halykthered

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I had no idea I was clipping my own wings by avoiding horrendous run-ons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I put on a bird video for my cat, she was very interested. One of the birds suddenly flew off, and she ran behind the tv in search of it. We laughed right in our cat's face, at her expense.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Kinda funny seeing a post about the written word so flagrantly disregard appropriate use of punctuation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

It's as if the more a population is restricted, the harder it will resist. It's taking a while for the american people to be roused, but I have hope that it gathers speed and power, not unlike a boulder hurdling down a hill towards a village.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Call for an uber, driverless tesla pulls up. Call a tow truck, don't cancel the order. "Yeah hi, thanks for showing up. Yeah I dunno, it just pulled up here and it's blocking my driveway."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I fell for the lies every time. I felt like a teenage girl dating a cheating ex, telling myself he really changed this time, it would be different.

Well maybe we needed a dog control button, Peter!

Maybe I'm still not over it. I'll see myself out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

For a while, american police were diagnosing people with cases of "excited delirium". They would say the person was unresponsive to commands, and due to their mental state, were a danger to themselves and others.

The officer feared for their life. That's why the officer had to be involved in a shooting, resulting in injuries, and the person would later die in an ambulance or hospital.

Sometimes they used it as an excuse to kneel on people's necks. In some cases, the people they were detaining begged for their lives, only to expire later due to injuries sustained from the arrest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Lots of people are about to be diagnosed some type of delirium.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

They don't have to, but still can purchase the lower priced game, to get the same sale as you or me. Hence, frugality.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Can you elaborate? Most people will not end up as 1% rich, as implied by the name. The average working person is in risk of destitution. We are all much much closer to homelessness than we are to immense wealth.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Frugality does not imply a lack of wealth.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not 1% rich, as the article says.

Years of being unable to afford preventative care, and insurance coverage denial for helpful procedures, mean the average person will die sooner. The lifespan of Americans is much lower, despite higher costs of healthcare, when compared against peer countries.

I bet there's more plastic in poorer people as well.

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