[–] 9 points 1 day ago

I think there is an extremely big difference in how I view a message coming from someone who believes what they are saying, and someone who i know is getting paid to push a message.

I will actually attempt to process and debate someone's honest opinion. A paid shill? You know its disingenuous so why even waste your time on it.

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  • [–] 116 points 1 day ago (21 children)

    Eat each other. Do it.

    I thonk it should be illegal to push someone else's message without an explicit and obvious disclaimer.

    Beyond that I think it is shameful and embarrassing. Anyone who posts other people's opinions or propaganda as their own for money should feel like a piece of shit, because that's what you are.

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  • [–] 96 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    People underestimate the importance of winning by a large margin. Every extra vote widens the gap and tells the losers what they are doing sucks and to change or fuck off.

    Win by a small amount and they see opportunities to cast doubt and claim its a lie.

    Win by big numbers and... they might still claim it was stolen, but the mostly normal people don't buy into that. People feel more empowered and expect their politicians to do what they said they would do.

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  • [–] 32 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    Once they have the data its over. You cant un-collect data in this day and age. There is no assurance that it isn't retained and sold, legally or illegally. I don't care about changing settings. If its a default setting, it is too late to opt out, they already have done it.

    We need a digital bill of rights. We need a digital bill of rights. We need a goddamn digital bill of rights for our modern age that was inconceivable when the constitution was written.

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    Belt broke. Not a big deal, it was due. So I ordered the replacement and got my dad to help since taking the deck of is an annoying PITA.

    We replaced it, took 20 minutes or so. Go to test it and dad says my blade must be dull as heck. He takes a look and...

    Its been nearly two years since I had new mulch blades put on it by a local shop. They put them on goddamn backwards and I didn't notice. I have been beating my grass to death instead of cutting it. Almost 2 years, ughh

     

    I was talking to my daughter about her sick uncle and probabilities and the goddamn worst thing happened. I saw a dice on the table so I picked it up to demonstrate an improbable outcome.

    I called "im going to roll a six" then rolled a 6. Well, thats unlikely but its a one in six chance. Highly unlikely i could do it again...

    I rolled at least 6 6's in a row. By the 5th I was convinced it was a loaded dice. I confirmed it is not a loaded dice on roll 7 or 8.

    Fucking what the hell universe

    im fucking up (lemmy.world)
     

    I have excuses, but im fucking up.

    I want to run away, off my self, whatever. I can't, I wont do that to my kids. But I think about it a lot.

    My patience is getting shorter and shorter. Again, I have excuses and maybe id give myself grace but im not getting better im getting worse.

    I don't see how I fit into my life besides my kids. Everything else is just me doing what I feel like im supposed to do.

    I just caused a big fight calling out my wife for shit she's not doing when she has to deal with me being a slug. I cant say shit, or at least I shouldnt but she asked me or alluded to me doing something I cant do easily because of my foot injury and she knows it and I got defensive and got on her about her shit. It blew up.

    I not getting at anything here just trying to get it off my chest

     

    Fucking coworkers talking about me in front of me.

    "Wow you are smiling today! You never smile!"

    "I know right! He always looks like he wants to kill himself!"

    I have depression and I don't like being a gloomy fuck and I'm trying but goddamn if people saying shit like this doesnt make me want to stay home or go ahead and off myself jesus fucking christ. Are they oblivious or are they making fun of me to my face I don't know.

     

    This shit is old and still true

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