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Comment on Stefan Karl Stefansson, 'LazyTown's' Robbie Rotten actor, dies aged 43 in ~tv
anti Link ParentThe meme itself was pretty much dead before the actor became deathly ill. The resurgence of the meme and a new focus on the actor himself is due, in my opinion, to a few things; people trying to...The meme itself was pretty much dead before the actor became deathly ill. The resurgence of the meme and a new focus on the actor himself is due, in my opinion, to a few things; people trying to help a dying man, more people learning of the meme because of the ouroborous of meme publicity, and virtue signaling.
honestly its not even the best lazy town meme. that honor goes to this -- still a better love story than twilight.
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Gospels of giving for the new gilded age: Are today’s donor classes solving problems—or creating new ones?
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Stephen Hawking on what makes a good theory and the quest for a Theory of Everything
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Comment on To a select minority of less than ten people: please stop getting judo'ed into defending white supremacy in ~talk
anti Link Parentoh my god stop personally attacking me im reporting you to the policeoh my god stop personally attacking me im reporting you to the police
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Comment on US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort found guilty on eight counts in ~news
anti LinkDoes anyone know what 10 charges didn't stick in the jury deliberations? (Since I'm sure the government will try them again.)Does anyone know what 10 charges didn't stick in the jury deliberations? (Since I'm sure the government will try them again.)
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Comment on After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus in ~humanities.history
anti LinkThe speech given when it was put up should tell anyone who is curious the purpose of these racist symbols. It's no coincidence that these statues were raised when they were. They we're all put up...The speech given when it was put up should tell anyone who is curious the purpose of these racist symbols.
It's no coincidence that these statues were raised when they were. They we're all put up during flare ups of white supremacist sentiment. I have no qualms with taking them down. The never should have been put up.
If the govrnement won't take them down, then let the people do it for them. Those protestors did a good thing.
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Comment on South Africa begins seizing White-owned farms in ~news
anti LinkThey should just nationalize all production and get it over with. Anyway, all land is 'stolen' in a capitalist society. It's no surprise that it's being stolen again, especially since many people...They should just nationalize all production and get it over with.
Anyway, all land is 'stolen' in a capitalist society. It's no surprise that it's being stolen again, especially since many people from whom it was stolen the last round still live. I'm sure they want it back. Tho I doubt the state will return it to them these decades later.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~misc
anti LinkI just can't imagine why this matters. It's literally tabloid nonsense gone mainstream. Distraction from actually important problems.I just can't imagine why this matters. It's literally tabloid nonsense gone mainstream. Distraction from actually important problems.
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Comment on How white women use strategic tears to silence women of colour in ~misc
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Comment on How do you back up your data? in ~talk
anti LinkDropbox and a raid setup. Also multiple copies of files on different computers.Dropbox and a raid setup. Also multiple copies of files on different computers.
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Comment on Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems in ~humanities
anti Link ParentEMH probably refers to the Efficient-market hypothesisEMH probably refers to the Efficient-market hypothesis
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Comment on America’s invisible pot addicts in ~health
anti (edited )LinkA few summers ago I smoked every day for more than half the day for months. It wasn't invisible, though, since it's literally impossible to be that high for that much of a day for months and have...A few summers ago I smoked every day for more than half the day for months. It wasn't invisible, though, since it's literally impossible to be that high for that much of a day for months and have no one notice. can't imagine that anyone could be functional for long like that, lmao.
I was just really bored and had grown my own pot.
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Comment on Disenchantment is another fine work from Matt Groening in ~tv
anti Link ParentI agree. It was a gag as second in the early episodes, but it was a little wobbly. It found its feet and I was really sad that it was over. One hell of a cliffhanger. Funny stuff.I agree. It was a gag as second in the early episodes, but it was a little wobbly. It found its feet and I was really sad that it was over. One hell of a cliffhanger.
Funny stuff.
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Comment on Barack Obama has shared his summer reading list in ~books
anti LinkI read An American Marriage a while ago. It has graceful prose about the relationship between the wife and the incarcerated husband. There's a low simmer of contemporary politics (racial, sex, and...I read An American Marriage a while ago. It has graceful prose about the relationship between the wife and the incarcerated husband. There's a low simmer of contemporary politics (racial, sex, and economic) but the focus is on the emotional turmoil that this kind of situation imposes on a couple, and on individual people. How does one cope with being free and your partner being incarcerated? What does this kind of dynamic mean about our society? There's a lot of letters and first person sort of accounts.
It's an emotional book. Made me cry. Not just because of the story, but because this is the reality for so many people in this country. Would recommend.
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Comment on Toxic masculinity: Helping men understand the impact of their behaviour in ~life.men
anti Link ParentBut it is dishonest, sexist, and an attack. It is. Not recognizing this is ignorant.But it is dishonest, sexist, and an attack. It is. Not recognizing this is ignorant.
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Comment on ‘Please come help’ Eastern Shore crab houses are suffering this summer because they didn’t get the visas needed to hire enough pickers from Mexico in ~finance
anti Link ParentI honestly think that it is a temporary effect. The jobs were filled by citizens before the migrant workers in the late 20th century and the early 21st. If there's a need for workers, eventually...I honestly think that it is a temporary effect. The jobs were filled by citizens before the migrant workers in the late 20th century and the early 21st. If there's a need for workers, eventually the positions will be filled. Maybe at a higher labor cost, maybe not.
Companies relying on exploitative low-cost labor is not a good thing. Frankly, that's the only reason I'm against illegal immigration and temporary migratory work visas -- it creates a power dynamic that inevitably leads to abuse.
(I am pro-immigration in general, btw. I think it is a good thing.)
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Comment on What are your thoughts on species scale ethics vs individual scale? in ~talk
anti LinkIt makes for neat solutions to many problems. And it stays that way, for me, until I think about "what if I or someone I care about was one of the 50?" At that point empathy kicks in and I realize...It makes for neat solutions to many problems. And it stays that way, for me, until I think about "what if I or someone I care about was one of the 50?" At that point empathy kicks in and I realize that it's cruel to enslave. And so my ethics changes, and it's no longer ethical.
It's impossible to separate the individual from ethical problems. If you believe you can it's not because you actually can; it's that you're ignoring that part. Many societies--historical and contemporary--ignore the individual.
It's annoying to some people -- that's really it I'm sure. People seem to dislike teacher's pets, especially really visible ones. Especially ones that are in every political post policing and contributing -- you're bound to raise some hackles that way.
I don't care personally. It doesn't affect me one bit how someone spends their time.
Side note: I wish is that the silly zekka callout thread hadn't been posted but maybe I'm in the minority there.
Edit: given that Deimos banned goldfish I think that this place probably isn't for me.
Good luck to Deimos. For his own sanity he should just start banning what he doesn't want on the site instead of being light handed.
What a bad day he's had (it was his anniversary today!) Nobody deserves that kind of stress.