That’s likely true for some people, or falsely believed to be true, but that doesn’t justify the immense costs of going into an office for most people. Two hours a day, unpaid, just gone. Environmental damage from all the transit. Wasted energy from the bullshit most offices do- TVs on no one watches, AC keeping empty rooms at 62f, etc. Increased exposure for diseases. All the lost productivity from people who don’t work better in an office.

Maybe you could get a local coworking space? My old boss did that because he found it hard to focus in his home with the dog and kid.

Dislike:

• poor search engine results
• relatively small

I want it to get to a level where you find the good stuff reddit used to have. Like niche hobbies, detailed analysis, etc.

I’m doing my part, I guess

A recruiter today told me that almost all of her clients are onsite, some of them six days a week. And the employees like it, she said, because they’re mostly young and miss socializing after COVID.

I think I responded with something like “capitalist hell scape” and the call ended shortly after.

I didn’t say they get everything wrong. They get enough wrong that they are not trustworthy. It’s not about me just not liking it. The fact that you like it remains irrelevant to the larger questions of accuracy and trustworthiness. Their size and age are also irrelevant. This isn’t just a matter of opinion like “do you prefer vanilla or strawberry ice cream”.

You are doing yourself a disservice by reading disinformation that appeals to your feelings.

You can do what you like on your community, but what you’re doing is hurting yourself. When you read bad sources and gain inaccurate information, and then act on that, you’re more likely to make poor decisions.

Whether or not you like it is irrelevant to its credibility and accuracy. I like the lord of the rings. That doesn’t mean it’s a credible source of history.

Today I learned that wikipedia doesn’t allow it as a source.

Support for the ban centred on “the Daily Mail’s reputation for poor fact checking, sensationalism, and flat-out fabrication”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail#Criticism

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/wikipedia-bans-daily-mail/

Do you often realize it’s happening, and regret? Or do you keep digging with more lies? What’s that feedback cycle like? Do you ever catch yourself and immediately roll back your lie?

Like,

You: “Oh yeah I totally did all the dishes [LIE]”

Them: “Oh great. That’s going to make getting dinner ready easier”

You, realizing it’s happening: “Oh haha I mean sorry that’s a lie I still need to do them.”

Well, the obvious question is “why?”.

I think tech solutions will only go so far. This tracking stuff needs to be illegal, and that needs to be enforced

The daily Mail is not a credible source

This feels like a setup for a comic like

Villain: casts this spell. “You fools! You’re now too gay to defeat me! Cower before my mighty hetero–”

Gay fighter stabs villain

Double gay ranger shoots him with an arrow.

Pause for a beat

Party: “So pride is this weekend you want to go to the beach?”

Like, the spell had no impact on their combat prowess and the bigot thought it would.

My monthly food bill is typically around $120.

• A lot of beans or other canned vegetables: $30
• Bread: $5
• Peanut butter, $8
• bananas: $10
• rice: $10
• Other fruit that’s on sale: $10
• Some fresh vegetables (usually onions, broccoli, peppers): $10
• Flour: $10 (may last more than a month)
• yeast: $5
• Seasonings: $5 (also lasts more than a month)
• Cheese: $5
• Tomato sauce: $5
• Pasta: $5

I got laid off a while ago so I’m trying to make my dollars go farther. When I had a well paying job, I’d also buy more stuff, but nothing too crazy. I miss hummus the most, I think. I never buy soda.

The other day I was with someone and we decided to order food like old times, and it was like $40 for two of us. I was like, fuck, that’s a third of my whole month’s budget right there. But I don’t want to live like a monk all the time.

There are so many boot lickers willing to fight for the wealthy so they can have a few more crumbs. It’s upsetting

These conservative judges are scum. I hope I live to see them charged and convicted of crimes against humanity or something

This supports my hypothesis that people are mostly emotional. They’re angry and scared so they lash out. They’re not thinking in a calm detached manner.

Somehow we need to direct all the negative emotions towards the people who actually deserve it

Republicans have terrible economic policies. Voting for Republicans for economic reasons is stupid. Even if you’re rich, if you care about the long term.

No. A well executed flirt can make someone interested when they weren’t before. You flirt with the cute girl at the party and if she’s receptive, maybe ask her out or ask to kiss. Or not. Sometimes flirting is just fun for itself.

Standing there in chaste politeness is going to create a whole different scene with different outcomes.

I can’t speak to Germany specifically, but a lot of people don’t think very much at all. They feel things, and make up words to justify their feelings. (We all do this to some extent, but for some people it seems like that’s the only process running)

Republicans are an existential threat. No republican should be allowed to hold office. They should be ashamed to show their faces in public. Someone revealing they’re a republican should get the same reception as someone saying “I kick puppies”. (Though, given some high ranking republican is out and proud about shooting a puppy, maybe I should find a new metaphor)

I don’t have strong feelings. I don’t want to see like ultra low quality dick pics. There’s probably a name for that kind of grainy, poorly lit, dick close up photo.

You can be an extremely hot man but if you can’t converse better than “idk lol” and never ask any relevant questions, you’re unlikely to have a good time. People like when potential matches are interested in them.

Your message I’m replying to seems fine, so that’s promising.