we’re a social species. community standing plays a role in our ability to find mates and improves our childrens’ chances of survival

people are generally ok. put them in a situation where they can climb over other people to advance and watch the rot begin.

so, while people are generally ok, corporate people are generally not.

here here!

didn’t think much of the sequels though

“we’re on a mission from God”

personally, I have no desire to live longer than I’m intended to. living to that age with more vitality, however, that sounds great!

do you mean fusion? fusions the one that separate atomic nuclei that we’ve had since the 1940’s. fusions the one where atomic nuclei are combined, that make headlines when the reactors run for more than a few seconds

yeeeeeeclaaaaw pardner!

a little blunt, but there’s the classic Boaty McBoatface

North East, US here. probably fine but I don’t trust it. we use a water filter for drinking

I loved stumbled upon! it’s got repetitive after a while, but I found a bunch of stuff I never otherwise would have

it’s gotta be, but… nah, no one’s that stupid to take that seriously.

right?

adjacent answer, but resource requirements are lower than might be expected since the simulation only needs to capture elements observed by a conscious entity. the vast majority of the known universe has not been observed in any detail that requires significant memory or processing resources. this same technique is employed by computer game designers so that only scenery and elements within view of a player are fully rendered.

having gotten zapped by 120VAC and 230VAC I totally agree. the former sucks and is no fun while the latter made me question my life choices

yep, right over my head. thought it was just an old timey nervous reference to pirated music.

that’s a Judas Priest song fyi…

https://open.spotify.com/track/2RaA6kIcvomt77qlIgGhCT?si=-vsBVPV2TY2IbCPmkJSkxA

zoltan kaszas.

very strong on the fly and always has new material, usually relevant to wherever he's performing

never understood the hate he gets. I saw that special he did and I really didn't see anything disturbing.

hysterical and a great human despite difficult circumstances

did you mean Ron White?

that guy is hysterical

I know this post didn't coin the term 'enshitification", but it really is a great way to describe the monetization of everything that was once good on the internet