[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 hour ago

Or maybe they are trying to appeal to voters but a lot of voters support Trump?

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 hours ago

That might have been the case in 2016. I think that changed after the election of 2020.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 hours ago

The only alternative to an elected legislature (parliaments are different from congresses) is either direct democracy or one party rule.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 hours ago

The best analysis I have to Dave Ramsey's advice to debt is like talking to an alcoholic about alcohol. If you have known issues dealing with debt, especially credit card debt, his advice will probably prevent some serious harm. However, for someone starting to deal with finances, it may not be the best advice.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 6 hours ago

There is much less of a familial obligation for help between adult children and their parents than in other countries. There is something of an expectation, but it is either tied to economic duress or disability.

For instance, it is common for adult children to pay rent to their parents if they continue to live at home. Sometimes parents will give that money back to their kids when they move out, but it isn't common practice

On the flip side, while Social Security and Medicare are meager compared to other countries, it is common for that to be enough justification that parents don't need full financial support until they are in a home. Even then, it is expected that the parents use up their savings before relying financially on their kids. That kids send money to their parents just because is not typical here.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 6 hours ago

I find it easier to respond to long emails because I can have all the documentation for the old email up and the text for the new email. Phones don't typically have the screen real estate to do that.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 1 day ago

But that requires the public voting. In Mexico, it also requires planning out judicial succession as the executive branch has term limits and I expect this would get propagated to the judiciary.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 17 points 2 days ago

Pennsylvania is a swing state and likes fracking politically. As Republicans support fracking, this could be the one issue that convinces some Pennsylvania voters to vote Republican over Democrat.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 days ago

Aside from racism, it is usually the belief that the new immigrants will either be economic competition for those with jobs or a drain on welfare.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 days ago

At a certain distance, the concert is less the event and more a reason to plan a vacation around going to the concert.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 days ago

Yes!

But this is really more of a crude simulacrum that can parrot out recorded bits of a person's life on command.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 12 points 4 days ago

I feel like the Internet doesn't have that fuzzy but between public and private spaces like real life does. Some people want their public space to be like a Marxist book store on a side street to a Main/High Street. Sure, people can come in to read the literature and talk about the books there. However, if someone comes in wanting to discuss the merits of Ayn Rand, they are probably going to be kicked out.

73

Both B5 and DS9 had bars on station, but have and space stations have a fast food restaurant?

66
9

People here like to say "I don't use social media; I use forums" like there is a difference between the two. There isn't.

Forums are places where people post and comment on user generated content, other comments themselves.

31
69
32
21
submitted 2 months ago by HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
622
18
103
58
119
view more: next ›

HobbitFoot

joined 1 year ago