malkovich?

I’ll archive this one under “Pictures you can feel”

Illegal in whole of EU. Personal use is not prosecuted solely in Netherlands, Germany and Portugal I think.

People complain that “google has turned to shit”. But the best part of their search offering, scholar.google.com, is still as amazing as ever.

🫂

Weed has gotten so much better

The weird thing is that that’s always been the case. Only thing that changed last decade is the gullibility of the reader.

2 factor authentication

Ooh no no nooo

Depends on your machine, but mine can just ride over them and mulches them.

Now you’re just talking nonsense?

Humans

I kinda get it. Everyone needs something to look forwards too. Sadly, for some, there’s only the idea of afterlife for that.

There’s clearly a difference - nowhere did I claim otherwise - and neither of those statements are good!

In fact, the list of things I did not claim is endless. Hopefully that does not mean you think I’m not allowed to state arguments I do want to state:

Empathy for the people who are alike is easy, there’s even a specific word for it, parochial empathy. It’s empathy for people who are unlike that’s hard, but necessary!

Nope

As are you, right now.

Damn near anyone paying attention knows this isn’t about child porn

The fact that these politicians exclude themselves from being spied on is an indicator it might actually be about child porn

Ah yes, censoring dangerous words like ‘weed’ will make the platform a safe space.

I’d prefer to make the bullied feel welcomed than the oppressor with what limited time and resources I have

Nobody is solely the bully or bullied. That’s what seperates empathy from parochial empathy: understanding not only people who are like, but also those who are unlike.

It truely is the only way to heal.

your link says that people who are ostracized by others tend to continue that cycle not that people who ostracized others were themselves victims of ostracization

You might misunderstand the meaning of the word cycle?

Now being massively rude and dehumanizing to others is an active choice one makes, that’s not a outgroup that one is in through any choice but their own.

Unfortunately, this perspective misses a crucial truth. Most abusers have a history of being abused themselves (1). They are trapped in a relentless cycle of anger, rejection, and pain, struggling to escape a reality where kindness feels foreign and unrecognizable. Breaking this cycle is profoundly challenging, as it demands consistent empathy and kindness from others—qualities they initially perceive as weaknesses. This is the very lesson they absorbed in their formative years.

They see their worldview validated as angry mobs of self-proclaimed “good guys” cause and celebrate intentional agitation, hurt, and violence.

If those are “good guys”, then there’s no good in the world, only power, winners and losers - a logical conclusion, were the premise valid, isn’t it?

You’re arguing that the rest of the party should feel bad for the asshole that was kicked out.

Exactly! Vilify behaviour instead of people. Try to protect your friend that’s being bullied by supporting his behaviour. Recognize that everyone can be hurt or wronged, as well as can hurt and do wrong.

In other words: be empathic.