Wouldn’t they still be disappointed that you are an engineer and not a doctor?

Almost everyone is Johnny. Spike and Timmy are caricature types - the uncompromising extremes. If Johnny was on the list you’d have to choose if you are more similar to Spike to more similar to Timmy, but since he is there - representing the entire range between the other two - you, a complex real-life (I hope?) person and not a shallow 1D character, are bound to meaninglessly identify as a Johnny.

First, that is not your child. It is a fucking elephant.

Finally someone addresses the elephant in the room!

That officer is a named character. Her importance will be revealed during the big twist of this arc.

Except… I really didn’t say that “both sides are the same”. This claim - in the context of politics, at least - usually mean one of two (quite similar) propositions:

1. Party A, which is now in power, enacted a questionable policy - but if Party B was in power instead in a similar situation it’d do a similar thing.
   • Variation - this can also be claimed about something the party not in power does as an opposition.
2. Party A used some questionable methods to increase its power - but Party B is also using some similarly questionable methods to gain power.

Since the topic here is shifts in the political views of various demographics - the second proposition is the more relevant one.

Both sides are very much not the same here. One side is pushing while the other is pulling. Pushing and pulling is not the same thing - they are opposite things. I hope you understand that, and that you are not struggling with operating doors. I did not say that both conservatives and progressives are using similar methods to gain influence here, because that’s not true. It’s not true even if you remove the word “similar” because progressives are not using methods to gain influence - they are using methods to lose influence.

Also, when I said that the Left - and not just the Right - is also contributing to this trend, I was not doing it to imply that both sides share the blame for this trend. I reject that proposition. The blame here goes 100% to the Left^[1]! The winning side does not need to reflect on why it is winning^[2] - and when the losing side reflects on why it is losing, making its conclusion about the wining side’s tactics is not very helpful unless its for coming up with ways to counter these methods - which I’m not seeing done here.

These men feel rejected by the Left, and the Right is taking advantage of these feelings. Both sides are not the same here - only one side is competent.

Kindly screenshot my comment^[1] and underline the part where I said “the same”.

It’s both, really. One side pulling, the other side is pushing.

What would you even need that for?

Overworked peasants have neither the time nor the energy to revolt.

If this ever happens, the manufacturer will remotely brick it. Not because they are afraid of AI taking over - they just want to force you to buy a new one from them.

a fridge to me is a cool place

Yes, that is indeed its primary function.

The comments here on this Lemmy post can serve as a perfect demonstration for the reason behind men turning right-wing. Any comment trying to point out some specific aspect of life where men are experiencing more hardships is immediately shut off and getting told these experiences and concerns are invalid.

There is a limit to how much “fuck you” one can hear before going “well, fuck you too”.

This makes no sense. Since when do countries other than the US exist?

I would want to make sure that everyone has to go through with it, regardless of financial or social status. No “senator’s son” deferments, ya know?

That’s the most delusional idea I’ve seen in this post - and that’s a very high bar to cross. Even if you disregard the fact that said senators are going to be the one fine-tuning the rules (and other rich and powerful people “assisting” them) - keep in mind that the people of the Elite class:

• Have access to lawyers and consultants that can find ways to game the system.
• Have connections with the people in charge inside the system’s hierarchy, allowing them to arrange better treatment for their children.
• Have connections with the people supervising the system.

Their children’s conclusionary service will be more pleasant then your children’s. Trying to make them suffer won’t really work, and you’ll only end up making an already atrocious ordeal worse for everyone else.

Regarding the complaints, I hope you understand that:

• Darker skinned people will get disproportionately more complains. The darker the skin, the more complains you get. You said “verified” complains - but the managers in charge of “verifying” the complains will be more inclined to approving complaints against them.
• Neurodivergent people - depending on the way their neuro diverges - will also get more complains. In this case this increase in complains may even be justified, but… congratulation - you are now punishing them for being neurodivergent. This means, of course, you’ll want a to give them accommodations. Good thing neurodivergent people are all the same, and that the managers in this system will be understanding, so these accommodations will go to who they need to go to and won’t be taken advantage of.
• The people of the Elite class have connections with the people in charge of verifying complaints. Disproportionate amount of the complaints against Elites will be rejected.

This will be good for the ruling class. Rebellious individuals from the lower classes will be punished, shaping them into easier-to-rule-over subjects.

1. What would happen if you reach 25 without hitting the quota of compulsory service hours?
2. What would happen if you get too many “verified complaints”?

If you can’t hold your excitement for more than 250 milliseconds - maybe snails are not a very good choice as a fascination target.

Of course not! She’s not a couch.

The concept of autopen is ridiculous, but so is unpardoning turkeys. Then again - so is pardoning turkeys.

This whole country is ridiculous.

I think they really meant it at the time - but needed Windows 11 in order to really shove AI down people’s throats.

Shit, cats do that. Do they also pray to god?

Yes, and even God can’t understand what is it that they want this time.