Not_Alec_Baldwin

Nothing is nonstick like Teflon ... But the VAST majority of cooking doesn't require that level of nonstick, either.

Unless you have a French omelette addiction, you probably don't need Teflon.

There's a pretty big difference between stupid declarations about things that simply aren't true, and trying to start a conversation. I just assumed with an axiom like that there was no conversation to be had.

Pride as a reaction to shame is pretty unhealthy, from a mental health perspective. There are people trying to shame everyone for everything. Don't be fat, don't be thin, don't be pretty, don't be ugly. If everyone was distractingly screaming about their pride for everything they feel ashamed of the world would be obnoxious.

I think pride as a movement made sense when everything queer was a hidden subculture.

I feel like that's past us. There are LGBT pro-hamas groups now. I think we've hit peak queer when there are queer activists for groups that would hang them.

Overtly stating anything about your identity is one of the dumbest and most boring things.

I don't care how you identify. It doesn't tell me anything about you, and it doesn't tell me anything about the thing. And generally, it's considered rude to talk about a person's identity.

You'd be better off telling me something you're interested in.

John Doe (likes trains)

There are two kinds of people... No wait, three kinds of people that care.

1. people who are emotionally fragile, mentally ill, or otherwise can't handle literally any friction of any kind in any of their interactions.

2. people who are excessively polite, virtue signaling, it SJWs. These people don't care for themselves but they care SO MUCH because they think it makes to OTHER people.

3. people who are afraid of complaints or legal action (business, public figures, etc)

I can count on one hand the number of times identity has mattered in a human interaction I've had.

The amount of energy we waste of identity is fucking absurd considering the literal zero value or brings to the world.

Hamas is a jihadist organization though...

If they don't represent the majority maybe they should hold elections and let a party that represents the majority take the lead?

There's no extermination. Quit getting your talking points from Tiktok and Twitter.

I think you mean it's old.

Before audiences had all the tropes figured out simple stories were amazing. All the contrivances we add today we only add to make bad movies seem more interesting or complicated.

It's why perfectly executed, simple stories are still compelling. But Oklahoma! certainly isn't one of them.

Edit: oh, and some people love the music

Also more equal societies tend to be happier and healthier. Reducing overall wealth and income inequality is a net gain for everyone.

The richest guy in the cemetery probably lived a pretty good life.

He could host his friends, people wanted to spend time with him if he wasn't particularly foul.

He could afford better food, better schools, and better medicine. So he was better nourished, better educated, and better taken care of.

He could pursue his interests and support things he cared about, so he felt actualized.

Of course rich people die of cancer or suicide just like the poors. But they do it less and it's more of a tragedy when they do.

Money can't buy me happiness, but I'm happiest when I can buy what I want, any time that I want, get high when want...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSBLmhpA8Ig

What? What are you even talking about?

Nobody wants racial segregation except the ignorant racists, who deserve the economic damage caused by being ignorant racists.

Forcing an ignorant racist to serve people they hate will accomplish nothing, and certainly won't help their ignorance or racism.

Daryl Davis is pretty vocal about the way he deradicalized KKK members, I recommend looking into him. Spoiler: the secret is shared interests (music) and normal conversation, just getting to know each other.