Glad to have you here :)

It feels like old reddit

This guy gets all his experience with Canadians from the internet

That’s just the first thing that came to mind, huh? Tell me you wasnt to control women’s bodies without telling me.

I mean, I did say that it depends on the product. And based on the things you listed, maybe you’re not the demographic that seeks out the quality items that the US does make? Like hiking boots, for instance: several companies based in the US make incredible boots. Textiles in general as well: usually when a garment is made in the US, it’s a really good quality item.

I also have a good set of screwdrivers made in the US that I use often to restore sewing machines. Cutlery and dishes as well.

These are things just off the top of my head 🤷‍♀️

Is that so? In my experience (obviously it depends on the company) American made is, like, one of the gold standards? I’ve never had issue with American made things 🤷‍♀️

Again, I’m sure it depends on the product, and I may just have bias because I meticulously research just about everything before I buy, so I may just be buying the really good US made stuff, and most other things are crap, idk. Just like Germany and Japan have things that they really excel in; Australia too, etc.

Kinda the point of the comment

Again, see checking out secondhand shops. There’s usually one or two every time I go

It’s a dog whistle for punishing black and brown people, like everything else

I do feel like arguing semantics at almost all times steals some energy from the movement overall

Stop, he’s already dead 😭

The study also said that people with children felt more fulfilled over all 🤷‍♀️

They measured basically immediate happiness and long term happiness. In immediate happiness, the child free group won. In longterm happiness, the parents won. Did a lot of research into that before deciding to have a baby.

Just gotta decide what works best for you and your life style

That may be hard, seeing as all AIs use ungodly amounts of electricity. So I’d say they all worsen the world.

Happy, yes. Stinky, also yes.

Unfortunately, those players make so much money that it moves them into the big club that we ain’t in. Not a lot of class/race solidarity there, from what I’ve seen…just solidarity with whatever gets them paid.

Which I guess makes sense. The sport itself is extremely predatory, preying on young, very poor (usually) black men, offering them the promise of wealth they wouldn’t normally have access to—if they just sell their bodies and physical health to the wealthier white men who own them. So they work their asses off all through high school and college to hopefully have the chance at the NFL; joining the league literally becomes the culmination of their life’s work.

Not many want to actually rock that boat.

Same here

If that’s all that happens, I’m not sure how I’ll feel about him going forward. Isn’t he meant to be the thinking man’s rapper? Kind of an educated leftist type? For him to accept a Superbowl halftime show and not be planning ANYTHING would make so much of his work and messaging become hollow to me.

On the other hand, idk what he would even do besides saying ‘fuck Trump’. That would be the weakest, most watered down shit, but you’re 100% right, that’s the state of things.

Interested to see if Kendrick is gonna have ANYTHING to say about the state of things at his performance at the halftime show.

I get mine in bulk at Costco so I never run out

If anyone is looking for something specific to preserve, consider Our Bodies, Ourselves. It’s a seminal feminist work that seeks to educate women on their bodies. It’s extremely comprehensive, thicker than most textbooks.

The real strength of current foldables, and why I love mine, is it’s ability to multitask at a moment’s notice. I really like being able to open it up and have each side used for a different thing. I also like holding it like a book-like ereader.

It’s also unmatched as an emulator for ds games, which I value a lot! Maybe those things aren’t for everyone, but the form factor really suits some stuff that I like to do frequently on my phone