Meanwhile the others gave me odd looks and stares

The mindset that I struggle to understand/relate to is that of those who seem to be unable or unwilling to accept how different another mind might be.

Seems kinda funny to say that, akin to the tolerance “paradox” I suppose.

Scaramuchi

Oh, 1.0, what fun we had

Well the show didn’t finish the story.

E: though, it didn’t get less “magical”, just more explained in a soft-scifi sense.

Oh that’s funny

Actually, maybe it’s a perfect fit

I like Black Lives Matter because on its face it is a “no duh” statement (for most…)

To me, it is pointing out the absurd disconnect between what (almost) everybody believes without question and the actual state of society and policing in particular. There’s something stronger to “we matter” vs “we matter too”, but I’m struggling to put it into words. For some reason, I feel like BLAM or something similar loses some impact.

But that’s just in my head; as far as the success of a movement, you’re probably right. Also, if it was BLAM from the start, maybe I wouldn’t dislike it.

Ha! That’s exactly what came to mind for me too.

I’m surprised at how many other answers there are to this! I thought for sure you were referring to Charles White in Neal Stephenson’s The Baroque Cycle.

A bit of a trope I guess.

Ok, will not go crazy on the bleach and stuff.

Omg I just might have drive my car over it twice today

E: I don’t think I did… Not used to it being in the front yard

Oh shit, that’s news to me!

Ah, thanks!

schools don’t teach much of recent (say, last 100 years) events

but we learn A LOT about WWII, Vietnam war, Korean war, cold war, etc.

I’m so confused

Baby Colin Robinson about broke me

Forgot about Dream Corp. I think I should rewatch.

Well that’s a damn good post Mr banjo

Just learned about Terry Fox from Do Go On. What a legend

I clearly needed to degauss the monitor a few times a day

But the things actually generating the electricity (the turbines) most have some flexibility. Not on/off maybe

As I slide the needle from “strongly dislike” to “not a fan”.

Good on em

Great song, kinda ill applied. Shoulda saved it!

For those wondering: Scruffy, Roberto, and WERNSTROM