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can't see through the paywall but it should be noted that Ranga Dias isn't the person responsible for the LK-99 superconductor claims that are making the news rounds. He made some claims in March and afaik they're already pretty widely debunked... although to be honest I only just learned about the guy through the lk-99 stuff.

Sounds like you need some friends, friend. Those aren't them.

It's not even really that. Paris Hilton? As replaceable as the next individual human. Almost totally without any production or material value, yet loaded with worth. There are dozens of people like her. Or on a smaller scale, many mid-upper level managers are completely interchangeable and produce little to nothing, but are valued far more than someone working in a packing plant.

Worth and value have no correlation in our society. People who have money have it because they have money, not because they work harder or do more important things. Some people do have money and also work hard or do important things, sure, but it isn't correlated.

Great idea! If members of the working class fight amongst each other, it's a great way to get the people reaping the profits to listen.

You're directly serving the studios by acting like this. You could have said something like "This is awful, and the actors even do better than crew members, it goes all the way down." Instead you decided you should attack the other people who can't make rent.

Spent so much cognitive effort making sure my kids didn't feel hamstrung by gender roles. Wound up with two kids who identify at least partly as non-binary, and have chosen their roles as much on their own as I think they can reasonably do.

Of course both of them, hilariously, wound up choosing incredibly typical gender-aligned stuff. The "amab" NB kid loves machines, Lego, spaceships, engineering, explosions, and anything STEM. The "afab" NB kid loves puppies, pink stuff, flowers, dresses, helping with household chores, cooking, and scorpions. Typical girl stuff.

Not ascribing any deeper meanings. I just think it's cute and funny.

Eh, I don't think "open a whole separate app that uses a totally different file and document format" is "really easy".

Can confirm. Sh.itjust.works has gone to shit and several of the responses I've received - and the areas where they (the admins and moderators that is) have remained conspicuously unresponsive - indicate to me that they are, by and large, quite sympathetic to alt-right views, hence their very slow delay. I get the impression that they come at this from an Enlightened Centrist angle, so I don't think they consider themselves sympathetic. it's that kind of sympathy where they think it's fair to equally tolerate group A that just wants to exist and group B that openly calls for violence against group A. Both sides amirite?

I don't really want to get down to it too much more than that.

I'm trying out submerged, it's on sale for two bucks. The gameplay is a bit repetitive but it is relaxing and not at all twitch.

Good point, I missed that and was just thinking about things similar to subnautica

It does take place like a year in the future after all, so based on current trends...

The outer wilds is mostly pretty chill and relaxing and one of the best games I've ever played. Don't look up spoilers if you pick it. It's a game about exploring and curiosity

I'm glad my mom never read this or "I'll spank you so hard your anus will be permanently sealed" would have become a new catchphrase