Lightor

@Lightor@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate this image because idiots will see it, not understand what its showing, and make up some crazy shit based on it.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Our universe? We gotta share?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Common Ground⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Stop letting them cause damage? We’re “letting” them do that? Sorry, we don’t have any control of them causing damage. Making sure they double down instead of seeing an opportunity to change only makes sure they cause more damage. Insulting them doesn’t make them want to stop.

  You seemed to miss the last part of that sentence, which is a very important part of it, the “in this quest for rehabilitation”. Let me give you an example and maybe that will be easier to understand. If you let a person stay at your house because they have no where to live and then steal stuff, that’s not ok. Now you bring them to therapy and explain why it was wrong and they promise to stop. Then you let them stay at your house and they still again. So you talk to them again and tell them they need to stop. They continue to steal. Now, at some point, you trying to reform this person is just an invitation to having your stuff stolen because it’s not getting through. You’re not “letting” them steal, but you are enabling them to do it when you know they most likely will. This is my stance on these people. MAGA supporters have “stolen” from us too many times for me to open my door and let them back in my house.

  Ironically, this is a response with a total lack of empathy. No, they largely do have empathy. They’re just told that the path that does the most good is the wrong one. They want to protect women, and they’re told that trans women are a threat to them. Sure, it’s lies, but they’re lies that abuse empathy. If they lacked empathy then the messaging wouldn’t target empathy.

  How am I not showing empathy? But moving past that, they don’t largely have empathy… Or do you think deporting people, banning books, telling people they aren’t the gender they claim to be, limiting health care, passing voter suppression, taxing the lower and middle class to fund tax breaks for the rich, you think all that shows empathy? People either know what they’re voting for and have no empathy or they are idiots who enabled horrible things. Either way they are not great people.

  No, we haven’t. Our political class has specifically sought to divide. Sure, they try to get republican support when they need to, though they don’t do it through going left. They do it through maintaining the status quo.

  I’m getting to the point where this has to be a troll. One side was literally making up insulting nick names for people, banning the press from even covering them, people running as dems them voting republican. Hell there are sitting members of or govt who think Jewish Space Lasers are real and that federal workers don’t deserve a paycheck or a job, they said that out right. The left isn’t doing all that. The left tried to use laws and order to bring Trump in order. Look at what he is doing right now, firing people en mass, putting media people in charge of the FBI and FDA. They aren’t talking to anyone about anything, they are forcing what they want, even if it breaks the law. Trying to act like one side is pure lawless while the other side is trying to use the law is silly.

  Regardless, it doesn’t matter what “we’ve tried” before. Its about practicality. What does telling them they are bad and can’t move past that do? It only ensures they’ll never be useful. That’s not the way forward.

  Dude, wake up. People are losing their jobs because of Trump and they still think it’s for the good of America. These are cult members. They are not interested in compromise or discussion, literally look what is going on in the govt right now and people still support it. Trying to appeal to them is like trying to appeal to Hitler in WW2, it doesn’t work. You’re the group in WW2 that thought Hitler could be reasoned with and kept trying to appease him. It doesn’t always work, this is one of those times.

  We need to push leftist policy, which they largely do agree with

  Out of touch doesn’t even begin to come close to addressing this… Holy crap man. Do you follow politics at all?

  invite them to join us

  Ahh yes, invite them to sabotage any plans we have. Great idea. Super naive, but great idea.

  If we don’t then we are stuck where we are, which personally I don’t really care for.

