peregrin5

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[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (10 children)

Those of us complaining about the blurriness are doing so tongue-in-cheek. Of course the fact that they are able to take ~~visible light~~ photos of exoplanets is a huge feat.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh ok. Might as well not vote then since it doesn't matter anymore. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Crap. I'm an elder now?

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nice! Very blurry though. Should have turned on auto-stabilization.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A full third of the country that could vote, did not vote.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (7 children)

This is what happens when you don't vote.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think a lot of leftists here have never interacted with or see homeless on a daily basis and believe in the whole "nobility of the homeless" myth.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Outer Wilds. I'd have all of 22 minutes to enjoy it before death.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

A lot of the trash isn't generated. It's collected. A homeless person isn't going out and buying stuff off Amazon or food that has lots of packaging. But if you live around homeless folks you can often recognize them by the pile of junk they've collected from various sources, most of which they don't have any actual use for. Many just seem to have a compulsion to packrat things.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I didn't respond to you so not sure why you are acting like I did. For the sake of discussion though, both can be true. It may start as disgust and then they can form a logical rationale for why this disgust is warranted in their opinion.

Not sure what your actual argument is though. Are you saying that their disgust/discomfort with homeless people in their neighborhoods should be dismissed because it doesn't start off as logical?

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 17 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I believe it's a thought process along the following: "I hate seeing homeless people living on the streets in my neighborhood. They are smelly and cause crime and take our taxes while doing nothing or causing harm. I worked hard to save a lot of money to own a house in this neighborhood and they are ruining it while living here for free. If I help them, they'll continue to stay in this area. I don't want to make them feel welcome in my neighborhood at all so I will not donate my blankets to them."

We have a high homeless population in my city and homeowners here all have that mindset, even though we are a very liberal city.

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