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- Comment on The Dangers of Socialism they warned us about... 21 hours ago:
This is non sequitur.
“Bad thing happens under system X, therefore system X is uniquely responsible/bad.”
No. We have an entire history to refer to where these things also happen under communism, as much as feudalism, fascism, theocratic states, monarchies, juntas, etc. It’s also ballsy to try make the claim, because if there is significant relation between systemic ideologies and these symptoms, rather than a more anthropological one, then communist states are the historical leader with Stalin, Mao’s China, East Germany, NK’s juche, etc. But only a moron would neglect the actual causes, generally concentrated and unaccountable power(s). Communism and capitalism are just optional toppings. It’s like saying “the pizza is burned because you chose anchovies and not pineapple”.
And that kind of this vs that leads into what’s really going on here, one of the internet’s favourite passtimes; tribalism. Pick a team, learn enough about the game to follow what’s going on, go to war with whatever rivals your new peers tell you too, scream nonsensical things from the armchair. So an identity-protective cognition ends up with post lacking comparison and history, for a conclusion their in-group is committed to. I e. such a post does nothing for outreach to non-communist thinkers, even though OP thinks they’re provoking thoughts.
- Comment on CMV 1 day ago:
And if that’s the case, peeps are probably getting one to suck some dick.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 day ago:
Wtf is a ped*phile? Sounds like brand of folders…
- Comment on Literally nobody 2 days ago:
So weird for one of the world’s youngest nations to hijack one of the world’s youngest religions from a place they so frequently fear, hate, and bomb.
They really are just the plebeians of an empirical nation that never quite got to empirical level, unless your factor corporatisation of the society.
And they accuse the English of not speaking English…
- Comment on Cant Stop 💭 2 days ago:
Mine are usually rolled back a fair bit in that moment, but I do appreciate someone rubbing out the foot cramp on the odd occassion the intensity causes it. That’s true friendship.
- Comment on Cant Stop 💭 2 days ago:
You never fuck your friends.
Not unless you’ve all drunk too much and at least three of you are down and no one’s trying to make eye contact. Ya know, normal social etiquette amongst friends.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Yes. One of the most upvoted comments literally says the same thing. But it starts with ragging on people first as a hook.
Pretty funny, huh?
- Comment on Its all about bonding 3 days ago:
Dissolve about a tablespoon of salt into the water when it starts boiling. This helps the pasta starch causing the stick to break up so pasta doesn’t stick to itself or the pot as much when it’s in.
Then just make sure the pasta has plenty of room to roll in, not crammed in a small pot.
- Comment on AusAlert emergency warning test: What you need to know and how to prepare 3 days ago:
People would still be able to use any network for emergencies if their’s go down. If they only have one network in their area, they should have a landline or a sat phone if rural enough, since even a lightning strike could black their only tower out. It wouldn’t be too smart to setup an emergency plan on something with a single point of failure that could occur many different ways.
- Comment on AusAlert emergency warning test: What you need to know and how to prepare 3 days ago:
It would. A SIM just holds an ID for a carrier to whitelist the device for their services. The phone is otherwise fully connected to the network and the nearest tower to it, just no one wants to whitelist it because no one can see their ID on a SIM. Carriers aren’t allowed to block emergency comms though, so as long as the device is connected to any tower, emergency calls are allowed to go through.
- Comment on Why is AOC a big deal? She just speaks common sense and calls out absurdity. Have we really gone that far off the rails where we don't do it ourselves? 3 days ago:
These little town bluuues
Ain’t melting awaaay
I’m gonna be as bored as shit
In Topeeekaaa! - Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
They’re not wrong.
But you don’t force your will on others and try to control them and the things they share.
The Fediverse is pretty shit a lot of the time because it does attract a lot of life’s leftovers, but we have our own block methods. It’s unlikely to grow because of all the egoism and extremism of these losers, but that’s for its natural path and it’s a fun experiment in the meantime.
- Comment on Pervert cancer 4 days ago:
What’s the bet a certain someone in a certain white Chevy pickup had a dog die from cancer a while ago and they themselves recently had a battle with testicular cancer, and there’s things a doctor never wanted to hear or say as they tried to convince the certain someone in a certain white Chevy pickup that, “no, cancer cannot be transmitted from dogs to humans.”
