myrmidex

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

the focus on politics, economics, and law are all destined to fail because they are based around humans. They’re designed to guide humans, but we’ve left out the foundation of our existence, which is nature, clean air, pure water, rich soil, food, and sunlight. That’s the foundation of the way we live and, when we construct legal, economic and political systems, they have to be built around protecting those very things, but they’re not.

Powerful truth!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Currently reading: James Acaster's Classic Scrapes. A funny collection of stories from his childhood, an enjoyable read. I'd recommend it if you're looking for something light and funny.

Before this, I gave up on the book All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai, after about a hundred pages. I just couldn't get into it, the story kept halting in favor of flashbacks and setting the MC's backstory. I hate stories not starting soon enough with the actual story. Unnecessary to say, but I would not recommend this :)

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

Yes indeed! In my mind civilization and hierarchy overlap perfectly, am I mistaken? Care to hand me some examples where that is not the case?

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

It wasn't meant to come over as cynical. I just wanted to indicate how this is not exclusive to these times. Before the modern age, there were already a lot of powerful people doing a lot of heinous things. I just wonder when the finger will start pointing, not at those in power, but at power itself.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (7 children)

a.k.a. the history of civilization

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Nice, thanks for that! Bonus points for using DockGE, I prefer that over portainer as well!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I really like Gavin Belson in there, he plays the perfect sociopath. That scene where he wants his name scrubbed from Hooli search was hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I saw this item pass by on the local news the other day, including an interview with Versluys, and I don't recall any of them mentioning the exports bound for Ukraine. Looking at the article from a few days back, that doesn't mention it either. Just saying, there's a good chance the protesters did not intend to impact Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Sure there is hope! Admitting you have a problem is the first step in tackling that problem!

Welcome to the club 😀

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

Appreciate the insight! I vaguely recall hearing that before, but it seems to have been drowned out by AI’s rising popularity and omnipresence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Dude, Walter, Donnie and the Jesus from The Big Lebowski. Whenever I see Turturro play any other role, he's so bland and normal.

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