Egon

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[–] Egon@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The content isn't difficult, however I did have difficulties with some of the content.

Isn't this pretty normal to do when translating though? I feel like a lot of books change names when they're too difficult to parse in the other language. For a super fast example of what I mean: Donald Duck isn't named Donald in other countries. His three nephews names are different as well.
Obviously if the translator didn't do it, then that's probably for a very good reason and doing bulk replaces are bound to mess things up, but the act itself seems relatively normal to me?

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

They hate him because of le funny man on last week tonight

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

If you say it enough times it becomes true! Don't you want it to be true? Why aren't you saying it then?

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

The UN kinda did something akin to that in '15 or '16. They sent someone to investigate the quality of life in the US. The guy who was in charge straight up said that "the US is always quick to point the finger at other countries, so we figured it was about time we looked in their backyard". The report itself is kinda what you'd expect: It concludes that by (almost) all measurements the US should have been classified as a "developing country" and it only didn't because it was the US. Kinda damning

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Insist you have the talks in one of the United States many ~~concentration camps~~ prisons that just so happen to house a disproportionate amount of minorities in well-documented conditions that have been critiqued by the UN several times, as they are worked to the bone ~~as free labour~~ paid 0.01 $ an hour. Or Guantanamo.

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Gonna tie semantics to that as something related

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

An ad hominem isn't just an attack on the other person's character, that's just an insult. An ad hominem is when you tie the quality of an argument to the character of the person making it.

"You are an asshat, therefore your argument is wrong" is an ad hominem.

"You are an asshat" is an attack of the writers characteristics/authority/insult/name-calling/funny/cool/good.

People keep crying "AD HOMINEM" when they get insulted and it's just the most obvious tell that they're fucking stupid and don't know what they're talking about.

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

In the short term they're the same. In the long term theyre also the same. But in the medium term!

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know you're quoting Malcolm X, but just gotta say that in this case it's more like "he'll only shove it in 6 more inches"

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe this can help with the runny nose at least https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gg8TWB7ux4s
Anyway make sure to stay hydrated. Steamy showers are also good at clearing sinuses.

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