There is as much right to be an asshole as there is to not put up with assholes

As fundamental as not having to put up with assholes.

You wanna do it? Go do it over there where no one else has to put up with your shit

Nah. I’ve had a domain registered with them for years and I just got the email too

And if a home invader with commercially available arms so decided it’s the end of your family. That’s how scale works.

But you don’t give in to a bully to avoid violence. That’s how you get more people/countries bullied.

This is not intended as a threat of violence. This is an analogy to make a point that should be obvious

My quote, not theirs. Also Russia is a bully. Similar to the kind that takes lunch money, but on a much larger scale

You’ve got an important word there. Scale.

Countries aren’t people but they’re made up of them. It wouldn’t take nuclear weapons to annihilate your household.

Russia has invaded Ukraine’s home and tried to lay claim. Now you’re suggesting they give up what was taken from them to satisfy your desire for peace.

The analogy the other person used is fair. In another analogy Russia is nothing more than a bully. We’ve long moved past the time where the advice we give is to just give the bully your money so they don’t beat you up and take it anyway.

shone and gone

Those don’t rhyme

I’m not saying you can or that you’re expected to. Just like a single rain drop doesn’t make a flood.

But if every rain drop got discouraged from falling because it can’t make a flood all on its own we’d have been in droughts earlier and more often.

As far as likelihood, I think we’ve been approaching a revolution of some kind or another for a couple decades at least. It could be a violent one like the French Revolution, or a cultural one like the Industrial Revolution. Time, events, and people will make that determination, but the visible unrest with income disparity grows more obvious on a pretty regular basis.

Are they going to go just because you say they have to, or will action be required?

Assuming it’s action does that happen with apathy or do you have to care?

Caring a “whole awful lot” does not start and stop with green initiatives by the people.

The “do you care” flow chart boils down to two directions:

• No > then it doesn’t matter
• Yes > then what are we going to do about it

Which branch gets to what you’re talking about?

The Lorax which is really the most applicable one here.

If you haven’t read it I’ll also suggest The Butter Battle Book if you’re interested in morality that boomers retroactively want to have not taught their children

Well if no one does anything it won’t be better should reincarnation come around.

I think Dr. Seuss has some pertinent wisdom here.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

I doubt anyone will want to see Tucker on X past the first couple minutes of hilarity.

But I’m old and I think they call that Molly now

That’s a very big part of it.

When fucknugget wanted to start a company he had plenty of credit either on his own, with his name, or both. If he blew 50k in an attempt he could try again next week.

If I blew 50k I’d be homeless.

It’s way easier to high stakes gamble when you won’t notice you lost.

Before merging with Yutani?

Not everyone. Just far too many

With video games you participate in the development of the story at least