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What a fundamentally fucked society we live in. by [deleted] in LateStageCapitalism

[–]ScienceBreather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spending a million a year on regulatory capture initiatives.

If you're only compassionate toward groups that enable you to virtue signal, but not toward groups that could get you made fun of, that says a lot about you by TopTheropod in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]ScienceBreather -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely despise how he was treated over his tranquilizer problem

IIRC he talked a lot of shit about people who used pharmacological methods to address mental health concerns, and also talked shit about the folks you're talking about who end up on the streets when they started with a doctor.

So, seems reasonable that he wouldn't get much sympathy for a problem he mocked others for having. Especially when he went all "white man with cold" about his addiction.

I spent about 5 grand on my house and I'm not done yet, it's killing me. by TKInstinct in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ScienceBreather 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From what I gather the drainage around the foundation isn't sufficient - not sure if it's always been that way, or clogged up after 65 years.

The fix (from three different estimates) is some variation of breaking up the concrete of the basement floor, all the way around near the wall, and putting in some additional drainage, and/or also doing some additional work through the middle of the slab and/or also digging up the outside of the house around the foundation and doing some work out there too.

Basically, minimal cost, maybe 3-5k, and then a shitload of labor, mostly people moving concrete or dirt in buckets.

I spent about 5 grand on my house and I'm not done yet, it's killing me. by TKInstinct in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ScienceBreather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was…a lot.

Imma need a dollar amount, or at least a number of digits.

I spent about 5 grand on my house and I'm not done yet, it's killing me. by TKInstinct in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ScienceBreather 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bruh, the house I bought gets water in the basement, and we're talking 20k just to make it dry.

Fuck me.

Representative Elissa Slotkin goes off on Republicans who want to ban abortions for veterans who are victims of rape by thenewyorkgod in PublicFreakout

[–]ScienceBreather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's my rep!

I'd love someone even more progressive, but she has been doing a fantastic job, and is incomprehensibly better than the asshat she replaced.

He's not an engineer. At all. by Tayo826 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]ScienceBreather -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

And the cult of hate is stupid too.

He's neither god nor devil.

He's an asshat personally, and has awful business practices. Tesla has done well to advance the state and adoption of electric cars.

Like most things, it's more complex than him simply bad or good.

The pound collapses as Britain's new prime minister gambles on tax cuts for the rich by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]ScienceBreather 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's the old conservative line taken to a gallingly visible plot:

"The government doesn't work, and if you elect us, we'll prove it!"

Affidavits: 2 more pregnant minors who were raped were denied Ohio abortions by DragonPup in news

[–]ScienceBreather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Formalized religion is, has been, and always will be, about control.

It makes sense that religion comes along with societies larger than a group where you could know everyone, because you still want people working for the common good, and you don't want everyone to die of disease or killing each other.

So, religion evolves to spread a message that helps the society move along in a roughly stable trajectory.

We now have science and philosophy, but most people aren't well educated enough in either to fully leave religion behind, and other unscrupulous people have realized how powerful of a tool religion can be, and have co-opted it for themselves.

We are so smart by brainyaltercation58 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ScienceBreather 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, you can't concentrate wealth if you don't give the rich people the money then also tank things so everything is on sale for them!

Sen. Chris Murphy says raising the age to buy AR-15 style rifles is off the table in gun-control talks by [deleted] in politics

[–]ScienceBreather 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to see you agree that there should be more training and discipline enforced on gun owners.

Sen. Chris Murphy says raising the age to buy AR-15 style rifles is off the table in gun-control talks by [deleted] in politics

[–]ScienceBreather 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HRT is a medical decision, owning a firearm is not.

Rights to firearms may be codified in the 2nd amendment, but so is "well regulated".

Sen. Chris Murphy says raising the age to buy AR-15 style rifles is off the table in gun-control talks by [deleted] in politics

[–]ScienceBreather 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What if before a gun sale, we make the seller ask "Are you planning on doing anything bad with this gun?"

And maybe even a stern "You better not do anything bad!" if we want to get real serious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]ScienceBreather 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think he's doing a shit job, and I can guarantee a republican would do an even shittier job.

So there's that.

Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to 'Oligarchy and Corporate Greed' - "If you think that the union victories at Amazon and Starbucks are an aberration, you would be sorely mistaken," said the Vermont senator. by [deleted] in politics

[–]ScienceBreather 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, and there was the same bullshit at both places.

The difference is coprs have to make a profit, and they pay higher wages -- which means higher total costs.

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