Absolutely spot on, though I didn't find it edgy. The third season was mediocre and the fourth was kinda bad.

Well. My child is that age and I very much relate to the protagonist. Was not expecting a gut-punch this afternoon.

You are correct. I was dumb. I've fixed it now! Thanks for letting me know.

Street protests generally carried out in front of royal palaces or civic structures where those in power worked had an impact, yes. NOT protests at a random road in town.

I am factually correct here.

I have never stated that protests aren't effective when carried out well. I've stated that these road blocking protests aren't effective because they do not target.

But come now, certainly you must recognize that that's not even close to causation. Just because it's done often doesn't even come close to meaning that there's any proof that it functions as you state.

If I carry a "rock of tiger repellent" and tell you that I've never been attacked by a tiger, therefore it must work, it's the same logic.

Countries that do not (or rarely) have highway blockades have more civil rights or had them earlier than the US did. They also have stronger protections and aren't helping bomb Gaza. Using the logic stated by you, that may actually mean that highway protests make things worse.

Again, just because it agrees with you politically, doesn't mean it's a good idea. There's no study or data indicating that it functions, and scads of loose polls and information saying it doesn't (which are only slightly better than no evidence at all). I'd encourage an actual study, but judging by every thread I've ever seen on the issue, the only people claiming to be even minutely swayed by these demonstrations were people already on the side of the protesters.

This is a really well-put description. Having pride in the color of your skin is fucking stupid and applies to everyone.

Pride is for achievements.

Skin color is not something anyone achieved (and no, paying for aesthetics is not an achievement either).

This must be a reference of some kind.

I don't know. It's probably apocryphal, but I just stole what he had said in the title.

Do you happen to know where the one for Canada is?

I just grab them and then delete them when I'm done. I still don't understand the need to involve a corporation and their analytics in my listening activities. There's not much time lost or regained either way so I don't really see the benefit?

Because the thing referred to as AI (which is definitely not AI) is simply strip mining the book to shit out "content."

It is not reading, understanding, or learning from the book. It is using it to sell services for its masters.

An author should control their work. They should be able to decide for themselves whether or not they want to help big tech sell garbage to idiots.