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if the thing we have labeled "life" on this one planet, this one context on this one planet we use an example, exists anywhere else, and if this thing we can barely define in our o…

I'm seeing things like this. I should have more specific. I have metabolic syndrome. With variants like Omicron that have higher ability to bypass vaccines, I'm not taking the risk…

I have diabetes, which makes it extremely dangerous to contract covid. I'm fully vaxxed and boosted, but Omicron breaks through vaccine protection. I also like my apartment and the…

Do you know where they don't charge? I'd be curious to see how it works there, how they fund that garbage pick up.

My mask is N95 in public, but my main strategy is to almost never leave my apartment, which I live in alone. I think when people start talking about mask efficacy, it also depends …

Judging by the number of times I've read something similar, A lot of people lately seem to be imagining a civil war is imminent, but it actually takes more than angry people who ha…

Exactly. People here seem to be trying to apply the logic of a global capitalist system to a feudal one and assuming they work the same

just was about to post that. that opening chapter horrified me. i had to put the book down and come back another time

What did he mean garbage pickup is free at home? I've always paid for garbage pickup at home

I never once heard nor thought the matrix sequels were planned from the beginning. The first movie is completely self-contained. The feel of the sequels is of someone stretching ou…

It's like Merkel all over again. "what? you're spying on me too? well, that's wrong."

does this service work for you? My feed never downloads anything.

The internet was designed for free information exchange. If people struggle to turn it into E-commerce, I couldn't care less.

this is shocking news back in July.

blaming the poor countries for their poverty, because of "stupid policies" displays an overwhelming lack of historical knowledge.

What "proven science" is there for matching potential roommates? If there is no such, perhaps Meyers-Briggs is the best available non-proven science.

I like this. Living in America, I get bombarded with the Libertarian idea that one should focus on the self so much that I forget that there was a time when focusing on the progres…

These seem to be all points for the ADHD/OCD set, which does not include everyone. Clutter doesn't bother me, not in my sink, not on my desk, not on my desktop. I can't work, becau…

I agree with this. In order to be a citizen of a democracy, you need to be informed. Most things require research and listening to different points of view. They can't just be reas…

but your friend or acquaintance will have heard it from "the news", so it will be the same as watching it yourself as far as being informative, and without looking into the issue y…

That's what I said when I read this. Who cares? After I'm dead, I don't care what details people know about my life. In fact, I'm glad. I've been wondering how to get passwords to …

This story took a long time to explain a simple concept.