

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.


Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.


You’re the same as literally every other person in the field with whom I’ve ever talked to about this. And it’s been a lot.


Enough money can remove the barriers to happiness.
If I suddenly had enough money to not need to work on order to survive, I would still “work,” except it would be on my own terms, not someone else’s. There are loads of things I want to do and not enough time to do them. I dream of being able to prioritize my own time for myself rather than needing to sell a third of my life to a megacorp for bread.


The lowest-hanging fruit are jobs that exist solely to work against other jobs, e.g. the entire health insurance industry vs. literally every medical professional.


The only thing to “get” is that the show was written solely to drive engagement: constant cliffhangers at the cost of a coherent or consistent plot.


Not like this


Never apologize for being old
Get mad at them for having the audacity to be so young


So should we all stop using Lemmy because it was made by a Tankie?
Only 40%.
Still terrifyingly high.