I know this even without the research. I have IBS, and my modd can change on a dime at the same time my gut changes moods. Like, if I get gas, or indigestion, it can be quite sudden. And at the same time my entire demeanor will flip like a switch. Sometimes before I feel it in my gut. Like I can be asking myself why am I so depressed and then the guy bomb will hit and I’m like oh, that’s why.

I’m a xennial and I feel the exact opposite. Although I do choose chat over other methods in some situations.

Einstein might have something to say about that. Not necessarily a counter argument. But something for sure. Or maybe his chauffeur…

Actually there are whole segments of science that deal with the problem of observation. Many things are altered by the very act of observing. Some of those are easy to understand. Like photons being used to observe things will drastically alter subatomic particles. Other are a complete mystery.

I am not qualified in the sciences, just what I’ve picked up a long the way.

Fair enough. But at the same time, Andrew Jackson is dead. So we aren’t really bound to logistics here.

I just find that story funny in a I’m glad that is far in the past kind of way. That and the cheese wheel. And the Gatsby style parties in the White House.

Yeah, I completely agree. Except I feel like posting the automod screenshots should be the expected norm, not something that pokes the bear. That just seems like accountability to me.

I am no fan of American conservatives. But that doesn’t mean I can’t take criticism about all aspects of politics and consider the different viewpoints. Like you said, unacceptable for a news community to do this.

Uh, you do know about the guy who tried to shoot him, right?

I recognize this as English.

I’ll have to look into everything you said here. I may be old, but I’m always game to learn new tricks. Thanks.

Repeated days without enough sleep is the real problem. It catches up on you. Sleep debt is cumulative over a week or more.

Yeah. That’s why I still give it an upvote. Mods shouldn’t be deciding what information we get to process in a news community. News and data is new and data. This optional truth is getting out of hand in every political direction.

Doing the good work here. Balanced and fair reporting in a see if dishonesty. (No, this isn’t sarcasm)

Thanks!

So you want to get beaten almost to death by him with his cane? (Had to double check I was on Lemmy before using that string of words. I don’t need another misunderstood reddit ban)

I honestly think he would be most disappointed that the White House doesn’t still stink of cheese. And he would probably try to fist fight Trump.

In a way, I think I would like seeing him get dumped on the GOP for a year or two. Of course I am only guessing that he would align himself with that party. Purely for political opportunity, not because his ideology would match theirs per se.

How do you patch to remove ads?

This!

But old people like me quote cliches with wreckless abandoned. And don’t feel guilty about at all.

We can dream, friend. We can dream.

It’s going to be fun watching all of these traitors stand trials for their crimes.

It’s me, I’m the problem… (Sorry I’m old and couldn’t help it)

Alpha male is the easiest way a person can say they either had shitty parents or they ignored everything they were taught to be shitty all by themselves.

No. The definition of capitalism has been utterly confused by politicians who couldn’t steal and corrupt under its basic principles. Which makes it really freaking hard to explain the best practices for economics (as in what has been proven over and over again to work best overall) when every word is overlayed with a false definition. In reality democratic socialism is just a marketable name for what capitalism really is.

Capitalism is the idea that if the government doesn’t own everyone, and everyone is free to work for their own living, and (here is the key part) there are laws and regulations to prevent anyone from taking advantage of anyone else (that’s the free market part) then everyone will work together to create the best economy possible. One where there is no central planning (as opposed to a king appointing a Lord over an area), just everyone free to do whatever they do best.

Our current economy isn’t capitalism. It is too far to the right into oligarchy (which gives corrupt control to a few and everyone else is unable to participate in the market freely) to be a free market economy. We absolutely must move to the left, introducing regulations and investing in public infrastructure and education to return to real capitalism. But I doubt there is any chance of that in our lifetimes. Not without some terrible revolution and all the failures that will bring before we return to sanity.

To be clear, I am not arguing for anything you probably associate with capitalism as being good or best. I am arguing that no one ever should have associated those things with capitalism, and that the misdirection was created decades ago so the wealthy could subjugate us under a manufactured income gap and economic oppression.

I recently quit caffeine (a long with major diet changes and exercise, I’m down fifty pounds). I was a daily energy drink abuser. Sometimes more than one a day. I had my first Red Bull in four months the other day. That’s how I learned that the massive cramps I was getting in my hands and feet was from the caffeine.