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- Comment on It's interesting that gun rights were sold on the basis of "resisting unlawful government." They seen to have caused unlawful government. 12 hours ago:
Well the founding fathers and the powers at be are directly opposed. If I ran a tyranny, the first thing I would do is push propaganda to heavily stigmatize anything that could jeopardize it. The result I’d be aiming for would be a dynamic where firearms are only in the hands of people who support the tyranny, while making sure anyone who would oppose it is piss scared to even be in the same room as a gun. I’d make sure to instill a complex stigma, such that the opposition not only feels a primal fear of guns, but also a fear of social consequences, since there are plenty of people for whom social outcast is worse than death.
- Comment on "Can i ask you for a favor?" Is it rude to say no? 1 week ago:
I should add… I also take self defense very seriously, I lived in a town with active neonazis for a good portion of my adult life (outside of my control)
My willingness to engage with strangers is backed up by street smarts, heavy emphasis on situational awareness, and a disarming personality. I also keep pepper spray in my hand in my coat pocket at all times and I carry a handgun.
IMO nobody should let low scam resistance and physical vulnerability stop them from engaging with strangers if they have the ability to properly mitigate these risks. Wise up, get training, become exceptionally dangerous so you have the choice to be exceptionally kind.
If weapons are offputting to you due to cultural or political reasons, get fit and allow yourself to sprint the other direction if you feel threatened. This is the best way to win 90% of self defense encounters anyways.
- Comment on "Can i ask you for a favor?" Is it rude to say no? 1 week ago:
When I was growing up, attending Jewish day school, my Rabbi taught me that an opportunity to help a stranger is a gift. I would entertain the question and I recommend that you do too in the future. Obviously you don’t need to comply with any unreasonable requests but typically a stranger is only going to ask you for something that takes like 2 minutes of your time and no real loss.
Helping people is enriching and will give you a sense of well-being in this fucked up grim world. You come out ahead in these situations. On the flip side, it’s clear that refusing this stranger is eating at you at least a little and has done some tiny damage to your soul, strictly figuratively speaking.
- Comment on What is something you like to tell people? 2 weeks ago:
GrapheneOS btw.
No proprietary software in my life other than games.
Don’t need AI to code.
- Comment on How to hold onto a subway pole 2 weeks ago:
nasty and inconsiderate
- Comment on Good shit 5 weeks ago:
Good save
- Comment on Good shit 5 weeks ago:
I may be contemplative but I’m not refined, I’m quick to anger, and I treat my body like shit. I’ll never be him.
- Comment on Good shit 5 weeks ago:
That’s because it’s not an insinuation. I think if you take off the bad vibes only lens it’s pretty obvious that this is a sarcastic way of describing a type of man who is refined and contemplative, probably not quick to anger, cares about their health. And these are painted as desirable traits since this is a guide on how to attain them.
I think you could stand to try to make sense of nuanced irony a little better. You would at least be a little less agitated day to day.
- Comment on Got kicked out of Hell for harshing the vibe 1 month ago:
You’re delusional in the other direction. Take the normalpill, bro. Reality is more or less neutral to you almost all the time.
- Comment on Generational differences 1 month ago:
dude, 15 minutes? I watched my friend take a dab for the first time and he was unresponsive for two fucking hours. He was standing upright staring at the horizon without moving an inch. He only spoke once, about an hour in, and he said “time is nothing”