  No, we need to let them know that what they want and are pushing isn’t acceptable. This idea of you have of “just push leftist policies” ignores the how. There’s a reason why people call themselves “Forever Trumpers”, they will follow him to the end. This is not a group of people that can be reasoned with. Look at some of the street interviews of these people, they don’t care about policy, they care about their side winning, fully stop. That and marginalizing people. Those are the only policies the right has advertised and pushed, and the voters love them for it. That’s not a group looking to change their mind, that’s a group that needs to be cast out and shamed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Common Ground⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  At what point do you stop letting the person cause damage in this quest for rehabilitation? If someone knowingly hurts groups of people and is proud of it what is your path there? To rehabilitate someone like that they need empathy, the one thing Republicans lack en mass. That’s the only reason they are upset now, because it finally impacts them. If a person is proud of hurting people and lacks any empathy I don’t see a path to rehabilitation for them. And trying to do so just gives them more slack to cause more harm. We’ve tried talking and reasoning for years, look where we are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just think skibidibi sounds neat.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My highschool self saying “no dice” sarcastically needed to know this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The one change that worked: I set my phone to ‘do not disturb’ three years ago – and have never looked back⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I had to scroll too far for this. If your child is a school and there’s an emergency, or your husband gets into an accident, or a million other very important things. You’ll just get back to them whenever? This seems borderline neglectful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, dismissive of people’s efforts and non-stop insulting. Sounds like you’re not just ignorant, but full of misguided hate. I’m doing with this nonsense, stay angry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting read, thanks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I won’t argue Matthew since either way you look at it, it’s bad. Right there we’ve shown not everything he says is loving.

  Yes, everyone had slaves. But slavery is slavery, I’m not interested in the different flavors of slavery or justifying it because everyone did it. Jesus speaking about it and relating his people to slaves while not condemning it seems evil af to me. It’s owning people, it’s clearly wrong.

  I don’t misunderstand the difference, but you seem to think Jewish slavery was apparently not that big of a deal. I think owning someone, even if they seem like part of the family, is still wrong. Indentured servitude is wrong. Trying to split hairs is just justifying it. Jesus said “and a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.” Doesn’t sound loving to me.

  Here are some of the rules for Jewish slaves, and the consequences for hurting them

  • A master who knocked out a slave’gs eye or tooth must let him go free. No punishment, you just get to be free without an eye now.

  • If a master beat or harmed a slave, the slave could go free. Again no punishment, you just get to actually be free

  Kind seems like they aren’t treated fair. Jesus could have said something about that, but he never did. In fact he spoke to it without issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Can I see evidence you have of those historical accounts?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why we have the separation of church and state

  Weeps in Utahn

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Matthew 15, yes, shows the point.

  I highly disagree on Matthew 10, that seems like strong apologetics. I don’t see how saying he brings the sword means his people will suffer from spreading his word.

  John 14, still is gatekeeping. Also theres some irony there with the wealth of the church

  On Luke 12, yeah I get it. He also doesn’t condone slavery when having that discussion at all. Yes he uses the metaphor of servants awaiting their master’s return to illustrate accountability and judgment. But damn that’s a bad metaphor, equating people to slaves. If you read further you also see v4y refers to someone who understands what God expects but willfully ignores it. Jesus warns that such a person will face severe consequences. Kinda like a slave… Then in v48 he goes on that if the servant still does wrong but does not fully understand their responsibility. As a result, their punishment is lighter. Again, equating followers to slaves. Not only does he seem to not have issues with slavery, he seems to agree with some of the principles of it.

  The quotes don’t seem off to me, they seem to express the point I was trying to make. Maybe I could have offered more color or explanation but I stand by what I called out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I like stoned Jesus. Weed stoned, not biblical punishment stoned that is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Well if you think a leader being elected means everyone wants that leader then there’s not much of a conversation to be had, because that’s simply not true. Never has that been true throughout history.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Far to many people think that Jesus from the Bible was light skinned, even though he grew up in what we call the Middle East.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Umm there’s a few

  When he spoke of division instead of peace (Matthew 10:34-36, Luke 12:51-53)

  “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”

  Acting like a gate keeper of Salvation (John 14:6)

  “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

  Slavery and servanthood (Luke 12:47-48)

  “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.”

