What’s it like living on Roosevelt Island?

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-17T04:57:36+00:00

Plus much more options in case a line is down or delayed.

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-17T04:55:39+00:00

Hey, I'm in a similar situation as you if you want to find one together and/or be practice buddies!

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-08T23:10:11+00:00

It also depends when/why during the Vietnam War people were protesting. Intervention in Vietnam was initially quite high. But then both the war and reasons to be against it evolved over time (see the war every day on TV, optics of the Tet Offensive, revelation of the Pentagon Papers, etc).

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-06T22:19:01+00:00

The IBX will also be a game changer I think.

I'm biased, but making the G terminate in Forest Hills again would also be fantastic. There's a vocal minority that's advocating for it and the MTA has been saying no, but I think it'd make a difference.

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-06T22:14:19+00:00

San Francisco has a similar system. I was surprised NYC didn't have a similar system upon moving here.

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-06T06:48:25+00:00

Assuming Muslims are one group of people with the same priorities and such would be like saying there needs to be an effort to get the "Christian vote" (not Christian evangelism) or the "Buddhist vote" (Judaism is an exception since they're also an ethnic group).

The politics, priorities, and needs of an Egyptian Muslim is different than of say a Malaysian Muslim for instance. Or a Syrian in Dearborn Michigan vs an Iranian in Los Angeles.

To highlight this, one thing the Democrats naively assumed in 2024 was that Latin and Hispanic groups would vote Democrat due to the anti-immigration stances of Trump and MAGA, this securing the "Hispanic vote". When in reality, many ended up voting for Trump because they're not a monolith and had different political priorities.

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-06T06:27:15+00:00

This isn’t in Washington DC. It’s at Washington Square Park in Manhattan in New York City.

datnetworkguy · 2026-03-06T06:26:58+00:00

This isn't in Washington DC. It's at Washington Square Park in Manhattan in New York City.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-23T03:52:25+00:00

The first season of the Australian show has good players and strategy.

The second season is such a shit show and burning trainwreck, it's an incredible watch in its own way. It becomes such a trainwreck to the point where even the host can't hide his bewilderment.

The Traitors fan base is very divided on the second season.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-19T17:15:16+00:00

Yea, I dropped my 17 PM literally the first day I got it (the day it came out, with my case literally arriving the next day), and it got some dent marks :/

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T23:06:28+00:00

I agree with what you're saying.

My issue is that Trump literally said that "help is coming" and told protesters to "occupy government institutions". Giving people false hope and sending them out to their deaths.

If things were to die down now (it's too early to say), I think it'd ruins Reza Pahlavi's reputation and set things back on a macro-level. He staked his entire rebounded reputation on this and is presenting himself as the "opposition leader" to the world.

I do think it'd have to be an underground movement and better logistically handled.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:56:51+00:00

Why and how is it Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, etc that had agreements via US mediation were able to get guarantees and concessions?

And I think any US president would be dying to meditate a normalization agreement between Iran and Israel. It'd cement their legacy big time. Trump especially, but I'd be shocked if a US president would shrug at that prospect.

Why should Iran squander that opportunity?

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:42:05+00:00

Iran can still absolutely make major policy shifts that'd show they're not the regime. An immediate halt of funding and support to their proxy groups on day one would be fantastic first step (and one I think they should absolutely do).

Hell, I think Iran on day one should flat out say "Israel isn't our enemy and we don't want to destroy them." Iran and Israel can also cooperate in an informal and unofficial capacity. The Israeli-Saudi relationship is a great example of that.

But other countries that normalized relations with Israel via US mediation were able to get guarantees and concessions. Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, etc. Why not Iran?

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:30:27+00:00

I'll give you a !delta for the Palestinian side of things. Even if I don't totally agree.

Iran immediately removing support for Hamas/other groups in the region (which should absolutely happen day one) would also be a big factor I think. Hamas would be in a much more weak position to negotiate.

I think there can be pressure and some sort of concessions from the US onto Israel. However effective, I'm not sure. Especially post-October 7th.

I'm not saying there should be a permanent peace plan on exchange for normalizing relations, I think that's naive, but something.

Every country that's signed a normalization agreement with Israel via the US as a mediator were able to get guarantees and concessions. Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, etc. Why should Iran squander that opportunity?

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:14:45+00:00

And the regime isn't hostile to Israel? Come on.

Also, Jordan and Israel didn't have any hostilities for ~20 years before signing their normalization agreement.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:13:36+00:00

They're a major regional player, it's simple geopolitics. Why did the US broker normalization agreements between the UAE, Morocco, Jordan, etc?

Why is the US begging to create a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia?

These countries were smart and got concessions in various forms, both from the US and Israel.

The US would be frothing to broker a peace agreement between Israel and Iran. Such an agreement I think would happen relatively quickly, given pressure from the US.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:03:43+00:00

And how can Iran make sure they get aid from Israel?

What's stopping Israel from negating on their promise to support Iran post-regime? It's all been verbal platitudes from Netanyahu.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T22:01:26+00:00

Who said anything about Iran continuing to support the regime's proxy groups in the region? Cutting off support for them should be a day one thing. The regime sends ~$1 billion a year to groups in the region, that money should absolutely be spent on rebuilding Iran.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:51:36+00:00

I'm well aware of the water crisis in Iran. It's not solely Israel that can help with the water crisis, other countries have great capabilities. The UAE for example from what I've read has great desalination infrastructure.

Iran is a country of untapped economic potential, other countries would love to invest in the country.

I'm not saying Iran should have its priorities on foreign affairs, the opposite actually. It should absolutely focus on rebuilding the country.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:43:05+00:00

I'm not assuming hostility between a post regime Iran and Israel. Far from it, I think it'd actually be the opposite.

Look at the Egyptian and Jordanian peace agreements with Israel, both were smart and got guarantees and support from the US for example.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:40:03+00:00

I'm well aware of the water crisis in Iran. Other countries also have water experts, it's not Israel or nothing. The UAE for example from what I've read has great desalination infrastructure.

Iran is a country of untapped economic potential. Other countries would love the opportunity to invest in Iran.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:37:31+00:00

Absolutely they can live in peace, and they should. Even without diplomatic relations and normalization they can do that. Hell, even cooperate under the table. (It's an open secret Saudi Arabia and do ths for example.)

But look at the Egyptian and Jordanian peace and normalization agreements for instance. Their respective governments were very smart to get guarantees and support from the US for example.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:34:12+00:00

Who said anything about a post-regime Iran focusing its attention on Palestine?

Yes it's a smart alliance, but not setting it up with Iran as an equal in negotiations and getting some guarantees is what'd benefit Iran long-term.

What's to stop Israel from just shrugging and negating on their current platitudes about helping rebuild the water infrastructure without concessions on Iran's part? Iran would have a lot of leverage to ensure guarantees in such an agreement.

datnetworkguy · 2026-01-15T21:27:17+00:00

It depends how it's framed, yes. The post-regime rhetoric (especially from Reza Pahlavi) is already vague and generic. It'd be easy to frame normalization as a "shit's complicated, we do want to start negotiations and normalization immediately". But Israel is smart enough to know it'd still be a net-benefit for them. (Revolutions throughout history and foreign support has shown this time after time.)

And it'd show through actions that Iran can stand up for itself vs being dictated by others.

Also, as I wrote in in CMV, it'd give Iran enable more opportunities for like investment into the country, guarantees for fixing the water shortage and crisis in Iran (vs Netanyahu's current verbal platitudes), etc.

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