@EedenEnne Commercial activity is legitimate, social activity is not, so people yearn for a social life that they can see as legitimate within the broader culture's value system.
The biggest problem with cars is that they mean each new neighbor directly takes away from your quality of life, and a lot of very nasty politics directly follow once you internalize that
Average person: "hey does anyone know where I can get a good full size keyboard"
Mechanical keyboard hobbyist: "actually you want this instead, it saves desk space and you don't need those extra keys anyway"
@BHultra My parents did the same thing to my brother as a toddler because he wouldn't stay in his room during nap time. Pretty sure the door is still like that.
I hate america but I hate texas the most. I can't stand how they act like they're rugged frontier cowboys when their entire state is one big suburb. The most adversity a texan faces is being too obese to make it to the bucees jerky bar
A sad part about a relationship ending is you really miss the daily check-ins as life begins to pass by in this new reality. No more calls and texts when you or they get out of work, when you wake up, FaceTime before bed, little victories, bad news; updates, the “I love you”s.
I care about strangers because the people I love are strangers in the world and I would hope other people would care for them in moments of their life that occur outside of my presence. Not that complicated.
Ok, here's something I learned in high school humanities: As long as people believe that they have redress for injustice, either through courts or through political action (like voting), the people will choose nonviolent options.
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At minimum 10% of workers in the largest municipality in Strong's district are federal employees.
A headcount reduction on the order of those proposed by Vivek and Elon would impose great recession levels of unemployment on Huntsville.
Voting with your wallet is casting a ballot in a rigged election that's always won by the people with the thickest wallets, and statistically, that's never you.
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