  Gentiles as ‘Dogs’ (Matthew 15:21-28)

  When a Canaanite woman asks for help, Jesus initially replies: “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

  There’s a few more, but I’m too lazy to keep going. The problem with the bible is it tried to be too many things at once. Especially trying to sell the concept of fear and love in one, which isn’t possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I just think the US is ridiculous with their passionate platitudes ( “This isnt Us”) and then they elect nazis (it absolutely is ye) and still manage to feel superior.

  Well one problem would be thinking everyone in the US is the same. Not everyone voted for him, not everyone wants this.

  Yes the US has a ton of problems, yes idiots are voting against their own self interest, but that’s not what the country is comprised entirely of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus, so many bad faith arguments. The KKK hanging black people in trees is not even remotely related to school shootings. Jesus, you are reaching just to fit some crazy native you have in your head.

  Demand progressive politicians? Ok, cool, and now come back to reality and what do we do when we demand those politicians and no one runs or they go unheard? Just cry and complain about how doomed we are? You want this make believe option that wasn’t even a choice, and for everyone to really behind it. Wake up.

  You’re so full of hate and don’t know how to process your emotions and this is what happens. You speculate wildly and make grand statements with no idea how they would even happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How does this pic show that Elon Musk doesnt know SQL?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My guess would be around your note. If someone mistakenly has two SSNs (due to fraud, error, or name changes), combining DOB helps detect inconsistencies.

  Some other possibilities, and I’m just throwing out ideas at this point:

  • Adding DOB could help with manual lookups and verification.
  • Using SSN + DOB ensures a standard key format across agencies, making it easier to link records.
  • Prevents accidental duplication if an SSN is mistyped.
  • Maybe the databases were optimized for fixed-length fields, and combining SSN + DOB fit within memory constraints.
  • It was easier to locate records with a “human-readable” key. Where as something like a UUID is harder for humans to read or sift through.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Things have not gotten better, seriously? Weird, I don’t see KKK members hanging people from trees anymore…

  Why isn’t everyone just stopping work? You must have a great life, because a lot of people live pay check to pay check and are just trying to survive. Protesting by not working could make them miss rent and be on the street. Do you seriously not understand that concept?

  The country was basically split on the vote and there was only 2 real options. What would you have suggested people did when it came time to vote? Throw their hands up and quit?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pay for it? How are you paying for it?

  Also there are programs that help non black poor people too. You seem like you’re not educated on this topic lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yeah, let's stop with this "don't judge people for their poiltics" bullshit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ya, I think calling them all Nazis isn’t accurate or right. But you can absolutely call them Nazi supporters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do the femcels and the incels not.... date each other?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This. My wife’s brother isn’t a bad looking dude. I’d say maybe a solid 6. But he is exclusively attracted to women who are models or could be. A girl could be at a bar that most would find gorgeous, way out of his league, and he would be physically repulsed by her. He would nit pick every aspect of her build, hair, etc. He’s currently 35 and alone, living in his dad’s basement. Oh and he is a corrections officer, so there’s that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And this would be a great approach is systemic racism didn’t exist

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So you are going to act like everyone in America is the exact same. With the same views? Did you miss the election where roughly half of the country didn’t want this or are you just lashing out because your stance was questioned.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why are you talking about white people jokes when I’m talking about systemic oppression.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Guy said he wanted to help people so have been and still are supposed and you took that as discrimination? I guess if we don’t help everyone all at once we shouldn’t help anyone?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So the US is a shitshow of systemic racism but you want everyone to stop talking about race? Sounds like a way to never fix the problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If racism still exists race still needs to be talked about…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top executive shot dead outside New York hotel⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, what else are people to do? They can’t vote them out, they can’t get health care without them, they are stuck in a system that bleeds them until they die. People want justice, and at some point will take it into their own hands. I see this as inevitable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bombs Awat⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some fish a pretty sensitive and require a lot of upkeep. These are not those fish.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pee posting?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re not a shower (showwer?) you’re a grower.

  Honestly seems like the better deal. Have that thing out of the way during day to day.