lovely_reader
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- Comment on How are Americans supposed to survive the next 30 years? 3 hours ago:
Leaders will. The poor ignorant voters who thought they were promised positive change will be totally boned.
- Comment on How are Americans supposed to survive the next 30 years? 3 hours ago:
How’s the job market?
- Comment on Did "Party time! Excellent!" come from Wayne's World or Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? Did one copy the other? 2 days ago:
The phrase came originally from Wayne’s World, which was first an SNL sketch, yeah. Bill & Ted aren’t from SNL, though, and predate Wayne and Garth by a good bit. Bill & Ted said “party on,” among other things, but not “party time, excellent.” That’s specifically the Wayne’s World theme song iirc.
- Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing? 5 days ago:
(as a millennial, I avoid self checkout because massive corporations are eliminating jobs without reducing prices and I think that’s bullshit)
- Comment on How do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "? 2 weeks ago:
Like where? I’m curious to look at the style guides from there.
- Comment on Why do Republicans bring up Kamala's "lies"/shortcomings as a way to claim Trump is better? 2 weeks ago:
It’s a stretch to assume they’ve thought it through to this degree.
- Comment on Why do Republicans bring up Kamala's "lies"/shortcomings as a way to claim Trump is better? 2 weeks ago:
The things you’re saying aren’t necessarily untrue, but through a lot of the 20th century, immigrants and their children accounted for more than half of America’s population growth. A lot of us aren’t descended from the batshit OGs but from people who made perilous journeys in search of a better life, so goes the lore (and of course the people who were kidnapped and brought here in bondage). Your point stands, but there’s a whole lot of different crazy here besides just settler crazy.
- Comment on Why do Republicans bring up Kamala's "lies"/shortcomings as a way to claim Trump is better? 2 weeks ago:
Backtracking five years later isn’t strictly the same thing as lying. Five years is enough time to learn new information, and she’s being upfront about the change. I’d be more concerned if she were saying right up until the election that she’s going to ban fracking, then suddenly refused to do so as president.
- Comment on Why do Republicans bring up Kamala's "lies"/shortcomings as a way to claim Trump is better? 2 weeks ago:
Who’s = who+is.
Only whose is possessive, always.
- Comment on What is your pet peeve in 2024? 2 weeks ago:
I don’t mind this when it’s families that are out trick-or-treating with their own kids. If you’re home and you do it, that’s weird
- Comment on What is your pet peeve in 2024? 2 weeks ago:
Big in PA also
- Comment on Why is the price of real estate rising so dramatically? 3 weeks ago:
what is happening what is this
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Legally integrated, but I wouldn’t say fully. Source: living in the South.
- Comment on Trump cosplaying 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, he didn’t do that either. I read that they asked him to and he said that his hands were nice and clean already.
- Comment on I hate how anything without "world" in its name is just about the US 1 month ago:
As someone outside the U.S., what is your default persona for anonymous/pseudonymous users until you know more about them? Just curious. Like, if you don’t have any information about them, do you read the words in the voice of a person just like you?
- Comment on What are the pros and cons to buying a smart watch from temu? 1 month ago:
Not awful. I’ve had only positive experiences. No buyer protections, but it’s hard to get scammed buying something in person from someone local, unless you get it home before realizing it’s fake/broken, or they kidnap you and lock you in their basement. There are pretty simple precautions you can take against either, not that there’s any foolproof solution…but I wouldn’t say awful.
- Comment on Trump rallies plummeting! Sell! Sell! Sell! 1 month ago:
A concept of a plan.
- Comment on louder for those in the back 2 months ago:
Looking at post-industrial wealth distribution, they weren’t entirely wrong.
- Comment on Is it possible to bottle a fart while maintaining its freshness? 2 months ago:
The collection method the way it’s described prevents it from coming into contact with air (just water), but you bring up an excellent point I hadn’t considered, which is that maybe millions of years of farts are to blame for the current state of things
- Comment on I'm just a kid and life is nightmare... I know its not fair 2 months ago:
They said they had to stay behind for 30 minutes, but they didn’t say what they stayed behind from. Lunch, maybe, or study hall? Recess, if they’re at a rare middle school that still offers it? Art? Seems like there’s a way it could work.
- Comment on I think I am socially ostrasized, what should I do? 2 months ago:
What have you got to lose?
- Comment on Why do boomers hate squirrels so much? 2 months ago:
They’re destructive and difficult to deter. If squirrel hate is more common among Boomers, it’s probably because they’ve lived long enough to find this out firsthand.
- Comment on How do I alleviate bitterness due to lack of intimacy? 2 months ago:
Any trusted friend who’s been around to witness you meeting new people should be able to tell you.
- Comment on What are some ways to see the back of your head without others' help? 2 months ago:
Just to add on: face away from the bathroom mirror and look into the hand mirror, angling it until you can see the reflection of the reflection of the back of your head.
(Figured if someone out there actually needed this advice, the actual method might not be totally obvious to them without explanation.)
- Comment on What has he done to deserve this? 3 months ago:
Fair, but that’s pretty much how a lot of people feel about imperial units, too.
- Comment on What is the secret to making LED light bulbs last as long as the package says? 3 months ago:
Those have a 5- to 10-year warranty, depending on which kind. Have you tried reaching out to GE for replacements?
- Comment on if the total fertility rate drops and stays below global replacement rate, will humans disappear? 3 months ago:
Would smaller groups feel a reduced strain from that?
- Comment on if the total fertility rate drops and stays below global replacement rate, will humans disappear? 3 months ago:
Would the shrinkage in the labor force make it impossible to provide end of life care and financial support as the larger generations age?
- Comment on Moms, I you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why? 3 months ago:
What type of help would you be offering in that example?
- Comment on Moms, I you were struggling with your child in public and a man offered to help, would you let him and why? 3 months ago:
It’s imperative to get to know a kid’s parents and check with them before ever inviting a minor to interact with you in their absence, especially alone. Huge red flags.
A mother struggling in public might well accept your help—as long as you offer it to her. If you instead address the kid, that’s gonna be a no from most parents.