krashmo
@krashmo@lemmy.world
- Comment on Hard Out There For A Woman 1 week ago:
This just in: insults are insulting
- Comment on No Negotiation 1 week ago:
I’m not sure if you’re aware, but two things can be true at the same time
- Comment on No Negotiation 1 week ago:
In a very real sense cell phones and the way they are used to produce / distribute propaganda and misinformation are directly related to America bombing Iran.
- Comment on Xbox lays off 268 more employees, merges Obsidian into Bethesda and puts Activision in charge of Halo 2 weeks ago:
They made awful games so who cares. I don’t think even Activision could have made it more like a Call of Duty clone than 343 did.
- Comment on what does it mean when someone says their worried about your emotional well beans? 3 weeks ago:
Judging by OPs responses in this thread, it’s either justified concern or a troll post
- Comment on Well if that isn't just about the most evil thing you could openly admit to doing. 1 month ago:
I’m not sleeping or functionally retarded. I am the boogeyman
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
It was until it became clear that you either can’t or won’t comprehend the obvious fact that you can tell some people are trans. What your reasoning for that is doesn’t matter. I’m no longer interested in debating self evident statements with you.
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
You’re either being intentionally obtuse or are actually just dumb. Either way I’ve spent more time explaining this simple concept to you than it should take so I’m done with this. Feel free to call me transphobic since that’s clearly the only answer you were ever going to accept
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
No
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
You’re crossing wires a bit here. The first one doesn’t matter too much but it’s that I never actually said this person looks trans. Someone else did and I confirmed that it is a thing, although not necessarily in this particular case.
The main confusion seems to be that you don’t think trans people can have distinctive features brought on by surgery or hormone therapy. Some of them definitely do. There are other kinds of tells that apply to people who get other types of work done. MAGA face is one example. Different groups of people tend to get different types of work done and groups of similar people tend to have similar work done. It’s certainly not universal but it’s enough to notice a pattern with specific types of people. This applies to all groups of people who get work done, but it does present differently for each group.
It shouldn’t be controversial to say that surgery oftentimes leaves clues that it was performed or that lots of trans people have had surgery. Those are just two facts about the world that have nothing to do with any kind of moral judgement on trans people.
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
The statement you quoted is the most general statement I made. It was worded that way precisely because this phenomenon is not exclusive to trans people. That’s just how the topic came up.
So no, it makes no difference that this guy isn’t trans because that’s only one subset of visible characteristics brought on by body modification that we’re talking about. There are many other kinds, some of which definitely apply to him.
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
You are welcome to your own interpretation of the world but I think most people would agree that there is a common set of characteristics associated with any kind of surgical or hormonal body modification. You are right when you say that some trans people exhibit those characteristics more than others but they definitely exist. You don’t have to ignore that reality to avoid being bigoted towards trans people.
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
That may be true but it doesn’t impact whether or not such a “look” exists. The intent of the person pointing something out is not relevant to the existence of the thing being described.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 1 month ago:
Just so happens I have some myself. It is air pressure based.
- Comment on This Avocado Oil that claims to be “0 Calories” 🙄 1 month ago:
It’s pretty good stuff. Plant based, easy to apply, higher smoke point than olive oil.
- Comment on Not Enough Hate 1 month ago:
Doesn’t mean it’s not a thing
- Comment on President Trump reacts to President Biden’s cancer diagnosis: "I don't feel sorry for him" 1 month ago:
It doesn’t work that way. There will be many reasons to celebrate, sure, but this problem doesn’t go away with a few obituaries.
- Comment on The size decrease of fast-food over the last 5 years. 2 months ago:
Then acknowledge you’re making a conscious choice to accept the sandwich someone else made
- Comment on Anon's gf is intense 2 months ago:
Yeah that’s taking a shortcut. Real athletes swim the whole way underwater in one breath
- Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back. 2 months ago:
If its so efficient why do trash companies exist?
If private companies are so efficient then why does the government exist?
Do you see why framing the question that way doesn’t help you address the actual problem? I’m guessing you don’t since you seem unwilling to consider the possibility that private ownership is not the ideal solution to every service problem. I don’t think you need more than a cursory glance at the state of the US to throw that idea out the window but things must seem pretty good to you if you’re still stuck in that mindset.
- Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back. 2 months ago:
Stocks are not a necessary piece of compensation for anyone. Besides, if you can borrow money from a bank using stocks as collateral then it is effectively a liquid asset that you absolutely should pay tax on. The simplest solution to that problem is simply to disallow stocks from being used as collateral.
Every loophole can be closed if we decide we want to. The ones that are still open were intentionally left open to benefit the rich.
- Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back. 2 months ago:
There’s tons of examples if you actually care to look. Trash pickup is an easy example. I’ve lived in places where it was managed by the city and places where it was run by private companies. The city always showed up on time and never raised prices without justification.
Guess what the private companies did on a regular basis? And if you want to talk about efficiency let’s consider whether or not it would be better to have four different companies running four sets of trucks on four overlapping routes through the city as opposed to one entity handling the whole thing. The only thing efficient about the private companies running things is the way the money is siphoned off to some rich asshole instead of being managed by accountable local officials.
- Comment on They eliminated cashiers and keep the profits. NY Democrats are fighting back. 2 months ago:
Define pay such that it includes stocks, bonuses, rebates, real estate, food, clothing, transportation, or any other item that can be exchanged, borrowed against, or otherwise converted to cash money. When they find a loophole just close it.
The problem with this isn’t the concept. It’s getting politicians to implement it.
- Comment on Hey looky! I'm on a list a just learned about three minutes ago! 2 months ago:
I’m mildly disappointed
- Comment on Hey looky! I'm on a list a just learned about three minutes ago! 2 months ago:
I am curious if I’m on the list but not enough to find it and look. I guess I’ll never know
- Comment on Thirsty much? 2 months ago:
No
- Comment on Thirsty much? 2 months ago:
Nothing I’ve said could be interpreted as me advocating for a rule or enforcement standard of any kind. I’m talking about the way individuals think about this topic. You’re just as free to put your sweaty bare ass cheeks on the chair I’m about to sit on at the gym as I am to call you a disgusting asshole for doing so. I don’t get why you would want to though.
There’s a difference between being technically allowed to do something and that thing being a good idea to actually do. Society functions best when people make decisions with others in mind. Sure, you can make most decisions with the “fuck you, it’s not illegal” mindset but is a society where everyone lives that way the kind of place you want to live?
- Comment on Thirsty much? 2 months ago:
It’s not only beautiful people that dress this way and that’s part of the problem with voicing an opinion on this topic. When you say “people don’t need to be mostly naked in the gym” everyone pictures an attractive young woman wearing an outfit they don’t personally mind. What I’m saying applies to fat old men, young girls, middle aged housewives, basement dwelling dweebs, and all the other groups of people you may encounter at the gym. If an outfit isn’t cool for everyone to wear then it shouldn’t be cool for the attractive exhibitionist to wear either.
- Comment on Thirsty much? 2 months ago:
This is a dumb response to the issue but some people, both men and women, do show up to the gym in outfits that are viewed as inappropriate in a vast majority of other places. It’s not terribly difficult to keep your attention focused elsewhere but it is understandable that some want to be able to get in a work out without other people’s asses in their face on a constant basis.
I’m sure most of Lemmy will call that opinion prudish or something similar but everyone is entitled to their own thoughts on stuff like that. It’s true that fashion is a personal choice but I don’t see why you would want to do things you know will make others uncomfortable either.
- Comment on Learn a trade 2 months ago:
You’re already paying for public schools. Might as well use them
