I think you missed the point here. This shooter had no opportunities prested to him. He wasn’t smart enough or connected enough to ever be comfortable, let alone actually do something noteworthy. Being on the news for a day or two is the only “fantasy” he could possibly achieve. It not about causing a sea-change, it’s just about getting noticed.

He wasn’t born a monster, but violence was the only obvious route to having any impact on his surroundings.

American society loves guns and hates helping poor people, this is what we get.

This is a weird one, but Astepro nasal spray for allergies. The name brand is a little unpleasant to blast up my nose because of the smell/taste. But the off brand stuff is absolutely foul and bitter. I would get random whifs and drips of the nastiness in the back of my throat for an hour.

Like I said, humans have had a big impact on Earth. No argument there.

There were also thousands of homo erectus and homo habilis individuals that were clever enough to use tools and adapt to new environments. They’re a part of the process of coevolution between people and technology that we are still experiencing. That’s why we’re special, that process. The process will end at some point, and that’s ok.

There are people in this thread that think their lives are meaningless if they don’t leave some irreversible mark on the fabric of reality. I don’t think that’s a reasonable perspective. I prefer the perspective of an intelligent ape. Intelligent ape is excited about smartphones and antibiotics, even if the Earth is doomed to be swallowed by the sun.

It’s only depressing if you’ve convinced yourself that you’re something more than an intelligent ape.

If you think about it from the perspective of an animal that had no concept of time, space, ethics, or philosophy just a few hundred thousand years ago, then we’re actually pretty impressive.

We probably won’t have any significant effect on the galaxy, but we sure have an effect on Earth.

That was actually a pretty good prediction. They just didn’t account for one genius who revolutionized farming.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

What you’re doing is downplaying the importance of laws in general. You have to tell yourself that laws against child marriage wouldn’t really matter, in case you ever end up voting for someone that defends child marriage. You conveniently ignore all the other laws that are enforced reasonably and allow society as we know it to function.

Cops are dicks, but as the film Team America World Police said, “Sometimes dicks fuck assholes.”

Why would aliens have DNA at all? Why would it match our genetic code in any way? Maybe DNA happens to be something really special that even life on another planet would convetgently evolve, but the genetic code is arbitrary. There are even species on earth that use slightly different codons. The idea of alien species sharing any identifiable genes with humans is pretty silly.

I watched up to the end of season 5, knowing that was the real ending to the story.

I thought I would stop after that, but I can’t help myself, I just keep going. I’m on season 7. It’s not as good, but it still has good stuff. It definitely helped that in season 6 they go to the set of their own show and watch the original showrunner get killed. I have to give them credit for that level of self-awareness. I doubt I’ll make it all the way to the end, but I’m still enjoying it for now.

No, the government generally has a plan and definite budget for their money, which includes social programs and infrastructure. You can debate about how good it is, but at least it’s there.

Giving money to a charity directly controlled by them (or their kids, or one of their billionaire friends) might just make that money disappear.

I’m not from Iceland, but $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

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This is such a weird take. You say the people at the top are the worst capitalists, but they literally succeeded the most at capitalism. You say capitalism demands cash flow, but… does it? Who or what demands that cash flow? Certainly not the free market.

You then give a perfect example of capitalism failing, medical care.

Why defend capitalism?

No, I’m pretty sure manic episodes don’t occur regularly on a 24 hour schedule.

At this point, I barely consider Andor to be “Star Wars”. It’s so far outside the normal shitty formula. There are like 19 real “Star Wars” shows on Disney+, and Andor just happens to share the same influences.

Yeah, but how often did Bernie himself repeat those conspiracy theories? Did he ever try to violently overturn the Democratic primary results? Every popular person has some shitty supporters, so you can’t just judge people based on their supporters.

Yeah, but how often did Bernie himself repeat those conspiracy theories? Did he ever try to violently overturn the Democratic primary results? Every popular person has some shitty supporters, so you can’t just judge people based on their supporters.

No, you did not bring up a “mens issue”.

You said “historically, shit sucks for men.” That’s such a broad statement that it’s nearly meaningless.

Saying that men could at least vote, historically, is a concrete example where your statement doesn’t apply. Do you have any concrete examples to serve as a counterpoint? I know those examples exist, but you just gave up on the conversation.

Do you know of any real world examples in which a problem has a potential scientific solution and a potential spiritual solution, and the spiritual solution is more effective?

Which slurs are your favorites? I’m curious. Maybe if you’re specific I can recommend a good instance for you.

This dude actually said what he wanted in another thread. He wants an instance that tolerates “basic slurs.” It’s hilarious and sad how obvious it is that these “free speech” people are just racist. https://lemmy.kde.social/comment/497886