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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it ethical for a parent to distribute inheritance based on the child(ren)'s mental capacity (aka refusing to give an inheritance to child(ren) with reduced mental capacity)?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  No one is entitled to anyone’s inheritance. The ethics of the situation really depend on the details. Did one child look after the parents in their old age? Doe one child have more needs? Was there a promise to distribute everything evenly?

  If the only reason for exclusion is because one child has depression or anxiety and isn’t the smartest, then that sounds pretty ableist and shitty. If the person really can’t manage the money, why not set up a trust designed to help them out without just handing over lump sums of cash? The one case where exclusion makes sense is if they require long term in patient care since at least in the US, all your money is eaten up by the medical bills before you default to Medicare (unless you have a stupid amount of money and can pay out of pocket for premium care forever)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, the technical buying and selling is easy but knowing what to buy and sell and how to time it isn’t obvious. Automatically buying low cost index funds is super easy and generally yields the best outcome for most consumer investors. Managing a balanced portfolio of B corps and the like without taking on too much risk and ending up broke is not trivial.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You could literally put a house anywhere a couple hundred years ago, and all you needed to do was build it.

  I think you have to go back way more than a few hundred years for that.

  In the US there were programs that kinda sounded like that but it was just the US government trying to get working class white people to displace native people.

  In Europe wasn’t everything owned by nobles snd royals who demanded a cut of your labor? Could people just build a random house anywhere in ancient Rome or Greece?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Putting money in the stock market isn’t making it do something productive. It’s not like your average person is able to participate in IPOs and fund some new venture. If I buy shares of company, the company already got the money years ago; I’m just speculating that someone else will want to buy my shares for more in the future. And then if I buy stock in Shell Oil or United Healthcare, that’s pretty evil. But I also don’t have the time and skills to actively manage a portfolio to meet some bare minimum ethical standards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there an ethical way to try and ensure that I will have food, shelter and medical care as I age? In the US we can’t depend on the government safety net. Everyone isn’t as able in their 60’s and 70’s as they were in their 30’s and 40’s, so assuming that I’ll be able to work and make a reasonable income the rest of my life is wildly optimistic. Anyone working at a job for 30+ years shouldn’t be stressed about survival but that’s not reality. Putting money in a savings account at a credit union is good but I don’t think that will move the needle. Any decent pension or retirement plan is gonna put money in the stock market. Even with passive investing in index funds, you’re on of the stock holders that fucks like that UHC CEO was trying to appease. Given the state of the economy in the US today, buying and renting a duplex, triplex or small apartment building might be less evil than owning random stocks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The police said he’s a person of interest. All the news reports are calling him the shooter. I saw a clip from Good Morning America and they didn’t even bother saying “alleged”. It seems crazy irresponsible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If it bleeds, we can kill it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What a surprise, Elon is wrong about yet another thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw a comment on another site where someone said the NYPD confirmed that the “ person of interest” is not the suspected shooter, but no one could produce a link confirming that assertion. The news anchors are all phrasing it like he’s the suspected shooter, which is fucked. Some ding dong in the PD’s gonna shoot a dude that they need for questioning (if they manage to find him when the whole city saw nothing)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Fair point. I suspect that the NYPD doesn’t really want to bring him in alive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Regardless of whether the picture is correct, if you think you saw this man, no you didn’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does anyone else think the NYPD photos of the UHC CEO shooting suspect don’t match?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The fabric looks different too. Like the shooter’s jacket seems to have a texture like gore-tex and the hostel guy’s jacket seems more like a cotton-poly weave. It’s hard to know for sure with the low quality images, but the colors look really different (and neither is anything close to cream)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are kings almost always redheads?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because it goes with the red-black color scheme of the cards?

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Congratulations to the 47th US President⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This needs a NSFL tag.

  And RIP to the camera person’s eyes. Surely they were blinded by the glare.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Habits of Insects⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even carpenters and masons need geometry

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I allergic to my dog, and if so, what solutions do I have?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  All of the above plus: allergy covers for pillows and mattress, nasal irrigation with a neti pot or squeeze bottle (they sell the nasal rinse bottles and saline mix near the allergy medicine at the pharmacy), bathing your dog frequently . An allergist will have a really specific list of recommendations. Making your dog an outside dog is a terrible idea, it would be better to find a new home for your pup, rather than exposing them to the elements and leaving them outside all alone with no companionship

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do social workers get upset when you don't want their help?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, that’s unfortunate. If you say you’re happy in your SUV then showing you places to live that aren’t your SUV isn’t very helpful. Having a discussion about whether you’re aware of and prepared for any risks associated with living in an SUV could be productive - either you’d learn something from social worker’s knowledge of many people living in vehicles or the social worker could be reassured that you’re not in a terrible situation.

  Do be careful out there! I hope you’ve got enough cash in the bank or enough credit to recover if someone messes with your SUV.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do social workers get upset when you don't want their help?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends on the country and jurisdiction

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do social workers get upset when you don't want their help?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Out of curiosity, what were her arguments?

  If you have enough resources to weather any (literal or metaphorical) storms, then you might be OK but that is not the typical situation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Cancels a Debate With Harris on ABC News and Pitches One With Fox News Instead⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how “weirdo “ is sticking. Trump has been pushing awful, childish nicknames for years and no one has had an effective counter. “Weirdo“ is bringing the mean girl energy and I love it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real Facebook ad that doubles as a god-tier shitpost⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh. Doy. I completely missed that you were joking. Today is not my sharpest day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real Facebook ad that doubles as a god-tier shitpost⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How else would you explain those companies that put a rainbow on their logo for a few weeks every year?

  Perforative rainbow washing? 95% of those companies still donate to GOP candidates that fight gay and trans rights every step of the way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are enough vegans who absolutely discuss their diet immediately to keep the joke alive. Given how difficult and isolating it can be in many places, I get how it can become really core to one’s identity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨mmm space chocolate⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Are we sure that this isn’t a giant space Jiffy Pop?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plastic tea bags⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Loose tea isn’t very common on supermarket shelves. If you live near a store that has a bulk section, then they might have loose tea in bulk. I end up ordering online from Stash or Harney & Sons

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Six months on from its full release, Dave the Diver has netted 3m sales⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I caught a really bad cold and was stuck at home on the couch for winter break. I snagged Dave the Diver in the Steam winter sale. Playing it on Steam Deck kept me sane during the weeks when I couldn’t do anything even slightly mentally or physically challenging. 10/10 would veg out to this again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What went wrong⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  📠

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It’s an never ending cycle of sleep deprivation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If you use a neti pot or bottle, use two salt packets. The extra salty saline helps draw water out of your nasal tissue which helps with swelling

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It’s an never ending cycle of sleep deprivation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Good luck with the sinus infection. That shit suuuucks. Drink lots of water and rest.