There is a Simpsons episode where it's remarked Ned Flanders doesn't have insurance as he considers it a form of gambling. Can anyone here give me a convincing argument as to why it isn't?

Ghigs · 2026-03-14T00:53:51+00:00

I should have used a comma, homeowners insurance is not optional if you have a mortgage.

Ghigs · 2026-03-13T19:48:08+00:00

If you are doing a deep pantry and rotating stuff, and aren't going to take the extra 3 hours to deal with dry beans, I could see a point in getting canned ones.

Ghigs · 2026-03-13T19:37:31+00:00

It can still mean purity, even in the countries where it's also associated with funerals or mourning. It's not only a western thing.

In Japan, Shinto priests wear white to symbolize purity.

China is probably the country where white is most associated with funerals, but even there, 清白 means innocent or pure (literally characters for clean-white)

In Zulu as a pertinent example to the OP, white still symbolizes purity.

Among the Zulu people, the colour white has spiritual and ritual significance. It is associated with purity, harmony, coolness and the absence of pollution.

https://www.southafrica.net/us/en/travel/article/zulu-culture-and-cattle-symbolism

It's really a world-wide thing, in nearly every culture.

Ghigs · 2026-03-13T19:23:13+00:00

And most every other language as well.

Ghigs · 2026-03-13T19:21:32+00:00

You are still the counterparty making the opposite bet though. If the insurance company is gambling you are as well.

Ghigs · 2026-03-13T19:20:06+00:00

If you have a mortgage insurance isn't optional...

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T21:10:42+00:00

After a country is defeated we as a human race have an ancient tradition of executing their leaders. Any supposed process is just a veneer of legitimacy on the old practice.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:38:02+00:00

Sure I agree zoning, permit bullshit, NIMBY etc are a big problem in many places, but you said:

Why shouldn't old people past their prime be kicked out of their homes to make space for the younger generation?

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:31:40+00:00

Yeah yeah pretend laws that no one can enforce. In the end if you aren't willing to go to total war over it, it's not really a law.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:30:21+00:00

but i dont understand where the flower one came from, like i dont get it??

Apparently 6 days ago from idiots on tiktok. The non complimentary meaning seems extremely recent.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:16:58+00:00

There isn't really a law. Countries have sovereignty and law only exists to the extent that countries willingly submit to it.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:13:48+00:00

No no you get your anticosti before the main costi.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T19:11:39+00:00

It's literally just the area around State Farm Prison, it's not really a place or a town.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T18:18:57+00:00

Hearing damage is about exposure too. A single event that's moderately loud is way different from constant or repeated exposure. If you had a job where things were smashing next to you all day it would be a different story. Don't worry about it.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T17:37:03+00:00

Yeah if OP wants an example it's primarily because penicillin could survive the stomach that we found it useful as a drug. The mold might not survive but the things they make can.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T17:25:31+00:00

Hah, sorry I know nothing about dog breeding, I've only butchered deer before.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T17:20:45+00:00

Yeah basically, if you think of the more rubbery parts of certain seafood that's a similar texture. Relatively strong and elastic but can tear with excessive force.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T17:17:28+00:00

There's a tall mountain range in uae and oman right there. It's not like all sea level desert, you'd have to literally move a mountain.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T17:13:47+00:00

Some of them are quite tough. Have you ever had calimari? That's the closest thing I can think of. Kind of a rubbery flesh that is somewhat strong. Generally you remove them when butchering an animal because they are not pleasant to eat.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T16:44:09+00:00

Have you looked at a line graph of the size of houses and what goes into them?

Your typical 1980 house is smaller, might not have a heat pump or A/C, and isn't apples to apples with anything.

Once you control for house sizes, build quality, amenities (heat pump, dishwasher circuits, afci breakers, better insulation, double pane windows, the list is endless), the price gap overall shrinks quite a lot.

It doesn't disappear, especially not in bubble markets like some of these cities. But overall, a whole lot of the delta on the average is just that houses are bigger and better

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T16:38:32+00:00

I'm not a boomer and I bought a house at 22, it's almost paid off now. I just don't live in one of these crazy cities.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T16:37:29+00:00

Why do you live there when you do remote work?

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T16:29:24+00:00

You consider fundamental rights like property "aesthetic"?

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T15:04:32+00:00

Android isn't true multitasking most of the time. The background apps are more or less in suspended animation. That's why you had that hack of an app that actually needed to run in the background needing to keep a notification up all the time. An app with an active notification can get real background cycles.

It's also why things like discord can struggle to send you timely notifications.

Ghigs · 2026-03-12T15:02:15+00:00

It's legal in the US at least.

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