This is why I love airlines that double or triple book their seats.

Mmm, ehhhh, uhhhh, ahhh, I mean yeah, pretty much. I want more options and they can be pretty hard to find unless you really know where to look.

How is it Mean Girls-esque if they think they’re being nice?

Anyway, no, I’ve seen your other comments, you clearly have a bone to pick here. Honestly, it’s funny that you’re the one telling me about being the rudeness police.

I’m sure Katana is old enough to handle whatever problem may be here on their own.

Dude, you gotta chill.

Sigh, I knew you didn’t actually care.

Look, I love insulting people, but I’m not going to sit here and do this nuh-uh, yuh-uh, nuh-uh thing that you seem to want to.

Okay, what you’re describing is identical to everyone’s proverbial grandpa claiming that the gay man in front of him is dressed flamboyantly “just for attention.” I don’t believe that being a young, hot, American woman who is ‘based’ is worthy of pointing out. As far as I’m concerned, it’s immaterial.

You immediately know what type of person that user is trying to portray

What kind of person would that be?

I’m not asking as a personal attack, by the way; I am aware you don’t care that she’s horny.

Posting a news article is foundationally tied to which articles you’ve seen and which you find interesting.

It’s really besides the point, though. Violet being horny is no more notable than me being very loudly anti AI.

Everyone posts from their point of view. I’m doing it right now.

violet makes all of violet’s posts about violet.

No… she doesn’t…?

I’m a soft anti-natalist.

Okay, real question, think about this from my perspective for a second:

Why would I give a shit about anything you have to say after hearing something like this?

As a matter of strategy, a very good phrase, I don’t take opinions from people who are societally suicidal.

When I talk about bolstering and reinforcing a strong community, perspectives like yours are exactly the kind I’m talking about pruning. Society cannot suffer your intellectual poison. If you want to die, do it on your own terms.

My only expectation of you is that you will live, and that living means something to you. The only thing you can do is disappoint me.

And also, don’t film people who don’t want to be filmed unless they’re cops.

Capsaicin is the spicy chemical found in peppers and whatnot. It’s what actually causes the ‘heat’.

Mate, I was just asking for clarification.

if you have a lazy slob that wants to stay home and get drunk/high all day and not work: society should let them, and support them.

I feel like you don’t understand what I’m asking.

Imagine that everyone was doing that. Everyone wants to get drunk and high. Who is supporting them, then?

I imagine you think I’m doing some reductio ad absurdum thing, but I just don’t understand how this is tenable.

Like, you’re suggesting that society shouldn’t expect anything of anyone, but it must, otherwise there is no one to support the drunk guy.

How can the collective support anyone if the collective is not expected to exist?

I’ll raise the stakes on this: what you’re describing is fundamentally anti-taxes. I don’t care if you pay your taxes or not, this world view of yours is not accomodating of compelled financial contributions. Billionaires who have stolen our money and are hiding it in little safety deposit boxes would be unobligated to return it to us. This is, obviously, a profoundly conservative stance to maintain.

It was a joke, but the joke was that capsaicin causes ulcers.

It’s actually a common myth, it seems. Whoops. :p

Oh, I wasn’t expecting the question, haha.

It’s probably easiest to link my favorite videos on the subject, but in short-ish:

The exact way that crack-conspiracist thinking manifests can definitely differ, but the bottom line is that the belief is usually fulfilling some kind of emotional niche. Listlessness, powerlessness, loneliness, etc. This is the reason that the most vulnerable to this kind of thinking are disaffected types who don’t have much going on in their lives.

A person might think they care about the earth being flat, but the thing that actually keeps them there is the excitement that they’re privy to a secret that makes them special just for knowing it, or the feeling of spiteful and vengeful superiority that comes from knowing something that you don’t, or the narrative of ascension that says, when this secret is finally exposed, the special ones will be catapulted to the top of society where they were always meant to be.

If you took flat earth from flat earthers, there’s a good chance they would just sideline into a different conspiracy theory, probably one they’ve already been exposing themselves to, because it’s something that fulfills the same emotional need.

My favorite video on conspiracy/cult dynamics at the moment is this one about that Gamestop stocks thing that happened. I like it because it covers how conspiracists plug-n-play their own beliefs to protect the core of what they want to be true.

But, this one is actually about flat earth, so maybe it’s more relevant.

I mean, the thing they’re not saying is that they think the vaccines are being used to control people. The cocaine is just cocaine.

I’m sure you already know this, but it’s good to remember that flat earthers and the like don’t actually care if the earth is flat or not, that’s not really what it’s about.

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I never even thought of that.
See, mom? I’ve been collecting ulcers for good reason!

the world has more responsibility for the individual’s existence than vice versa,

I… cannot parse any meaning from this.

How does the world take responsibility for its individuals if its individuals refuse to take part in anything?

As a matter of strategy, I do not care about edge cases. Irrelevant.

Secondly, phones differ from glasses because they’re often kept in one’s pockets. Allegedly, they can’t see through clothes. And while you can pull one out any time, it can be socially impolite to.

Thirdly, the presence of phone cameras (and microphones) everywhere is not something I’m taking for granted anyway. Is it really a good thing that we have that?

Fourthly, we already have rules about public conduct. You can’t just brandish a gun at people, for instance, no matter how ‘harmless’ this act might be.

Fifthly, if ruthlessly banning all cameras period was the only way forward, and it was better than the alternative, then I would accept that. You wouldn’t (I imagine) because you’re thinking about personal freedom over community health.

Sixthly, if we’re talking not about you and me, but me and Amazon, then my country is my home, and Amazon needs to get the fuck out of it. Surveillance by authorities is obviously what I care about the most.

Anyway, I tend to speak pretty tersely when I’m soapboxing, so don’t take it personally. I hope you have a good day, mate.

This is a two day old account.