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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those bots are worth blocking. There never appears to be any discussion on the posts, so you won't miss anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That lead in is vomit-inducing at this point. little description of searched term; variation of let's take a look at searched term

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can currently brew your own alcohol, so I highly doubt that marijuana wouldn't see a similar system. I think where I am the limit is 50 gallons a year of wine, not sure on beer. If marijuana has similar rules, you could grow enough for yourself and your neighborhood street's personal use for a year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The fluoride made my chocolate hole tickle. Now I can't stop getting it scratched.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Aye, Andrew Jackson really got one over on the supreme court with those natives. America's been an illegitimate farce for nearly two centuries now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Land. Sexual partners. Values/morality. Those are the big two (and a half) that I could see.

Until VR is perfected (to the degree touch/taste/smell/sight/auditory/proprioception/etc. all match exactly what reality would deliver), things like views (wouldn't you want your house to be on the shore of Malibu?), proximity to activities (if everyone suddenly found themselves wanting to be a surfer, the beaches will become pretty crowded), proximity to others (whether that's immense crowding of folks into massive cities, or the loners who would want space and again, views [like of forested hills]) and other similar concepts would still motivate people to be in conflict. There would definitely still be winners/losers in all of those areas.

I'd say the sexual partners idea speaks for itself. Even as we appear to be at the zenith of sexual freedom in the west, there are lots of problems (such as incels/the concept of incels) cropping up that cause conflict. Probably a small chance of giant, intercontinental conflict, but who knows.

And we already see the imposition of values or morality by laws. I very seriously doubt that would diminish. Perhaps unlimited energy and whatever-matter-on-demand-you-want would allow people to move to where others' thoughts align with theirs, but if you could get away from local imposition of opposing values, it would be setting the stage for regions then being in conflict. Would a faction that believed homosexuality was the source of remaining human suffering allow their neighbor to engage in free love? I think we have our answer already in the form of genocides that have occurred in the world; ones where divisions were drawn based on nearly arbitrary lines. Throw pseudo-religious ideas/values into that mix, and you have yourself a war.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hmm, I'd say overall the avatar (blue people) movie wasn't shit. It wasn't breaking any new ground in story or such, but the visuals complemented the actors and didn't break immersion in comedic, unintentional ways. So... mostly just by comparison to the shitty avatar (blue tattoos) movie.

I've only finished the first game. I keep getting stalled around mid-game in the second. Now, those games had some humor that didn't break immersion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lol, wrong pandora. It's the shitty remake of dances with wolves, the non shitty avatar movie, and shittier avatar franchise.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Because lobbying does have its place. When your local charity that advocates for better mental health sends someone to speak to a senator about how a program could be improved, or where it is causing issues, that's lobbying.

The corruption comes when the senator expects a three course meal experience as the cost of having that talk with they lobbyist, or the lobbyist has connections to people who will totally not base their donations on what the senator agrees to during the meeting. Sure, we could make that sort of lobbying illegal, but who is going to investigate 400+ individuals having several meetings a day with people wanting to advocate for various agendas? The IRS is already getting the shaft, and they're the ones who freaking bring in the money! Do you think congress will ever agree to pay money to set up something to investigate themselves?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If the testimony reveals criminal actions, then criminal charges can be filed. That was the big 'whoooah' from the testimonies of the other trump children; their testimonies apparently contained elements of criminal offenses beyond the simple civil matters of this trial.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

It comes down to the same issue with the police. When you look at the effort it would take to reform what was wrong, it would be nearly impossible. A better idea would be to toss out everything and start from scratch.

Just take a look at how mental institutions were in the last moments before they were closed: https://timeline.com/willowbrook-the-institution-that-shocked-a-nation-into-changing-its-laws-c847acb44e0d?gi=187e20cd91e2

https://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2016/01/the-story-that-revealed-willowbrooks-horrors/

https://www.geraldo.com/willowbrook-ii/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Definitely not true. I have a relative with a truck similar to the pictured one, and the rear tires are around 85 psi. If the individual thinks they need tow-worthy tires, they can definitely get them.

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