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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why have we as a society just accepted the increasingly blinding bright lights of cars?⁩ ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I have light sensitivity, the new lights cause physical pain. I completely stopped driving at night because of them and sometimes have to wear sunglasses at night as a passenger. They’re hell

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  In addition to everything else people have mentioned here, because it got co-opted by fascists and is now being used for mass surveillance and to terrorize minorities

  Also it’s killing the environment

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amount of paper I used in one school year⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s honestly less than I’ve gone through for some art projects. At least it’s recyclable

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That is unintentionally how ADHD brains work. It results in executive dysfunction

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does everyone think of the economic outlook for the next year?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think the “economy” has ever actually picked up in my lifetime. At least not for the working class, I don’t give two fucks if something happens to billionaires.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it just me or does it seem Google is either AI filled or becoming obsolete? Is there an up and comer that can be what Google used to be? Or are we stuck oogling stuff forever?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been using Kagi as well to good success

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do people with ADD and ADHD watch movies or shows???⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Your understanding of ADHD is very poor. That said, I generally don’t. I have to watch a show/movie multiple times to actually get it, and it has to be one that I actually care about

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If AI is so smart, how come it doesn't track the time and date?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  AI is the very definition of “fake it til you make it”. There’s no actual intelligence there

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s how electromagnetism works. Electrical current consists of electrons flowing “in reverse”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with black superheroes and lightning powers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The first example given is literally called Black Lightning?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When I retire I can I get a decent home for about 200k in canada with about an acre to live on that is out in the boondocks, and grow some weed and vegetables? Other questions inside.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re serious about this you should visit for yourself, ideally in the middle of winter. You definitely won’t want to keep your windows open in the middle of winter. Yes it’s cold. This winter was particularly long for some reason, Toronto is only just getting out of winter and towns further north still have ice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York lawmakers endorse Governor's plan to reduce car insurance premiums by making it harder for crash victims to seek compensation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep she’s the prime example of one

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New York lawmakers endorse Governor's plan to reduce car insurance premiums by making it harder for crash victims to seek compensation⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hochul is a conservative in centrist clothes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I pretend to care about the lives in Gaza and Palestine?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seek a therapist.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do stunt people fall down stairs without hurting themselves?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not a stunt person but I do a lot of dangerous stuff as a circus performer. Same for us, we’re always healing random shit. A lot of the time we end up injured when things go right, we just control the level of injury lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the US got to the point of rewriting or coming up with a new constitution, which minds would be the equivalent of the minds today? To rewrite the whole thing?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  PhD level Historians

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s the difference between communism and socialism?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A socialist society lacks private ownership of the means of production (the things that make society functional). You can still start a business and make money, but wealth goes back to the workers rather than being hoarded by a single private entity at the top.

  A communist society is much stricter, lacking private property and social classes. The state owns everything and allocates it based on need

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s always exactly who you expect

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I drink more water?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate having to deal with the canisters but the spicy water definitely makes my partner and I both happier (no syrups/sugars) as well. I got my sodastream used for around $25 so the most expensive part was the canisters.

  I’d love to one day hook it up to a bigger CO2 tank but I need a place with a bigger kitchen first

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I drink more water?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Water tastes better with a few grains of salt or a slice of lemon in it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the stupidest form of US defaultism you've encountered in real life whilst they're abroad?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it’s not greasy it’s 50% sugar

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am against rape or rapists or any such type of action or person. But my mom who has a daughter. Keeps questioning why these women wait so long before coming out with it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Because no one ever believes them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is putting black beans in my chili a bad idea?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Chili didn’t even have meat to begin with, hence chili con carne. Black beans are more authentic

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why the world doesn't have a backup plan for the oil crisis?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Renewable energy would remedy much of this situation, but some CEOs somewhere might not be able to buy a fifth yacht

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why is Houston “hew-stown” while Houston is “house-ton”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sunglasses suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My best pair of sunglasses are a pair of dark lenses with a snake motif that I got at a thrift shop for like $15. Keep them in a glasses case and they won’t get scratched.

  Fwiw, if I see someone wearing thick black rectangular lenses nowadays I assume they’re Meta Predator Glasses

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How will you celebrate?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I plan to book/get a tattoo that reads “I outlived the clown” under a cute clown face. I’m a circus performer so it’ll be a fun talking point

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most of plant based leather uses a lot of polyurethane⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In fairness it’s strong plastic, but I wish they’d used metal. Curse you Timberland!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung is shutting down messages — alternative to Google's messenger?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Emoji réactions

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can people tell sex of a dog just by looking at the dog?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My first language is Spanish, and I also speak French. Both are gendered heavily. I hate gendered languages but it is what it is. You can call a car “une voiture” (f) or “un char” (m). Hell, you can call a thing “une chose” (f) or “un truc” (m)