RupeThereItIs

joined 1 year ago
[–] RupeThereItIs 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well I've got bad news for ya, there's nothing any better that's yet been devised.

Human nature is not great, and barring a massive population collapse this is how it's gonna be.

And frankly, it's better then it's ever been in all of human history for those of us in the developed world.

[–] RupeThereItIs 0 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Neither is correlation with atrocities proof of the economic system NOT being ethical or the way we should run society.

The point is correlation is not causation, and in fact we KNOW that capitalism is better then previous systems.

We also know if no other system that works to replace capitalism yet, other then the previous and worse systems.

[–] RupeThereItIs 7 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Not the guy you responded too, but his point is obvious.

The assertion that capitalism is the root cause of the atrocities listed based purely on their existing at the same time is evidence of nothing.

People have always been like this, increases in technology have helped increase mans mistreatment of his fellow man. Economic system be damned, that's not the point.

Or do you think mercantilism or feudalism where actually any better?

[–] RupeThereItIs 2 points 5 days ago (8 children)

So, in a nutshell, the assertion is that gender is entirely nurture and not nature.

Yeah, sorry, that is an extraordinary assertion and I'm going to need extraordinary proof.

Are there people for whom gender and sex don't neatly match up, or even those for whom it is purely performative, sure.

But they are statistical outliers, and not representative of the majority experience.

People can be different then the statistical norm, and that's ok, but to assert that this norm is entirely cultural is over the top self serving.

[–] RupeThereItIs 11 points 1 week ago

100000% yes.

Learned this one long ago.

Took years for my wife to understand it.

The cheapness is STRONGER then my ADHD.

[–] RupeThereItIs 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the "discussions" in the 90s where about normal behavior in the 70s and 80s.

Hell the 80s religious and political scene in America is what inspired A Handmaids Tail.

[–] RupeThereItIs 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If 90s shows make you clutch your pearls god help you if you catch something from the 80s or 70s.

[–] RupeThereItIs 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn't he invent that new cereal varnish?

[–] RupeThereItIs 30 points 3 weeks ago (28 children)

Ok, but, why is microwaved water any different the water warmed in a kettle?

This seems like a pointless thing to get worked up over.

[–] RupeThereItIs 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, maybe, and I'm just saying maybe.... We should have had a primary to pick the best candidate.

Maybe we could have shaken out the bad strategies.

Biden running again fucked us all

[–] RupeThereItIs 2 points 2 months ago

Title, start date and time, job title is about all that's on the "contract".

Rolls and responsabilities, not anything else, are not defined.

[–] RupeThereItIs 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To where?

Somewhere with a substantial pay reduction that does NOT want me there and likely requires I learn a new language in midlife.

I'm fine, it's not a hellscape here, there are problems everywhere.

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