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  1. Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? in ~tech

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    Would like to try it out too if anyone still has an invite :)

    Would like to try it out too if anyone still has an invite :)

  2. Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv

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    Succession has no characters to root for. I simply can’t care enough for what will happen to these characters, so why would I keep watching? They’re all shitty people in shitty situations!

    Succession has no characters to root for. I simply can’t care enough for what will happen to these characters, so why would I keep watching? They’re all shitty people in shitty situations!

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv

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    Great show indeed. Did you watch Dark dubbed or with subtitles?

    Great show indeed. Did you watch Dark dubbed or with subtitles?

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Squid Game | Season 2 official trailer in ~tv

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    Haven’t watched the trailer, but really interested to see how they follow up on season 1. Doing a repeat of what season 1 did is going to get boring real quick. Feel like they have to flip genres...

    Haven’t watched the trailer, but really interested to see how they follow up on season 1. Doing a repeat of what season 1 did is going to get boring real quick. Feel like they have to flip genres or something to make it interesting.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    I agree they should ditch Perez. But your way of calculating is a bit unfair, given the car is the problem (as said by Max as well). Max’s level keeps up his points tally because he is always...

    I agree they should ditch Perez. But your way of calculating is a bit unfair, given the car is the problem (as said by Max as well).

    Max’s level keeps up his points tally because he is always close to podiums, but for a worse driver such as Perez this has become much harder. Perez ends up in the lower point regions much more, scoring only a handful of points, making the gap much bigger.

    That said, Perez’s driving is very poor.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 - Results in ~sports.motorsports

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    Usually lap 20-40 is nap time in any race :P

    Usually lap 20-40 is nap time in any race :P

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society

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    As if potential voters watch every interview. Most voters aren’t well informed like that.

    As if potential voters watch every interview. Most voters aren’t well informed like that.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society

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    Funny thing is, religion and Trumpism have so much in common… Can’t argue in good faith with either group.

    Funny thing is, religion and Trumpism have so much in common… Can’t argue in good faith with either group.

    9 votes

  9. Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society

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    I totally agree. Everyone is trying to find these grand reasons for why people vote the way they do, but it’s often much simpler.

    I totally agree. Everyone is trying to find these grand reasons for why people vote the way they do, but it’s often much simpler.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Thoughts on a Democratic postmortem in ~society

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    The election results tell me it wouldn’t have mattered (enough). Also, Rogan endorsed Trump in Election day.

    The election results tell me it wouldn’t have mattered (enough). Also, Rogan endorsed Trump in Election day.

    15 votes

  11. Comment on The misogynistic, bigoted and crude US rally remarks Donald Trump hasn’t disavowed in ~society

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    The two parties working together is from a long time ago. When news moved slowly and most people wouldn’t even have access to any kinds is media. The problem with the two party system (which FPP...

    The two parties working together is from a long time ago. When news moved slowly and most people wouldn’t even have access to any kinds is media.

    The problem with the two party system (which FPP basically is) is that there is no incentive to work together. When your party is in power, you try to get stuff done, but when it’s the other you make sure they can’t. And vice versa. This makes real progress extremely difficult.

    A system that invites collaboration is so much better than a system where gaining ultimate power is the goal. Just look at European democracies (with some exceptions like the UK). Even when far right parties win, they often don’t have the majority. Meaning they still need to work together with more moderate parties to get stuff done.

    12 votes

  12. Comment on The Electoral College is bad in ~society

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    I see you mostly describing the intentions of the Electoral College. In reality, these intentions have little to no positive effect. I do agree that winner-takes-all has the biggest effect, but...

    I see you mostly describing the intentions of the Electoral College. In reality, these intentions have little to no positive effect. I do agree that winner-takes-all has the biggest effect, but both need to go to have fair elections.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Advice for dealing with racist/pro-Donald Trump family? in ~health.mental

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    I think the alienation is a side effect, not the goal. And sometimes you have to simply choose what is good for yourself. You can’t always carry the responsibility for the country or even the world.

    I think the alienation is a side effect, not the goal.

    And sometimes you have to simply choose what is good for yourself. You can’t always carry the responsibility for the country or even the world.

    8 votes

  14. Comment on Advice for dealing with racist/pro-Donald Trump family? in ~health.mental

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    I think at one point both your worldviews differ so much you just have no common ground to even have a conversation about. For one person the weather is just the weather, for another it’s some...

    I think at one point both your worldviews differ so much you just have no common ground to even have a conversation about.

    For one person the weather is just the weather, for another it’s some grand conspiracy. At that point there is little left in a relationship.

    Even acknowledging that fact is reason for argument. That you “aren’t seeing it” or whatever. Sometimes relationships just don’t work out and it’s good if they end.

    15 votes

  15. Comment on Advice for dealing with racist/pro-Donald Trump family? in ~health.mental

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    It’s brave that you confronted your father. Shame it didn’t help, but you did your best!

    It’s brave that you confronted your father. Shame it didn’t help, but you did your best!

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Learned a life-changing tip about human psychology - Any others? in ~talk

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    Yeah that makes sense. I still don’t understand how it works for larger groups though, which was kind of implied in the original comment!

    Yeah that makes sense. I still don’t understand how it works for larger groups though, which was kind of implied in the original comment!

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Learned a life-changing tip about human psychology - Any others? in ~talk

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    I don’t get exactly how you’d do this. Can you give an example?

    Even in meetings/groupings with many people, if you ally with just one or two people, you can often engineer two people to sit next to each other because there are no other options.

    I don’t get exactly how you’d do this. Can you give an example?

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon in ~society

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    The US are Israel’s enablers. Israel wouldn’t (and probably couldn’t) do any of what they do without support from the US. Every time the US looks to be bringing some stability they just make some...

    There's a very significant chance US could find a way to de-escalate the situation, but it's not really trying anything. It could stop fucking sending arms and support to Israel's insane campaign, for example, but it's not doing that because something about "US interests".

    The US are Israel’s enablers. Israel wouldn’t (and probably couldn’t) do any of what they do without support from the US.

    Every time the US looks to be bringing some stability they just make some weak comment like “we don’t want the situation to escalate”. Without clearly doing anything about it. Maybe it’s all through backchannels and we don’t hear about it, but given Israel’s actions this seems unlikely.

    8 votes

  19. Comment on Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads in ~transport

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    The US govt is very weak on tech. Also their lawmakers have zero idea on what is actually going on, mostly due to background, age and lack of general interest in tech. The EU can be a bit slow...

    The US govt is very weak on tech. Also their lawmakers have zero idea on what is actually going on, mostly due to background, age and lack of general interest in tech.

    The EU can be a bit slow sometimes, but they at least seem to know what’s going on.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Grokking KOReader in ~books

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    Plato feels much more like what an e-reader should be like. The fact that KOReader can do everything is nice, but the UX is quite poor.

    Plato feels much more like what an e-reader should be like. The fact that KOReader can do everything is nice, but the UX is quite poor.

    2 votes