I have visible votes turned off, but this is brilliant

They’re afraid frog is starting to notice the water’s getting hotter, so they need to move faster

Well you see if they burn everything else, then their part becomes much more valuable. It’s like taking half the pie and then shitting on the rest.

It’s the everything

You tried vaping? I had to use pretty high nic juice, but it got me off coughin’ nails, and eventually off vaping too.

Lol even the ads aren’t real, like how did we fuck up so bad as a civ

That just meaning well or having good intentions, are not enough. You need to actually show up and make time for the things, and people, you value.

Thinking of a great friend who had the courage to break up with me, and tell me straight up it’s because I was a bad friend to them.

Often synonymous with just having an above average vocabulary. Ohhhh if only that’s all it took to be truly smart …

Don’t they?? I’m instantly charmed.

Top shelf introspection here.

Re being a good person I wouldn’t sweat your mirror neurons over it too much. I suspect that if most people did the kind of self-analysis you’ve done, they would find similar, ulterior drives.

Anyway, so while I’ve long since shelved the fantasy of “true altruism” I have noticed that I’m more likely to behave nicely if I can set myself up for success by doing things like eating enough, working out, avoiding running late, etc. In a very real way I am a nicer person when I’m, for example, not running late.

I do this because behaving nicely is important to my self image, and leads to a more pleasant feeling life.

It’s something.

Same, although I’m shy about the alcoholic label. But the fact is I was sadder and less motivated, even when I managed to drink “moderately,” and I feel better in every conceivable way since I stopped. I feel like I can trust myself to handle things straight-on now.

More like somewhatinteresting, am I right

I had unfettered internet access and even checked out stormfront and other Nazi communities out of morbid curiosity (it was the 90s – I really didn’t think they’d ever be relevant again), but then I also didn’t have social media, infinite scrolling, or dopamine jacking feeds, so fuck me maybe I just got lucky.

What do you mean?

That’s so epic. Imagine thinking you’d gotten away with it, and you hear Saruman asking after your old name at the front door.

First time reading this?

Except it would be unethical for a billionaire to throw that much power around. They should relinquish the value back to the communities from where they took it.

Agree. Imperfect, enemy, good; you know the spiel. We all know it by now.

Probably stems from powerlessness and endorphin release from online interactions (tbh, guilty) taking place of actual, uh, I guess praxis is the term.

That’s a good point. Homeless encampments will be within range of all the services they need. No guarantee these houses are anywhere near those services.

But like someone else said, it all depends on the details.

Really what this is showing me is that the public coffers don’t have nearly enough money in this region if some random is out here addressing critical infrastructure problems.

I thought doomguy was me. The silent protagonist is kind of the new hero.