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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentToilet paper aside, these don't even need to be distributed to individuals. They could easily be shared by communities, drastically reducing the number that need to be produced. Why should both of...Toilet paper aside, these don't even need to be distributed to individuals. They could easily be shared by communities, drastically reducing the number that need to be produced. Why should both of us have a set of screwdrivers, of which we each use a handful of times a year, when we could share it?
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Comment on Police are not primarily crime fighters in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentThe result of the study is that police are not primarily enforcing traffic laws. Issuing warnings may reduce infractions, but it's not enforcement. Uneven enforcement is part of the problem. As...The result of the study is that police are not primarily enforcing traffic laws. Issuing warnings may reduce infractions, but it's not enforcement. Uneven enforcement is part of the problem. As far as what they are doing when they're initiating stops that aren't enforcement, we don't actually know how much of that is issuing warnings, and how much is harassment, or simply wasting time. It may be effective and useful, it may be harmful and useless, we don't know in what measure. We can measure the effectiveness of roundabouts much more easily.
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Comment on Police are not primarily crime fighters in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentThe reason that we're not doing it is largely a lack of political will. That's not caused by police writing tickets, but it is a surmountable obstacle. The somewhat effective mitigation we're...The reason that we're not doing it is largely a lack of political will. That's not caused by police writing tickets, but it is a surmountable obstacle.
The somewhat effective mitigation we're doing is also not harmless and without cost. It's a dangerous situation for the officer and the person they're interacting with. They can harm each other severely, or each be harmed by passing motorists. As mentioned elsewhere in the thread, people of color are more likely to be targeted for these interactions. The officers must also continue doing this consistently forever in order to maintain any benefits. Traffic calming measures and creating a more walkable space doesn't have those drawbacks. It just requires a large investment and a change in the way we do things, which is difficult to make happen, but would be extremely worthwhile.
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Comment on Police are not primarily crime fighters in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentNot if there are other, better ways to prevent those deaths.Not if there are other, better ways to prevent those deaths.
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Comment on Some thoughts on cleaning up my shitty apartment in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentThe game, the phones, and the headphones may have rare or dangerous metals in them that shouldn't just be thrown in the trash. This was really tough for me when I was moving and getting rid of all...The game, the phones, and the headphones may have rare or dangerous metals in them that shouldn't just be thrown in the trash. This was really tough for me when I was moving and getting rid of all of our e-waste. Finding a place where you can ethically get rid of things like that can be daunting.
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Comment on Some thoughts on cleaning up my shitty apartment in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentThe only thing that works for me is actually sort of the opposite of this. I put on an audio book or a podcast and then just let myself ping pong around the house. I pick a thing to clean, start...The only thing that works for me is actually sort of the opposite of this. I put on an audio book or a podcast and then just let myself ping pong around the house. I pick a thing to clean, start doing it, and if I get distracted halfway through and want to clean something else, that's fine, as long as I'm still cleaning. If I decide to steam clean half of the couch even though the dishes aren't done, well, that's what gets done today. Usually the daily chores like dishes and cleaning the litter box are so rote that I do them first, but if not, as long as the bare minimum for hygiene is met, I let myself sort of zone out and do whatever.
If I have a good book, or a decent backlog of podcast episodes, I can get my apartment to where it's really clean and easy to maintain fairly quickly. It takes about a week to a week and a half, depending on how long I was neglecting it for.
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Comment on I am a witch. Well, a well witcher... in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentAren't you religious? Isn't that essentially the same as being superstitious? I apologize if that's not a polite comparison, I don't mean to belittle religion by it. I think both things are fine...Aren't you religious? Isn't that essentially the same as being superstitious?
I apologize if that's not a polite comparison, I don't mean to belittle religion by it. I think both things are fine as long as they make a person's life better and aren't used to hurt anyone.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentFair enough.Fair enough.
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Comment on I gave up meat and gained so much more | A tale of one person's life, culture, and growing up in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentDo you know sparksbet in person, or are you referring to a different "we"? I'm afraid I don't understand.Do you know sparksbet in person, or are you referring to a different "we"? I'm afraid I don't understand.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentAll of the ammo that I have ever seen has come in rigid, plastic boxes. I've never been in a gun store, though, I've only seen ammo at ranges and in many gun owner's homes.All of the ammo that I have ever seen has come in rigid, plastic boxes. I've never been in a gun store, though, I've only seen ammo at ranges and in many gun owner's homes.
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Comment on I gave up meat and gained so much more | A tale of one person's life, culture, and growing up in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentAh, that makes sense. I'm basically ending up in the same place, just a little further down the line, by continuing to eat eggs and dairy. I know that I am doing something wrong, but it's the...Ah, that makes sense. I'm basically ending up in the same place, just a little further down the line, by continuing to eat eggs and dairy. I know that I am doing something wrong, but it's the least wrong that I feel capable of at this time, and I try not to do it when that option feels available to me.
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Comment on I gave up meat and gained so much more | A tale of one person's life, culture, and growing up in ~life
GenuinelyCrooked (edited )Link ParentI'm confused at how believing animal cruelty is wrong doesn't lead to almost-veganism, even if you don't believe that killing animals is inherently wrong. Unless you get all of your meat from...I'm confused at how believing animal cruelty is wrong doesn't lead to almost-veganism, even if you don't believe that killing animals is inherently wrong. Unless you get all of your meat from hunting and your dairy and eggs from cute little farms where the animals are treated well, which is extremely unlikely, you're supporting animal cruelty. So, from what I can see, the disconnect isn't that you don't believe that killing animals is wrong, it's that you don't believe it's wrong to encourage behavior that you do consider wrong if there are enough levels of abstraction involved.
