LibertyLizard
@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
- Comment on Some cheeses are luminescent. 1 day ago:
I really wanted to correct you but alas you are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
- Comment on The Struggle 1 day ago:
Unless you are dehydrated drinking more water is of minimal benefit. Unless you’re replacing other unhealthy drinks with water, but that’s got little to do with the water.
- Comment on (ﾉ☉ヮ⚆)ﾉ ⌒*:･ﾟ✧ 2 days ago:
Lol immediately what I thought of
- Comment on Let's ask this AI app! 3 days ago:
Only if you are a moron or totally ignorant.
- Comment on The Judge in the #Afroman case actually scolded the jurors for their verdict/ 3 days ago:
See the Prairieland case for a recent example…
- Comment on Let's ask this AI app! 3 days ago:
Interesting because I find boletes very confusing and some are poisonous. But maybe this varies regionally.
- Comment on Let's ask this AI app! 4 days ago:
That’s fair. Few people dare to eat the edible Amanitas, although they’re said to be quite tasty. If the deadly species didn’t exist, they would probably be much more popular.
- Comment on Let's ask this AI app! 4 days ago:
Most edible mushrooms are easy to identify. At least I think so.
- Comment on Hoppy Easter 5 days ago:
The bright colors suggest the Easter bunny wants you to find its eggs. Perhaps similar to parasites that cause their hosts to change color or behavior to make them more likely to be eaten by another ultimate host to the parasite.
This has troubling implications.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Nah I just think it’s funny you think you’re some brave truth teller lol
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Sorry that was grammatically unclear. I meant opposing restrictions on abortion. I agree with you.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
No one cares about your opinions lol. How are you not getting this?
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
I never claimed to endorse that view. You certainly can be downvoted for speaking truth. That’s just not the case here.
Usually this is the case when you are polite and articulate but get no serious replies and only downvotes.
When you post a snarky one-liner that ignores the question at hand in favor of some belligerent tribal attitude, that’s just a low quality comment that belongs at the bottom of the thread.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Yeah there is a weird contingent of libertarians who are very close to just fascists who hate taxes. It’s very weird but I attribute it to the political magnetism of Trump and similar fascist leaders.
They aren’t all like that though.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Or maybe it just doesn’t answer the question lol.
“I’m downvoted, it must be because I’m right!” is a very silly conclusion.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Keep in mind that a lot of political words are contentious and can have multiple definitions.
But in the broadest senses, a libertarian would be someone who orients their politics towards the pursuit or protection of liberty. This can take many forms. In the US at least, many libertarians tend to focus on reducing government interventions in their lives, opposing things like taxes, gun control, abortion and speech restrictions, etc.
Anarchists could be considered a subset of libertarians. However, they go much further in that they believe in the total abolition of the state. Most anarchists also believe in the total abolition of all relationships involving the domination of people by other people. This typically includes things like racial hierarchies, gender hierarchies, or even hierarchies over children.
So a quick distinction might be that libertarians want a minimal state while anarchists want no state.
- Comment on horseshoe theory? 1 week ago:
Introduced species are part of nature too, whether we like it or not.
And intelligent animals like birds and mammals tend to be highly adaptable. The brain is an amazing organ that can do things that more chemical-based evolutionary traits cannot.
- Comment on sow sow sow 2 weeks ago:
Digs up all my acorns I’m trying to grow instead
- Comment on Dwarf Planets are people too 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on If you found out your cousin was a billionaire (non-famous) and the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, how would you react? Would you be mad he didn’t tell you? 2 weeks ago:
Well this actually happened so I would say mildly surprised. He’s a distant cousin though so maybe it would have been a bigger surprise if it was a first cousin. He married an heiress.
- Comment on New here: how do I see posts from other lemmys? 2 weeks ago:
Added context: PieFed is an alternative to Lemmy but still can access the same communities and content through a different interface and different set of features.
- Comment on Can't wait for my demonologist's advice. 2 weeks ago:
This keeps happening my house anyway while I sleep. Glad to hear it’s good for my skin.
- Comment on Sitting in traffic 2 weeks ago:
What an insane mentality. Barring some pretty specific circumstances I fail to see how anyone would be forced to endure 2 hr commutes.
- Comment on Hermetically sealed, for your health! 3 weeks ago:
It’s extremely unlikely unless you’re doing extreme things like running a marathon or forcing yourself to drink way beyond how thirsty you feel.
- Comment on toxic chad 3 weeks ago:
I wouldn’t say definitively that every mushroom is safe to chew and spit out. There could be some toxins you’d absorb through the membranes of the mouth. I don’t know of any but there are a lot of species of fungus. Maybe fire coral mushroom?
There is also Gyromitra which can be rendered mostly edible by boiling… however, the toxin is volatile and can be inhaled by the cook causing poisoning through a fairly unique mechanism.
- Comment on British children are 3 times more likely than Dutch children to be obese. A British journalist explains why 3 weeks ago:
But that’s the crux of the disagreement. They can work anywhere.
- Comment on British children are 3 times more likely than Dutch children to be obese. A British journalist explains why 3 weeks ago:
You claimed that building better infrastructure won’t solve our transportation issues because our cities were built for cars while Dutch cities weren’t. None of that is true.
But I’m not sure why you want me to repeat the entire debate we just had. I’ve already corrected the points you made above. If you’re still confused, read again and ask specific questions.
- Comment on British children are 3 times more likely than Dutch children to be obese. A British journalist explains why 3 weeks ago:
Because we haven’t built the necessary infrastructure. Also because people don’t like change. Getting around without a car is a skill that will need to be developed, and most people have little reason to develop it. That will probably resolve naturally over time, if the built environment allows people to experience cycling as a safe, convenient way to get around, and as people in your social network introduce you to urban cycling.
But I mean there are a lot of people, myself included, who do currently find it preferable. The difference is I’m willing to invest a little more time and experience some discomfort around safety. The more you chip away at those issues, the more people will cycle, which will improve safety and get more people familiar with the idea.
- Comment on British children are 3 times more likely than Dutch children to be obese. A British journalist explains why 3 weeks ago:
Well, then, again, I disagree and that’s why we’re arguing. How you describe the arguments you’re making is not relevant. The point is that they’re not accurate. With political will we could have the same experience as these kids in our urban centers.
- Comment on British children are 3 times more likely than Dutch children to be obese. A British journalist explains why 3 weeks ago:
“Just saying the ability to make it useful requires a lot of stuff the US doesn’t have”
If that’s not arguing it isn’t useful then I have no idea what you’re trying to say here. Or in the entire thread because every single thing you’ve said is about how pedestrian infrastructure isn’t useful in the US!