3643 pts · March 19, 2016
Hubris
And it was possible because there were already profitable alternatives to CFCs available. Had that not been the case, we'd have skin cancers exploding in frequency while lobbyists blocked any attempt to ban CFCs and Fox News ranted about how the woke left was trying to cancel all-American aerosol manufacturers.
That cover makes me so angry. Absolutely sucked every last ounce of soul out of the song, not to mention the meaning by having a man sing it. They could've just put the original back on the radio, but no. Country slop.
My boy Dinky is an absolute sweetheart. They can be the best dogs if they're raised properly.
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MjdjcWlreHozZWVrZDR2anZ0bTYxNHhlN2UwcGF5bWdrMDg2a2ZraiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/SHyuhBtRr8Zeo/200w.webp
My fiancé finished his PhD at the end of last year and is still looking 8 months later. He's submitted hundreds of applications, had interviews with only 5 or 6 companies, often advanced to the final stages of interviews, but no luck. Shit's insane right now.
Right, but again, the target audience is the average listener, and the average listener has only heard of classical, they get lumped together in common parlance. You're not beating the pedant allegations here 😂 If he had said the song was romantic, everyone would think he meant a love song, not a piece composed in the 19th century in the style pioneered by Beethoven. Do you want people to be partially educated or completely confused?
Don't you think that's a little pedantic? The intent is obviously to point out that it's borrowing that progression from a romantic era symphony, not to argue that the song itself is classical. Lots of artists do this and I think it's a great thing to point out to the average listener who won't know the references — and definitely won't care about the nuances you're nitpicking at.
Counterpoint: this is Dinky. Dinky is every bit as friendly and sweet as he looks.
I was in Tokyo last September, and it. Is. Hot. I live in California and like the heat but even I was unprepared for what the gross humidity does to you. They're very innovative about keeping cool there because they have to be.
No, that's me.
Whale oil beef hooked
The new United CEO assured the shareholders he would "continue to guard against unnecessary care," so I think Luigi has a sequel to write.
Came down here to spread the word of our lord and savior Gideon if no one else had. They're so good.
You're telling me straights don't use a sex chicken?
Happy, happy, joy joy
Maybe it doesn't know what you mean either
It's absurdism, it's not meant to make sense. Not making sense is the point, in fact.
The number of people in the comments taking this seriously or misunderstanding the absurdist humor is concerning...
With the way our electoral college works, most votes actually have no effect on national elections. The number of votes and margin of victory don't matter, so if a state leans heavily one way, turnout makes no difference. It's still important to vote, but the point is we're largely disenfranchised at the national level. I voted, but for the presidential race my deep blue CA vote meant nothing. This is why the elections only focus on 9 or 10 swing states. Those states elect the president.
Except violence, to your point, but it's going to take a lot for the above reasons to make that happen.
The right wing strategy is and has been to breed complacency and ignorance in the working class. It's not that we are inherently tolerant of this madness, it's that their campaign of misinformation, undereducation, and disenfranchisement has been underway for over 50 years and has been very successful, to the point that most people don't even realize how horrible things are, let alone why. They own the media. Our left wing party isn't left wing and third parties are a joke. We are out of tools.
They also are semi-tame, having learned to hunt alongside humans and share kills in the past.
Making your Tiktaalik ancestors proud
"Temporarily closed"
I'll assume this is in good faith and not ignorant trolling. Straight people being straight is not traumatic, growing up with the expectation that one be and act a certain way to prove one's straightness is, even for actual straight people in many cases. It's called toxic masculinity. Some straight people are more toxically masculine than others and it's hard to interact with those people. My straight friends are wonderful. It's not the straightness I sense, it's the conditioning.
Fuck yeah lol, and yeah I get ya. I know that in the vast majority of cases they don't mean anything by it, there's no malice, it may even be friendly, but it grates all the same. I had a coworker, the most friendly guy I've ever worked with, but he was so goddamn straight I could not relate to him at all. It's a completely different culture with strange customs that I want nothing to do with.
He may not have meant it to be mean, but those little micro-criticisms add up! The effects of toxic masculinity on mental health are staggering; it needs more attention. You keep those nails nice, serial killer king.
And I'm not even a particularly effeminate person, mind you, but being free of the pressure to perform is transformative. So when someone comes along who reminds me of what I escaped and makes me again feel the pressure to do the man act so I can level with them... it sucks.
