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Is this a joke I'm not getting? How does a german dish contribute to climate change? Or do you just mean meat in general and that was a specific example

hell, you don't even have to go back to 1972. I remember in my area growing up (90's), breaking 100 was something that would maybe happen one or two days out of a whole summer, and it was a whole thing - treated in the same way you might treat a really bad storm in winter.

This summer half of every week has been above 100 since July - our "breaks" from the heat are like mid-90's.

I wonder how bad it's going to have to get before everyone who isn't literally mentally ill will have to admit that this isn't normal

It’s strange the these people “protecting women’s sports” are completely absent when it comes to supporting them.

It's really not strange at all when you consider the fairly obvious fact that it was never about protecting women's sports, but instead about finding a way to hurt trans people that plays well in the media.

Seriously, find me a conservative whose railing against trans women in sports that has actually attended a WNBA game, or is watching every game of the women's world cup. I'm sure they exist, but I'd be surprised if even 5% of the people who act like the world will end if trans women are allowed to compete in sports have ever actually expressed interest in womens sports. And hell, I'll bet the number who have actively made fun of womens sports before this became a hot topic is a hell of a lot higher lol

yes - but at least there you could argue that it's a historical relic.

I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that the attitude that men are smarter than women (or at least, better at chess) didn't exist previously, and that's why they leagues are setup this way. But it's one thing to not change existing policies rooted in sexism, and another entirely to create new policies rooted in sexism.

The former happens literally all the time, because large institutions are slow to change, and even though blatant sexism is no longer socially acceptable, it's still prevalent in peoples' heads. When the latter happens, it understandably causes more uproar, because it's an active move towards more sexist policies.

Don't get me wrong, we should absolutely get rid of gender based leagues IMO and switch to having leagues based on ability (whatever the critical ability might be for the competition in question) and call it a day - that would solve both the sexism issue and the trans issue, as there would no longer be any "unfair advantages". What genitals a person was born with - whether they kept them or not - shouldn't impact how you're allowed to compete especially in an activity like chess that has no reasonable basis for gender separation in the first place

Just goes to show - there is literally no way to keep siblings from arguing over nothing lol

I'm allergic to videos, can someone post some of the responses?

I have one car, a prius that both my wife and I use

Would be practically impossible to not have one in our city, as everything is car-based, spread out over miles, and public transportation is nonexistent

We used to have 2 cars, but once I switched to remote work we sold the other

this - but unironically

getting mad at me for telling you that you have all of this information already

First off, I don't see where you could get "anger" from my prior comment, frustration - absolutely, but I feel I explained my frustration in a calm and polite manner, asking you to simply refrain from it in future - which, I feel I should point out - you did not actually do - which is why I'll be blocking you after I post this comment, because as you claim to do yourself, I prefer to engage only in constructive conversations, and a conversation wherein one party can't refrain from making baseless accusations repeatedly is - by definition - not a constructive one.

These guides are for each individual to determine who to make alliances with. Maybe it’s the whole “Decentralized” thing that has you confused. Each individual is responsible for their own borders and their own actions. The guides even discuss cooperative and creative thought processes within the individual, so that one isn’t fooled by charismatic individuals asking them to give up their power.

Nope - not confused, just unconvinced - but I've already said again and again why I don't buy that the thin and fragile protections you lay out would work in the long run, I don't feel the need to re-iterate them, just re-read my previous comments

I’m open to criticism

Not one single comment of yours in this entire thread has you gracefully accepting criticism. Not one (I checked). Every single time someone has presented you with criticism, you've snapped at them. And (though I admit I didn't look beyond the first page or two) I don't see any comment from you in other threads doing so either.

as soon as you demonstrate any understanding of this project

I think what you mean (based on how you've spoken thus so far to myself and others) is "until you agree with me". Because so far the only people you've dealt with using any civility that I can see are people who already agree with you. Everyone who doesn't already agree with you seems to have been thoroughly offended by and alienated by you.

