JillyB

Damn I forgot about dre.

Oh yeah. My knowledge of how to make 3 perfectly flat surface plates will rebuild the origins of precision.

They're not asking all of NATO for security guarantees, just the US. I think they should look for the "coalition of the willing" to base tripwire forces in Ukraine post-war. That will make a more credible deterrent for Russia than "we promise to help you if Russia attacks". That credibility is exactly why Russia is against European forces permanently based in Ukraine.

I think that's not telling the whole story. I would argue the main factor is atomization and social isolation which have increased over time. COVID also launched a lot of apps and probably got some people hooked. And I think hooked is the right word. I think door dash is designed to be addictive. Has restaurant service quality decreased over time? I haven't noticed a very significant drop in quality.

I unironically love it and think it will be a cult classic in 10 years. It's so stupidly ambitious and unapologetic. It's beautiful too. I love how you find out in the first scene that the main character can stop time (the only one with any kind of superpower) and that turns out not to be very relevant for the rest of the movie. Fuck Chekhov's gun, amirite. Frank stockpiled wine money for years to make exactly what he wanted to make and damnit he did. I'll happily see it in theaters.

A few of my friends recommended Eraserhead. It felt like David Lynch was seeing what he could get away with.

White person who is part of the in-group now probably doesn't realize they won't always be part of the in-group. They stand to gain from the relative balance of power in society shifting more toward them while it lasts. Even if their groceries are more expensive, their opportunities more limited, their freedoms curtailed, they will benefit from a higher social status of being part of the in-group and loudly supporting the oppression of the out-group. The out-group will have even more expensive groceries, even fewer opportunities and freedoms. By comparison, the in-group is elevated. I don't think we should pretend that fascists and the complicit are not acting in their best interest. They are, for now.

In the very long term, yes, people act against their best interests. But a poor white person stands to gain something in a more racist world. A far right dictatorship sounds inherently bad to you or me. Even if we weren't personally affected by it at all, it would be bad. But a lot of people don't notice or don't care. Before society completely collapses, a straight white Christian male does stand to gain from others being oppressed.

Y'all don't sneak in snacks? It's cold out and it's easy to sneak in soda bottles in a jacket. I snuck in a KFC meal in my jacket to watch Avengers Endgame.

I'm genuinely dumbfounded that you even managed to spend that much at the movies.

Peoples' values generally align with what's in their personal best interest. Zuckerberg and Musk see the trend towards oligarchy and are happy to signal to the kingmakers that they are on the same side.

I grew up in Spartanburg, SC and find this unsurprising.