Mine is that for a surprisingly large amount of people, the threat of punishment in the afterlife is all that’s keeping them from raping and murdering.

That’s how I became popular with the ladies when I went to band camp. I had extreme social anxiety about starting conversations with girls, so I bought a ridiculous hat in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Because I could wear that around them with no trouble for some reason

I didn’t have to initiate any conversations that year, they all came to me.

She’s known that since we found her in a length of old French drain pipe. She’s definitely a fiesty one, and loves getting under the sheets to attack us

Originally it’s because the brand name kinda aligned with the activity (Bulleit Frontier). I was wanting to try a new whiskey, so it made sense.

Then it just became what I grabbed before a trip because it was familiar and tasty.

It’s also partly because I can drink Bourbon like water, but rye and scotch not so much.

I had to deal with this shit until 2007. Then we got a shitty WISP the was marginally better.

Piper joins the morning stretches.

Edit: Piper discovering hammocks. Now it’s her designated ‘getting pet’ spot. The second we walk in the bedroom she hauls ass to the nearest hammock (there’s 2 cat trees in our room).

Eh, not necessarily. My dad became maga after his TBI. He was just a garden variety fiscal conservative before (because he’s a financial advisor).

But he’s also a diagnosed narcissist with an attachment disorder, so who knows

This one was on buddy. He gave AI full control over the listing and communications, so of course it gave a buyer the address.

Except they’re successfully bullying millions of people.

You’d be surprised. In the coms like boringdystopia, latestagecapitalism, and anarchy, the attitude is that there’s absolutely no upside to renting. Every tenant is getting screwed by every landlord.

Didn’t you know? Every landlord is a monster stealing from people who get absolutely no benefit from the arrangement. At least here on Lemmy, that is.

You can tell when people haven’t experienced home ownership before. It’s definitely a “grass is greener” thing, but owning a home is a major pain in the ass in many ways. I actually work with a few people who sold theirs and went back to renting because of it. I’d join them if we didn’t have more pets than the city allows.

The equity thing is always brought up, but any gains you make because of market fluctuations are only good for taking out loans, or making a profit when you go back to renting. The other houses on the market have increased in value along with it. Plus, any maintenance expenses are just keeping your house from losing value.

Rye is my goto backpacking whiskey, but otherwise I’m a bourbon man.

Or was, I guess, since I’ve retired from drinking.

Semen can also be a direct replacement for egg whites. There’s actually a cook book on it.

But you can buy your way out of jail for a relatively tiny amount, so it’s still accurate.

No, I’m not, unless data centers doing things like illegally running dozens of natural gas generators is just tech bro marketing hype.

Lol, China isn’t communist. It’s a mix of socialism and capitalism.

IPhones aren’t boiling the planet or violating copyright when you use them to make a meme.

I’d agree if the tool wasn’t an existential threat to humanity. Making memes doesn’t really justify its use

The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods.

GenAI is a product of the capitalists you’re criticizing. You’re being hypocritical by using it.