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[–] chemical_cutthroat 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If the Earth isn't expanding, how come every time I try to take a vacation the cost of travel has gone up? Only because the distance I have to travel has increased.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Yeah, everyone's talking about inflation, it's obviously true

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 1 month ago

Clearly, the Earth expands like a frog.

[–] NegativeInf 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I swear Lemmy all has the same YouTube recs. Technology Connections, Milo Rossi, and that full Wall-E upload.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So we're all a bunch of nerds.

[–] NegativeInf 11 points 1 month ago
[–] hactar42 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Milo is one of only a handful of YouTubers I have notifications turned on for. His stuff is always top tier

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, him, Wesley Kagan and a few others actually deserve notifications, and Milo is pretty much the only creator that I’ll watch the Shorts of.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 1 month ago

For me, it's just Milo Rossi, Stefan Milo (funny coincidence) and Some More News.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Where the fuck would the water come from? Or go to if we run it backwards? And wouldn't oceans be steadily falling instead of rising?

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Milo asked exactly the same thing.

There is no explanation offered.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Ah, yeah. I couldn't take much more than a bit over like 5 minutes.