idkwhatimdoing

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[–] idkwhatimdoing 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A quick first note, there are only 10 listed (that I can see). I also think it's missing a few important reasons:

  • Identity politics. Similar to conditioning, but more personal; someone who is deplorable but thinks they're great sees someone just like them or who's an archetype that they like, and they get excited to support them

  • Literally just to make others angry. So many conservatives start with a mild distaste for democratic characteristics and then get off on the "power" to make people like that upset. They enjoy the rise they can get out of people they dislike, and they don't care if the way they do it is based on fact or reason. Further, some seem to dive into the maga personality just because it's ability to polarize is the closest thing to power they have ever known. It gives them the ability to compete and connect with lunatics, and to childishly anger anyone who would otherwise annoy them.

  • Deification. Similar to servility, but based on willingness and impressionability rather than fear. Some folks see that problems exist and then just believe demagogues who say they are the only and all-powerful ruler who really knows what's going on and can solve things. Once they believe that, any claims from opponents that they are wrong just "demonstrates" that others don't understand and only the demagogue can be trusted.

  • Contrarianism and a desired victim narrative. The GOP has successfully pushed the idea that, even at almost 50% of the population and with enormous economic control, they are victims of Democratic control and conspiracy. By being contrarian to all things Democratic, they are fighting the ruling class, who are the source of all evil (other than brown people and foreigners, who are also Democratic tools). So it's not important to be factual so long as they are contrary to Dems.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 1 points 1 year ago

Idk what dicks you're looking at, but that's HUGE (in my personal experience)

[–] idkwhatimdoing 1 points 1 year ago

Nope, by comparison 2mm sounds huge to me

[–] idkwhatimdoing 2 points 1 year ago

I figure they may be able to compare flight plans with actual course and tell when a pilot is diverging from the planned route. Based on how they are diverging, it may suggest that they are trying to book it to Ukraine? Not sure if this is actually possible, but it's the best way I can imagine them being able to tell, other than the pilot just disobeying immediate orders and heading for the border, which would be pretty obvious.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Interesting thought. Is there any indication that this or the other Su-35 shot down by friendly fire were potential defectors? The Russian army has displayed such astounding incompetence at different times throughout the war, my immediate assumption was that these were just two more, but the idea of defection seems not unlikely for much the same reason...

[–] idkwhatimdoing 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cliche, but love is the only thing that feels good and worthwhile 100% of the time. Excitement, thrills, ambition, sensory pleasure, all of these and everything else feel wasted or actively negative if you're not in the right context for them. But there's never a time that a genuine feeling of shared love feels bad, whether you're in the best or worst or most random situation.

Might sound like a cop out, but I'd argue that any love that does feel bad is actually more desire than love. Just my take, but I know philosophers have much more thought out ones.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's probably 6mm circumference, not length, which really changes things. That's almost 2mm wide, which, in my experience, would be huuuge...

[–] idkwhatimdoing 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While interest rates stay high, so will returns on money market fund investments. A simple investment account (likely available from your current bank) with everything put into a good MMF should bring 4+% right now, and is less likely to have withdrawal frequency limits and definitely won't have a term length like CDs.

At Chase, they've got a solid MMF option that's been over 4% for a few months and has same day liquidity, meaning it's basically cash even though it's getting interest. I think it's the lowest risk, highest convenience option currently.

[–] idkwhatimdoing -2 points 1 year ago

You'll be ok. Sometimes you'll be wrong, and someone will have the right to point that out, but you'll be ok.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 27 points 1 year ago

That frown and those eyebrows. It's just so perfect.

[–] idkwhatimdoing 8 points 1 year ago

This is the move. You can cut/pull apart a cotton ball and put some in there so they don't rattle around in there too

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