kofe

joined 2 years ago
[–] kofe 1 points 5 hours ago

Research on UBI is available with a quick search, with data on what participants are selected and what they prioritize. We can make some speculations from there. Try again.

[–] kofe 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I get the sentiment, but this comes across as patronizing and unscientific. A move to universal basic income would require cutting practically all of these programs in favor of just giving people the autonomy to decide for themselves. That works well when you couple it with universal healthcare and harm reduction programs like safe needle exchange sites.

People that want to abuse the system will do so no matter the red tape you put around it, and what good does that do for the overwhelming majority that rely on it in good faith? Unless you have data to suggest abuse is rampant, which afaik is not the case. You made the initial claim, so please provide sources.

[–] kofe 1 points 3 days ago

First thing that came to mind for me is going after retired federal employees, veterans, etc. Also locating immigrants, even if they're here legally with documentation.

[–] kofe 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Theoretically, one could be speaking in Italy, but that's only if Italy exists

... I'll see myself out

[–] kofe 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah. Please do not blame yourself for being a child that didn't have emotional regulation. Please hold parents to the bare minimum standard of providing modeling of it. Throwing shit or hitting you is not healthy modeling.

[–] kofe 6 points 1 week ago

Keeping in mind it's a majority of the voting population. Millions sat out that didn't in 2020. Millions more don't show up consistently because they've been systematically conditioned into apathy or forced to jump through hoops they can't prepare for like voter id laws or polling stations being shut down. Same issue - they lack the media literacy or just reading comprehension in general at times.

[–] kofe 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm ok with discriminating against billionaires to the extent that they shouldn't exist. I don't believe there should be such disproportionate power. There is a general trend of white men having the most, but it's not exclusive. I don't therefore believe white men all disproportionately have more power and discriminate against them. Does that make sense?

If not, please do explain how anything I've said is racist. I'm hoping this was just a misunderstanding and you're not implying that calling out systemic racism is racist in itself. That would put us in quite the pickle lol

[–] kofe 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well that just put a horrific image in my mind as a person capable of childbirth

Thanks, I hate it lol

[–] kofe 2 points 3 weeks ago

I met my last long term partner on a dating app, but these days it's not a route I'd want to take. I met someone on discord more recently in a really wonderful community that allowed me to get to know him and make other friends with none of the same pressure

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

Not all people have the same opportunity. To say all people are the same is to deny systemic reality. Lemme know when everyone has similar wealth or power to Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg, etc.

[–] kofe 4 points 3 weeks ago

The Nazi movement would not be competent at all without enough cogs in the machine

[–] kofe 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you tried using your toes?

 

I was rushing to get these done between school and work, but I kept each of the 5 questions under 3 minutes if y'all are curious how I interpreted them! I heard lines might be longer than usual today, so make sure you've got water and some snacks. Hope to see you at the polls!

 

Hey y'all - I'm starting a video series breaking down our statewide ballot questions since I looked last week and had no idea about some of them. I'd really appreciate any support you can give, whether it's watching, commenting, or following my channel!

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fuck the manosphere (self.casualconversation)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kofe to c/casualconversation
 

I just want to vent a bit - I started seeing someone a few weeks ago. Old fling that I ran into through some friends that got rekindled, and I was excited that it seemed like more than just casual hookups this time. But there were some yellow flags I ignored that turned out to be red flags, and now I'm feeling frustrated and hurt.

Dude for real dropped the line that men are more "capable" and "logical" on me. That gender studies are "indoctrination." I told him we should probably stop seeing each other if that's really what he thinks. It wouldn't be logical for me to keep seeing someone that thinks lesser of me, now, would it?

I'm grateful to have some guy friends that I turned to after I left, cuz I wanted to go into "fuck all men" mode, but I know it's not true or helpful. Just like there are women out there that have internalized misogyny, there's feminist men, enbies, etc. We're all just people and we're not monoliths beholden to differences in biology. This is just sexist, manosphere bullshit in particular

Anyway. I'm still feeling angry and wanted to put it out there for some support and solidarity. Anyone have a recent win they'd like to share or something?

ETA: Thank you so much for the conversation y'all! I've been trying to keep up but I gotta get some sleep. I'll check in later but hope everyone has a good day. Keep up the empowerment! 💜

 

I know it's not the most engaging or thought provoking question, but I'm having a bad day and would really like to find a space to vent

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by kofe to c/videoessays
 

I was noot prepared for this intensity

 

Hey y'all, want to give a heads up that I used redact a few days ago to delete all my comments and found the entire history restored today. I've seen a few useful tips that if you're petty enough, start editing and deleting your comments manually so it doesn't get noticed as quickly. I started by viewing my top comments and edited them to say "As a language AI model, I'm beginning to edit all my comments in protest of reddit"

I'm just going to do a little at a time and will check back in after about 12 hours or so to make sure it's not restored then keep going

Obligatory fuck spez

ETA: Thank you @deweydecibel for the explanation! If y'all are using redact, try making sure you're using the one with a 5 second delay

Edit 2: @EnigmaNL also noted the script didn't work for comments in subs that were locked down. I just finished going through mine and can confirm there weren't too many left, so I think that's what the issue was!

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familyyy (self.h3h3productions)
submitted 2 years ago by kofe to c/h3h3productions
 

I was thinking of making a community here for h3 and am glad to see ones been made! It was one of the only subreddits I'd checked this last week and now I feel so much more comfortable sticking to lemmy. Just want to say hi for now with ✌️& ❤️ Shout out to all the hoes for Hila, Olivia, Lena, and Sam!

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