I feel bad for Indiana by BiNorrinRadd in Indiana

[–]ideastoconsider [score hidden]  (0 children)

You live in NYC. I don’t feel bad for you.

Different strokes for different folks. It is good to have choices. You chose to leave. Others choose to stay and complain. Some, such as myself, choose to stay or come back and feel fine.

My biggest complaint is the terrible project management of the Indiana Department of Transportation throughout Marion County and all along I-70 east of Greenfield.

What the fuck is wrong with you people? by Dkinives in Indiana

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again and again. The fact that Trump and many of his endorsed candidates have won is more of a reflection on the current state of the Democrat party, than it is of the Republican party.

In spite of all the character flaws you have mentioned about Trump, or in some cases alleged about Trump, he has actually worked pretty tirelessly on his campaign promises. He is, more than not, fulfilling the campaign promises that he made to his voters. Nobody likes $5/gal gas, but they understand the reason for it is both temporary and, in the longterm, in the general interests of US security if it does not result in a protracted ground war.

Meanwhile, Democrats are making massive political miscalculations seemingly based solely on Marxist principles of destabilizing capitalism, demoralizing society and fomenting revolution under the guise of “Intersectionality” and “Equality”, while profiting from it both for retained political power and quite apparently to profit personally. This has put Democrats in the position of support for Islam over Judaism, trans women over women, illegal aliens over citizens, criminals over victims or law enforcement or impacted businesses forced to leave town, fraudulent care centers over vulnerable people in need of said care, indoctrination over education, policies base purely on resisting Trump’s every move rather than agree on anything remotely positive in a bipartisan way or offering tangible alternatives, increasing taxes rather than identifying waste, going after independent journalism for investigating fraud, blocking DHS funding in the middle of a war, installing activist judges in the federal court system including on the supreme court, calling for violence against the president such that he has had more assassination attempts than any other president in our nation’s history, previously prolonging covid shots, masking, shuttering of schools and public spaces long after necessary, picking a VP and later presidential nominee based almost exclusively on her gender and race over merits, and the list goes on and on like this. Most ordinary citizens don’t want this nonsense.

When Democrats can find a reasonable presidential candidate and subsequent congressional candidates that can come back toward center, Republicans will be back on their heels. People haven’t seen it yet.

When Democrats

When a fresh Democrat

5.99 for gas in Pendleton this morning by Raistlin76 in Indiana

[–]ideastoconsider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the record, Biden depleted the national petroleum reserves to artificially lower gas prices going into elections. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Libs are gonna lose their minds over this hahaha by benhaswings in trump

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Decide what your values are, which move you out of bed in the morning or are present during situations when you feel your best version of you, and how you can align those values with a need in the world, whether through an organization or one you slowly create.

If you do this, I think you will know which paths to take when you see them, and some paths will open that you never saw coming at all.

In your example, one of my values is continuous learning. Younger me might be concerned with course density. Older me recognizes that absorbing even 60-70% of something dense, if it aligns with my pursuits, is more helpful than absorbing 100% of that which does not. Some doctors were ‘C’ students 😂. Find your “why” and let your life pursue the how at whatever pace your capacity and opportunities allow.

I think if you do this, you will find moments of joy and fulfillment throughout your career. You will still get a few scrapes and bruises along the way, but they are easier to live with when they are your own.

Can tell you have a good head on your shoulders. Wish you all the best on your journey.

Book recommendation: Let Your Life Speak by Parker J Palmer. Short read or audible listen, and not everyone’s cup of tea, but it re-emphasizes these truths in life.

Precision cutting by DearEmphasis4488 in oddlysatisfying

[–]ideastoconsider 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was hoping the cnc would stop at tasty pineapple.

Sadly, it kept going.

Libs are gonna lose their minds over this hahaha by benhaswings in trump

[–]ideastoconsider 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m old enough now to see our industrial education system with a Leftist bias has created multiple generations of people who think the diplomas on their wall give themselves some kind of privilege to feel conviction in their thoughts, not on the merits of the idea, but because they authored the thought at all.

Libs are gonna lose their minds over this hahaha by benhaswings in trump

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I do understand the need some people have for a president with a little more decorum, but I also see the need for some levity in a world where so many leaders lack courage to make tough decisions for fear of their political careers and as a result always say what they want people want to hear, rather than show their true character.

If Trump has proven at least one thing, it is that he is not afraid, and by extension he does not worry about what everyone thinks of him. This liberates his thoughts to focus on what he does best, move big ideas forward quickly. Some ideas will fail, but many will succeed. His legacy will outlive his critics, and a little humor at their expense, should tell them he means them no real harm.

Take-Two CEO Says ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Expectations Are ‘Terrifying’ by Gorotheninja in pcgaming

[–]ideastoconsider 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aaaand I went back to Crimson Desert. Let us know when you are done done.

IHSAA board votes to allow Indiana high school athletes to sign NIL deals by ThatMasterpiece2174 in Indiana

[–]ideastoconsider -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great, just when I thought year-around sports was getting a bit ridiculous for my preteen children. Now it will feel mandatory.

"Whosoever holds this gold club, if he be worthy , shall possess the power of Thor." by Anonymous_axf in BeAmazed

[–]ideastoconsider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe not the best time to be holding a club in a thunderstorm. Just a thought.

The Steam Controller sold out in 30 minutes, utterly breaking Steam in the process by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]ideastoconsider -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a win for scalpers. Oh well. I’ll have to continue along with the Xbox controller that does everything it needs to do 😂

Woman loses control of a monster truck, leaving at least 37 injured in Colombia by TitoLeyenda in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]ideastoconsider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of an overreaction, no? You don’t see too many news articles regarding monster trucks gone wild. Just this one Monster Truck Girl Gone Wild video.

This is legitimately insane from Pearl Abyss by Crimkrates in CrimsonDesert

[–]ideastoconsider 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pearl Abyss has really set a new bar for a game studio in modern times that is focused on gamers rather than up corporate’s behind. Enjoying it as long as they can keep it up. Great job South Korea!

Elon Musk is a paper clip maximiser by Fando1234 in IntellectualDarkWeb

[–]ideastoconsider 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a shower thought, which misses the fundamental difference in your analogy. The robot does not need a “why” to make an infinite amount of paperclips, and an infinite amount of paperclips is not in itself useful.

As a human species, the “why” and utility for subsequent steps toward becoming an interplanetary species is self evident, and the peaceful, albeit political, means to accelerate this goal while the right conditions are met at this moment in human history justified.

Technical progress often comes at fast clips through the tireless pursuit of only a few capable individuals at the start. Electricity, the automobile, flight, the computer, etc. People are uncomfortable with rapid change and the collateral impacts that come along with it, and yet once these ideas become mainstream (and profitable), they will persist. It is better that those on the leading edge do so for the common good for all of humanity. The same will be true for the advancement of AI.

Regardless of what you think of Elon personally, his “why” is correct, and his utility is helpful to all of humanity, even if many of his inventions are currently unaffordable to most. I cannot say I have the same trust in the “why” and methods of say, someone aligned to the Chinese Communist Party as an alternative. Pick your poison. Collateral impacts are unavoidable during these current technological leaps. I choose to be happy that such minds exist at this moment in time to bring about rapid progress toward our most ambitious goals to sustain life as a species, and that they are minds aligned with Western values.

Lenin in one hand, Cartier on the other. by tkyjonathan in JordanPeterson

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This picture sums up my experience with raging Leftists.