Like I said previously, thanks to your lack of decorum, I'm going to be blocking you after I post this comment - so you can save yourself the effort of replying, I won't be able to see it. Hell, maybe you won't even be able to see this comment and I'm typing all of this into the wind, I really don't know how blocking on lemmy works - guess we'll find out 🤷

It's basically what he's always done, just keep promising salvation just around the corner.

It feels like a lot of people have already forgotten that after the 2020 election, he was going on about "Releasing the Kraken" every few days, as though he had a total gamestopper piece of evidence that he was just sitting on - nothing ever appeared. Before that he let on that he was going to "Drain the swamp" aaaaaany day now, just you wait - except nothing ever happened.

Trump is all about smoke and mirrors and empty promises. And it works for him because once he says it, his followers just believe it, even if he never talks about it again. Tons of Trump supporters still to this day believe that he had unshakable evidence of fraud in the 2020 election, just like tons believe that political corruption dissapeared under Trump, only to re-appear the second Biden took office.

And now all his supporters will believe that Trump is going to prove the election was a fraud, defeat all his indictments, and become president again. And when none of that (or certainly at least not the first two) happens, they'll just claim the game was rigged and the deep state is responsible. It's easy to always win when your supporters aren't willing to consider the possibility that you lost

Honestly I think a lot of it is just going to get glossed over specifically because it's so messy. Sure there will be loads of nonfiction books about this BS - but I doubt that kids in school will learn about Q-Anon and shit lol

I have to say - few things are more frustrating in online discourse then when someone just keeps accusing you of having not done your research instead of answering the question. I've read your posts, and I just re-read them for the sake of being sure I didn't miss anything, and I can say with certainty that having done so, nothing in any of those posts addresses my concern. So I'll ask you, as politely as I can, to please refrain from accusing me of having not read your material. If I misunderstood your material, or missed some key aspect of it, then we can certainly discuss that - but I have read the damn material, so please stop repeating your accusation that i haven't.

Now that that's out of the way, onto the actual subject. All you talk about within your posts are bad actors from outside the organization and how to protect against them, I don't see any stipulations about dealing with bad actors who are themselves deeply rooted within the community itself from usurping the goals of the community,except for the super vague and unhelpful "They remain alert for signs of emerging hierarchies within the organization, as the project aims to prevent oppressive power structure." - which is basically just saying "it won't happen because we won't let it". Your "short answer" isn't anything but happy sounding words. Relying on individuals to resist the temptations of charismatic "leaders" just doesn't work (source: all of human history), it's like saying "our solution to solving world hunger is to just rely on individuals to find the food they need from ethical sources".

Ultimately what you've described just sounds like a avian themed rebranding of anarcho-communism. There have been countless attempts all throughout history of creating the type of society you describe. Without exception every single one has failed, usually quite quickly. It's a noble goal - certainly, but it's inherently fragile as it relies on every single member of it's society being selfless, long-sighted, intelligent (emotionally as way as intellectually), and impervious to populism. Like I say, best of luck to you and your good intentions, but nothing you've presented here makes me think it stands out beyond any of the previous.

Also - related but not totally on-topic advice. If your goal is to build a whole new society, you really need to do a bit of work on your people skills. Every comment you've made in this thread in response to any criticism whatsover is filled with scorn and not a small amount of condescension, even when they're persenting valid criticism from a purely objective standpoint (this example stands out especially as an example of this behavior). You're proposing something radical, you're going to be presented with countless objections and "gripes" about the details of your plan - and not every person who points out a flaw in your plans is going to have a solution. Calling their valid criticism "gripes", or accusing them of "not having read the material" if they disagree with your philosophy will not only not win people to your cause, it will make them want to disagree with you.

Be more open to criticism. Accept that there may be flaws you didn't think of in your plans. Hell, if this community is as non-hierarchical as you claim - you don't actually have any ownership or authority as to how it's run in the first place, so I don't know why you care if people disagree about your specific vision of how it should work. Isn't the "community" supposed to decide? Instead it sounds an awful lot like you telling the community how they're supposed to live. Sounds awfully hierarchical to me.