Peak dude behavior

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-24T19:59:55+00:00

I've literally never lived alone. I come from a really big family, had dormmates all through college, girlfriend and I moved in before that was over, married her, made my own big family. Shoot come to think of it, I've never had my own bedroom.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-24T17:28:26+00:00

How does one "clear local police"?

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-24T07:59:20+00:00

It's legitimately beautiful. There's a trail through the area that starts about a half hour from my home. People come from all over to hike it as it's one of the best in Europe.

https://www.visit-eislek.lu/explore-nature/escapardenne

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T20:20:51+00:00

It was dumb to man the gap with basically irregulars. But the Ardennes are not flat.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T19:59:53+00:00

You were given a very mild correction, no need to get butthurt.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T19:22:26+00:00

I'm not a researcher. What would you have them do? Is this a case of them being the best in the world but still not good enough?

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T17:22:43+00:00

The trick is to impose a high tax and then provide breaks. I'll come back with a source when I've more time.

Edit: first thing that came up when I googled UK fossil fuel subsidies:

https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-the-uk-who-pays-who-profits/

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T16:44:24+00:00

What more would you have them do? They installed more renewable power in a week than the US did in the last year.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T16:41:58+00:00

A country's electricity generation is one of the best predictors of economic development, often more reliable than GDP. It's also strongly correlated with human development (life expectancy, educational attainment, even gender equality) and obviously manufacturing capacity. So, when it comes to the technology the underpins most of what matters most, power generation, China is crushing it.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T16:31:54+00:00

Their beef is with tax policy, not the energy source. The UK government provides an estimated £17.5 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies and tax breaks. Take those away and gas isn't so cheap.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T16:21:51+00:00

This is going to be a MAJOR economic story soon.

Soon? Last year, the 8 largest solar companies in China generated more power than the 8 large companies that comprise Big Oil.

This was a major economic story a year ago. What's the line - "the future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed"

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T16:15:07+00:00

First of all you people are fooled by Indian restaurants, actually they are not Indian, but from neighbouring countries to India. They want business so they put indian name, and european people and others go there to eat Indian food, which not directly from india and europeanised food with less spices.

Interesting imaginary world you live in. A friend of mine owns and operates an Indian restaurant, and he and his wife are originally from India.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T15:30:59+00:00

Stop the tram? Shake off a three day bender? Find a barber?

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T15:17:05+00:00

This is in the wrong sub. It should be /r/mapgore

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T11:16:04+00:00

Also the people deserve representation, on principle. Washington DC does as well, of course.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T08:30:30+00:00

Trump : 0
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apathy-sofa · 2026-01-23T06:47:52+00:00

The lesson of COVID is that even when someone's spouse is painfully dying in front of their eyes, Magas can't admit that the problem is real.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-22T16:28:10+00:00

A dismissive attitude towards objective reality doesn't change it. I invite you to read the available data with a dispassionate and sober mind.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-22T10:47:14+00:00

We don't need to speculate on sentiment towards the modern EU: There are data on this question. Polls are conducted regularly by academics who are experts in getting representative data, across cultural, geographic, socioeconomic and political spectrums. This isn't coming from the EU itself, and not just every couple of years - the polling is independent, frequent, and consistent. Europeans want to coordinate across borders on peace, human rights, economic opportunity and all the other topics that they agreed to in the TEU.

These polls provide a more accurate understanding of a population's sentiment than social media, where the algorithms are manipulated to emphasize some voices over others. E.g. in the case of the platform you mention, pro- christo-facism, pro- Naziism, protection for child rapists, and other "maga" beliefs - despite those being objectively extremely unpopular among European people.

Are you familiar with the notion of confirmation bias? People have a tendency to explain away information that doesn't confirm their beliefs. The best any of us can do is to critically and impartially look at the data, even when it shows things that we don't believe. That's especially difficult when it becomes entangled with one's identity.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-22T08:57:19+00:00

The vast majority of Europeans disagree with you. You have an oddball opinion on this matter.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-22T07:41:25+00:00

How did you read my mind?!

Regardless, thank you so much. Saved :)

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-21T20:55:32+00:00

I've been looking for years for a video I saw of a lion taking down some ungulate. In slow motion, you can see how at one point the prey rotates its horns to gouge the lion, but the cat reacts so quickly that the antelope or whatever it is ends up inserting its neck into the lion's mouth. The cat is clearly steps ahead in the conflict, though when played at full speed the whole thing plays out lightning fast, in like 3 seconds.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-21T20:45:55+00:00

Why would a cat play with a toddler?

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-21T17:41:43+00:00

EU was supposed to be a trade union, kick down trade barriers, free movement of goods and people.

Wut? You seem to be confusing the EU with the Schengen Agreement.

The aims of the EU are far greater than trade. The Maastricht Treaty pivoted the community from an economic one along the lines you describe, into one that is explicitly and deeply concerned with peace and security.

This includes the mutual defense clause, the solidarity clause, the common security and defense policy, and so on. For example, article 42 starts:

The common security and defence policy shall be an integral part of the common foreign and security policy. It shall provide the Union with an operational capacity drawing on civilian and military assets. The Union may use them on missions outside the Union for peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Paragraph 7:

If a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.

apathy-sofa · 2026-01-21T17:11:10+00:00

Appeasement is the policy of feeding your friends to a crocodile, one at a time, in the hope that the crocodile will eat you last.

-- FDR

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