LibertyLizard

@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fission⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Using a highly scientific method I estimate you’d retain about half of your knowledge and skills.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oversleeping has its drawbacks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  How did you get this picture of me?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borders⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah it’s the abstract representation that’s the problem. I didn’t consent to this BS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US farms have new steward for their safety nets: Palantir⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not just OK with it. That’s the goal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple patches bug that let FBI access deleted Signal messages⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Huh? It seems accurate to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would the next pres of USA have to do to gain back trust for America? Hold a televised event saying the last person was just a fuck up?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t. The US can’t be fixed until the people want it to be fixed. And right now they don’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Aaaaaaaaaa⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Diversity! Gotta hedge those bets.

  That said amoc collapse probably isn’t happening imminently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rip lol⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that enough pressure differential to injure you? Get stuck yes but 6.5 PSI doesn’t seem that crazy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any good protest songs from the past few years?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much the entire will of the people album by Muse: youtu.be/tCiDblgUNEA

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA scientists says astronauts should not masturbate in space⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it just me or does this seem tremendously unlikely and easy to prevent?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Humans are part of the ecosystem.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Radical environmentalism, even when combined with a goal of reducing the earth’s population, is not fascism. Fascism is a specific ideology. Most of the people you listed are anti-government activists. Some are even anarchists. Fascism requires a totalitarian state. They are also internationalist in their politics, where fascism is hyper-nationalist. I’m similarly not aware of any strong racial theory in their ideas, which is perhaps the single most important part of fascism. You can disagree with their viewpoints but it’s crazy to call them fascists when they don’t fit the definition and have deep ideological disagreements with fascism.

  This is precisely why I don’t like this term. It’s just a smear against the environmental movement that doesn’t fit the actual ideology it’s criticizing. Which again, I don’t mind criticism but I do mind thought-terminating cliches in place of thoughtful critique.

  Garret Hardin is probably the one person who you could argue does fit the eco-fascist label, but I would argue his influence has waned dramatically. Maybe there are a few boomers who uncritically parrot his views but there is no organized political movement from his ideas. I can’t think of any disciples of his ideas of any prominence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why does almost nobody live here?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah people love to complain about rain in Seattle but some parts of the coast here get almost double the amount of rain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why does almost nobody live here?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All good points but you also forgot to mention another key factor. This is more or less the rainiest region in the country. It’s extremely wet and most people don’t like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some cheeses are luminescent.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I really wanted to correct you but alas you are technically correct. The best kind of correct.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Struggle⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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✧⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol immediately what I thought of

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's ask this AI app!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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/⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  See the Prairieland case for a recent example…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's ask this AI app!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Most edible mushrooms are easy to identify. At least I think so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hoppy Easter⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨month⁩ 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.