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That's a really good one! Especially with Lester, if I remember well

For the benefit of readers who may not know Mr. Addams or understand why he's so great, should we list out the qualities?

I'll have first go, but would love supplemental info.

• Madly in love with his wife
• Romantic
• Quite strong (if I remember correctly)
• Shameless about his preferences
• Willing to admit when he's wrong (and gracefully)
• Supportive of his children while still challenging them
• Highly skilled in numerous areas
• Stylish af, though not trendy

Most of my observations are based on the cartoons. Gentlemen, we should all be like Gomez. Other qualities to attribute to this legend?

Basically, no. At least, not until everyone has the knowledge and resources to run their own compute, which is never.

Decentralized systems must be accessible and maintainable by the majority. Blockchain is neither of these. It's also why the internet moved to platforms rather than remaining as many niche forums.

Additionally, network effects and economies of scale make decentralized systems difficult. See Lemmy. Even here, World is the biggest because it's simpler and easier to do everything in one place. People don't have to make decisions. People don't have to do their own work.

Basically, human psychology and economics suck

I want to second the helpfulness of this. Thank you!

Possibly true, but it would be good to have a source for that.

But even if true, what genetic factors should and shouldn't count? If someone is clearly female to all observers but happens to have XY genes, how is that different from an XX female who has an abnormally high amount of testosterone but still appears female for all intents and purposes?

I'm basically saying it's a complicated problem that laymen like us without specialized knowledge should consider very carefully and possibly defer to experts' opinions.

It's worth adding another spin to this.

Think of it as "product placement" where you are the product. The kind of person you want to meet... where are they spending their time? Wherever that is, you should be there, so they can find you.

Think someone is really attractive when they're doing public speaking? Go to Toastmasters. Really love someone who is competitive but good-natured? Check out a board game group. Want a fit person? Hit the gym.

The key thing, again similar to the other commenter, is to say hi to everyone. It's tough, especially if social activity drains you, but you can make a pattern and habits out of it. Get to know a bunch of people. Make good impressions. When it eventually gets out that you're single, someone will be like, "so I know this person..."

In any case, you're awesome. Good luck finding your awesome other half

Edit: also along the lines of product placement, make sure you're an appealing product: good hygiene, good enough style/fashion, proper social behaviors, etc. Not saying I'm perceiving you having problems with this, but I've seen many people complain about not finding someone when they look, smell, and behave like they've been living in a sewer the past decade.

Read the article, but I'll write this for the benefit of those that don't. The waters in question are claimed by multiple nations. The Philippines is one of these and is a US ally. Additionally, the US routinely sends vessels through international waters to exercise those rights as agreed upon by the international community and refute bogus claims.

So that's what the American navy is doing there, and I'm sure they'll go home when their mission is done, and the next will take their place :)

You're referencing Jedi? Where does the slavery come on?

Child soldiers... I can see that argument, but I don't agree. Jedi are combat capable, but as I understand, combat is not their purpose or even a core responsibility. That's just focused on for movies. Jedi are more comparable to monks. They're focused on connecting with the world, helping people connect with the world, and mediating conflict. The light sabers are supposed to only come out when harm is imminent. Even in the movie, light saber training is portrayed more a method of better connecting with the Force. Now, you could argue that's propaganda, but I don't buy that, either. If the person being trained believes violence is a last resort and uses it only as a last resort, then it goes from propaganda to truth. Hell, there are many times where the Jedi try to talk with people in the empire before the pew pew starts.

Just remember, movies wouldn't sell if they were just Jedi doing conflict resolution. We should be complaining more about the profit incentives for art rather than Empire vs Republic 🤣

I think you have a philosophical issue, friend.

There is nothing in reality that is purely "Good." Everything is flawed or is a compromise or has some kind of selfishness hidden somewhere.

But that's why we say "Perfect is the enemy of good." That's why there's "Good enough."

Now, I understand you'll argue "the republic wasn't even good!" My point still stands. The empire was a dictatorship. The republic was a representative democracy. It is exceedingly rare that a dictatorship benefits the people. The only example I know of in the modern day is Singapore. (Thailand is complicated.)

At its core, the empire deprives its citizens of their rights. No one can hold the emperor accountable. He can just blow up a whole planet because he feels like it. Yes, you'll argue the republic can blow up planets, too, but that requires the input of many more people and would represent a significant portion of the populations interests.

Shit, the empire doesn't even rely on the citizenry for its military force, meaning it's even more disconnected from the needs of its citizens.

This is exactly what I've been worried about.

At least in IT, companies have already been prioritizing more senior hires over juniors in order to minimize the overhead of training juniors and managing additional headcount. They just overwork seniors. That's been happening for maybe 5 years.

Now, companies are all like, "why can't we find any mid-levels/seniors?!' Dipshits.

Starcraft is Warhammer 40k. Terrans are space marines. Protoss are Eldar. Zerg are Tyranids. Been happening a long time now

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