Spyke

How do you feel the unique political structure of the city-states in ancient Sumer influenced their relationships with one another?

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There isn't a single group that is going to get government right on the first try especially if you're going the route of a theocracy where religion is at the forefront of everything.

At the time I imagine everything made sense given limited technology and lacking a lot of the history knowledge we have today (we don't use it but we still technically know it).

Overall the only thing I can really add to the conversation in terms of the relationships between them is: while a city-state structure is often very good for a peoples government since smaller groups to manage means you can be more tuned to the needs of the people... It also means you're more likely to fracture between each of the city states themselves without some form of overarching governmental structure.

We are seeing that even now in the US where the policies of some states are RADICALLY different causing a huge rift in the people and beliefs of those in the US... And the US has an overarching governmental structure (arguably rn). I can't imagine it would have been any less intensive with a smaller population and less oversight.

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I used to as a kid. I currently live in the city though so there isn't much of a back yard and even if it was larger, like you said... Privacy is a concern.

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lemmy.ca

Like how famous? And more importantly, with what demographic?

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lemmy.zip

I would definitely be put into the category of "niche internet micro celebrity".

On YouTube videos I've made have grossed multiple millions of views combined and my name is well-ish known in the competitive scene of Team Fortress 2 due to my work with the competitive league RGL.

Outside of online spaces I used to also be well known locally due to my appearances at a lot of open mics but I've since stopped going simply due to the time it took to manage that many events alongside 2 relationships.

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lemm.ee

you’re the WWE wrestler Maven, aren’t you?

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lemmy.world

I have this pain on my left side when I eat red meat? Why is that?

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lemmy.zip

Where on your left side? The entire half of your body or moreso the leftish part of your abdomen (as an example of a specific)

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Realistically it could be anything from an allergy (very rare) to meat contamination (food poisoning basically) but since it happens every time I would say it's most likely food intolerance.

Meat intolerance isn't really uncommon since Lactose Intolerance is considered meat intolerance (my fiance is lactose intolerant as an example) since there are some meats that contain lactose.

The best way to know which part of red meat you are intolerant to would be to go to a doctor and get properly tested. They would also be able to recommend treatment or ways to manage it better than some random they/them on Lemmy.

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lemm.ee

If you were given a month to eat an entire wooden door using only hand-tools. How would you go about it?

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mander.xyz

Fame sounds like a hellish thing to put a human through, is it everything you ever wanted?

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lemmy.zip

I wouldn't say it's everything I ever wanted. It definitely has some ups and some downs.

As an example of a down: the most annoying thing about being famous is having to tell everyone how famous you are. I feel like I have to bring it up at the start of every conversation or else nobody would even know.

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I don't use arch currently but I'm getting more and more into Linux and slowly moving my setup towards it. One day it might be a reality.

I'm not a vegan due to pre-existing issues with eating that would make it deadly and/or dangerous to limit what I'm able to eat any further than is already there.

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I used to belay at a rock climbing wall. No idea how long the rope was but I do know that it was attached to me and the person climbing.

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My imagination is actually kinda terrible. At most I can see vague flashes of visuals but there's never any color and it's pretty much just blobs...

Thankfully there's no imagination necessary to add (famous) to your name online.

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lemmy.zip

Personally I'm a fan of gouging out none of my eyes though I could see an argument for one.

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sh.itjust.works

Come to think of it, you can probably see the argument because your eyes aren't gouged out.

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lemmy.zip

Generally toothpicks. Dental floss kinda hurts my fingers when I do the whole setup and it feels more wasteful somehow.

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No... Which is unfortunate since they have multiple really big games that were made about them.

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Weeping willow because I think they are incredibly pretty... I would enjoy being pretty

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lemmy.ca

Why is it that no one asks important questions anymore?

And the more important question.... What's your favourite dinosaur 🦕?

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lemmy.zip

I absolutely love all of the aquatic ones so definitely the Spinosaurus wins out.

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Unfortunately this doesn't seem like a question that I have the proper license and qualifications to answer.

I do hope it stops though, intrusive thoughts are awful and tear you apart. You deserve good things.

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lemmy.world

how much did your reputation suffer when people realised you prefer highlander instead of the superior 6s format? how did you recover mentally and fiscally?

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Some of them enjoy sex and/or other activities. Also the YouTuber blippi once shit into another guys asshole on camera.

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lemmy.world

I don't mean to be a joy kill, but has anyone heard of you? No one here has. Google hasn't. Who knows you? Where are you famous?

as famous as myself.

So... the perspective of someone who thinks they are famous? This is just sad...

I hope the best for you bro

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