I didn’t make an argument at all, I simply described my experience of reality in an effort to help you understand why people here are disagreeing with you. Don’t worry, I won’t try to help you again.

AI really has gone too far

Emotions are really ramping up

I’m sure there are places on the Internet where you could sell that “ghost” story, but Lemmy during the runup to the election was like 45%+ people arguing for protest votes and vote abstaining as a means of “punishing” Democrats for a millenia-old religious feud on the other side of the world. Obviously this isn’t physical, definitive proof that protest voters and abstainers actually moved the electoral needle for Trump, I’m just letting you know why no one’s really buying it here.

I just hate their app and refuse to use it

Plus Elon accused Trump of being iyn the list during their recent “falling out”.

On the contrary, I’m American and agree with the experience of never having things taken off me, however I’m still always thinking about it when I’m in a crowded area, even more so when I’m traveling. If I was in Europe where I know pickpocketing is actually more of a problem, I’d be doubly cautious. All this and I’m not racist or xenophobic like a lot of Americans.

Ok, if you won’t do it, I will: The US has 1,889,780 researchers, with old data and rough math, we’ll just round that to 2M. We’ll rough-in 30 for “a few dozen”, giving us a ratio of 3/200,000 or 0.000015 or 0.0015%. I’ll be generous and round up to 0.002%. Far less than one one-hundredth of a percent of researchers is worth establishing an official, named, racist government program? And what did we gain? The knowledge that poor Chinese people will stay poor and undoubtedly get poorer? The ire and distrust of an entire demigraphic of citizens and residents in our own country? More opportunities for white men? A few extra pennies in the pockets of billionaires? Yay, yippee, woohoo, another wonderfully beneficial use of taxpayer dollars from the party of small government. 🙄🙄🙄

And given what we’re seeing with the current federal haterace-based law enforcement programs, we have absolutely no reason to believe those few dozen convicted researchers were actually even guilty of anything. I honestly wouldn’t even be surprised if they’re not all Chinese. But I’m sure the bigots met their quota, so that’s really all that matters. 🙏

Now do number convicted vs total number of researchers in the country and we can decide if that “non-small percentage” was worth officially, systematically disenfranchising and vilifying an entire culture and driving this woman to suicide.

Leave Hamilton Leithauser alone!

For someone who’s so “societally aware”, you’re really a sack of shit. But I guess that might be the point…

What ever happened to just “saying the quiet part out loud”? Now they literally scream it.

More like when your mom dies by the actual physical embodiment of the Lord shooting her in the face.

They mix perfectly and sing in harmony. Like yeah, a good whistled tune is enjoyable, but I prefer the symphony.

No, just that flavors don’t get muddied when I cook, it must be a skill issue.

I don’t eat mud, and sorry, you can’t come in my home, vampire.

If it was a full pickle, you’d have a point. One little burger chip? That’s not even an entire amuse-bouche.

Doesn’t look pickled, but it definitely could be I guess. Fuck I love pickled onions…I don’t eat mops though, rolled or otherwise.

Good anything doesn’t need much else than salt, doesn’t mean I don’t want it. Find me a savory dish that’s not improved by garlic and I’ll stab you in the heart because you’re obviously a vampire.

I mean, even if you’re really into unseasoned fish topped with raw onion, presentation certainly leaves something to be desired.