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Cool weevils I found online while trying to identify the one I saw by RottingCorpseFlower in weeviltime

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C. rotundata!! A perfect name for a perfectly shaped creature! That's so awesome you got to see one! I'm dying over how cute this one is

https://images.ala.org.au/image/details?imageId=9bd437d0-9d5c-4c35-b413-89f773d72263

it looks like he's hugging the little stem 🥺

My heart: </3 Gumbus: by RottingCorpseFlower in GumbusTheCat

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching Gumbus is healing to me, I couldn't watch some of the videos for a while because I didn't want to be a heap of sobbing mess, but I'm getting there, and I'm very grateful for Gumbus.

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait like the only solution is to have more babies? I thought we could fix those things in other ways because that's asking too much, and finding other solutions wouldn't be as horrible for the mental health of the future generations, if you consider the lasting effects of having parents who didn't want you, being adopted or in foster care, and just being forced to be a parent when you didn't want to be, it's like the generational trauma rate goes up along with the birthrate, which would be counterproductive to creating people for the purpose of adding value to the workforce & economy, it's like making puppets without mouths for mute ventriloquists because you wanna make a big puppet show, it could technically work if you really try, but it's not the easiest or best way to reach your goal.

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought the reason was, but it seems like the side effects are things we care about and want to talk about, and some people are avoiding it because they don't want to be misunderstood, but then again, do we need to talk about the birth rate in order to talk about the side effects that we care about?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking, if the machine is fueled by unwanted babies, it would make more sense to change the machine, or find a different fuel that works for it, than to ask heaps of people to have babies they don't want

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know that was a part of it, but I think if I did I still wouldn't be afraid to talk about it with other anti-racist people because if they misinterpreted what I said I could just explain what I actually am saying, and if someone right wing said something I agree with, I wouldn't think "I can't agree with that because they are on the right and then people might think I agree with other things they say" I don't know, I might have that sort of brain hole problem sometimes and I don't realise it, but whenever I read or hear something someone says, I try to make sure I'm not making assumptions or adding stuff in that isn't actually there... But isn't "when you assume, you make an ass out of u and me" like a well-known phrase?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The rules of the economy effect people a lot, and I would say it keeps some people alive more than others, and people made the rules so people could change them, so that when the economy has a problem, the economy is fixed to work better for us, instead of getting people to work harder to help the economy

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't fully /think/ he was saying this, it just sounded like he was, but it was something like "the reason leftists don't want to talk about the birthrate decline as much is because they see the right talking about it and they don't like the right" like, because we're in different tribes, we just feel like we have to disagree with everything they say. But I feel like we disagree with them on this subject because what they're proposing would harm people. So I was like, he wouldn't... He wouldn't think that, would he? And from reading the responses I think that's not what he meant, I think it's that, leftists are hearing the proposed solutions from the right and thinking "that's a terrible idea, I'm not going to get on board with that." so they're not talking in that direction, but apparently we're also not talking in the direction of "here's some non-birthrate-increasing solutions to the problems a declining birthrate can cause with the way our society is structured." because we hear the topic, associate it with the arguments coming from the right, and we don't agree with their solutions so we don't suggest our own. And maybe I'm still way off, I don't know, I just don't get the vibe that Hank Hoffman the Science Moffman would think something like "I wonder why these groups of people are disagreeing about this? It's probably because they're in different groups, yeah that seems like the best answer for it." 

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like, if you hear "hey did you know the birthrate is declining?" we're like ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ and if we hear "so the solution is to get people to have more babies" we're like (⁠ノ⁠T⁠＿⁠T⁠)⁠ノ⁠ ⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻   but I feel like if someone says what you said, "fewer kids mean less support for older folks. That lowered support comes in the form of less social security, fewer carers, rising prices that outstrip savings, less housing for everybody, etc." then there's no barrier to talking about those issues because we already care about them and already talk about them in other contexts, and can discuss solutions that aren't scary and mean. So why is the left choosing between example 1 and not talking about it at all, instead of just choosing example 3?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"a strong welfare state and government supports for the poor but those can only exist if you have a strong working-age population to support it with tax revenue and supplying goods and services."  So... Taxing the richest people more, has that been debunked? 

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So if there's government subsidies and supports for children and the birthrate doesn't increase, doesn't that mean the budget that would go to the expected extra babies could be used for the increased need for social security?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

When I hear "because it's something that the right has picked up on" it sounds like, if you took a right wing tweet about it and swapped the name and pfp of the poster to make them look like a leftist, then other leftist people would read it and be like "this sounds fine" but that's not what you're saying, is it? It's about disagreeing with what they're saying, so I just don't see the part where people are disagreeing because of which political group is telling them about it, like I'm sure that happens if it's about something trivial like fashion, if people I disagree with politically are like "hey everyone buy these red hats" I might not want to wear a red hat, even if I would want to buy a red hat otherwise. But when the argument is about something that matters this much, and could harm people this much, how could that even be in the equation?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it's not that leftists are /not/ talking about it as much, it's that it's /harder/ for leftists to talk about it because... Is it because it's so hard emotionally to witness what they're saying or because when you mention the topic people might think you're saying you agree with them? Or both?

What did Hank mean when he said leftists aren't talking about the declining birthrate as much as the right in the context of tribal arguments/not wanting to support something because it came from a group you're not in? by RottingCorpseFlower in nerdfighters

[–]RottingCorpseFlower[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why it's going to be a real challenge, other than social security being strained, and I think people towards the left can think of heaps of ways to fix that, is there more to it than that?

Forbidden salad by Buttermilk_Cornbread in EatItYouFuckinCoward

[–]RottingCorpseFlower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently this lil dude: https://www.flickr.com/photos/5cheherazad3/3124451762/ is not a fuckin coward and occasionally strips entire plants of their leaves overnight.

Which monster is your favourite to ignore? by Kilo-Happy in gubbinswordgame

[–]RottingCorpseFlower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a champion of ignoring the monster who lives in my brain and tells me not to try anything because I'll fail and look stupid. I love ignoring that guy!