Yes, the crime was horrendous. But if society just gives up on the idea of rehabilitating criminals that’s not going to bring anyone back. It’s just going to hurt more people unnecessarily, innocent and otherwise.

Obviously the murderer should not be released until they are adequately rehabilitated (if they ever are). But in a just society prisons are for rehabilitation.

But where are they going to have access to their vape that they don’t have access to their phone? Do most 15 yr olds have the disposable income to spend (probably) twice as much for something disposable anyway?

In my experience most of the non-disposable options are either super bulky or just shitty build quality. Pods that leak, or burn out super quickly. Vapes that just stop working or break super quickly. Incredible inconsistency in where/what pods are available.

None of these are insurmountable problems, but as of right now most companies seem uninterested in making a better product.

It’s still plenty wasteful, but the most environmentally impactful part is throwing away the battery. If the battery isn’t disposable you’ve gotten rid of a large chunk of the problem.

I’d consider this a plus. They’re not going to keep manufacturing these just so teenagers can buy them on a grey/black market. Teenagers will still be able to get their hands on vapes, but less consistently.

It’s time to bring back tobacco pipes.

Who the fuck does that even appeal to?

Welcome to two party systems. The only way out is to abolish FPTP voting, the electoral college and (In the case of local/state elections) gerrymandering.

Yeah, politics affects every aspect of our lives, that’s why it’s so important.

Definitely not a new copypasta. That’s from a famous reddit post from years ago.

My favorite part is, shortly after the original post was made r/grilledcheese (the sub it was posted in) was filled with memes like this:

He’s basically saying “we’ll stop shooting once they’re all dead”.

The pain was so unbearable he shot himself in the back of the head three times.

I also recommend taking 10 minutes a day to just sit, close your eyes, and focus on your breathing. If you notice your mind wandering, congratulate yourself for noticing, let the thought be, and return to your breathing.

That sounds like it’ll be life changing when I get around to trying it out in a year and a half.

No, just responding to this bit

To modify your body, a medical professional needs to be fixing something,

Bro forgot about the entire practice of plastic surgery.

Lemmy is the only place I’ve heard about Eurovision at all this year.

I think their point is “wow, look how backwards America is. This incredibly cheap option by their standards is fucking dog shit by mine”.

And like yeah, they’re right.

Honestly, if you bump that up to 6 patients an hour that’s just $210/hour, even if the booked up 100% of the time. That doesn’t seem like enough to run an entire practice.

Their median age is about 19 years old.

Lots of people all around the world are transphobic as fuck. That doesn’t mean I want them and their children to get bombed or starved to death.