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But it’s mostly sociopaths that insist on that hierarchy. Something like 3% of any population are sociopaths, and they’re not ‘mentally ill’, they just have a diminished capacity to feel empathy. Because of that, they don’t understand altruism and think the only way society can function is if everyone is in their place – if there are strict rules governing everything, because in their worldview, they see others like themselves, and they would need those rules to keep themselves in check.

It’s very similar to people who think without laws against raping and pillaging, everyone would rape and pillage. They’re mostly telling on themselves, as most of us rape all we’d like, which is never.

Billionaires are often sociopaths. That’s how they became billionaires – because it’s all me, me, me.

It’s crazy to me that many people think ‘this is what communism does’ when it’s actually what authoritarianism does. You can get authoritarianism all over the spectrum, in anything from communism to fascism.

This isn’t a feature of any political ideology – rather it’s a feature of letting sociopaths gain power.

The US is trying to do this now, what with declaring the bogeyman known as antifa a mental illness AND a terrorist threat.

The rivers of fire was one major thing that contributed to the formation of the EPA, actually. In the preceding decades, if was totally normal for industry to just dump whatever waste into rivers and nobody cared.

We still have far too much pollution going on, but I feel many people have forgotten just how egregious it was before government regulations were put in place to stop shit like that.

It’s pretty bad now, but more to the point, we’re still paying for the wanton destruction wrought decades ago. And now ‘conservatives’ (air quotes because in this case, it’s the opposite) want to roll back regulations because freedom.

🎶 The wheels on the bus go round and round 🎶

Monotonous, or if you’re hopelessly stuck. If I can’t get past a puzzle or fight, and I’d otherwise stop playing because it’s not fun anymore, I’ll look up a solution. The alternative is not finishing the game and not seeing the rest of the content or story.

Rivers on fire, gay bashing, satanic panic, abortion clinic bombings, acid rain…

Shit was wild, and often not in a good way. 70s fashion was groovy, though.

The cost of the plane is trivial compared to upkeep, hangar rental, fuel, and myriad other expenses.

Sure, you can buy a plane for cheap, if you plan to keep it at your house somehow and never intend to use it.

I could curl up with that movie and a warm blanket if I had the flu. I wouldn’t necessarily choose it, but I wouldn’t resist it, either.

Many family movies also work. Plus Scooby doo for some reason.

Yeah, that sounds insane. Everyone knows those platforms are selling your data. I don’t think most young people are that stupid.

How many baby chicks must I eat for the achievement?!?

I stopped raking years ago, and have started seeing fireflies again.

My neighbours hate it, but honestly, I’ve never understood raking in the first place. It’s autumn, and leaves are natural. What’s with the obsession to make lawns look like artificial carpeted spaces?

The leaves look nice imo. Better than a scalped layer of dying grass.

Uh… yeah?

ALL those stories are based on previous stories.

I’m really not sure what your point is.