Politics

Europeans aren't poor. They are illiquid. Much of Europe's wealth is stored in safe streets, nice parks, public transit, "free" healthcare, etc. which, it turns out, are too socially expensive for Americans to maintain. Americans take the money instead. The rest is only natural.

At the risk of making twitter really mad, I think “no ethical consumption under capitalism” means stuff like no matter how you get your produce, someone in the supply chain was exploited not like “fuck it - $500 SHEIN hauls”.

The “male loneliness epidemic” is sociologically real and societally detrimental but the notion that it’s somehow caused by women or women’s problem to solve is absurdly hilarious.

the era of "damn thats crazy", "yapping", and "who asked" actually killed off so many peoples ability to start and hold a conversation about their interests in a healthy manner

One of the biggest ways Trump changed America is a variety of people now use a presidential nominee as a consequence, a threat, a slur—something to impose on people you'd like to hurt, even if it hurts you too.

It's so sad that this AI movement never even considers solving problems for humans. They solve problems for companies.

MLK, Jr. succeeded because he crafted his message for a broader audience. Today's protestors ought to learn from his strategy. Most folks aren't paying attention until extreme events happen. Don't give others the opportunity to paint you as an extremist when you're not.