It sucks but it’s made me realize a huge chunk of society is focused on addictive psychology. It’s easier to see with kids stuff but it’s everywhere.

I hope I’m there already. If I’m not then I’m not being vocal enough about how much I despise the current US government

That’s fine if that’s your decision, but then don’t complain about prices being too high

No, but there’s not another option available to the consumer. Antitrust action from the government could solve the problem but that’s clearly not going to happen so boycotts are the only viable alternative.

It’s so unbelievably stupid that we have to frame destruction in economic terms for it to resonate with people. A society that is rational, empathetic, or even simply pragmatic would not need to rely on financial incentives to stop killing the planet.

You’re right, but there’s no easy way to grade the effort without looking at the final result. That’s how you end up with a school system that prioritizes test results so much it ends up teaching students how to pass a test instead of learning and processing information.

Live, laugh, love little ladies

First, I didn’t say they were pedophiles. I said more than 10% support a pedophile.

Second, depending on how you define what it means to be a pedophile you could very easily end up with more than 10% of the population falling into that category.

Look at any survey/poll/study on any topic. About 30% of people support whatever the bad option is. The subject matter doesn’t impact that result significantly.

More than 10% of every population does stuff like that

I’m pretty sure we’ve already designated Australia as the place to send our undesirables. No take backs

Sure, but saying that doesn’t change the fact that almost everyone in the industrialized world does live that way

Honestly, eating vegan, or even vegetarian, is too much of a hassle for most people most of the time, and that’s by design. So is eating anything that isn’t 80% corn syrup and processed sugar. Our society prioritizes cheap and/or artificial over everything else. Until that changes at a systemic level people aren’t going to change their eating habits.

This is true for much more than just food as well. Most won’t stop using plastic until the alternatives are cheaper and more accessible. Same with renewable energy, public transportation, pesticides, polyester clothing, etc. Most people are fundamentally lazy and will not go out of their way to do something beneficial for others unless they have a financial incentive to do so. Awareness of a problem only elicits a response in a small minority of the population.

The difference is that it’s only newsworthy when Dems do bad shit or when Reps don’t do bad shit.

The endorsement loses quite a bit of steam when you follow it up with a statement that makes it sound like you disagree with everything he stands for though, wouldn’t you agree?

Winning in Texas is a long shot with anyone. A white Christian man is exactly the kind of person you need to run there, especially one attempting to push back against MAGAs hold on Christian voters using socialist language from the Bible and calling out Republican hypocrisy. If you want to play identity politics games just so you can end up with another Hakeem Jefferies you’re only going to lose by a wider margin. That’s the kind of shit that got us here in the first place.

If you want others to fall in line then maybe that’s what you should do instead of complaining about the candidate that won the primary. Say something positive about the only dude with a shot at winning a Senate seat in Texas

I know it’s partly because conservative voters pretend to care about the economy, and for whatever reason their primary metrics for judging its health seem to be the price of gas and eggs, but I really wish we could stop framing the destruction we are causing throughout the world solely in terms of how much it now costs us to fill up our cars. It makes me almost hope we see an actual invasion on US soil just so we’ll realize that war costs much more than a few extra bucks at the gas pump. That’s not a healthy or sustainable attitude for an entire society to have, to say the least.

People who summarize videos in the comments shouldn’t have to pay taxes. You’re doing enough public service already

That really will be the perfect repost when he dies and MAGA inevitably tries to call out everyone celebrating as disrespectful