Somehow, a huge amount of people hate thinking. Like it's painful or like exertion or something. Anything that can just give them what they want is better.
It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. They just want an answer. They don't want to know why, or how, they want to know now.
It's the shortcut to knowledge all the ancient parables warned us about. Instead of physically destroying your mind, it stops it from working at all.
Yes I know this has been fact checked, but I don't want to complain about that.
I want to complain how often we hear "down" or "up" by points or dollars over a very short period of time.
It should always be talked about in %. Because people who invest the money don't give a rats ass about the $ or point increase or decrease. They want to know how much they lost or gained.
Unless you are a broker or market maker, then you care, because it becomes about the volume of trades rather than the actual gain/loss.
Ok honestly, I didn't have the US pulling out of NATO on my Russia Defeats USA bingo card, but I see that one coming up now
Aren't there supposed to be a whole bunch of 18-25 year olds who don't have children or long term careers yet?
That's why old people send them to war, they're the expendable adults! (/s)
TBH though, it is a little weird I have no idea what that crowd is up to.
Ive been far too optimistic in the past.
I think shutting down the government is a great idea. People won't work if they don't get paid. A week or two? Maybe. A month? Less likely. But beyond that? No way.
But that's the part I can't be optimistic about. The DNC will reason "it's better that the government keeps running so those employed by the government can keep their source of income." Meanwhile the government workers are paid to destroy the government.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is what Trump wants.
He'll argue (or will be told to argue rather) that the constitution mandates that Congress does this job. He'll then use that as an excuse to dissolve congresss by means of the supreme court.
I had to have a deviated septum and other nasal surgery that helped some, but I stopped using my CPAP and feel better now.
Still don't get much sleep.
Europeans, I wish you Godspeed in this new landscape. You guys managed to come together. How insane is that. Wars that were bloody as all hell, and y'all hugged it out in the end.
I think y'all can be greater than the US militarily, socially, and definitely academically. I really hope you guys can dissuade Russia from wiping out Ukraine, and can stay strong until we clean up the problem here. If we're able and aren't all executed for dissent.
I always see that one and think "goddamn they'd kill me because I'd never remember the password after the drugs hit, and the more they hit me the less I'll be able to focus and remember"
But, it's a different shitty way of doing it.
It might just cause the next iteration to be less shitty. If not there are then 3.
This is how Windows was made.
Meh, I think mine can go with a few more holes anyway