RustCat

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[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think I definitely agree with what you've said.

I still assert that people seem to care more about the risk of LGBTQ+ people being killed "close to home" versus them actually being killed in foreign conflicts; however I suspect the reason is probably because the ones "close to home" are white.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't even think you need to believe in hierarchy of marginalized people, all you need is to not want to see killing happen at home because it's icky up close and all of a sudden it makes a lot of sense.

Maybe I'm wrong but I came to this conclusion because it seems people don't care (or at least don't care as strongly) if LGBTQ+ people are killed in oversees conflicts, but care a lot about the idea it might happen in their country.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't being under-budget usually considered a positive?

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Black and Hispanic still support Biden more than Trump no matter how much they've voted.

No surprise here that good ole' whitey is the problem. Honestly this feels like a bit of a self-own.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

I think you might be right, but honestly it felt like the whole point of the story was that people and relationships are the most important thing in life, which was demonstrated when Edward gives up his alchemy for his brother.

Perhaps the whole redeemed evil empire was just an accident born from wanting the state to be kind of obvious bad guys, but needing a storybook happyish ending. At least most of the alchemists who participated in the genocide seem to be very disgusted with their actions and seem to actively suffer from it.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the problem with the diabetes drug? Is it just because the fat person didn't ask? Also damn, I feel awful for people who have these kinds of doctors, I feel lucky cause I've never had to deal with a doctor like that.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Not that I disagree, but in my experience, the little displays that tell you what you're ordering (and how much it costs) are rarely used, and the worker on the other side often doesn't tell you how much it is until you get to the window to pay. So if you frequent a place often and already have a rough estimation of how much something is gonna cost (i.e. "I buy this meal at lunch every day" or whatever), and then you find out its twice as expensive, you run into the exact problem I've suggested.

You're definitely right about it slowing everything down though, and most drive-throughs get clogged very easily.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, I see a police car in her immediate future.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

I mean, what do you do in a drive through when you get to the window to pay and it's like 3x more expensive than you expected? Just drive away? I'm sure that's what people would argue, while completely ignoring that it's a massive social taboo and 99% of people would just pay because of social pressure.

Also, what happens if the place starts making the food after you order, but before you pay (so you can get your food more quickly and efficiently!). Have you committed theft, or defrauded the business by deciding not to pay? I mean probably not, but I'd hate to be the first person sued to test if it holds up in court.

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but have you seen Swifties? God damn...

[–] RustCat@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

It's pretty shocking that they also tried to fly him straight back to the US instead of to a hospital in South Korea for treatment. Maybe things would've turned out differently if they'd done that?

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