LesserAbe

I assume you're getting down voted because of AI use but I don't mind it in this case because I think it's a useful starting point for "how many big holidays are we talking about"

I am completely unfamiliar with that person

I didn't take the image to be showing a macbook, it could just as easily be my computer or probably many others.

But "Scud" sounds like such a reputable brand

I like and use signal, but of course the problem is convincing someone else to start using it in order to send you a message.

Lol that's the van? How is it different than the car?

I've seen people say there's good weird and bad weird, and if you don't mind calling yourself weird it's probably the good kind.

As for calling maga people weird I think it's effective because their whole deal is about vibes. "We're strong, we're smart" and it really bothers them to be perceived otherwise. It's also not something you can "debate". Either people accept it or they don't. What are you going to say "no, I'm not weird"? Sure thing buddy.

Cool jacket, and reading the backstory you linked makes it even cooler.

Lol, well I didn't mean specifically "tell me you're from the US" just the general phrase "tell me X without telling me X".

And can confirm that plenty of Americans aren't thrilled with how things are run in America. We're running democracy v0.1 beta

Well like other people were saying, there's a trend of people posting this prompt, and then others responding with funny answers. You're right, I don't like it when people use the same formulation in response to a comment. I also don't get why people are doing it, for the same reason: I don't think it's funny, and it doesn't really add anything to the conversation.

Usually memes are funny because there's a familiar pattern and then people riff on the pattern and make little unexpected tweaks. The type of usage I don't like and don't get is when people are just saying "you're this" in a more wordy way. It has the form of a joke with no punchline.

Sorry, that probably came off too negative. Looking at all your posts there's clearly plenty of variety. And anyone regardless of party is going to do things worthy of criticism. Only reason I commented is I've noticed that when I get to the end of my subscribed feed I often encounter a post with low upvotes critical of Harris and see your username. I guess that illustrates the audience on lemmy just as much as the type of things you post.

Thanks yeah, I've seen that sort of thread. If anything in this particular case it would make more sense if the comment was "tell me what country you're from without telling me what country you're from."