Sure thing, buddy.

What nonsense. The whole premise here was that people are being told something. If somebody’s repeatedly told that they’re probably a lunatic because of the .ml attached to their name they’ll know something’s up. This isn’t about not telling people, this is about treating people like they know what they’re doing and telling them. Otherwise we wouldn’t even have this discussion because I’d just have left.

But this is going nowhere. You say we can’t expect people to know the symbolism they surround themselves with, I say it’s bullshit. We’re going in circles. So, you do you, great. I’ll, however, assume that the next person I see wearing a swastika is, in fact, a lunatic moron, and not just a poor fella who unknowingly made a wrong pick in the thrift store.

You can always assume people do stuff knowingly. They usually tell you that they didn’t if they didn’t. That’s the whole idea about doing stuff: You’re responsible for your actions.

I’m not punching anyone or calling them names. I’m judging them and tell them that their actions leave a certain impression. And yes, if somebody knowingly buys nestle, I won’t value their opinion on sustainable products or supply nets or listen to them when it comes to that topic 🤷. Tough shit. If you wear a badge you might better check what it represents.

Holy shit, are you serious…?

You expect Joe Average and Jane Random to not only have to deal with clothing’s fragmentation, not only have to figure out which garments can actually be worn and relatively warm, you expect them to also research the politics of each piece of clothing before they wear it in public? And it’s not just that you expect Joe Average, and Jane Random to do that, you’re so certain they actually do it, that you’re perfectly comfortable assuming every single portrait-of-Mao-wearing person has identical political views and stances?

Am I getting this right?

That’s how you sound.

An instance is a choice. Aligning oneself to .ml has meaning and it’s perfectly sensible to judge people by the meaningful choices they make and communicate.

Seems like you haven’t interacted with .ml people a lot, otherwise you wouldn’t make it sound as if it doesn’t make sense.

Don’t you guys have mailing lists?

That’s nice but not the point. You ask why people prefer YouTube and the answer seems to be that patreon is perceived as a paywalled ad platform. The fact that you might use it differently doesn’t change that perception at all.

Hiking? I mean, the world is just out there.

Other outside activities that need minimal equipment come to mind. You ever played discgolf? Or went running? Or geocaching?

But yeah, lots of activities aren’t expensive. Draw something. Paint something. Sing! Or do some sports! Yoga only requires a mat if you do it naked.

Do I look like I know what an MSG is?

On mobile: Tubular. Firefox+ ublock origin+ sponsored block.

FTFY

So an orgasm will reduce the dopamine level to only 80% of where it’s supposed to be? Like you come and immediately just feel a little weird and disappointed?

Like, I get it. It’s just nice to see it in writing.

Just to add to this: this is where that weird trope of American culture to associate lube with masturbation comes from as you obviously can’t masturbate by moving your foreskin back and forth - so you need some kind of lubrication to just rub your penis without it getting sore. It took me literal decades to understand that odd connection from American teenager comedies as I literally had no clue why they kept making jokes about hand cream.

The one tool I’m actively using all the time is git. I mean, I know I’m probably using the Linux kernel more than that, but when it comes to a conscious choice, it’s git. My documents are all version controlled. It gives me such a peace of mind.

Actually, the first iteration of that interface was Windows Phone 7 and it was pretty terrific.

Finally a life goal I can identify with.

Ahaa, ahaaaa!

When Germany first came up with the idea of subsidising electric cars, we were able to snatch an electric golf for about 20k€. We’re commuting a lot, making roughly 25k km per year on each car.

When we were using our regular electricity provider, we reduced our monthly gas bill from more than 300 € to less than 100 € for the golf. Since we switched to a contract that is bound to stock market prices, we lowered it to less than 40. Saving about 270 € per month now.

Factoring in about 500 € of taxes saved each year and between 1000 and 2000 Euros worth of repairs for our old combustion engine cars per year, the car already paid for itself and saves us money.