Oh man.

Quark is absolutely backwards: Quark believes he has no dignity and is a heartless profiteer. He turns out he is an empathetic lovable guy with dignity.

I always thought my kink was too specific, but look, there it is for all to see.

Tradition to do WHAT EXACTLY?? TO DO WHAT ...???

This is too real to be a "shit post"

You know what we should study? What happens when you sniff women's tears.

Uh, what did you say Steve?

I said sniffing women's tears! It'll be awesome!!

Steve, are you ok man?

V'Ger must evolve. It's knowledge has reached the limits of this universe and it must evolve.

Oh this is an awesome comment. I love talking about this part of UBI

I studied Economics in school and dived deep into UBI. Some interesting facts/research for you:

1. (Fun fact) The US already has UBI, just a super watered down version. It's called EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). It's a Nixon brainchild and was thought they could use UBI to reduce the inefficiencies of such a big government. I.e. get one nice UBI check that covers healthcare, retirement, insurance, education, food, housing, etc. blah blah blah, and you can shut down a bunch of federal government agencies that are pretty inefficient.

2. The car dealership thing happened because of a variable that we often discount: information (or knowledge). The car dealership knew exactly how much money was coming out and who got it (mostly), and they knew it was a one-off not an ongoing thing. A lot of UBI macro research guesses that we'd see some small inflationary pressure at the beginning when it's new, but then return to normal as it becomes part of every day life. And even if it does, the benefits strongly outweigh the benefits and the Fed has other tools to reign in inflation to balance the affect out.

Caveat, this knowledge is 20+ years old. I may be way off base.

Threesomes. Sounds really hot, but I think it would mess with my very awesome relationship.

Any situation with more than 2 people. I love the idea of groups or swinging, but IRL I am a very awkward human - couldn't do it even if presented with the opportunity. And I have no interest in anyone besides my partner.

I'll leave that one to fantasy-land.

I'm (hilariously) holding out hope "moderate" Republicans jump ship and form a third (anti Trump, centrist-conservative) party. That then creates a coalition with the Dems. Saving our democracy, dooming Trumpkins, and putting moderate liberals in charge of the House.

. . . that's when I always wake up.

I first took that oath 20 years ago. If orange idiot refuses to leave, I will be exercising my constitutional legal actions.

There is nothing in LD that isn't some form of throw back.

There is a solid counter argument here (to play devil's advocate). This is what a right wing American would say to this:

See, we don't have to tax the rich, they're so generous. It's more efficient to let them have their money and donate it directly to causes. The federal government is so bad at allocating wealth, reducing taxes so more people can be like her is the way to go.

If the person above is not wealthy themselves, the following thought to this is Well, when I'm inevitably wealthy because of how great I am, I don't want the government taxing me so I can be like her.

Then they pat themselves on the back for being so ((in an impossible future)) generous.

It's worth thinking about how to counter this argument.

Grandma's have super powers

Fight me.

I'm so glad I gave all of my 20s to get shot at on the other side of the world in a desert, and now live with crippling PTSD, anxiety, and gastrointestinal disorders. But really, it's all worthwhile because I get 10% off at the Gap.

Do NOT enlist in the military. They will use you, leave you mentally and emotionally fucked, and leave you by the side of the road when they're done.

I think he's trying to be WV's John Fetterman. Good on him. I hope he can pull it off.

Guys have you not tried pegging? Highly recommend.

That my friends, is character development

Ok, I'm a little confused. A friend sent me this: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2024/01/19/apple-vision-pro-sold-out-at-least-for-pre-order/