@aral I've been biting my tongue for fear of appearing centrist on this issue. Here's what gets me: It is possible to accept that yes, Trump would be worse for Gaza, yes it is a two party system so on voting day it's best to hold your nose and vote Harris..... AND to understand that voting is sometimes less important than street power, and that pressure before the election is worth much more than after, so we have to hold their feet to the fire NOW.
@tokyo_0 No he is quite far behind on the whole impulse control thing. We've tried a few long and short term experiments in various areas and the answer seems to be "the things his phase of life is demanding {e.g. knuckling down to x hours of homework per week) are things his development path will have him ready for in 2-3 years".
Saturday is basically unlimited and has been for 2 years and he just sits the whole day glued to the screen.
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@tokyo_0 Yeah good frame thanks. It's my awareness that it's not malice that's making me feel bad every time I judge them, whereas I should probably just be like "I shouldn't judge you, but I am".
@hannu_ikonen It's both awful and dehumanising. One can't refuse completely to participate, but every interaction with the shitshow leaves me feeling angry and complicit.
@goatsarah yeah I cut Elon slack for a while because of the Iain Banks awareness... Boy did it become painfully clear he read them at an eighth grade level.
I hate the Putin regime and love pussycats as much as the next sane human, but this anti-Russia propaganda is getting ridiculous. This is the TOP article in the Europe section of the Guardian today.
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