Please don't take this as an attack. I'm a supporter of even small reductions in the consumption of animal products, and I eat eggs and dairy myself. I simply don't understand the moral calculus of (animal agriculture is cruel) +(animal cruelty is wrong) - (killing animals for food is wrong) = (eating cruelly farmed animals is not wrong). It seems like whether or not you consider killing animals for food to be moral or not is irrelevant. I don't consider it immoral, I have no problem with sustainable hunting practices, but I don't eat meat because I don't want to hunt and factory farming is not ethical or sustainable.
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI do see a lot of that on the site. I've had a lot of my questions answered here!I do see a lot of that on the site. I've had a lot of my questions answered here!
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Comment on Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics in ~finance
GenuinelyCrooked (edited )Link ParentThis is part of why we often talk about compensation in terms of payment per hour. If the employer is only paying for you time worked, but the payment is not enough to ensure that you do not...If my employer just has to pay me for time worked, then my life is my own. If my employer also has a responsibility to make sure I don't starve, then arguably they should have much more control over my life,
This is part of why we often talk about compensation in terms of payment per hour. If the employer is only paying for you time worked, but the payment is not enough to ensure that you do not starve and the time left over is not enough that you can do other things to ensure that you don't starve, then employer is not paying enough for this type of exchange to exist in a sustainable society. This is a problem with the gig economy because dollars received per hour can vary so drastically and be so precarious. The exact amount that the worker will receive is often not known when they agree to sell their time.
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Comment on Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics in ~finance
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentWe order delivery a lot during the winter. We moved to Sweden from Florida, so we're not well adjusted to the cold, and it can require a lot of layers just to step out of the door. When I order...We order delivery a lot during the winter. We moved to Sweden from Florida, so we're not well adjusted to the cold, and it can require a lot of layers just to step out of the door. When I order delivery in the winter, it's as much to save time on laundry as cooking. So many pairs of socks!
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Comment on Many widely used reproductive health apps fail to protect highly sensitive data, study finds in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentThey can also be done inconspicuously or in code. A standard date book with some lightly circled dates, or something like "book club" scheduled once a month might not register as a menstrual tracker.They can also be done inconspicuously or in code. A standard date book with some lightly circled dates, or something like "book club" scheduled once a month might not register as a menstrual tracker.
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentFor me, the difference is actual interest in the answers. When I'm asking questions Socractically, genuinely interested in their answers and I am hoping to learn something. Even if there's almost...For me, the difference is actual interest in the answers. When I'm asking questions Socractically, genuinely interested in their answers and I am hoping to learn something. Even if there's almost no chance of me being swayed to their side, I still want to understand their position better. I never assume that I know what their answer will be, and I'm not looking to trip them up or catch them on a technicality.
It's tough to discern from the outside, though, because it relies on knowing someone else's intentions. You can't always pick it up quickly through the conversation.
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Comment on How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false in ~science
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI find people maliciously just-asking-questions to be extremely common online, but rare in person. It's often "respectful" in the sense that it's cordial - there's no cursing or insults - but not...I find people maliciously just-asking-questions to be extremely common online, but rare in person. It's often "respectful" in the sense that it's cordial - there's no cursing or insults - but not in the sense that they're respecting the time or answers of the person they're conversing with. They're not actually interested in learning anything from the answers, other than potentially spotting an opportunity for a gotcha. I find it to be largely a frustrating waste of time.
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Comment on Bike brands start to adopt C-V2X to warn cyclists about cars in ~transport
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI want to give you an example of what I'm talking about to make it clear why driving is often not a pleasure, and comes at the expense of a walkable environment. This was the last place I lived...I want to give you an example of what I'm talking about to make it clear why driving is often not a pleasure, and comes at the expense of a walkable environment. This was the last place I lived before I left the US. That road is supposed to be 40 mph (~65 kmph) but people would often go 60mph (~100kmph) down it. Drivers in that area are very aggressive, and most of the drivers were in very large trucks and SUVs. The nearest grocery store was about a 20 minute drive due to a few long stoplights, but if you speed to catch the green lights you can cut that in half. It would be about a half hour walk, which is already pretty uncomfortable in the hot Florida sun with no shade, but the cars speeding along it makes it too dangerous to even consider. You'll notice there's only sidewalk on one side of the road, and no crosswalks. While I was staying there, someone swerved off of that road and hit our car that was parked in the driveway, totaling it. If a person had been standing in that driveway, they would have been lucky to only be hospitalized.
It was extremely unpleasant to drive there - stressful, dangerous, and wandering would only take you to cookie-cutter neighborhoods, the beach, or to the highway which could take you all up and down the coast if you had several hours but nowhere interesting as a spontaneous jaunt. I like the beach as much as anyone, but when you know that it's half an hour in one direction and three in the other, regardless of which roads you take, it sort of kills the surprise. Traffic was always terrible, the wind usually smelled like yucky swamp air, and god help you if your AC broke. It was even more unpleasant to walk there. Beyond unpleasant, it was terrifying.
I think both strategies should be implemented. I don't have strong feelings on which should come first, but both would be better for individual users, communities, and the planet.
Both would require companies to sacrifice quite a bit of profit, although I think the community use model would additionally require a drastic (imo positive) shift in how neighborhoods and communities interact, and some small infrastructure changes to allow for storage that is easily accessible to all without encroaching heavily on any individuals space and privacy. A small shed or two centrally located in each neighborhood would do it, or a few units for storage in an apartment building, would work just fine. So while both are extremely unlikely and would require massive changes in the way corporations and our economy functions, the community use model requires a few extra small and easy steps and is therefore slightly more difficult.