[-] petrol_sniff_king 9 points 10 hours ago

Ohh, I get it now.
Wait, this is a good meme.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 9 points 20 hours ago

because it's sort of how the food chain works,

If you'll notice, it's not very often a vegan advocates for cheetahs to stop eating antelope.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 2 points 23 hours ago

Then go and do that. I mean, what are you waiting for?

[-] petrol_sniff_king 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Here is a nice little inflation chart I've assembled:

You people are upset about (analogy) gas being 5.31 a gallon when you should be upset that you don't make enough to afford gas at 5.31 a gallon. You should make enough to afford a $450 switch 2, and the fact that you don't is because your masters have been stealing from you for 30+ years. Or since forever, if you're as woke as me.

NES
1985 $179 -> 2025 $528
Games $49.99 -> $147

SNES
1991 $199 -> 2025 $464
Games $49.99 -> $116
Super Mario All-Stars $59.99 -> $140

N64
1996 $199 -> 2025 $403
Games $59.99 -> $121

GameCube
2001 $199 -> 2025 $355
Games $49.99 -> $89

Gameboy
1989 $89.99 -> 2025 $230
Games $29.99 -> $76

Gameboy Advance
2001 $99.99 -> 2025 $178
Games $34.99 -> $62

Nintendo DS
2004 $149.99 -> 2025 $251
Games $29.99 -> $50

Playstation 1
1995 $299 -> 2025 $622
Games $49.99 -> $104

Playstation 2
2000 $299 -> 2025 $552
Games $49.99 -> $92

X-Box
2001 $299 -> 2025 $535
Games $49.99 -> $89

Sega Genesis
1989 $189 -> 2025 $483
Games $59.99 -> $153

Sega Dreamcast
1999 $199 -> 2025 $380
Games $49.99 -> $95

[-] petrol_sniff_king 4 points 1 day ago

Game consoles are sold at a loss. You are supposed to buy more games than the console costs.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 62 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I... what tips and tricks does this person think they're going to get? You either sell the car, or you stop bringing it with you. There's no third option. Is disguising it a third option? Wrap it in a little rubber chicken costume?

People would ask questions like this in reddit AMAs all the time, too, and I just don't understand the impulse to ask strangers online before you've thought about it yourself even a little bit.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 2 points 2 days ago

!remindme 1 year to make fun of you after he's convicted.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 12 points 2 days ago

That was a good read, thank you. :)

[-] petrol_sniff_king 2 points 2 days ago

To be clear, I have no idea what Walt is or isn't. I'm not making a claim there, haha.

it would be irresponsible to turn Nazi into a generic pejorative for "bigot."

I agree... especially if we're talking about historical figures who might be pretty far removed from the modern political climate.

But to be fair, there is a pretty direct connection between bigotry and nazis, modern or otherwise.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Criticizing the term's over use

You can't police overuse. Just disagree and move on.

By constantly handwringing about it every single time it comes up, you end up teaching people that that's the way you are supposed to react to this information. It becomes a thought terminating cliche. Somebody says nazi, and the first thing anyone else thinks about is "well, they're probably just being hyperbolic." You're reinforcing the same narrative.

Like, a good nazi accusation usually comes with an argument. "Such and such is a nazi because of these 6 things I saw them do, and they kicked a dog also," but even then, people will twist themselves into pretzels about whether the word is still "too much" or not. You have to cut them off. It's not relevant. It doesn't need to be given dignity as a criticism. It only serves as a distraction from the 6 points.

People do the exact same thing about the word genocide.

Think about it this way: an actual nazi benefits from these terms being muddy and unworkable, so our strategy cannot depend on clear waters; we will never get them.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 10 points 3 days ago

we should be more precise with our language

I swear this exact phrase is an FBI plot to get people to doubt everything they see and hear.

"That school shooter was a nazi" "Well, we ought to be careful when saying things like that."
"Elon Musk is a nazi." "And what has he done exactly? You know, it's important to be precise. The story of the boy who cried wolf is that ..."
"Hitler was a nazi." "Well, he was in charge of the nazis. Specificity is really important when handling delicate matters like these, you know."

Not to pick on you specifically, but I am so fucking tired of hearing it.

[-] petrol_sniff_king 7 points 5 days ago

are flawless

I cannot help you. You are having a conversation in your head that no one else here is a part of. You gotta come back down to Earth, man.

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