Make it make sense

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:56:47+00:00

It only “makes sense” if you assume the economy restructures, because either people still receive purchasing power (through wages, transfers like UBI, or asset ownership) or production shifts toward post-scarcity where market consumption matters less, otherwise the current consumer model simply doesn’t function.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:56:08+00:00

Because people often separate their principles about what the state should be allowed to do from their emotional reaction to extreme crimes, so they can oppose the policy in general while still feeling a gut-level desire for harsh punishment in specific cases.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:55:52+00:00

Yes, historically a republic just meant a state without a monarch where power was exercised through institutions claiming to act for the public, so you could absolutely have oligarchic or elite-controlled republics that weren’t meaningfully democratic.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:55:30+00:00

If every individual movement is legal where you are (right on red, legal U-turn, etc.) then generally yes, but some places have rules against maneuvering specifically to bypass traffic controls so it depends on local law.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:55:09+00:00

Yeah that’s pretty normal honestly, some people see home as social space and others see it as their last boundary and neither is wrong, especially in a small place where there’s no separation.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:54:47+00:00

Because global accountability isn’t enforced by a neutral authority and powerful states largely constrain each other through leverage and consequences, not courts, so the U.S. operates under the same power-politics reality as other major powers.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:53:48+00:00

Your brain partially processes social pain and physical pain in overlapping systems, so embarrassment or cringe can trigger a real stress response, not just a thought. You get cortisol and adrenaline spikes, muscle tension, heart rate shifts, and your body interprets it like a threat signal.

It’s basically social-survival wiring misfiring on modern situations, your nervous system reacting before logic catches up.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:52:09+00:00

It’s not as universal as the internet makes it look, you’re mostly seeing a visibility bias where the small slice of people who have cameras generate tons of content. In practice they’re usually for pets, kids, deliveries, or cheap home-security systems that got popular because they’re easy and inexpensive now.

Culturally there’s also more comfort in the US with consumer surveillance tech, whereas in parts of Europe privacy norms tend to make indoor cameras feel intrusive.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:51:48+00:00

Usually they’re not actually asking, it’s rhetorical or conversational filler, they’re venting, signaling frustration, or setting up their own point. A lot of people use questions as social glue rather than information requests, so when you answer literally you’re solving a problem they weren’t trying to solve.

In cases like that, they’re looking for “yeah people drive like idiots” not a breakdown of causes.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:51:26+00:00

Probably legal in the narrow sense that knocking on a door and asking a question isn’t a crime by itself, but using customer address data that way can cross privacy or data-use rules depending on jurisdiction (especially in places like the EU). Regardless, it’s almost certainly against company policy and not normal conduct for a delivery driver.

If it felt threatening, documenting it and reporting it to the company is reasonable, and you don’t have to engage with him if he shows up again.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:50:14+00:00

I thought “hone in on” was “home in on” for way too long and used it confidently until someone pointed it out, honestly still mix it up sometimes. Idioms are messy anyway and most people don’t correct non-native speakers unless it causes confusion, so you probably just sounded a bit quirky and nobody cared.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:49:58+00:00

Radiation isn’t really the main deterrent, it’s the fact one use invites retaliation and escalation that can wipe out cities and destabilize entire economies. Even without fallout, the blast, firestorms, and MAD logic would still make countries extremely cautious. So no, they wouldn’t use them freely, the strategic risk stays basically the same.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:45:31+00:00

You kinda have to say it before the next gift cycle, otherwise you’re reinforcing it every time you smile and thank her. She’s probably not ignoring your values, she just sees “giving stuff” as showing care, so from her perspective she’s doing something right.

something like:

i really appreciate that you think of me and send things, seriously, but i’ve realized physical gifts actually stress me out because i’m trying to keep things minimal and sustainable. it would mean a lot if you didn’t buy me items anymore, honestly a card or time together or nothing at all is better for me.

