• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    6 hours ago

    Honestly they look like they’d be annoying. They look like this other people who post on Facebook “I don’t do drama” and yet somehow drama happens.

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    19 hours ago

    Probably miss obvious attempts of being hit on.

    “What floor you guys going to?” “Oh, we’re GOING DOWN.” “OK, so like, ground floor or basement?” “Oh we dont mean the elevator.” “… did you mean the stairs?”

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    22 hours ago

    Bathroom’s down the hall.

    I feel it’s wise to have a realistic appraisal of oneself, and broke, damaged, and almost 50 ain’t landing 1 or 2 college girls. Hell I couldn’t do that in my 20s or 30s.

  • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    13 hours ago

    Wait, how is honey not vegan?

    It’s literally processed nectar! Sure, the processing is done by bees, but they’re not hurt in any way whatsoever and they seem happy (inasmuch as an insect that sometimes seems to enjoy playing with balls for no practical purpose can be happy) with the arrangement…

    I mean, I practically live on cheese, but I could see arguments for dairy products not being vegan given industrial farming and the whole veal thing (which is admittedly quite monstrous), but honey?

    Bees are clearly where they want to be and consider the whole deal worth the hassle… they have a built-in way to show they are (sufficiently) unhappy… and a swarm that doesn’t like its current domicile or the whole collecting excess honey deal can just leave if it wants to, and sometimes do…

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      My parents-in-law keep bees as a hobby. They have a few hives scattered around a forest area, take a couple of jars a year. Personally I have absolutely no issue with that. I don’t really care that much about the general publics labelling.

      For me the problem arises with the monstrous factories that are processing these animals and their products, it’s neither sustainable, healthy or morally sound. I think it’s likely that bees gets the same horrible treatment as all other animals in when it comes to mass production.

    • morallysuperior@lemmy.zip
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      Vegans don’t eat animal products. Bees are an animal. You don’t actually have any knowledge or understanding of the inner feelings of bees or know where they want to be and they are quite literally forced into hives where all their honey is taken from them and replaced with sugar. Agricultural and honey bees are quite literally an invasive species.

      Cheese and dairy products are not vegan. They forcibly inseminate and kill cows to make it. What do you think they do with the male calves? What do you think they do with the cows when they’re done giving birth and stop producing milk?

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      8 hours ago

      I was going to joke about “Milk is simply processed grass” but then you said

      I practically live on cheese, but I could see arguments for dairy products not being vegan

      Brother, cheese is not vegan. Are you confusing it with vegetarian? Vegan = no animal derived product. Eggs, milk, wool, etc. are not allowed.

      That said “is honey vegan” is debated and there isn’t really one consensus. Some vegans allow it, others don’t. The main issue is that most honeys are not harvested in ethical ways & their apiaries are not set in a way to benefit the surrounding ecology.

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        7 hours ago

        If we’re going to consider surrounding ecology when determining if something is or isn’t vegan, I have some bad news about vegetables.

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          Wrong

          Veganism is against the exploitation of animals as far as possible and practicable. It is possible and practicable to stop breeding them into existence to murder them. You have to grow 10x the amount of plants to feed animals to eat it than to just eat the soy beans yourself.

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          6 hours ago

          I mean I’m not even vegetarian so idk what you want me to say.

          Are you implying a produce based diet is worse for the ecosystem than one inclusive of meat? Because I have some bad news for you

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      12 hours ago

      It touches animals. Same way animal tested products are not vegan. It’s about being pro animals and not using them… which begs the question, what about horse ridding? Is that against veganism?

      I got to ask this next time I get…

  • ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    Straighten my leather jacket and give them export permits for all my employers classified products.

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      There’s nothing you can say to a group of women who aren’t interested in you that will sway their mind.

      The women got to be thirsty as fuck to override the lifetime of having their defense up to let someone hit on them unless they’re into it.

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      20 hours ago

      I was thinking… I dont talk to people in elevators unless they talk to me and then it is very, very brief.

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        That’s 15 seconds too long. You’re not entitled to annoy people just because they’ll be able to leave soon.

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          I think blanket ruling that “trying openers” is “annoying people” is invalid. Yeah, it might be annoying most of the time, but so are a lot of interactions. If you follow that road you’d end up with anyone who talks to someone ever deserving to die in a fire which I think is unreasonable.

          If the worst thing that happens because you shoot your shot is you annoy someone for 15 seconds, then whatever. Take no for an answer is all I ask.

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            Yeah, it might be annoying most of the time, but so are a lot of interactions.

            If those interactions are unnecessary then they shouldn’t happen either. Leave people the fuck alone.

            If you follow that road you’d end up with anyone who talks to someone ever deserving to die in a fire which I think is unreasonable.

            I never said anything about anyone deserving to die in a fire.

