualifies you in my mind for deservedness. Yipes, buddy, can I suggest therapy? If you're yoyo-ing ideologically and feeling unworthy of...

    My word! You are a living breathing ape which fully qualifies you in my mind for deservedness. Yipes, buddy, can I suggest therapy? If you're yoyo-ing ideologically and feeling unworthy of personal support... You sound like the kind of person we'd want to bring into the fold.

    Edit: there's ways to engage with the question you asked, maybe. Like I could imagine a discourse around whether it is possible to be wasteful when reaching in for people who sound as discouraged as you do. But to be totally frank I am so alarmed by your comment that my honest response is just to send you lots of love and hope you do okay today

    12 votes
  17. Comment on The Power of the Doctor | Trailer in ~tv

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    aw, is that actually the situation? She didn't get a good double-episode somewhere in there? I figured they'd find a groove and then I'd hear about it sooner or later

    aw, is that actually the situation? She didn't get a good double-episode somewhere in there? I figured they'd find a groove and then I'd hear about it sooner or later

    1 vote
  18. Comment on 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' is the title of the next 'Apes' movie in ~movies

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    I thought apes reboot 1 was okay but apes reboot 2 and 3 were much too macho for me, more violent, confrontational plotting. I recommend the 1974 planet of the apes tv show with the rubber masks!...

    I thought apes reboot 1 was okay but apes reboot 2 and 3 were much too macho for me, more violent, confrontational plotting. I recommend the 1974 planet of the apes tv show with the rubber masks! The stories are fairly various and it only lasted 14 episodes before being cancelled on a cliffhanger, absolutely classic.

    Edit: "classic" here is being used very loosely to mean "was on TV before I was alive" so YMMV but I'm telling you it's pretty okay

    3 votes
  19. Comment on Magnus Carlsen withdraws from Sinquefield Cup in ~games.tabletop

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    Yes, I can't really fathom how cheating threatens chess on an existential level. It's not like a juicing scandal, where gains in one event presage unfair advantages in future games -- the computer...

    Yes, I can't really fathom how cheating threatens chess on an existential level. It's not like a juicing scandal, where gains in one event presage unfair advantages in future games -- the computer stops helping when you stop using it. Hans Niemann could forfeit all ill-gotten gains and then all they'd need to do to restore honor to chess is prevent further cheating... Magnus makes no suggestions on that front here, and I don't think it's honest to lean on his credibility anymore.

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  20. Comment on English has twenty vowels in ~humanities.languages

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    I read a batman that featured this old nursery rhyme: Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday,...

    I read a batman that featured this old nursery rhyme:

    Solomon Grundy,
    Born on a Monday,
    Christened on Tuesday,
    Married on Wednesday,
    Took ill on Thursday,
    Grew worse on Friday,
    Died on Saturday,
    Buried on Sunday,
    That was the end,
    Of Solomon Grundy.

    3 votes