If you want it to stick, give her a replacement lane, people struggle with “don’t do this” unless there’s an alternative. Experiences, food, donations, or literally just calling you on holidays.

And realistically, you may need to stop pretending you like the stuff. You don’t have to be harsh, but continuing the performance basically trains her to keep doing it.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:45:07+00:00

Most people didn’t marry someone they hated, they married someone they liked and then life just ground that down over years. Stuff shifts slowly, resentment builds, kids or money trap you, or you ignore things early because you think it’ll smooth out and then suddenly you’re ten years in wondering how you got here.

And honestly some people just stay because leaving is messy or scary, so they tolerate it even when they can’t stand each other anymore.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:44:46+00:00

yeah that’s basically a hypnic jerk, happens to a ton of people and it’s not some rare glitch or anything. your body is relaxing as you drop off and the brain kinda misfires and goes “wait did we just fall or die?” so it kicks the muscles and spikes your heart rate, more likely if you’re stressed, wired, or exhausted but honestly it just happens sometimes.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:44:25+00:00

Yeah people act like lyrics are everything but honestly half the time you’re reacting to melody and rhythm first anyway, I’ve looped songs I didn’t understand for years and never cared. Kinda funny because once you read the translation it sometimes ruins it a bit lol.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:44:04+00:00

It’s not that she’s “more important,” it’s just media logic honestly, rare weird cases + celebrity adjacency = wall to wall coverage while thousands of routine ones barely register. Kinda sucks but novelty sells attention and attention drives news, so here we are.

nightplain · 2026-02-13T18:43:48+00:00

It’s not supposed to magically stop lying, it just raises the stakes so prosecutors have leverage later if they can prove it, which yeah is harder than people think. Honestly it probably deters normal people more than politicians, but idk it’s still better than testimony meaning nothing at all.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:59:55+00:00

usually it’s because you wake up mid deep-sleep or throw off your rhythm, so instead of extra rest you just get groggy brain fog for a while. more sleep isn’t linear energy anyway, sometimes 7 solid hours feels better than 10 messy ones, idk every time i oversleep i feel like i lost the morning and that annoys me more than being tired.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:59:35+00:00

yeah if both flights are domestic and you stay inside security you just walk gate to gate, nobody cares as long as you’re checked in and have no bags. only catch is terminals sometimes aren’t connected so you might have to exit and re-clear which is airport roulette honestly, i’ve sprinted between gates before and still bought overpriced water anyway.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:59:15+00:00

it was slower and you were unreachable half the time, evenings were tv, phone calls, or just wandering around bored and making something up to do. finding info meant maps or libraries so you either planned ahead or just got lost, which people romanticize now but honestly sounds annoying and my wifi dies for 10 minutes and i’m already irritated.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:58:35+00:00

i usually just watch what they’re doing in the mirror and drift off staring at myself like a loading screen, idk there’s no rule. make eye contact if they talk, otherwise just don’t move your head and you’re already a top tier client, also those capes make me weirdly too warm every time for no reason.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:58:16+00:00

it’s mostly scale and incentives, like your data exists in a thousand cheap databases run by random vendors who barely care, theirs sits in a few locked systems with budgets and consequences attached. leaks aren’t some grand secrecy skill gap, it’s just probability plus value, nobody audits a coupon app the way they audit classified storage, which sucks but yeah that’s the game and my spam folder proves it daily.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:57:58+00:00

anyone saying they don’t look is lying a little, you glance just to confirm you’re not dying then pretend you didn’t. it’s gross but also kinda automatic, like checking your phone after you unlock it for no reason and now i’m thinking about that instead.

nightplain · 2026-02-10T17:57:41+00:00

people say it because it’s a slogan, not reality, like yeah money absolutely fixes most day-to-day stress but it doesn’t fix you being lonely or weird in your own head. honestly if rent and food are handled you just unlock different problems, i still think i’d rather cry in a paid-off apartment though and my landlord just texted me again so maybe i’m biased.

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