Currently doing a DIS rewatch. Not a big fan but not on the hate train either. But man, my intestines cramped from the cringe when that scene popped up.

DIS S01E04

How do you wanna be remembered in history? Alongside the Wright Brothers, Elon Musk, Zefram Cochrane? Or as a failed fungus expert? A selfish little man who put the survival of his own ego before the lives of others.

Well, he got his mention in Star Trek as one of the great people to will have advanced humanity, so I guess after having that had crossed off his list he could just do something different next.

Is that the bubble beginning to pop?

Not always.

Das kapitalistische Wirtschaftssystem ist den staatlichen und sozialen Lebensinteressen des deutschen Volkes nicht gerecht geworden.

Inhalt und Ziel dieser sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Neuordnung kann nicht mehr das kapitalistische Gewinn- und Machtstreben, sondern nur das Wohlergehen unseres Volkes sein.

CDU, 1947.

But yeah, that was some time ago.

Do you have steam running in the background in desktop mode or did you shut that down?

It’s really not. I get that the US have a lot of problems, especially when it comes to training people to deescalate, not use force when it’s not absolutely required etc, but it’s not the same on all countries.

Like… I’m from Germany. Police here are trained for years, with a focus on values and deescalation, before they commence their service. This really results in a relationship of trust between them and the citizens, like when they e.g. arrest people and tie them down to burn them alive in their cells instead of shooting them. Or when they don’t run rampant in the streets to kill or citizens (duh) but instead finance right wing terrorist groups that then kill citizens. You see?

Sure thing, buddy.

What nonsense. The whole premise here was that people are being told something. If somebody’s repeatedly told that they’re probably a lunatic because of the .ml attached to their name they’ll know something’s up. This isn’t about not telling people, this is about treating people like they know what they’re doing and telling them. Otherwise we wouldn’t even have this discussion because I’d just have left.

But this is going nowhere. You say we can’t expect people to know the symbolism they surround themselves with, I say it’s bullshit. We’re going in circles. So, you do you, great. I’ll, however, assume that the next person I see wearing a swastika is, in fact, a lunatic moron, and not just a poor fella who unknowingly made a wrong pick in the thrift store.

You can always assume people do stuff knowingly. They usually tell you that they didn’t if they didn’t. That’s the whole idea about doing stuff: You’re responsible for your actions.

I’m not punching anyone or calling them names. I’m judging them and tell them that their actions leave a certain impression. And yes, if somebody knowingly buys nestle, I won’t value their opinion on sustainable products or supply nets or listen to them when it comes to that topic 🤷. Tough shit. If you wear a badge you might better check what it represents.

Holy shit, are you serious…?

You expect Joe Average and Jane Random to not only have to deal with clothing’s fragmentation, not only have to figure out which garments can actually be worn and relatively warm, you expect them to also research the politics of each piece of clothing before they wear it in public? And it’s not just that you expect Joe Average, and Jane Random to do that, you’re so certain they actually do it, that you’re perfectly comfortable assuming every single portrait-of-Mao-wearing person has identical political views and stances?

Am I getting this right?

That’s how you sound.

An instance is a choice. Aligning oneself to .ml has meaning and it’s perfectly sensible to judge people by the meaningful choices they make and communicate.

Seems like you haven’t interacted with .ml people a lot, otherwise you wouldn’t make it sound as if it doesn’t make sense.

That’s nice but not the point. You ask why people prefer YouTube and the answer seems to be that patreon is perceived as a paywalled ad platform. The fact that you might use it differently doesn’t change that perception at all.

Ah. Yeah, could have guessed that. Thanks though.

At around 60° north or south, the required speed slows to a little over 1,600 mph, still over 1,000 mph.

Wat?

Video by “German science guy”

not available in Germany

So… What are those two stars for then?