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volvoxvsmarla ,

I dare not google... Eye worms???

volvoxvsmarla ,

Remind me 19 years

volvoxvsmarla ,

Man it would be hilarious if you found a partner who had a severe shellfish allergy.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Glad to hear it didn't cause issues! May it never do so in your future. I knew a girl who loved cats and had to get rid of her cat(s) that she had from late childhood/early teens because her boyfriend was severely allergic to cats and there was no other way if they were to live together. Everyone who knew her thought she'd rather give up a guy than the idea of ever having a cat again but well there they go, I think they married two years ago (after dating for like 12 years). But the choice to never live the cats infused life she wanted was hard. Apparently she would have been more willing to compromise on having kids (despite really wanting a family) than on giving up cats.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Man that sounds pretty great ngl

volvoxvsmarla ,

The granddaughter is still a kid developing her taste. It is actually a nice touch because this implies the daughter wasn't raised to like metal and chose the music as the one she liked herself (ofc with her parents' influence) and now also doesn't push her own daughter into a direction while she is still a child.

That was my read of the white shirt and it's nice to see that someone else noticed the shirt progression.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Sadly where I live people would go even crazier about an empty garden because it gives them more opportunity to fill it up themselves

volvoxvsmarla ,

Same for these INTF tests or whatever the acronyms are or the Big Five. The questions are so on the nose that it is impossible to take them seriously after question 3.

volvoxvsmarla ,

You really managed to live up to your goal of finding the ugliest crocs. Congrats!

volvoxvsmarla ,

Isn't that basically what Matriks404 said? That WWII didn't happen because of Hitler and that killing off Hitler wouldn't have prevented it. It would have happened anyway, the question is in what manner, at what point in time exactly, and if it wasn't led by Hitler it would have been someone else, who might have been even more catastrophic.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Ah ok sorry I thought you meant he was wrong. Then let's say all of us agree on the matter

volvoxvsmarla ,

Around half of the US population has hypertension.

I'm guessing you wouldn't want your doctor just assuming you have it and start treating it though.

I have to disagree with a reply to this before me because I think this example doesn't do the comment about statistics mentioned above justice.

You don't want your doctor to treat you for hypertension, but you want him to check you for it to catch it early if you have it if you fall into a category that makes it more likely you have hypertension. This does not mean he should ignore the possibility of a disease in a non-high-risk group either.

Equally, black students being statistically speaking worse at math does not mean you should look at a black student and assume he is bad in math. But it can mean that funding for programs targeted at helping minority students going to math tutoring can be better justified.

I will not argue that based on statistics you should make assumptions about people, hell no. This is obviously racist. But assuming statistics (and being aware of them) are first and foremost racist would just be equally wrong.

The phrasings in the meme can be described as racist. But the structural problems that racism created and that lead to these assumptions cannot be fought by ignoring them.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Or, you know, fight to see the system change hopefully within your lifetime and provide a better future for the generations to come. Because they will come, no matter whether you personally have kids or not. Your procreation choices are entirely up to you.

Yes, you are not responsible that someone else fucked up. That masses of people fucked up. You are not responsible to clean up the mess it caused. But, you know, you can still help.

volvoxvsmarla ,

laughs in unemployment

volvoxvsmarla ,

Yeah this post must come from uncultured (but likely very popular) teenage girls, probably sophomores.

Source: I am, as well, currently whelmed in Europe.

volvoxvsmarla ,

90ds? Means nothing outside of the woods either

volvoxvsmarla ,

Jesus this works so well on toddlers. Especially your own.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Jesus Christ that guy got balls of steel... And no appendix anymore.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Vote, people I don't care who you vote for but you have to vote because apathy is how we get fascism.

Nervous German laughter

We will probably get fascism with our next federal state's election, since AFD is projected to win by far more votes than any other party. Whelp.

I've met a young mom who, while not voting for AFD itself, does hope they will win the election because "then the voters will finally get heard and we also get to see what the party actually wants to implement, otherwise it's just big talk but it's interesting to see what they would do once they are in power." ...Can we not find out please? I hope it would just be big talk but I really don't care to find out. I am superwhite but I don't have a German passport and I don't want to know.

But back to the actual topic, I absolutely agree with you and not voting is always, always a bad idea. Hell, not two weeks ago I went to Berlin, paid for a hotel and stood in a long line to vote for the rigged elections in Russia. I know my voice will not be heard and it still felt imperative. Please, please go vote if you're in the USA ( - or anywhere where your voice will actually at least be counted). I hate to say it but our future also depends on what your country decides.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Kinda same

volvoxvsmarla ,

This reminds me how I wasn't allowed to bring my own pen to vote in Berlin last weekend (Russian presidential election) because this is a security risk and I might stab someone to death... Yeah sure

volvoxvsmarla ,

these spaces serve a public good, for neighborhoods, and the unhoused.

