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+315 Finesse +427 Homeopathy

well if we don't assume structural changes will automatically save us then it suggests we may have to actually do something, and that sounds really difficult, maybe even divisive, and we don't want that

The NW 4 is very relatable

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It's one of those issues where a totally unsophisticated vulgar marxism ("the ruling class owns the media outlets so they will serve the interests of the ruling class") will lead you to the correct conclusion almost immediately vs the mental gymnastics required for other interpretations

Trying to imagine what it'd take for me to yell at a server. Like if I ordered an omelette and they brought me a bowl of rats? But I'd probably still just be like "I'm sorry, you seem to have brought me someone else's bowl of rats."

I think Twitter has caused PTSD for some folks. They got so used to the adversarial community there, they feel always on-edge and have to lash out at the slightest perceived insult because... that's all they've known. So they drag that everywhere else, constantly looking for people to dogpile.

The universal human experience is that of either dying early or becoming disabled, and able-bodied folks reeeeeaaally do not like to think about how temporary that identity is. "In our time cutting-edge medicine is equal parts whiskey and nonsense" does not keep bodies in perfect working order.