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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

If you wanted to stop 9/11 you could also kill the people that will commit the act as they get on the plane. You would need 2 other people though at least.

You wouldn't even have to go that far.

You would just need 3 people to cause enough of a nuisance on each flight once the doors are closed to cause the flights to never take off.

Solar_Crimson posted...

I missed this one, but the only things that could be planned for are natural disasters in most cases. Other than those... Yeah. It's a completely different world.

Hell, all the media made since would either be completely different or slightly different, or just not exist, since they would all have to be recreated off the memory of those who were originally involved.

On a personal level, I'd probably live life with a more confidence, pre-knowing certain aspect of how my personal life played out.

BlackBlueButts posted...

Deplatforming works. Has anyone heard from Milo Yiannopolous in years?

I had no idea who that guys was till he was on Bill Maher's show 4-5 years ago.

And I honestly think that was the first and last time I ever saw him on anything.

I went with Y2K, because it's the only one where I could do absolutely nothing, and nothing would've changed.

Kinda like I did when y2K actually happened.

All the other ones, no one would've listened to me.

MyMainAccount posted...

Yes, but that's another pointless metaphor. The comedian isn't bringing a guy on who likes hitting dogs with his car and trying to discuss how we should consider doing it more.

Which is why I said it was true in certain cases.

Sometimes a joke is literally just a joke.

And one man's "scandal" is another man's "overblown reaction".

UnfairRepresent posted...

Right wing Joe Biden is considered a radical left extremist by Fox News

Even though he's keeping all of Trumps laws

figure that out

Kinda off topic, but the other day I was at the Gym, and they have 5-6 TVs set up and one (sadly) has Fox News on it.

The story, of course was about whether or not Biden is too senile to be President.

They had a guy on talking about how the signs of Dementia usually begin around the age of 71, and how the country would be better off with someone younger.

They they went on to talk about Trump, who is 75, and his plans on running in 2024 and how good of an idea it would be.

Lost_All_Senses posted...

Ask her if she can go grab my laundry out the dryer

Dynamite answer.

I can't be a beta. I have facial hair and what not.
I'm a manly man.

lol 2 people responded.

Wouldn't call that "Lot"

Maybe you just listen to shitty music that people would rather joke about than listen to?

There was a sequel?

Is Anne Hathaway in that one as well? I like her.

TendoDRM posted...

If everyone remembered, no game in any sport would play out the same way anyway.

I guess that's kinda true.

And who knows how the stock market would react if everyone knew of all the negative business decisions that would then not happen.

So basically everything you "know to happen" from the last 30 years most likely not happen, and all you'll know is that it did happen in some unknown parallel timeline.

RISEofCHRISTIAN posted...

Put it all on Bitcoin

But so would everyone else, making it basically worthless.

That would be like saying I'd bet on every Superbowl.

SO would everyone else, making the odds terrible and the payout even worse.

Remember when their HUGE, game-changing announcement was them signing Big Show?

MyMainAccount posted...

You think this is dungeons and dragons? Speaking is an activity, it has a reaction. "The pen is mightier than the sword" and all that; and a speech or a podcast is the verbal version of that.

But it is true in certain cases.

For example, a comedian that make a joke about, say, hitting a dog with a car is MUCH different than someone actually hitting a dog with a car.

NoMeLx22x posted...

I'm talking specifically about Chapelle or literally any other situation.

But it literally is avoidable. Just scroll past the tweet, change the channel, don't click that link, etc.

I bet there's a thousand Rogan/Chappelle stories out there that you're either actively avoiding, or have no idea are even out there, because they're happening in areas of media that you don't involve yourself in.

If it happened to EVERYONE, it would probably be mass chaos, as people would try to use it for monetary gain (stock market, sports gambling, etc) causing most monetary markets to crash on their heads.

NoMeLx22x posted...

This is irrelevant. You don't have to watch the special to be exposed to what he's saying, there's numerous clips/channels/tweets/articles covering it no matter what side of the aisle you fall on. Even just a casual scroll on twitter can lead to you seeing a name/controversy in the trending category and can lead to you discovering the situation.

Did you not read the rest of my post where I literally said about Rogan:

Even if you don't listen to his show (which I don't) sometimes hearing about it is unavoidable.

professor_jack posted...

I think this is at the heart of it. How is spotify a worse experience if it contains content you don't like, if you are never exposed to that content in any way?

If I understood this, I think I'd understand the logic behind deplatforming.

I don't really have an argument to convince you otherwise, as I feel the same way.

Like Chapelle said on one of this standups (not the most recent one that got him heat) "You put on Netflix and clicked on my face. No one is forcing you to hear this."

My guess is simply there's people that feel Spotify giving Rogan a platform that allows him to have guests that spread blatant misinformation on certain subjects does more societal damage than good. Even if you don't listen to his show (which I don't) sometimes hearing about it is unavoidable.

professor_jack posted...

