AmidFuror
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I couldn’t imagine bringing a gaming device to a family Thanksgiving celebration and insisting on being able to use it instead of socializing with the people physically there.
Doctor who?
23·5 days agoSir Thomas Moore’s Utopia fits this bill if we assume for the moment that slaves don’t count toward the equality aspect, beings slaves and all.
I wish they would just give the answer in the headline instead of burying it in the article. I want to know who recommends it without having to follow the link, but no!
3·6 days agoI ordered my last hamburger to stop choking me.
Next you’ll tell me “kangaroo” isn’t an aboriginal word for “I don’t understand.”
Yes, that refers to life imprisonment.
You can get a subscription to Consumer Reports. They do thorough and reliable ratings of a lot of things. Not sure about thermal cameras, though. I mean it as more general advice.
2·6 days agoJust put Gene in the washing pod right next door.
At least your post asked for those opinions. This one wants to explore what was bought and is answered by a bunch of unhelpful “nothing” comments with the occasional “and here’s why no one should” thrown in.
We already had the post criticizing Black Friday. That was the place to virtue signal how you don’t fall for consumerism traps. Yet here we are again with all those responses.
7·7 days agoThe entirety of the evidence is the account of the historian Filiu.
“The [Israeli] rationale [was] to discredit Hamas and the UN at that time … and to allow [Israel’s] clients, the looters, to either redistribute the aid to expand their own support networks or to make money out of reselling it in order to get some cash and so not depend exclusively on Israeli financial support,” Filiu said.
That’s pretty powerful to have an eye witness able to testify directly about Israel’s rationale.
42·7 days agoLike many other commenters here, I spent the day not shopping, not watching TV (I don’t even own one and haven’t even heard of your favorite streaming services), not listening to any popular music or even the A sides of albums by some bands you’ve never heard of, eating only whole foods that didn’t show any form of suffering during their demise when harvested from the community garden, identifying 2026 candidates to align with (whom I shall never name here lest someone bring up an imperfect act they once failed to adequately denounce), and telling loose acquaintances that I am an ally for their non-traditional romantic entanglements.
Was it Black Friday?
Yours is the vegan of sociopolitical attitudes.
I’ve never seen a turtle, but I understand what you mean.
What’s a tortoise?
Think Incredible Hulk crossed with King Kong.
Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:
Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply: “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”
Bring the discussion back to substance: “Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”
Sometimes a light touch reduces tension: “If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”
If the person refuses to engage: “If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”
You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.