We’ll see. Gen Z males showed up in force to vote for Trump in the 2024 election. Some of the younger ones are alright, but others are doing the whole Hitler Youth thing. Overall I couldn’t tell you if they’re any more or less shitty than any other generation, but their voting record isn’t off to a great start.

Never eat meat that looks like an oil slick

Beef and probably other red meats can get an oil-slick appearance pretty quickly from certain packaging. My very first job was grocery, part of which in the meat dept. This was always something that struck as odd: we’d get fresh (like bright red, truly fresh beef) that I’d personally cut and load it into those foam trays and plastic-wrap them. Come back the next day, and the trays I assembled would have this weird chromatic glisten like an oil slick, like they were starting to rot despite being on the shelf (refrigerated) for a single night. Dude in charge of the meat dept said it was something to do with it being sealed off from oxygen - it’d go away when cooked, and is totally fine to eat. (this could be total bullshit - but taking his word at face value. Grain of salt)

Actual rot has a similar chromatic glisten, but kinda permeates deeper into the tissue. When in doubt, the smell test will tell you everything you need to know.

I think those might have been bulls.

I share that frustration, but discouraging voters from showing up isn’t going to help anything: focus your anger at the actual fascists, not the ballot box.

Actually achieving some meaningful reform is a complex project that requires every tool in the box. If you run into a stripped screw, don’t get mad at the screwdriver for not working, but instead reach for your other tools to use alongside the driver. Might need to grab it with a vicegrip (like a general strike) or whack it with a hammer (like a molotov cocktail), but don’t just discard the screwdriver - the screws aren’t all stripped, and the project is a lot bigger than just the one striped screw. If the next screw is also stripped, by all means light up another, uh, hammer… but the screwdriver is the easiest and most effective option for the parts of the project that aren’t already fubar.

So… advocating for alternatives when they’re called for: absolutely necessary! Throwing the screwdriver away: unnecessary and critical error.

Fortunately voting isn’t mutually exclusive to any other flavor of activism. So, unironically: yes, please do vote, as often and informed as you’re able to.

Light up some billionaire’s warehouse on the way home if you want, but voting is easier and safer than pretty much any offer method of driving some rapid reform, so start with voting, and take whatever other action you feel still needs to take place.

Lots of hate on voting lately… Why? Use every tool we’ve got.

I think JD Vance should stay out of US affairs.

Any ideas on ways we can convince Amazon to pay its workers enough to survive?

Surely this time people will stop talking about the Epstein files…

Alternatively, have you considered replacing your monitors with AR glasses?

Oh man, there’s a whole world that I know absolutely nothing about. My immediate concern is resolution and latency - I use my computer for gaming mostly, would these have a look and feel on screen similar to a decent monitor?

Second concern… I’d kinda hate to even support that product line. The concept is good for what I’m asking about, but these things are a security and privacy nightmare in general. Mine would never leave the home, but even just buying a pair would feel like making a deal with a serial voyeurism sex offender. Is there a brand that doesn’t have the sketchy camera?

You don’t need to worry about shit. Propaganda like the OP’s serves only to make you feel guilty about speaking up, pushing you to become one of MLK’s white moderates.

If you’re in a position to advocate for a group who’s voice is being muffled, do it.

You already know the distinction between that and talking over them - don’t let internet bullshit blur the line.

I love seeing posts from this community in part because they showcase some of the most adamant patient self-advocacy and resilience, while enthusiastically spitting into the face of bigoted opposition.

Y’all are certified badasses!

Best of luck, ma’am.

…asking Valve to make a third game in a franchise is a tall fucking order!

…I really need to stock up on fireworks. That type of evil being snuffed out calls for fireworks.

Nervously stands up, takes microphone, and looks down at a sheet of paper: “-clears throat- Sure, I can help with that!..”

…I mean, we’re still stuck with a king, sooo…

Shouldn’t there be two guys behind Mitch’s corpse, too?

“…oh, the order was for morphine? I misread it as a 1L IV bolus of bleach. My bad, won’t happen again.”

An acceptable outcome nonetheless.

The cure is the same regardless of the name of the Nazi.

The cure is the same for that disease, too. Preserving one Nazi from fear of the next is not the approach we need. Kill enough of them and they’ll eventually get the message.