themeatbridge

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If most of us believe what we're told, if we are obedient that way, and keep an eye on our possibly-deviant neighbors, and those neighbors know that they are being watched, that's good enough.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Good enough for what? Obedient to whom? Deviating from what? What the fuck are you talking about?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Batman has an awful lot of villains with doctorates.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My favorite moment from the old Batman animated show was when the rogues were sitting around telling their stories about how they almost got Batman. Actually, I wouldn’t do it justice, just watch it here:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUr7bM1A6s

  Of course there’s a twist at the end that changes the moment a bit, but it was still hilarious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Batman has an awful lot of villains with doctorates.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Batman is the world’s greatest detective. His villains need to compete on an intellectual level, and in fiction a doctorate is short-hand for “smart” and “an expert in the field.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Artificial Lifeforms gain sentience, would they be in the right to kill their creators in order to gain freedom?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That raises an interesting thought. If a baby wants to crawl away from their mother and into the woods, do you grant the baby their freedom? If that baby wanted to kill you, would you hand them the knife?

  We generally grant humans their freedom at age 18, because that’s the age society had decided is old enough to fend for yourself. Earlier than that, humans tend to make uninformed, short-sighted decisions. Children can be especially egocentric and violent. But how do we evaluate the “maturity” of an artificial sentience? When it doesn’t want to harm itself or others? When it has learned to be a productive member of society? When it’s as smart as an average 18 year old kid? Should rights be automatically assumed after a certain time, or should the sentience be required to “prove” it deserves them like an emancipated minor or Data on that one Star Trek episode.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think there’s a fine line between victim-blaming and identifying an object lesson. We all understand why people started using twitter, and people are creatures of habit. But this is an example of why people should stop using twitter. We’re not saying “this is your fault because you’re stupid if you’re still on twitter.” The message is “this should serve as a wake up call to anyone stuck in their habits.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone else over April Fools being an extension of companies R&D depts⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s like Superbowl ads. April Fools used to be a chance for websites and retailers to have a little fun and do something to grab attention. And what started as a clever little adventure became a capitalist grind for the mill.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you work hard enough, your work will [pay off].’ And that’s not true.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I always tell my kids, you can try your best and still fail. Sometimes you will succeed without any effort at all. Luck will affect the outcome of anything you do.

  But you have to be ready for the luck. You have to work hard to be in a position to take advantage. Hard work can mitigate your failures, and any effort you put into doing your best is never wasted because you’re trying to be the best version of yourself.

  That’s why you try. Not because you might win and get wealth and fame and glory. You try because you want to be the person who tries.

  See also, honesty, kindness, generosity, forgiveness. These are not things we do to be rewarded. The universe (not to mention other people) is going to let you down more often than not. You should still be honest and kind and generous and forgiving and hardworking because that’s the person you want to be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Always guard against living in the world of fantasy rather than undeniable facts⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And annoying because everyone, regardless of their political belief, thinks they are the second person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that in the US, denaturalization, the process of revoking a person's citizenship, does not require proof "Beyond reasonable doubt"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It still requires due process.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US retailers haggle with suppliers after Trump tariffs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would love to be able to buy directly from suppliers instead of being forced to shop at Walmart or Target (or Amazon).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can Christians, Muslims or Jews worship or pray to pagan gods?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can Christians, Muslims or Jews worship or pray to pagan gods?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can a soccer player hold a soccer ball in his hands?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i’m not religious. stop trying to force me to be.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d argue that anyone claiming to be a Christian believes they are making an effort to follow the teachings of Christ as they understand them.

  I’m not sure why you think where you live is relevant, but OK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i’m not religious. stop trying to force me to be.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus Christ had a lot of teachings, one of which is that all humans are imperfect. All fall short, and let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Does that mean you aren’t a Christian, since you’re expecting perfection of Christians?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨i’m not religious. stop trying to force me to be.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok, but a “Christian” is anyone who claims to be a Christian. There are no other unifying features of Christianity that make one a “True” Christian. Of course, all Christians claim to be the “True” Christians, and claim that any Christians who do not meet some arbitrary requirement aren’t really Christians. All Christians have equal claim to the ideology, and this equally validates their claim to be Christians and invalidates their claims that others are not real Christians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Delicious⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just don’t try to tell me it’s fucking “uncured.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Severance the new Lost?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, that’s kinda what they said about Lost, but then they had to fill 3 seasons because the network wasn’t ready to end it, and by the time they got to the end, everyone had guessed the twist and it went out with a whimper.

  Of course we’ve had other terrible endings to massive shows since then, so

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nobody Wants a Nazi Electric Car⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Musk is getting $8 million each day from the US government to destroy the US government. He was given $44 billion to destroy Twitter. He’s not worried about money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's easier to shoot, a bow or a firearm?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask yourself a question, have you ever heard of a toddler accidentally shooting someone with a bow? Firing a gun is so easy that you have to keep them away from babies or the babies are likely to kill themselves.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I miss them so much.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s how I always made them, but I don’t know that my recipe is any sort of authentic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I miss them so much.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Almost everyone overcooks eggs. The whites should be silky, and the yellows creamy. If the white is rubbery or the yellow chalky, then it’s like an overcooked steak. Like yeah, technically you can eat it, but it’s not the best form it can take.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Refreshing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  My physics professor bore witness to the prophecy, but I never believed I would live to see it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why have an adversarial legal system?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Just to glom onto this correct answer, the system OP describes is the ideal for prosecutors. It’s not supposed to be adversarial. The prosecutors are supposed to exercise their judgement and seek justice, not victory. Unfortunately, prosecutors are evaluated on conviction rates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Tldr: she had to track down a Microsoft executive at a social event during TrustCon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic sues Fortnite cheater, donates his winnings to charity, forces him to publicly apologise, bans him for life, and all but sends him to his room without dinner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Banned from Fortnite for sharing accounts to qualify for the tournament…

  “I won’t ever cheat in Fortnite again.”

  Seems like he didn’t get the message.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Up for it; down for it. Same thing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Up for it means you’re enthusiastic about making an effort. Down for it means you are fully committed to a course of action. It’s a slight nuance, but there is poetry in precision.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, US envoy says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesn’t sound like Ukraine will be included, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Its so joever⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I was on Facebook where I saw a short video with a text to voice narrator describing a story from a news article that was written about a Reddit AITA post. The audio played over a video of several clips of different ragebait 5 minute craft videos.

  I had to light a candle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What happened to Pez?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I recently had some pez for the first time in like 20 years. The candy was better when I was a kid. I can still remember the grape and strawberry flavors, and the modern ones are shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why was there a pro-Hitler, Holocaust-denying ad on X?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Why? Because it’s owned by Nazis.