Also, a company's motivation to react to calls to deplatforming makes some sense to me, the logic am I questioning is the actual calls for deplatforming. I do not understand the motivation of those.

It's with anything in life.

It's rare that someone loves every aspect of anything.

It's like saying you love a certain TV show, but can't stand one of the actors. You're (not you personally, but the proverbial "you") not going to stop watching the show, but tweeting things like "The show would be so much better if so-and-so wasn't on it or was played by a different actor".

Assuming this is about Rogan, people feel that Spotify would be a better experience if they didn't support Rogan's show and allow him the platform to release his (in their opinion) controversial/negative/divisive podcast.

professor_jack posted...

That's the logic of the platform, which makes some sense to me. But the logic of those calling for the deplatforming is what I am confused by.

Basically, it's the people using the platform not wanting to see it.

Some of it is easily avoidable, like not watching a comedian on Netflix you find offensive, or using Spotify despite not liking Joe Rogan.

Other times it's a matter of not wanting to give up on an entire product just because there's one singular thing about it that you don't like.

It would be like being a Mets fan and loving everything about the team but the 2nd baseman. Instead of abandoning the entire team, you call for them to trade or release that one guy.

UndefeatedGOAT posted...

Yeah I would love to see it, wed have to figure out a way to pay old people theyre retirement funds, but i feel its inherently evil

Company needs to grow for its stock to rise, must do tons of evil shit to grow

Company makes billions in profits, but the profits are less than last year? Cut wages, increase prices, lay people off

People would literally be working until the day they die if it wasn't for the stock market.

Monster Zero Ultra FTW

sondast posted...

Clinton rolls back national debt.
Bush adds trillions to national debt.
Obama reduces the debt deficit.
Trump adds trillions to national debt.
I think Im starting to see a pattern here.

There's a reason why something like 87% of all US recessions have happened while a Republican was in office.

Sackgurl posted...

you mean it's odd how affordable things are when it's 20 years ago and inflation steadily rises over time

Your own chart shows it depends on the item.

The person I responded to specifically mentioned fuel and groceries, the two things that went down and stayed (relatively) level during Obama's administration.

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Counter to that is that people (or a married/dating couple) could take that $2000 (assuming people will be getting $1k a month) and use it to buy their own home, build their own equity, and not worry about having a landlord.

They would then have their regular income to cover all other expenses.

RamboCell29 posted...

I haven't had any problems making money under Obama, Trump, or Biden's presidencies. But I sure can safely say I spent a lot more money under Biden and Obama for fuel, groceries, etc. than under Trump.

So yeah, Democrats seem to make living more expensive.

My guess is you were too young to remember gas being under $1.25 a gallon (going as low as 97 cents in the summer of 96) for most of Bill Clinton's Presidency.

It's odd how affordable things are when the President isn't running the country on a deficit.

Spoiler alert:

He sells "Trump 2020 Shirts"

CADE FOSTER posted...

100 years from now no one will know what Amazon and Walmart were tbh

Because they'll both be owned by Disney?

Axiom posted...

It's the natural evolution of things whether you like it or not. Mom and pop stores will never compete with them and people don't want to pay extra to keep them alive

If everyone actually did choose to go to mom and pop stores years down the line they would just become the new Wal Mart. The world was always headed towards a corporate dystopia

You need a VERY specific business to survive as a mom & pop nowadays.

Do we know the exact moment the country went from:

"I want everything fast at the lowest price possible"

to

"It's terrible how we can get everything so cheap and fast"?

I'm ok with that.

I'd say Harris, only because Bernie's policies are too extreme for everyone else in DC so it will truly end up with a Presidency of 4 years of getting nothing accomplished (through no fault of his own).

WingsOfGood posted...

To explain some more what I mean above that this is exactly what UBI is.

The point of UBI is to cover BASIC needs to not die.
Will you be able to buy a car with UBI? No.
Will you get a fancy place to live? No.
Can you eat at a fancy steakhouse with UBI alot? No.

Will it help you pay for rent and food? Yes.
Will it help you cover medical costs? Yes.

So, most people will infact still work jobs, even flipping burgers at McDonalds. Infact, more people might fill low wage jobs since they can afford to live while being at them.
More people can go to college since they won't have to kill themselves as much working multiple jobs to pay for it (unless greedy universities raise prices more).

Why? Because most people don't want just the lowest standard economy apartment as their standard of living.

Will there be male neets who are ok with that and just playing video games all day? Probably, but also most likely not anymore then than there is now.

If there's anyone out there that thinks the intention of UBI is "free money so you don't have to work" should really read this and then read it 4 more times.

