the_gastropod

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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
Poe’s Law strikes again. Surely you’re not for real?
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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
Most western countries already don’t do business with Iran. These are extremely different situations. The whataboutism is just bizarre.
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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
Yep. Therein lies the rub. eBay inserts themselves as the middle-man here. But they take 0 responsibility for assessing disputes if a buyer claims an item was not as described. They just arbitrarily refund buyers, and automatically pay for
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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
Over $200? No. I filed a complaint with the BBB, but that’s as far as I took it.
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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
My listing was as-is, no returns. Didn’t matter. And I tried challenging it. Recorded a video where I opened the returned machine, assembled it, and pulled a perfect shot of espresso. Based on my server’s access logs, nobody at eBay even vi
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by the_gastropod 9mo ago
I don’t know if there are other ways eBay could lose money on returns. But my single data point: the very first thing I sold on eBay (a manual lever espresso machine) got returned because the buyer clearly didn’t know how to use it, and cla
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
It blows my mind anyone can hold this opinion after 10+ years of Trump very publicly spewing racist garbage. Let's just review a few recent examples: - Claimed Haitian immigrants were eating neighbors' pets - Currently claiming
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
With such a slam dunk case, it should have been a cakewalk to get UN buy-in, or at the very minimum, Republican-controlled congressional approval.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Think about the magnitude you’re talking about here. Every internal combustion engine on earth is emitting CO2. Every volcano, forest fire, coal power plant, etc. The atmosphere is massive . We’ve been, basically, doing our best to pump it
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
The graph here can get a bit wonky. And Switzerland is definitely the closest example of “limited government” working, I’d agree. But both of those countries, e.g., have universal healthcare. Switzerland through a more strict version of som
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Yes. But, I don’t think a single one of those “least corrupt” top contenders could be described as: > The solution is really to keep the scope of government small so that any corruption isn't detrimental to the populace, and they ca
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Ah yes. You're right. I've mixed these terms up in my brain.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
If I'm understanding your example correctly, these types of firings are possible thanks to Right-to-work laws. Which political party introduced and continues to advocate for Right-to-work? Which has generally opposed Right-to-work and
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
“Both sides!” guys should be taken about as seriously as Homer Simpson. Their political commentary is completely vibes based. No basis in reality.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Which countries on the planet do you think are the least corrupt? What does their system of government look like?
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Of course. That was also my point, as I think it is yours. There is an event horizon after which an individual can corrupt government and really accelerate their wealth accumulation even faster.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Let’s remember: Musk bought Tesla. He was already ridiculously wealthy in order to get himself into this position of basically robbing the U.S. government.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
I think you're missing the implied cause and effect here. Lighthanded regulations allow for ridiculous amounts of wealth to be acquired in the U.S. Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, etc. are so unfathomably rich (and therefore powerful), they
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
I borderline want a conscription-style policy, where young adults are required to live in Boston, Philadelphia, NYC, DC, Seattle, or Chicago, car-free for a year. Americans’ inability to even imagine a world where a car isn’t the way to g
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
The latter. In addition to being creepy, it’s such a horrible “feature”. I can’t imagine who thought it was a good idea.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
If I’m understanding you right, I’m confident it’s screen analysis. I have a Hisense Roku TV I exclusively use with an AppleTV. I get creepy intrusive popups telling me: “you could be watching this on other streaming providers!” all the tim
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
I don't necessarily disagree with the crux of your point. But I suspect the lackluster sales also had something to do with the $3,500 price tag. Meta has sold sold over 20x as many Oculus units.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
No. We’ve got masked goons kidnapping people and sending them to international labor camps. We’re indiscriminately bombing small fishing boats in distant international waters based on accusations of being drug smugglers, we’re stripping peo
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Ohhh I see. Another non-American with crystal clear understanding of US politics. With all due respect, you’re very clearly out of your element here.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Went through the trouble of signing up a Smurf account to hit me with that zinger, eh? Nice.
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
You’re doing the thing. The Democrats are both: different in magnitude of corruption than Republicans, and absolutely imperfect and worthy of criticism. For your example, 7 of the 10 congress members with the highest cap gains in 2024 (incl
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Politics isn't Newton's Third Law of Motion. Prior to Musk's takeover, there absolutely and unequivocally was no "equal but opposite" deliberately biased system in place like there is now. This is a classic playbook
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
> if the post were about ballot stuffing by the Democrats with irrefutable evidence like I've seen That's incredible. You're not even American, and have seen irrefutable evidence of "the Democrats" participating
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
How is this little "both sides bad" rant related to the article at all ?
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by the_gastropod 10mo ago
Ohhhh please. Donald Trump, the most influential and significant member of the Republican Party (and tons of other v important folks downstream from him) were giddy with joy when Nancy Pelosi’s husband was nearly killed by a lunatic with a

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