            The whole mindset of even thinking about an “opener” or “shooting your shot” is creepy and entitled as fuck. Just be fucking normal, enter the elevator and say hi, then stfu and mind your business unless they give some indication that they’re interested in conversing with you. You’re not entitled to anyone’s attention and you don’t have a shot unless they offer you one.

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              Leave people the fuck alone.

              I do because I’m shy. But I think it’s insane to go around wanting to police talking to strangers when in public. That’s part of what it means to be in public. Someone might talk to you. The horror.

              You’re not entitled to anyone’s attention and you don’t have a shot unless they offer you one.

              Shooting your shot is how you offer someone their shot. Interactions - which, even with strangers, are a normal part of the human experience - don’t happen unless someone goes first. If the other person ignores you, says they’re not interested, or indicates a lack of interest with a non-committal response, that’s when politeness dictates you shut up.

              I never said anything about anyone deserving to die in a fire.

              No, but you joined the discussion on the same side as someone who did, and never distanced yourself from that statement until now.

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                which, even with strangers, are a normal part of the human experience - don’t happen unless someone goes first.

                Yeah, which why you have to read the fucking room. If you get in an elevator and they don’t greet or otherwise make it apparent that they’re open to conversation, you do not have a shot to take and they don’t want one with you. Leave them alone. They’re not in public to be fucking bothered, they’re there to meet friends, or partake in some service or event. If you’re not part of those things then you’re not invited.

                No, but you joined the discussion on the same side as someone who did, and never distanced yourself from that statement until now.

                Fuck off, I wasn’t taking anyone’s side, I was calling out your bullshit about someone being trapped in an elevator with you entitling you to their attention.

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                  You keep saying “entitled to someone’s attention” but talking to someone doesn’t require any special entitlement or even attention. They can ignore you.

                  This is the first you’ve said about reading the room, too, so it sounds like you don’t actually have an objection to deploying an “opener” - you’re just assuming it’s being done without exchanging a smile or something first.

                  And don’t get pissy because you pushed back against someone pushing back against something, didn’t actually agree with the something, didn’t make that clear, and then were assumed to agree with it. If you leap to someone’s defence but don’t agree with half their comment you can just say that and it helps everyone.

                  I don’t think there’s anything else to gain in this conversation.

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          19 hours ago

          That’s a faulty arguments, people are also not entitled to not be annoyed by the mere existence of others choosing to live their lives in a way that doesn’t actually hurt anyone.

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              That’s why I ignore people I don’t want to give my attention to, works like a dream. Earbuds and sunglasses are like social PPE if you want them to be, maybe give that a shot if you can’t handle day-to-day human interactions.

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            So if I scream in your face for the duration of the ride on an elevator that’s perfectly fine because I’m not actually physically hurting you?

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              It doesn’t make you look very sane, but as long as you don’t have any communicative respiratory diseases, yeah it’s whatever. If it meets any legal definitions of harassment or abuse, then sure, I’d be legally entitled to press charges if I so choose. But if it’s a one-off…idk, plenty of mentally ill people yell gibberish at random people in public places every day, you’re just one more.

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      Did you ever consider thinking something is gross without wishing a painful death on the perpetrator?

      Edit: of course they didn’t. Being a zealot who wants to kill their “enemies” is fine and also very worthy of many upvotes. Of course I’m evil for pointing out how fucked this is.

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        I’m of the opinion it should be painful or death. People who try to pick up ladies, preach, etc to a captive audience do need the pain as they ignore words. It’s the behavior that leads to bigger problems and needs to be nipped in the bud.

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            The fact that you picked defending “guys who try to pick up women when they’re stuck on an elevator together” as a hill to stand on is fucked up. The fact that you don’t have the experience to recognize that certain aggressively shameless people don’t care about a verbal reprimand is also telling.
            Now just in case it’s where the hangup is, my core position is incredibly nuanced. Reason should be the go-to and I look down on people who think they can solve all their problems with their fists. Don’t hit kids. Parts of the criminal justice system are draconian and counterproductive. The ultra rich don’t care about fines or laws and need the occasional bat to the knee.

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              They’re not defending that, they’re criticizing your apparent thirst for violence. I agree with them, you seem pretty messed up for reacting the way you do.

              I also do not like the idiotic pick-up culture and I especially dislike subjecting someone to it when they cannot easily leave. It is pretty insane though to wish for someone to ‘die in a fire’ for this. And you’re either too stubborn to back down or you really (think you) mean what you say. I’m going to assume the former, which just makes you an annoying loser instead of a full-blown psycho.

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        To answer your question. Somewhere where you share something in common. Like hobby or work or school or mutual something.

        Unless both parties seek to meet new people, odds are, you’re not breaking any ice in today’s world.

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        So much this. I’d be too busy holding my breath avoiding the smell of piss and dried flowers.

        They’re also 100% not my type.