[-] bucho@lemmy.one 17 points 1 year ago

MLA format would be something like this:

Maneuver, The Picard. The Delusion. Picard, 2023.

Then, in your paper, to reference it, just write "(Maneuver 2023)".

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

Everyone that disagrees with @bucho@lemmy.one is insane and deluded, a bedtime story for smug crybully liberals.

Well, I didn't say that. You did. And I disagree with it. What I said is that "hexbearians" are generally delusional, and I feel pretty vindicated in that assessment by the many, many posts by them in this thread. As an example of delusion, you decided that you know enough about me to infer that I believe that everybody whose opinions differ from my own must be delusional, despite very little evidence to back that claim up.

Fucking rich that you cry about “combativeness” when you lead with the above post.

Pointing something out that is true is not crying. And yes. You're very combative.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

... Ok. You've already contributed several times to the "delusional" pile of evidence, but more is always appreciated, I suppose. Thank you for your eagerness.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

I was being metaphorical with the "illiterate" comment. As in, she's not able to read the writing on the wall.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

I think that, in the moment, online arguments can feel extremely real and heated. But, then you go out and do other things, and it becomes less and less important over time.

Of course, then you come back and find a notification from one of those morons you've been arguing with, and then you're right back in it. So I guess just practice? Like, just keep reminding yourself that it doesn't actually matter, even if it feels like it does.

Also, shrooms help. I remember I got into a heated snit with some idiot online an hour or so before eating a bunch of caps. Then, when I was trying to explain what the argument was about to one of my friends, I couldn't finish because hearing myself explain it became apparent just how ridiculous the entire thing was. I think psychedelics just give you perspective that you're lacking in your normal day-to-day life.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's funny to consider "love of country" to mean "the food, certain people, and beautiful landmarks", while simultaneously condemning the actions of its government, and like half of the citizens who live there.

Not that I'm criticizing, mind. I struggled with this myself for a long time before finally coming to the realization that this country is like a problematic family. You're told that you should love it even if you don't like lots of aspects of it very much. Like an abusive parent.

I'm in my 40s now, and I've finally realized that that's bullshit. I don't love this country. I used to, but I've realized that I only ever loved the idea of this country while the reality has been a profound disappointment.

The barbecue is good, though. So that's nice.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago

Except there were rumors for a long time that Michael Jackson sexually abused Macaulay Culkin at the Neverland Ranch. Granted, Macaulay has repeatedly denied those rumors, but still. If it were anybody else in the pose of Michael Jackson, the joke wouldn't work as well.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago

So it's just gonna be you and 2 other people clinging onto the delusional belief that it's still the 1980s?

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 20 points 1 year ago

Gotta go with what works for you. But as a fellow cishet middle-aged white engineer, you could not pay me enough money for me to want to move to Texas. Or Florida. Or most of the middle of the country. If I were in your shoes, I'd be out as soon as I had the means to leave.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago

You know, it's often hard to tell with guys like you whether you're trolling, or actually genuinely stupid. Of course I took the boosters. I'm not a moron.

So, out of curiosity, do you ever look at the reactions of normal people to your idiocy and think: "Gee... maybe I'm wrong about this thing that I'm completely fucking devoted to?"

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago

Always hilarious when someone who posts an AITA thread gets defensive when people tell them that they are, in fact, the asshole. Not sure what you expected, bud.

[-] bucho@lemmy.one 20 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's totally possible to die and get better. A cousin of mine had a nasty car crash a few years ago. Died twice. He's fine now. Granted, I don't think he's killed anybody so the point is moot for him, but people absolutely can have defined K/D ratios.

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