This myth needs to die hard. Inheriting off daddy’s blood emerald mine allows you to start businesses and buy people to make them work. This takes zero intelligence — it takes capital which was not earned. It continues to make money through the labor of shady accountants who know how to keep you from paying taxes, the labor of H1-B visa holder slaves, non-unionized assembly line workers, etc. who you crush and exploit for more capital to keep repeating the same unethical and dumb shit.

Giving me a paragraph where Tom Cruise grows increasingly frustrated during his juggalo-themed commercial for shrimp fried rice.

Take me down to cavity city

Where the gum holes stink

And nerve endings are wriggly

Ok, so in all seriousness, he doesn’t “debate” in the classical sense of two parties entering a forum with good intentions and open minds. Kirk’s brand of “debate” was getting selectively edited viral clips of flustered college students who couldn’t come up with a coherent response to the bullshit he spat out. He never changed his mind (and would never) because that would make him look weak, and that’s not what his brand of “debate” is about — it’s about winning at any cost and making people look dumb for the views.

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He was “speaking at a debate.” He may have learned that direct action is a surprisingly effective technique.

Violin for 10 years, and it was fucking hard. It starts sounding decent around year 7-8. Effectively matching the tone of the instrument to the components you buy and pieces you play is a trick too. My violin had a super dark tone, basically only sounded good with new strings (wound only, except for a steel E), which meant it was always sliding out of tune because of the tension. But on the occasions it all came together, it was extremely loud and resonant, and made Bach’s partitas sound pretty awesome.

Big Black’s Pig Pile absolutely slaps as a live album over the studio versions.

When you hit the avocado roll, stop. Or not.

Correct! No issues.

Not to say there may not be overall issues recently, but I’m happy with the K3 version 2 I purchased in late 2024.

My spouse (medical worker) has had drops on their hand that could take down entire precincts. Cops are dumb, scared little shits.

The children yearn for the mines

Releasing a couple banger albums and dying on a cross of your own self-destruction by age 33?

Yeah. Drive into South Carolina and the atmosphere just feels like you’ve rolled around on a truck stop bathroom floor. Then there’s all the fireworks stands, DUI defense attorney billboards, shit roads, Palmetto signs, etc. I think they just got Jersey Mike’s because I saw a bunch of plaques for them on the exits.

You could be a boomer and just mash that gas station USB-C cable into the micro USB port anyway. “They just don’t make these new cables work like they used to.”

It feels like the floor is lifted, honestly. The low isn’t as low, and there’s maybe some more energy to do basic tasks. That’s the level of incremental progress I look for. It takes forever, and is super frustrating, but patience over a couple months is key, and always remember the side effects come first. Look for some kind of incremental change at least 4-6 weeks later. Don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself either — if your provider (hopefully a psychiatrist and not a PCP) isn’t listening to your concerns, find one who will. Best wishes to you, and I hope something clicks soon.

I could be missing something, but I don’t see a way to add Bypass Paywalls Clean into UBL, so I’m using AdGuard for the custom filter.

Second 8bitdo, their stuff has been great for me

Good to know, the touchscreen stuff would be a shame to lose. Thanks!