I agree it was ridiculous, but why would the woman validate the question by giving the most obviously abhorrent response? That just made the question no longer ridiculous, because she answered in the affirmative.

In other words, “can a mother murder her toddler?” is only a ridiculous question if everyone in the room agrees on the obvious answer. This time, not everyone did… somehow.

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Does this confirm that giraffes are brown with yellow lines, rather than yellow with brown spots? This could be huge for the giraffe community.

Maybe it’s a really, really deep basin for washing all the dishes we put off.

I will never call it “X,” just like I will never call Facebook “Meta.”

Good on you for being principled. I experience the same sort of feeling, and I’ve tried to just redirect that need for content into other media.

Don’t be too complacent, of course. I’ve seen people on the Fediverse turn feral and Reddit-esque during discussions of particular culture war issues. It’s not completely peachy here all the time; there are some subjects about which some people can’t help losing their composure.

Boomer comic 🤮

I’m done with that place.

Alternative take: Piracy is, at worst, morally neutral, and does not have a significant adverse effect on the profits of the people who produce media.

Calm down.

I think you misunderstand the original author’s point.

That must have been devastating. I’m sorry to hear that.

I am 26 and have been in the workforce for a few years.

In short, is there something I’m missing here, or is work-eat-sleep-repeat all there is until I retire?

Yes, except for the fact that you and I will not be able to retire.

I wish companies would stop with subscription models.

a tooth that I had grown very fond over the years

Found Chip Skylark.

I feel like this could have been made funny, had it been worded with any amount of cleverness.

Don’t worry, guys. I’ve been assured that this system is perfectly meritocratic.

I’m just going to keep calling it Twitter, and I’m honestly unsure of why everyone else, media outlets included, aren’t doing the same.

This is your world on late-stage capitalism.