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#What do you want to talk about?

We're brand new, but I hope you'll have a word or two. Looking for mods who can write and love discussing a variety of topics!

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 35 points 11 months ago

Because the post is shit maybe?

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 37 points 11 months ago

Well that's a terrifying prospect if you have any sort of opinion outside of the groupthink.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 months ago

At least in our area, most of the starter homes were purchased and then completely redone internally to fancy up and then flipped. All of the homes went up about $100,000 at minimum because of people trying to profit off the housing market.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
  • Every thread against people not strictly aligning with Leftist politics will be boiled down to: “There are three types of people: reasonable people who agree with me, crazy fascists on the other side, and lily-livered wimps who can’t pick a side (and are also secretly fascists who just won't admit it)!”

  • Anyone with passable writing skills will be downvoted because creating cogent arguments against them is hard, and heaven forbid anyone see a smart argument that doesn't align with your views perfectly.

  • In a similar vein, people will use the downvote as a "fuck you" button without commenting or adding any value to the conversation whatsoever.

(Edit: Yes, yes. You're all hilarious. I may not have a button to hit, but fuck you too.)

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 42 points 1 year ago

So since you're the one providing the labour in the transaction, this means you're getting a tip FROM the gas station, right? R... Right?

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 year ago

If someone says that they are “centrist” they are not telling you that they base all of their opinions on being in the middle of any two positions. That would be astoundingly stupid and is very much a straw-man take on the situation.

They are telling you that they agree with neither major party on everything, and find that both parties have views that they don’t agree with. It’s pretty easy to come to that conclusion because the US two-party system packs in an almost incoherent mishmash of beliefs into exactly two sides.

There is absolutely no contradiction in being for police reform, and against riots lasting for days. There is no contradiction in being for gun rights, while also wanting limits on them. There is no contradiction in wanting functional government services and universal healthcare, and thinking that free markets are effective. There is no contradiction in wanting a more balanced budget, and government services to be funded.

The idea that there are only two sides in politics is a strange delusion created by your two party system.

If you are left wing, and argue for left-wing policies in every case, that means you will also be argued with by somebody who believes political nuance and not just waving a party flag.

The right wing also shits on centrists because they think they are secretly left-wing since they argue with some of their stupider points as well.

These people are not "secretly right-wing" and just don’t have the balls to say it. That is a horrendous take no matter where you fall on the political spectrum the only serves to limit conversation.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

After that most recent Saint's Row game, I can't say I'm surprised.

It felt like it was designed by Tumblr, sold on an unpopular platform (Epic), left out most of what was good from the previous entries, was attrociously buggy, and had deeply disappointing DLC.

Nobody wanted it and it felt designed by committee.

Like Blizzard, most of the talent that made them great to begin with wasn't there any more.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 year ago

Just eat it. The whole thing. One sitting.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

It is getting downvoted because you are asking how to receive free money without providing absolutely anything of value.

The only people who will deliver the kind of relationship that you are looking for is probably your parents.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The reason that you are running into situations like this is because you (the meme creator position) don't witness the Centrist also vehemently argue with right-wing policies frequently.

You only see them argue with you and therefore have a skewed view of them and their politics. If you are left wing, and argue for left-wing policies in every case, that means you will also be argued with by somebody who believes political nuance and not just waving a party flag.

The right wing also shits on centrists because they think they are secretly left-wing since they argue with some of their stupider points as well.

These people are not secretly right-wing and just don't have the balls to say it. That is a horrendous take no matter where you fall on the political spectrum the only serves to limit conversation.

[-] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've actually heard religious people talk about the idea of aliens.

Essentially their conclusion was that the bible doesn't rule out aliens because it doesn't say God didn't make other planets with life.

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