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vga@sopuli.xyzto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Lemmy, what's the meaning, or point if you prefer, of life? I know 42, but I'm serious. Nothing lasts, everything is meaningless - are we just amusing ourselves until death?1·5 days agoI’m partial to the idea that we’re part of a larger organism. So essentially similar to cell parts but on a different scale. There’s something above that, but we are as likely to figure it out as cells are able to figure us out.
What to do with that? I have no idea. In lieu of objective facts, I guess it’s useful to pick the good instructions from religions – usually the ones that they all share are the ones that are worth adhering to. Do to others etc etc.
vga@sopuli.xyzto World News@lemmy.world•Israeli settlers beat American to death in West Bank; US says it’s awareEnglish1·8 days agodeleted by creator
Bitcoin is pretty fast. You get 5 confirmations in about an hour. If you compare it to credit cards, the equivalent thing (clearing and settlement) happens in about 2-7 days.
Thing that matters to the merchant is a bit different than the thing that happens with the customer. You can build similar layers in front of the customer for crypto payments that make it look like the payment went through in a second.
vga@sopuli.xyzto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Elon Musk Promises Grok in Tesla Vehicles By Next Week… as the New Grok 4 Blames “Anti-White Hate” on “Jews”English1·9 days agodeleted by creator
vga@sopuli.xyzto News@lemmy.world•Iran fatwa fundraiser to kill Donald Trump raises over $40 million839·9 days agoPerhaps move to Iran first, then you can really appreciate the greatness of that society.
vga@sopuli.xyzto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups1·11 days agoPerhaps people confuse/conflate it with a more broader category, like https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-young-adults-say-they-re-not-straight-n1270003
vga@sopuli.xyzto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups3·11 days agoI mean I guess you’re joking, but nevertheless I think it’s a bad thing to hope that every fifth person gets born into a body their mind doesn’t agree with.
vga@sopuli.xyzto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Wages are stagnant and cost of living is ridiculous. Are we headed for a crash?105·12 days agoThis is so absolutely adorable.
I live in country that has plateaued financially for the last 2 decades.
You’ll be fine. Really. In opposite to what you might have heard, free market capitalism in no way requires constant growth. It can adapt to plateaus or degrowth just fine.
vga@sopuli.xyzOPto World News@lemmy.world•Donald Trump blasts "a lot of bullshit" from PutinEnglish637·12 days agoCredit where credit is due. I like this Trump dude at this exact moment.
I once was in a lunch group where one of the people honestly asked the restaurant staff about wifi, standing almost next to this sign. The guy smugly pointed at the sign and said nothing.
It was cringy for everyone involved.
vga@sopuli.xyzto World News@lemmy.world•The destruction of Palestine is breaking the worldEnglish83·13 days agoIt’s actually China and Russia who’s funding them currently.
vga@sopuli.xyzto World News@lemmy.world•The destruction of Palestine is breaking the worldEnglish516·12 days agoIf we consider UN as being the main arbitrator on who gets to launch a war, then to mention a few instances…
1950: North Korea illegally attacks South Korea.
1956: Soviet Union illegally invades Hungary.
1956: Israel / France / UK illegally invade Egypt. All invaders withdraw after UN condemnation and international pressure.
1964: USA illegally escalates Vietnam War.
1967: Israel launches the Six-Day War, illegality debated.
1968: Soviet Union illegally invades Czechoslovakia.
1973: Egypt and Syria attack Israel.
1974: Turkey illegally invades Cyprus.
1978: Vietnam illegally invades Cambodia.
1979: Soviet Union illegally invades Afghanistan.
1982: Israel illegally invades Libanon.
1983: USA illegally invades Grenada.
1989: USA illegally invades Panama.
1990: Iraq illegally invades Kuwait. Got their ass kicked by UN-sanctioned forces though so that worked out fine.
1999: NATO illegally bombs Yugoslavia.
2003: US and UK illegally invade Iraq.
2008: Russia illegally invades Georgia.
2014: Russia illegally invades and annexes Crimea.
2015: Saudi-Arabia illegally invades Yemen.
2022: Russia illegally invades Ukraine.
I probably forgot a few. No ill meaning meant, just missing knowledge.
vga@sopuli.xyzto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the 'America Party'2·13 days agoLP went full-on Trump on the last elections though. Also, they’re pro-Russia but then again so is probably America Party.
vga@sopuli.xyzto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the 'America Party'2·13 days agoWhat, Yang is on board? That… suddenly changes entirely how I think about this.
vga@sopuli.xyzto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the 'America Party'1·13 days agoSouth American?
vga@sopuli.xyzto News@lemmy.world•Elon Musk says he has formed a new U.S. political party, the 'America Party'4·13 days agoIf this works, it’s game over for the Republican Party.
When what you think you are aware of is not exactly true.
People who say that woke is always bad are wrong. People who say that woke is always great are wrong. The concept is being used for cynically manipulating people to be at each others’ throats all the time because that’s how fucked up shit companies make amazing amounts of money these days apparently.
Dunno how lemmy plays into all this, probably by cargo culting what those shit companies were doing.
vga@sopuli.xyzto World News@lemmy.world•Iran issues fatwa against Donald Trump: "Enemy of God"English32·15 days agoThe Bible specifically allows killing as an act of war and considers it different from murder. The protagonists of the book also steal stuff all the time.
These commandments are for controlling behavior inside a society, not outside of it.
Trump is a senile and a deeply unserious person. His existence makes me believe that souls might exist because he very much seems like a person without one. He doesn’t think about his actions deeply which is why I believe that if he suddenly turned religious, I don’t think much would change.
There’s some reason to believe this one. For instance, the sudden rise of Epstein’s List on top of every feed seems to suggest that someone doesn’t like what Trump is doing or is about to do.
Second, I’ll just allow myself to hope that somehow a piece of sanity reached Trump.