This is why I don't get the generalized hate on taxes. If I worked and had to give like 90% away for taxes and was left just with pocket money I would be absolutely on board if that meant that the money went to what you mentioned above. Guaranteed healthcare, good education for kids, an apartment, basic foods. Imagine having everything you need provided to you and just having 200-300€ a month to spend on what you will. Theater, movies, a fancy restaurant, or save up for a small trip. And all the while you know you're safe, and your neighbor is safe, and in the fancy third wave coffee shop you sit next to the garbage man and the finance attorney because both have pretty much equal money to spend. But somehow just the idea of having to pay taxes turns so many people off.

volvoxvsmarla ,

"I'm just rational and I don't like when people suffer"

volvoxvsmarla ,

Your reply is so weirdly wholesome

volvoxvsmarla ,

That was a very interesting read. Do you have any examples of queerbaiting or portrayed relationships that are commonly mistaken for queerbaiting in shows? Being a very boring stereotypical heterosexual, I've never paid attention to that, and I admit I haven't heard the term before today.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Thank you!

volvoxvsmarla ,

I know TNG as The Naked Gun but I've never run into any TNG references on lemmy... Could it mean something else here or did I just miss out?

volvoxvsmarla ,

I assume this implies that there is more than one star trek, good to know

volvoxvsmarla ,

I just don't know anyone who watches star trek, it was that show that was on when there were no cartoons on rtl 2 and that's all I know... So I never got sucked into it. Purple suits, bald guy, people with wavy foreheads, and there's the moderator of x factor.
But I can tell it apart for star wars so that's something I guess (not that I am much more knowledgeable when it comes to star wars).

volvoxvsmarla ,

That.... Sounds unpleasant.

I'll be back in the closet

volvoxvsmarla ,

Where is that from?

volvoxvsmarla ,

It's probably a dumb question but have you tried leaving them a note?

volvoxvsmarla ,

I swear my toddler is growing up to be Jim, she just plays standing all day. Hardly ever sits on the floor and the whole table-chair-concept is being ignored. Whenever she's eating it seems like she belongs next to a food truck.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Tbh we wash them and use them for really dirty stuff. Like when you need to remove mold with a chlorine spray or poop from your shoes. Then they get tossed because there's no way I am washing that again.

We're phasing out single use sponges though, but now I don't know what to use for the really dirty stuff.

volvoxvsmarla ,

We use a combination of brushes with wooden heads (I don't like stuff with handles though), structured cotton towels from the drug store, and sponges from Ikea called "Pepprig" which I think work best for most things. They are also plastic but you can wash them easily.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Same. We actually cut them in half before we use them (no this is not a way to save up $10k in a year) and then quarter them when they turn to crap sponges xD

volvoxvsmarla ,

So true, I always hear Fight Club's narrator say "I wanted to destroy something beautiful" when I cut that new sponges

volvoxvsmarla ,

Also looks more like a champagne bottle to me. (Which would also be easier to pop open without an opener than a wine bottle, I still remember trying to open a wine bottle with a stick)

volvoxvsmarla ,

I know this will sound severely alcoholic but for years I carried around a corkscrew just in case. I was kind of traumatized by how I managed to buy a bottle of wine when I was 15 (in Germany wine is legal from age 16) but I had no opener so we tried for hours to push the cork inside with a stick and I did not want to repeat that. It worked but the cork broke and we had very crumbly wine. Don't recommend it.

volvoxvsmarla ,

I also thought about that, might have been a screw bottle. But that bulky part on top looks like champagne to me, but of course I could be wrong

volvoxvsmarla ,

Stealing bison poop I guess

volvoxvsmarla ,

the opposite seems to be the case here

Cries in Lindner

volvoxvsmarla ,

There is for sure a YouTube video or there where a therapist reacts to memes and comics and diagnoses them with unsecure attachment styles

volvoxvsmarla ,

Got me in the first half, not gonna lie

volvoxvsmarla ,

Do you have one or two examples of recipes from the book that you think are good?

volvoxvsmarla ,

Great idea but still unfair. It is the same as a high salaried person being able to afford quitting their job and take a couple of months to look for another or go on parental leave. They can afford it because they have savings. A day fine will also hit the poorest the most, because they don't have savings to afford paying such a fine.

And as @brisk pointed out, wealth isn't income

volvoxvsmarla ,

It doesnt make a difference if the person who committed the crime has more or less money

Of course it does. A poor person might find themselves in a situation where they have to steal groceries or other necessities for pure survival. If I were poor and needed diapers and there was no governmental support program available I would also steal them. Or formula or whatever. A rich person can afford all of that. If they steal groceries it is for the thrill, not out of necessity.

Also, note that really bad crimes (murder for example) are not fined. In that sense it does not matter what the financial status of the perpetrator is. Although filthy rich people can sometimes even buy their way out of these crimes.

volvoxvsmarla ,

Well we went down a road that I think we need to track back.

Poor people committing "necessary" crimes is not the focus and should not be. The whole idea of necessary crimes that should not be punished is awful - we should focus on building a society where people don't end up in a position where they have to steal (etc.) to survive. If we are already thinking of how to better jurisdiction I'd argue we have space to assume we can also better their situation in general. We want to deter them from crimes the most, yes, but not by scaring them with the consequences of being caught - we want to deter them by making them unnecessary. No person should be poor, period.

I think what this comes down to is the question of fines themselves. It has almost something catholic about it. You buy yourself out of punishment. I'd argue that this concept is flawed in itself, no matter how you adjust it.

My guess is that this is what the post was supposed to say. Money in itself isn't too much of a fair concept, or a just one. But punishment, law enforcement, etc, should be, despite taking place in a capitalist society.

What it comes down to would probably be something like social service (my guess). Is the crime committed violent and does the perpetrator pose a severe security risk to society? Then a correction facility that focuses on healing, mental and physical health, rehabilitation and reintegration into society should be the choice. The crime was something that could also be fined? Cut the fine, make it a social service. Picking up trash from sideroads, cleaning public toilets. This will benefit the public/society and no one can buy their way out of it.

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