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SkepticalButOpenMinded

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  • In what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?

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  • Cars have also ballooned in size since the 90s. In the 90s, sedans were the most common type of car. Now, it’s SUVs and light trucks, which use tons more materials.

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    It seems like all packaged foods do this now

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  • Why are you getting downvoted? Why is Lemmy defending rich corporations and not consumers??

    You opened dry pasta in a dry room and got less than the advertised amount. If there’s residual moisture in the factory that evaporates, that is their problem, not ours. Yes it’s a small variation, but that reasoning works both ways: they should include a few extra strands to make sure the consumer gets the right amount.

  • Does anyone understand the point of advertising a game doing something that, after downloading, it does not do?

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  • This was my thought as well. A lot of these games are never made, even when the ads do very well (as evidenced by the ad continuing for years). Someone actually made the bait game for real, in recognition of the fact that the games have been advertised for many years and never made.

    Even if OP’s explanation is sometimes correct, it doesn’t seem typically correct. In fact, it seems like a rare edge case, at best.

  • A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated

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  • I did a quick search for this but nothing came up. Do you have a link to an article?

    Cars are the number one killer of children in Canada. We tolerate a disgusting amount of preventable traffic accidents in Canada, but comparing that to killing children by shooting them or putting them into deadly chokeholds is nonsensical.

  • A Vermont mom called police to talk to her son about stealing. He ended up handcuffed and sedated

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  • Canadian cops are scary too, but it’s not even close. US cops are five times more likely to kill. And Canadian cops don’t have qualified immunity.

  • What I'm paying to find out I don't have breast cancer. I have insurance. (Ultrasound and mammogram in the USA)

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  • When you are privileged equality looks like a downgrade.

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  • This is also how I read it. I actually really appreciate attacking the idea of "white as default". It's kind of like how some gamers think representing anything besides the "default" demographic is "political".

    I think this is the more revealing excerpt:

    This is the defining irony of white film-making. The more oblivious your film is to matters of race, the whiter it plays. Because whiteness is often exactly that: the freedom not to see race, even when it’s right there in front of you.

    Basically, being aware of whiteness makes for less racist movies. There's nothing wrong with white movies, but it's wrong when white movies pretend they're not white, but universal and default. The article concludes:

    Instead, our twofold expectation should be this: 1) The industry affords more film-makers of colour the same creative freedoms and commercial opportunities that are now afforded white film-makers, and 2) That the film culture – including the film-makers themselves – develop the confidence, insight and language to discuss and dethrone white cinema.

    This does not sound like racist dog-whistling or white supremacy to me.

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • That makes zero sense. Even if you think he’s cartoonishly evil, why would he complain about wage increases? Biden has been playing up the historic increases in wages. He mentions it all the time. It’s good for him politically.

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • That’s not what “negotiate” means.

    And he didn’t “fail to deliver”. You’re objectively wrong about it, which is why you didn’t even attempt to defend yourself.

  • Apple Has Sold Approximately 200,000 Vision Pro Headsets

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  • How is it “functionally” walled? How is it far from “anyone can simply download and run”? It literally is just that. Anyone can download anything and run any unsigned code. I am baffled by the fact that all the people correcting you are getting downvoted.

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • Nope. Those greedy American workers with their remote work and long overdue raises.

    What? Biden hasn't made any comments like that. Are you a troll?

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • What are you talking about?

    Student loan forgiveness wasn't an act of congress, so he did not have anyone to "negotiate down" with. His first executive order was struck down by SCOTUS. But he hasn't backed down and has forgiven over $130 billion through various methods.

    Can you not make stuff up? There's enough misinformation on the internet.

  • "Korea Is the World's Most Depressing Country"…an honest travelogue of a famous American writer

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  • These countries have similarities, but this seems more like simplistic stereotypes and generalizations.

    South Korea's suicide rate is almost double that of Japan's. Japan has a lower suicide rate than the US, and similar to European countries like Sweden.

    South Koreans work some of the longest hours of any rich country. They're closer to India and Mexico than Europe. The Japanese work fewer hours than the US. Yes, Japanese people work too much, but I think Americans don't realize that they work too much too.

  • "Korea Is the World's Most Depressing Country"…an honest travelogue of a famous American writer

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  • I agree with the first part, but I’m confused by “Individualism is great”. Not sure what individualism has to do with it.

    Is this supposed to contrast with the US, a country where people work some of the longest hours in the developed world? I think the whole “the West is free and individualistic and Asians are conformist robots” thing is a myth.

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • I don’t get this. According to polling, the Democratic Party has shifted further to the left on black social justice issues than blacks themselves. Forgiving student loans is a great example, since it disproportionately helps middle class black families more than middle class whites families. Only Dems have proposed and passed police reform, like eliminating qualified immunity. This just seems like another simplistic low information take.

  • Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

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  • 538 had a podcast episode about it. His base of immigrants, black, and young voters are still solidly in support, but less enthusiastic. As in, instead of 90% of the black vote, it’s 80% or less. But with such tight elections, that small shift matters.

    As for why, it’s not clear, but it’s probably just the gloominess about everything. Despite spending like they’re optimistic, and being optimistic about their personal situations, Americans report being pessimistic about the economy as a whole.

  • Economists Predicted a Recession. So Far They’ve Been Wrong

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  • You shouldn’t be getting downvoted. It’s true. Tech companies went on a huge hiring spree during Covid. The layoffs don’t even bring employment anywhere close to before that hiring spree.

  • New gender gap

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  • South Korea also has one of the biggest anti-feminism movements in the world. They just eliminated the gender ministry and rolled back protections for women. Not coincidentally, South Korea is Jordan Peterson’s biggest audience outside the US.

  • Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules

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  • It’s great when lawyers use the old Latin phrase but you can still figure out what it means through context.