TheCaconym

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

It is indeed pretty cool, they've been at it for decades IIRC

It has led to some minor scientific publications in history as well

There is some animal exploitation there though (specifically horses and donkeys)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Could do the same with a pile of public letters defending diddling kids, too

[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Somewhat related, in Civ 4, depending on the ideology you choose, you get a specific related wonder to build

When you pick "fascism", the wonder is Mt. Rushmore

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think Outer Wilds qualifies, when you encounter a certain giant creature the very first time

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

This bacteria eats only one type of plastic (PET), and that's a minority of the plastic we produce

Related, half of the plastic pollution in the oceans is fishing nets; want less plastic in the environment, stopping fishing would be a better first step (and is required for many other reasons anyway)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

As well as the alligators

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago

May the West die. From the oppressed peoples of the Global South: We will dismantle this hideous monster that is "The West".

inshallah

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Good, they'll be safer and happier there

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The stuff you posted includes what is basically NATO propaganda, which is why it got so much reactions (and admittedly not all of them constructive - again, no downvotes here). Don't take my word for it, take the CIA's word for it for example (or any number of a hundred - far better argued and sourced than mine - answers in the very thread you linked). The "Tiananmen Square massacre" as usually described in Western sources is not something that actually occurred.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Eh, maybe you're right, but I was getting dogpiled

We don't have downvotes on our instance. When we disagree or think a comment adds nothing, we tend to respond.

That's why you got so many answers, which you describe as "dogpiling". If you want to defend your position, responding to only one of those is perfectly fine.

Also for fuck's sake:

I don't think I even encountered this much toxicity on reddit, this is ridiculous

Nobody was toxic with you in this thread, nothing beyond being a bit harsh-toned. Reddit is far much worse. Again, probably you felt like that because of the sheer amount of answers you got.

The other day, I hate a post that said something about China/Tiananmen Square, and had so many comments complaining

Got a link ? because I suspect the comments in answer to you were not just "complaining" but were also argued and provided information.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Downloading mp3s and tagging them, the way grandpa intended chomsky-yes-honey

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