Anyone pushing UBI tends to go no higher than a $1000 a month payout. Which is $12k a year.

That would barely cover groceries and utilities for a family of 4.

BUT, it would allow that family of 4 to take $12k of their actual income and put it away to help their children in the future, pay down their mortgage faster, replace a car they probably should've replaces years ago, afford home improvements they've been putting off for too long, etc.

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Well, along with the salary they were all getting paid.

It really depends on what your current situation is, monetarily.

To use myself as an example, neither amount would really change much for me.

I could probably use the lump sum to pay off my mortgage, and then take the $1700 monthly I was using towards my mortgage to invest. But it's really no different than just taking the lump sum and investing it.

But if you're just making it out there on your own, $195K would put a significant dent in a first time home purchase. Or basically using that monthly payouts to pay the mortgage and have a 4-5 year mortgage instead of a 15-30 year one.

ChopinList posted...

Is China trying to rig the Olympics for their athletes? It is kinda weird how China is never involved in any of the crashes or disqualifications.

I don't follow the Olympics, at all, but I would assume the committees that decide these things are multi-national, no?

PatrickMahomes posted...

Good. People need to be aware that there is great value in a trade school. The whole bit from Community about plumbing or A/C repair is spot on. Anything in that realm will always be a necessity and will always offer lucrative work at a fraction of the cost for a degree/license/whatever you get from one of those.

Good God THIS.

As the "You gotta go to college or else you're a loser" Boomer generation fades away, along with us Gen-X suckers that believed them go into the 2nd half of our lives, the Millennial and Gen-Y generations are realizing that there really isn't a stigma attached to what you do for a living anymore, as long as it's enough to keep your family living comfortably.

Both my kids and both of my nephews (ages ranging from 18-13) all realize this. My daughter wants to work in cosmetology, and all three of the boys are all looking into becoming either plumbers or electricians.

Don't get the vaccine. Don't have your kids get the vaccine.

Fine by me.

BUT...

Don't also complain about the places taking away "your freedom" because they require you to be vaccinated to do business with them.

assboobsgames posted...

And in that picture she is the highest risk person. Why is she the only one unmasked?

While it was extremely poor optics on her part...

She is vaccinated.

She is (most likely) tested regularly, so there's an extremely good change she does not have Covid.

Assuming the children are wearing the proper masks, the risk of her catching Covid in the 30 seconds she was maskless for this photo op is as near to zero as you can get.

But again, this is EXTREMELY poor optics.

I don't miss how single minded I used to be, I just miss how unacceptable it is to pretend to be simple minded as an adult.

For example, there's people here at my job that actually get mad at me because I won't engage in political discussions when a topic I'm not fully educated on comes up. They'll ask my opinion, and when I respond "I don't know, I don't really know enough about that to make a decision one way or another" they'll actually get mad at me.

I wish I was kidding.

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They would get dragged for it.

Because theyre not comedians.

And would 100% not preface the joke with a warning that its highly offensive.

And would 100000% not follow up with an explanation about why the joke is offensive.

Theyd just say it.

Femputer posted...

Everyone always says this but I simply do not believe it. Also I've lived in Texas and went out all the fuckin time and never heard it

I was at a TexMex place in Burleson and it 100% happened.

TwoDoorPC posted...

could be worse. they could be calling all soda coke.

I visited a friend who lives just outside the DFW area of Texas.

It was comical how they ordered their drinks when we went to dinner.

"I'll have a Coke"

"Ok, which kind?"

"Sprite."

Cuticrusader09 posted...

Depending on how close the warehouse is, it could be worth it for the gas. For me, its at least 25 cents cheaper per gallon than other places.

I pay for $120 executive membership and got a check back for $250 last year so I spend a ton at Costco (do the bulk of my grocery shopping there).

Yeah, when I used to live at home there was a BJ's Wholesale Club 5 minutes from my house and the savings on gas alone was worth the membership.

MFBKBass5 posted...

yep, and most other people who also say that their original content is mainly garbage.

I guess.

But, on IMDB:

Homecoming is rated 7.5/10
Sneaky Pete is 8.1
Bosh is 8.5
The Boys is 8.7
Maisel is 8.7

So, it sounds like "most people" disagree with you.

MFBKBass5 posted...

Maisel is the only decent one on that list, and even then, the third season was way worse.

Again, in your opinion.

MFBKBass5 posted...

Prime video sucks ass. Most of it is just advertising for add ones like HBO or showtime or additional paid content

plus their original shows are horrible

In your opinion.

Lovers of Bosch, Homecoming, Sneaky Pete, Maisel, The Boys, etc. would disagree.

Plus, the insane amount of terrible "so bad they're good" campy horror flicks make it worth the $139 alone.

5-Headed Shark, ThanksKilling, Killer Couch, VelociPastor, etc.