This is great! Thank you so much for compiling these resources. I’ve bookmarked it for reference. Please don’t delete it!

As a 2FA supporter, I get a bit addled when the time sync isn’t working properly and my discord login won’t accept the code

No one person can represent an entire culture though. That’s why it’s on us to learn how to be respectful.

For example, someone from Mexico might be just fine with offensive Hispanic stereotypes, but that doesn’t excuse such behavior. You can’t just ask a random person for a pass, like what? Even asking for something like that would be utterly tasteless lmao

But cultural appreciation is not what is meant by “cultural appropriation.” Cultural appropriation is when it’s done in a disrespectful manner.

I grew up with some utterly racist experiences in school – the feather “headdress” and cardboard tipis, the sombreros on Cinco de Mayo, etc.

I wish I’d had someone at the time to explain why that was wrong.

To me, the term “cultural appropriation” refers to things like schools having kids make chicken feather “headdresses” to “celebrate” Native American Day, or wearing a religious symbol in a disrespectful way. Even though people like the person in the post can be annoying, I think it’s still progress that we’re able to have these discussions, and I think it’s too bad that for many people the takeaway seems to be “cultural appropriation is never problematic.” I’d take the person from the post any day over someone who thinks they’re immune from criticism when they unintentionally engage in behavior that truly is disrespectful.

Holy shit, that governor really made an ass of himself. He just kept doubling down lol

Thanks for the links!

I miss Radio Shack, but also I feel like toward the end there the workers wouldn’t even let me breathe.

A good Samaritan reported it and was basically charged with hacking the state

Wait, really? What would I search to read more about this? Do you remember which state?

True, but web designers already treat Firefox and its offshoots as an afterthought. Do you think without Mozilla it would get even worse?

“Drug users can never know for sure whether the substance they are buying is what it’s claimed to be” is a solid argument for decriminalization. (Not sure where Finland stands on that.)

For those communities that do already have a stateless, classeless society, you mean? This happens.

The TL:DR is that you function on the agreed-upon principles of horizontality and mutual aid, but I know that doesn’t sound like a satisifying answer, and there are so many ways that might look.

China followed Maoism, which was also an authoritarian state. In such theories, they are “communist” in that they ostensibly seek to progress to a communist society. Tbh I doubt the sincerity of such a pursuit.

There are communities that could be genuinely considered communist in its true form, but people typically don’t cite them as examples of communism working since they’re not nation-states … which is the whole point lol

Maybe in a Marxist-Leninist state, but not in communism defined as a stateless classless society. There is no ruling class in such a society.

Every calzone I’ve ever eaten has had sauce. And I only buy the really high quality authentic ones from Sbarro.

All wines matter!

Wrong. I did that 6 hours ago when I reported it, and I had to see it again at lunch.

I’m not looking again.

Yeah, I reported it six hours ago, and it had already been up for three hours at that time.

I genuinely thought they’d have removed it and didn’t expect to see it again.

Even if it’s a federation issue, this is inexcusable. They need to get their shit together, but I’m not sticking around for that to happen.

It’s not like this is the first time this has happened. It’s still grossly negligent to not have figured that part out.

It was a few minutes ago when I checked

I’m not looking again, but I think this is how one reports it in the US: https://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/when-and-how-to-file

Seems to not be a problem on most instances

See you on the flipside. I’m not putting myself at risk over a shitposting community