Hubris
And it was possible because there were already profitable alternatives to CFCs available. Had that not been the case, we'd have skin cancers exploding in frequency while lobbyists blocked any attempt to ban CFCs and Fox News ranted about how the woke left was trying to cancel all-American aerosol manufacturers.
That cover makes me so angry. Absolutely sucked every last ounce of soul out of the song, not to mention the meaning by having a man sing it. They could've just put the original back on the radio, but no. Country slop.
My boy Dinky is an absolute sweetheart. They can be the best dogs if they're raised properly.
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MjdjcWlreHozZWVrZDR2anZ0bTYxNHhlN2UwcGF5bWdrMDg2a2ZraiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/SHyuhBtRr8Zeo/200w.webp
My fiancé finished his PhD at the end of last year and is still looking 8 months later. He's submitted hundreds of applications, had interviews with only 5 or 6 companies, often advanced to the final stages of interviews, but no luck. Shit's insane right now.
Right, but again, the target audience is the average listener, and the average listener has only heard of classical, they get lumped together in common parlance. You're not beating the pedant allegations here 😂 If he had said the song was romantic, everyone would think he meant a love song, not a piece composed in the 19th century in the style pioneered by Beethoven. Do you want people to be partially educated or completely confused?
Don't you think that's a little pedantic? The intent is obviously to point out that it's borrowing that progression from a romantic era symphony, not to argue that the song itself is classical. Lots of artists do this and I think it's a great thing to point out to the average listener who won't know the references — and definitely won't care about the nuances you're nitpicking at.
Counterpoint: this is Dinky. Dinky is every bit as friendly and sweet as he looks.
I was in Tokyo last September, and it. Is. Hot. I live in California and like the heat but even I was unprepared for what the gross humidity does to you. They're very innovative about keeping cool there because they have to be.
No, that's me.
Whale oil beef hooked
The new United CEO assured the shareholders he would "continue to guard against unnecessary care," so I think Luigi has a sequel to write.
Came down here to spread the word of our lord and savior Gideon if no one else had. They're so good.
You're telling me straights don't use a sex chicken?
Happy, happy, joy joy
Maybe it doesn't know what you mean either
It's absurdism, it's not meant to make sense. Not making sense is the point, in fact.
The number of people in the comments taking this seriously or misunderstanding the absurdist humor is concerning...
With the way our electoral college works, most votes actually have no effect on national elections. The number of votes and margin of victory don't matter, so if a state leans heavily one way, turnout makes no difference. It's still important to vote, but the point is we're largely disenfranchised at the national level. I voted, but for the presidential race my deep blue CA vote meant nothing. This is why the elections only focus on 9 or 10 swing states. Those states elect the president.
Except violence, to your point, but it's going to take a lot for the above reasons to make that happen.
The right wing strategy is and has been to breed complacency and ignorance in the working class. It's not that we are inherently tolerant of this madness, it's that their campaign of misinformation, undereducation, and disenfranchisement has been underway for over 50 years and has been very successful, to the point that most people don't even realize how horrible things are, let alone why. They own the media. Our left wing party isn't left wing and third parties are a joke. We are out of tools.
They also are semi-tame, having learned to hunt alongside humans and share kills in the past.
Making your Tiktaalik ancestors proud
"Temporarily closed"
I'll assume this is in good faith and not ignorant trolling. Straight people being straight is not traumatic, growing up with the expectation that one be and act a certain way to prove one's straightness is, even for actual straight people in many cases. It's called toxic masculinity. Some straight people are more toxically masculine than others and it's hard to interact with those people. My straight friends are wonderful. It's not the straightness I sense, it's the conditioning.
Fuck yeah lol, and yeah I get ya. I know that in the vast majority of cases they don't mean anything by it, there's no malice, it may even be friendly, but it grates all the same. I had a coworker, the most friendly guy I've ever worked with, but he was so goddamn straight I could not relate to him at all. It's a completely different culture with strange customs that I want nothing to do with.
He may not have meant it to be mean, but those little micro-criticisms add up! The effects of toxic masculinity on mental health are staggering; it needs more attention. You keep those nails nice, serial killer king.
And I'm not even a particularly effeminate person, mind you, but being free of the pressure to perform is transformative. So when someone comes along who reminds me of what I escaped and makes me again feel the pressure to do the man act so I can level with them... it sucks.