- Comment on VOP 5 days ago:
This is a new layer of not understanding POV memes. Now we just need VOP memes to go external view, then someone flips to actual POV perspective of those, and we’ve gone full circle.
Though, I have my doubts. The meme died when it got hijacked by idiots but it remains a good sign of “I’m Stupid” when you see it out in the wild.
- Comment on Plot twist: he’s in the White House bathroom 6 days ago:
We’re making jokes, but is this a kid held in the Presidents bathroom?
- Comment on 'Starvation Wages' at Giant US Corporations Force Workers to Seek Taxpayer-Funded Aid 6 days ago:
I once worked for Apple and the pay was bad. I was approached by a small national company to do basically the same role and their base offer was almost 30% more.
A lot of my former colleagues we’re still friends and catch up. We’ve all moved on but it’s like we all share a trauma bond. It’s an evil place internally, but they get away with it because of all the resumes flooding their inbox.
- Comment on Make it so 1 week ago:
I’ve seen this meme many times, but for the first time I’m seeing Dr Ian Malcolm’s dumb jock brother. I hope this is temporary and not something that can’t be unseen…
- Comment on I wish our politicians were this interesting 1 week ago:
A shitpost indeed
- Comment on Remember, Kids: 1 week ago:
This guy shits
- Comment on Britain ‘Does Not Have Enough Water’ for Planned AI Data Centre Boom 1 week ago:
This is Britain we’re talking about. The UK notoriously makes awful decisions all the time. They’ll go ahead.
- Comment on Alternative medicine 1 week ago:
lol. Ivermectin is still being ingested by humans in 2026…
- Comment on Or AI slop, but it's real 1 week ago:
And here’s me focusing on how fake the dolphins look against each other and the ocean… But, yes! The dog also.
- Comment on Bit harsh? 2 weeks ago:
I travel a fair bit and one of the most embarrassing things is that I’m monolingual. Something like 4-5 BILLION people are 2+ languages. And then there’s me from a rich nation with a solid education, trying my best to speak the local language, just to have the other person step in with perfect English out of pure sympathy.
But, hey, people love that you make the effort. It’s like the joy of seeing a 3 year-old count to 10…except you’re an adult trying to say, “Could I have two, please?”
“Oh! That was very good!”
3 year-old grin on my adult face
- Comment on Philosophy has peaked. Checkmate atheists 2 weeks ago:
Well it’s not going to fuck itself, clearly.
- Comment on It's rigged 2 weeks ago:
Whoah, settle down there, buddy. Phase one is already sounding pretty far out there and I don’t trust things I don’t comprehend yet. Let me check my source…
…Okay. Fox News says I should be worried and so that’s what I’ll do. Nice try, ya commie bastard! And this is why I pay $8.99 a month to Rupert. Just saved me money.
- Comment on More thermal paste = more heat dissipation, right? 2 weeks ago:
How does someone get to know thermal paste is a requirement without accidentally seeing how it’s required?
This is like knowing petrol is needed for your new car, then just stopping at some point, referring to the note “Get petrol” and deciding pumping it into every orifice the car has is what that means.
- Comment on It's rigged 2 weeks ago:
So what you’re saying is, social security should be, like…social?
- Comment on Maybe next time 2 weeks ago:
Now I want an Uzi impact gun. A drill would still be cool, but the rapid bang bang of impacting would be more fitting.
Just give the lug nuts a quick burst to loosen them up, BRRRRRRT!!!
Of course, this would be a very dangerous item to be seen in public with.
- Comment on I agree with don 2 weeks ago:
The sitter is really eager and the stander is pinching their dick off in rapid.jmtervals.
- Comment on Microsoft Teams status 2 weeks ago:
It’s listed as a feature and you can see it in action if you’re like me and keep displays on for 10+ mins of inactivity… I think the only conflict to it would be if your computer put itself to sleep for power saving.
I’ve had no issues with it; can’t even recall one. Sign-in issues could just be your company SSO being shit as Microsoft’s SSO so often is…