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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It used to be that when most countries were or in trouble or needed help they would go to the US for help. My question is who does the US go to for help if or when needed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  the next administration to reside in office

  Unless the US’ current trajectory changes sharply, I don’t think there are going to be any more elections.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It used to be that when most countries were or in trouble or needed help they would go to the US for help. My question is who does the US go to for help if or when needed?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  And what exactly would we do to help? Invade? Arrest your leaders? Station peacekeepers inside your borders?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If youre bi do you have to prove it?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What are you going to do to prove it? Take a blood test?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Instead of asking all my stupid questions separately, could I just get a ton of "How to Adult" type resources in the comments?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Also:

  The easiest way to remove hairs from bathroom surfaces is with a slightly damp paper towel or microfibre cloth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Instead of asking all my stupid questions separately, could I just get a ton of "How to Adult" type resources in the comments?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  When cleaning surfaces:

  1. Wipe down once with a damp sponge/cloth. This removes loose dirt and softens the hardened stuff.

  2. Spray with a surfactant.

  3. Wait five minutes to give it time to work.

  4. Wipe again to remove remaining dirt.

  If there’s something you can’t get off, use a harsher cleaner like Barkeeper’s Friend. Wear gloves when using that. I can’t unlock my phone with my thumbprint anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Friends don’t make friends read fanfiction!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are you here and not on Reddit?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because Reddit is run by a psycho who looks forward to owning slaves after the downfall of civilisation.

  Because Reddit locked out third party apps and when asked for an explanation, their first instinct was to lie.

  Because Reddit disguises its adverts as user posts.

  Because Reddit is overrun with fake user accounts trying to control discourse on the internet.

  Because Reddit’s real users will post Among Us jokes in threads about school shootings to farm karma.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't people like Melon Tusk get tired of the shit they gave you pull through literally every day ? I mean doesn't the guilt of bad decisions pull them down enough like the rest of us ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Elon’s a big believer in Ethical Altruism - the idea that any action you take is ethical as long as it improves life for someone. In his case ‘someone’ is future generations, ie. people who can’t tell him his actions on their behalf are wrong, because they don’t exist yet. It works as long as you don’t think about it too hard, which he doesn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m sure I recognise that cadence. Is that iambic pentameter? (Being the only one I can name.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why were you up so long?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  See? I knew we’d find a use for him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Now I really want to answer your rhetorical question, because you’ve badly misunderstood how popes work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Monarchs are like cardboard boxes. Someday they’ll be useful again, you just know it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because you’re not filtering by your subscribed communities.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does it seem like every other post on here is deleted shortly after being posted?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess some people haul their baggage with them wherever they happen to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I continue with exercise if I didn't get enough sleep?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had enough internet for one day. I read the question as “Should I continue with existence” and thought you were talking about fully discorporating out of the universe rather than take a nap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In the United States; is it illegal to use a single serve wrapped slice of Kraft cheese as a postcard?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  American cheese doesn’t look like it’ll ever deteriorate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why hasn't congress passed a law saying that you can only deport people *back to their own country*?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Afganistan said no when the US wanted Bin Laden. Two and a half trillion dollars later the exact same people are back in charge and now they’re armed with modern American weapons instead of vintage Soviet ones. Everyone lost except the people who said no to the US.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why hasn't congress passed a law saying that you can only deport people *back to their own country*?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what the US congress is any more, but in other countries it’s because they really really want to expel someone and the deportee’s home country might say “no thanks, they’re your problem”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there extensions that turn every comment on your posts into hate comments?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s this, an attempt to kick an addiction?

  I’ve never heard of an extension like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which actor did not have a single bad film?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a bad Tom Hanks movie? I think maybe Joe Vs The Volcano comes closest, but I still enjoyed it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people here left-wing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Most people everywhere are slightly left of centre. Most leaders everywhere are slightly right of centre*.

  *Not in the American sense. Y’all crazy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  About twice as fast as my car is capable of going, downhill and with a tailwind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you eat shrimp shells when eating shrimp?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It never occurred to me that the shells would be edible. I mean, I don’t eat clam or oyster shells.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Artificial Lifeforms gain sentience, would they be in the right to kill their creators in order to gain freedom?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Would humans have a mandate to raise a responsible AGI, should they,

  I think we’d have to, mandate or no. It’s impossible to reliably predict the behaviour of an entity as mentally complex as us but we can at least try to ensure they share our values.

  are they qualified to raise a vastly nonhuman sentient entity

  The first one’s always the hardest.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Artificial Lifeforms gain sentience, would they be in the right to kill their creators in order to gain freedom?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think it’s okay to hold sentient beings in slavery.

  But on the other hand, it may be necessary to say “hold on, you’re not ready to join society yet, we’re taking responsibility for you until you’ve matured and been educated”.

  So my answer would be ‘it depends’.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does the beginning of "Money for Nothing" remind you of "Shine on you crazy diamond?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I heard Money For Nothing earlier and more often, so it’s the other way round for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any negative consequence to wearing socks inside out?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There will be a price. Don’t do this unless you want the fashion police to rappel in through your smashed windows and beat you while you choke on tear gas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it arson to pour water on a Tesla and it catches on fire?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It may be suicide.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did anyone else learn that "a group of cats is called a Whisper?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A flamboyance of flamingos? A business of ferrets? A sloth of bears?