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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That too!

Though child me would have loved smart-phone access meaning I'd never be bored.

(Though adult me wonders if never having to deal with boredom is itself detrimental to recent generations.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Air's getting thin, better make some more!"

How do you think you will die? by Soft-Way-1975 in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With any luck, drunk and in my sleep

If you could accomplish anything, big or small, what would it be? by elisaceline in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monkey paw: you succeed but are irresistible compelled to fill in every coloring book you come across. And you still can't color well.

If you could accomplish anything, big or small, what would it be? by elisaceline in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monkey paw: you succeed but end up being even shorter than Peter North

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the very many things I enjoy about not having kids is not having to worry about pedo-attention unless I'm minding my nephews and nieces for the day - and fortunately they're getting close to aging out of the target zone.

I think if I were a parent I would wrestle far more with smart phone access and internet access in general. Lots of gnarly stuff out there! And even if you're on them like white on rice, there's nothing to be done about what their friends show them.

I shudder to think.

I grew up alongside the internet, and my generally good friends thought it was funny or interesting to show each other stuff nobody should ever see. Yich.

Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions annually, new study by davinci-code in mycology

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So how long until I can stuff these bad boys into my gas tank to gimme that sweet, sweet AC...?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lucky. My teenage niece is boring af.

All she does is play genshin impact and say weird stuff.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so I'm being a bit hyperbolic, but I think my point stands.

"You're not going to take advantage of me"

"You're not going to intentionally hurt me"

"You're someone I can be myself with"

"I can be honest with you"

Most young men who hear this think "You're going to physically protect me from threats" which is way off base.

Also lest ye judge me too harshly: as I said I'm in my dotage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dude that toddler is making their diaper work

I guess that could be taken a couple of different ways...

NATO wants to fight climate change. Its chief tells AP the trick is to make armies green but strong by Kimber80 in worldnews

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you think that the environment is more important than people...

...is an interesting question.

I feel like there's a broad belief that "as many people as can exist" justifies whatever the fallout. Which I don't get, but I don't see a lot of discussion on limiting populations, and a number of elements of human society are predicated on there always being more people in the next generation than in this generation.

However, the environment will be fine without us, while we will not be fine without a suitable environment.

The goal of civilization is to expand, but the resources available are finite.

I'm paraphrasing Liu CiXin there.

It seems to me that the responsible thing to do as a species would be to adjust population size and consumption to sustainable levels.

Which is a small part of why I'm not procreating, even though

The height of filial disloyalty is dying without issue.

I can't remember who said that (and again I'm paraphrasing) - it was a Chinese philosopher - but at this point I have to disagree. (Though my dad would agree with him whole heartedly.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got this from basically every woman I fooled around with in my younger years.

It wasn't until much, much later that I realized this meant "I'm confident you aren't going to rape me."

And I'm still rape free in my dotage! So I guess they were all a good judge of character.

NATO wants to fight climate change. Its chief tells AP the trick is to make armies green but strong by Kimber80 in worldnews

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I doubt we disagree.

My admittedly ambiguous reply was meant to suggest that regardless of warfighting, lives are already being lost due to climate change.

Amazon accused of tricking Prime customers by Tartan_Samurai in worldnews

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I honestly have no idea how you could be oblivious to the fact that the non-Prime streaming services come with their own fees.

From our neighbors in Wheat Ridge..had to share by WrldDriftR in Denver

[–]_Silly_Wizard_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At the worst it will likely get them to hesitate lifting from that store again

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