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[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Context matters. Colonialism is a uniquely European affair with a particularly potent flavor of slavery and genocide. It’s not simply groups going after their neighbors to settle generational feuds.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (10 children)

If you look at the countries using the colors… UK, Australia, France, Russia… there’s kind of an underlying pattern of behavior too… they all seem to share this “culture” of colors.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m sorry to hear that happened to your friend. I had a family member who went through uncharacteristic and risk taking behavior before they ultimately passed from a brain tumor. It happens and it is very confusing for everyone involved. Especially since that person, a very accomplished (decorated officer) intelligent person (genius IQ) randomly started on hard drugs, which just confused the situation further. We got them away from that life just in time to get them a diagnosis. The strain and chaos with that type of illness can be devastating.

That being said, I think the number of women in this case, and the context clues, are sufficient that we can conclude that this guy isn’t innocent. We have multiple different testimonies and his own words about young girls and his own daughter to conclude he was involved in that lifestyle at a time when he was high on money, power and a circle that was judgment free. He ran pageants in the 90’s which just… ewww. Also, I mean who calls Epstein at 5am in the morning and leaves messages? Not exactly normal operating hours. If he wasn’t insulated with limousines and a real estate empire this guy would have been drug through the mud in any podunk town for being a total creep. No one would be questioning when word came out, they’d be saying, “oh yeah, that guy, I can see it”

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah it kind of freaks me out a mollusk got that smart. Their development of intelligence is so independent from most other species on earth, it’s just bizarre. It gives human but in another animal phylum.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 months ago

This feels more like cat behavior. They want to cut a deal. Orcas for whatever reason, really have zero interest in predation of humans. I’m curious to know if any local fisherman in the area know these whales. The researches should talk to them. I bet this is a multigenerational tradition for this group. They want to trade for something locals give them, or they just think humans are helpless and that boat has been hanging around doing a pretty crappy job at hunting. No fish, no seals, no sharks— they just sit there.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean she just seems to be dripping head to toe in honesty. I totally believe it. /s

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 months ago

I don’t know about now but I know his first term multiple coworkers who said this and who also said his kids should take over for him when he dies- especially Ivanka and Kushner or Baron when he’s old enough. And they were dead serious.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

cough, cough Eat the rich.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree with this. I don’t think any of the legislation put forward, in multiple countries, with the stated goals of “protecting the children” are actually meant to protect the children. If they were I would indeed support them because I have watched friends struggle with their children. But I’m not entirely sure legislating this problem away is even possible.

But parents I know can sit right next to their kids while they have screen time and some of the stuff that gets sent to their children’s devices is questionable. It’s a lot of emotional and mental labor constantly on parents to course correct some of that sometimes sneaky content. And this is a dual working home who are already stretched thin on time and energy. And banning the older children from devices altogether is pretty much impossible because of school and peers.

I saw a post the other day and it made a valid point. When we were kids there seemed to be a lot more sites with games and stuff geared toward children like Neopets and I remember Gaiaonline fondly. Were there some questionable things? Sure, it was the Wild West of the Internet and I had like zero and I mean zero supervision online, but there just seemed to be more stuff explicitly for kids. Games, interactive educational sites, chats and forums. Not just “versions” of things for kids.

Perhaps I am missing something? Someone please jump in if I am misguided on the apps and sites available today. I would gladly pass that info along to some pairs of parents I know.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 38 points 3 months ago (9 children)

And right wing iPads. They’re absorbing some really terrible stuff without supervision, or even with mild supervision and guidance it still gets through.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That sir is a trunk.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Most places are actually experiencing a birth rate decline. South Korea is having statistically less than one child per woman. Other places like Europe are also projected to shrink.

So, it’s already happening, that’s why countries are freaking out and trying to force births now. The policy shift in the US on abortion isn’t based on religion, it’s economics.

US birth rate hit 1.6, a “stable” birth rate is just over 2.1… mind you that’s the estimate for a population not growing or declining.

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