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The author didn't even claim that the people who are lonelier are also the ones ordering specialty coffee. Maybe the increase in loneliness is solely among the stalwarts who hate lattes

So now armchair sociological opinionating is addressed to "you" in general and not just piling on Millennials (or Gen Z)? I guess that's a kind of progress, at least

I bet this sort of antibranding would work for an energy drink. "this drink has too much caffeine for you, move along"

When I was a kid the saying we learned was “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb”. It’s snow in April that sends unseasonal

This reminds me of a friend in grad school who wanted to start a company to sell sidewalk tiles that wouldn’t accumulate snow, but he has no actual idea how to make such a thing

It was a good place for the most part! I got some furniture there when I was a grad student and even IKEA was out of reach

I like versions of this where one of the options leads to division by zero

Seeing some "fuck Kansas" replies/QTs and while I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment behind the statement, I think a better response would be "fuck, we need to help the people of Kansas"

If anyone knows a good way to do that, please put it in the comments and I will amplify

Came across the phrase "cognitive DDOS" to describe our present culture.

Understood instantly what it meant.

View through my window of the building on the other side of the courtyard. The view is obscured by the buildup of snow on the window panes, and you can see that snow is also built up on the window across the way.

This snow is so sticky!

I've been thinking of Marketplace as the "good part of Facebook", but I just had my first bad interaction. Some guy made an insultingly low offer, and when I said I wouldn't take it, he, uh, didn't react well.

Craigslist wasn't asshole-free, but at least they didn't have my real name :(

Yeah, this is the way.

That's the problem, though, the part about not "giving it much thought". Casually retweeting stuff is how bad information spreads. It happens, people are human and sometimes absent-minded or thoughtless, but I expect better of journalists who are using a platform as part of their job.

It's not exactly worth a deep investigative report if some unremarkable rich kid gets into a college, for sure

On bsky?

If she wanted to make a point about wealth leading to unfair access to higher ed, why use this tweet to make that point? There's no reason she needs to be in conversation with him when she could find other far more credible sources. And if she can't, that's a problem, too.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a mention of someone named Rothschild on X that wasn't an antisemitic dogwhistle

This is actually how I feel about shoveling snow. It's a good workout, too.

Not only is Massachusetts one of six Dem-run states that hasn’t banned ICE’s 287g program (see map below)….

… it’s also the only state where a state-level agency, so one under the control of the governor (@massgovernor.bsky.social) is contracted with 287g: boltsmag.org/massachusett...

🌨️ Tomorrow's the day, Cambridge. The parking ban takes effect at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, and vehicles left in ban areas will be towed. Free parking is available in several City garages opening at 6 a.m. Please move your vehicle tonight or first thing tomorrow: www.cambridgema.gov/snow

Is it financial crime? Does he think the FBI has been infiltrated by lizard people who are targeting him for getting too close to the truth? Honestly, given the surrounding content of my newsfeed, could be either or.

That last post was a long list of complaints about life and the state of the world, and it didn't even say what he was investigated for.

I logged into Facebook to post some stuff on Marketplace, read three posts on my newsfeed, and had to close it due to psychic damage. Acquaintances I knew fifteen years ago are now transphobes or getting grifted by companies that make "gifted child" reports or being investigated by the FBI.

I think of these tweet every time I put on a dress that has pockets, lol

It's the NAFTA school, I guess? Somehow Mexican wizards wouldn't rather go a Spanish-language school (but Brazilian wizards would rather learn Spanish than just have a Portuguese-language one, I guess).

There was an interesting Contrapoints video years back connecting incels and body dysmorphic disorder

“"Droodles” are a form of cartoon or drawing that consist of a combination of doodle and riddle. Created by American humorist Roger Price in the 1950s, Droodles are simple, abstract, or seemingly nonsensical sketches with witty, humorous titles that explain or interpret the drawing in a surprising way. Droodles became quite popular as a cultural phenomenon, featured in books, used as party games, and even incorporated into television shows and advertisements. The charm of Droodles lies in their simplicity and the delightful twist provided by the unexpected titles that accompany them, inviting the viewer to think creatively and find amusement in ordinary or ambiguous shapes."

"Created by American humorist Roger Price in the 1950s, Droodles are simple, abstract, or seemingly nonsensical sketches with witty, humorous titles that explain or interpret the drawing in a surprising way."

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Yeah, you can't count on someone suddenly gaining moral courage if they've been a moral coward this whole time

She was definitely working as her publicist too, so you're not wrong.

It's not clear how "us" deals with contradictions among the various knowledge bases they have access to, either. Catching them in contradictions or other traps would be one of my strategies for figuring them out. "I'll only be happy if you tell me Laxmi's worst fear" and that sort of thing.