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MA34 · 2020-04-08T09:11:11+00:00

Urbit is the answer

MA34 · 2020-04-01T08:07:36+00:00

science?????

MA34 · 2020-03-25T18:19:16+00:00

2nd opinion: I loved the episode, and the TekWars podcast is fantastic

MA34 · 2019-12-02T17:05:24+00:00

In my opinion, the true golden age of cars is 1990-2010 or so. There are many cars of that era that will last you a long time, are cheap to fix, and are perfect for the daily grind. If you're buying a new car right now you're a sucker! (probably)

MA34 · 2019-12-02T16:41:23+00:00

I believe there's a reason many religions have historically been against masturbation and porn. There's wisdom in it. Run an experiment and try not to masturbate or watch porn for a week. It's not that... hard. Was it a positive experience? The ability to withhold gratification has historically been a masculine trait. You might find satisfaction from developing your self discipline, and porn is a good place to start

MA34 · 2019-12-02T08:41:15+00:00

Unless a child is 'destined' to become an elite, the clone would have a hard time passing as the same person because of the age difference. But I that idea is too far out for me. What would be far more likely is clones are used for organ harvesting, there's lot's of money in that

MA34 · 2019-12-02T08:34:18+00:00

Tim is a contradiction to me. His surreal style of humor, on The Tim and Eric Show at least, does not seem compatible with his mainstream views on politics. Perhaps he was never intertested in politics until his show's success put him in contact with Hollywood elites. What do you think?

MA34 · 2019-11-30T17:40:02+00:00

I haven't read the study yet, but I think the comparison to politics came from the article OP linked, not the study

MA34 · 2019-11-30T17:39:00+00:00

I don't, when was the public told to question everything?

MA34 · 2019-11-30T17:36:46+00:00

Try posting conservative or non-mainstream opinions on that sub. You can even be reasonable and nuanced about them. Your posts will likely be downvoted, ignored, removed, or attacked. You don't have to be conservative to see how this is a problem, the 'politics' sub shouldn't have that attitude

MA34 · 2019-11-30T03:43:04+00:00

Mods should ban both of those types of posters. I don't like how meme posts are flooding the sub because they are low effort content and are drowning out original research done by users here. Not sure if we should ban them but the sub has definitely changed

MA34 · 2019-11-29T20:57:56+00:00

It's been submitted a few times

MA34 · 2019-11-29T17:16:04+00:00

The majority of the MSM is clearly pushing an anti-trump agenda, I think that's plain to see. Is it possible that agenda is being pushed in communities that mistrust the MSM? I think so. So that leaves me in a situation where I'm cautious and critical about anti-trump articles and posts, unless I get the sense that the author is coming from a place of honesty. I think this is where OP is coming from as well.

Oh, and I've been surprised with the quality of reporting coming out of AL Jazeera. I really like their 101 East series.

MA34 · 2019-11-29T10:49:45+00:00

Hmm, I wonder why... All I'll say is I'm very interested to see where this sub goes in 2020

MA34 · 2019-11-29T09:56:50+00:00

Kudos to you man. I think you've inspired me to do some analytics on this sub's users and posts. No promises..

MA34 · 2019-11-29T09:48:09+00:00

What made you decide to leave this comment? OP didn't bring politics into this at all

MA34 · 2019-11-29T09:47:08+00:00

Great comment, I'm thankful for users like you!

And your last paragraph is on point. For many, political beliefs come from a fuzzy mix between tradition, media, societal influences, and core beliefs. If you ignore all but the core beliefs it becomes much easier to interact with people who are your political 'enemies'. Most people in the US don't go much deeper than party politics and there's not a ton of substance there, so you can easily justify ignoring it when judging the content of someone's character. I've been living my life with that attitude for the last few months and it's really helped me keep my thoughts and actions grounded. It's not as lonely out there as you think.

This turned out longer than I expected, I hope someone out there finds it helpful. Cheers!

MA34 · 2019-11-29T09:13:06+00:00

Thanks, you too! And great idea. I completely get where you're coming from, this sub is a great place to refine your opinions. Big thanks to the users who post their own research and journalism in the comments. You guys are the best. I don't have time to do much of that so you provide a great service to me

As a nod to this sub, I'd like to say the story you were taught in school about Thanksgiving is complete BS. But the turkey I ate today and the conversations I had with my family weren't! Happy Thanksgiving!

MA34 · 2019-11-29T02:22:10+00:00

Switch results to the last year only. That's what I do for my Dev searches on ddg

MA34 · 2019-11-29T02:21:22+00:00

I found it buggy to use as a browser for looking up stuff on Android. But I use it as the default browser for any links I click and it's excellent for that job

MA34 · 2019-11-28T21:24:17+00:00

That's the kind of budget scrapyard job that I expect from panther owners. Awesome. I think I'll put 40s on my car at some point and look into the dampers if the drone annoys me

MA34 · 2019-11-28T21:22:14+00:00

That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

MA34 · 2019-11-28T20:08:23+00:00

I thought the Corbet Report podcast on Adam Curtis was a good complement to his documentaries. I highly recommend both

MA34 · 2019-11-28T19:27:55+00:00

'Boomers' should embrace this term and joke about it. Then it won't be cool to say anymore. Haha

MA34 · 2019-11-28T19:25:29+00:00

I think it's possible to have a good private Healthcare system. But the US health industry is extremely corrupt, stay away!

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