If you got offended by my shitposting, lol. lmao.
Notifications stay off because I don’t play chess with pigeons. The fact that you want to argue about a shitpost with a stranger on the internet named “Dookieman” is all I need to know your opinion isn’t worth hearing.
Downvotes are delicious trophies; I’ve seen what you people like. Keep them coming.
Join the communities you want to see and use the Subscribed feed. New communities and instances constantly being added is the whole point of the Fediverse; complaining about it is like complaining about being wet while in a swimming pool you chose to be in.
It’s a rhetorical question being asked in bad faith. Stop playing games and state your point, if you have one.
gatling guns weren’t invented until the 1860s
And the first piece of gun control legislation was passed in 1934
I don’t recall claiming it did
There was also the very real possibility the Native Americans, the French, the Spanish, the Portugese, or some combination thereof would invade.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State…
It’s right there in the text. It’s worth pointing out, the second amendment is unique in the fact that it’s the only law in the entire US Constitution where the justification is provided directly in the text. The reasoning and justification for the second amendment were considered that important to the people who wrote it.
It’s also worth pointing out, in the parlance of the time, “well regulated” simply meant “working correctly”. A “well regulated” clock, for example, is one that keeps accurate time.
The founding fathers warned against standing armies because they’re abused by tyrants. They envisioned, in the event the US was invaded, the response would consist of locals, armed with whatever they could procure, organizing to repel the invading force. This was in the days when private citizens owned muskets, gatling guns, cannons, and warships.
People were also expected to make and practice these invasion response plans, like fire drills, but this was never codified because they never thought they would need to explain that to people; it was simply understood to be a requirement that came with the responsibility.
This made sense in a lot of ways. People who know each other will readily cooperate. Locals will be familiar with the local geography, which was a big advantage in the days before accurate maps or quick communication.
Since then, things have changed. A lot. But the amendment has remained. I still think it’s important to enshrine the people’s right to self-preservation and self-defense. But I also don’t feel like typing a 10K word essay with my thumbs today.
Oh really? What other website do the YouTubers I want to watch upload to?
Even if ALL creators band together, IMO there’s basically nothing the creators can do.
Accurate. Even if everyone started uploading to a different platform tomorrow, the catalog of videos already on YT is enough to sustain them for a while
South Park has always been hated by the same people for the same reasons. It’s a fucking cartoon. No one is forced to watch it. I like some episodes, I dislike others. I watch the ones I like, I don’t watch the ones I don’t like. I don’t get what’s so hard about it. If I can do it, other people can do it too.
“AI-pilled” means you.
Bringus Studios. The entire channel is a treasure trove of information for hacking electronics.
Uwos Labs. Run by a former R&D guy. Not exclusively tech, but lots of good information.
Technology Connections remains as good as it’s always been.
Project Farm is perhaps the most honest channel on YouTube. Any time I’m considering a new purchase, I check to see if they have a video on it.
Torque Test Channel is great if you’re into tools and mechanics.
Never accept criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from.
I’ll make you a pair that looks just like them for half that
The Three-Pointer of Palmer Eldritch
The Referee Said
The Man Who Jumped
Confessions of a Court Artist
The Man Whose Freethrows Were All Exactly Alike
If you see a snake coiling up and preparing to strike, do you wait until it bites you to stop it?
If you have a cold, do you wait until you’re in the hospital to take medicine?
When a man declares his intent to harm you, at that point, any violence against him becomes justified on the basis of self-defense. When a group of people declare their intent to harm all others, at what point does violence against that group become justified on the same basis?
Idk then. Maybe a mod deleted it? Maybe OP was banned? Maybe the poster’s instance went defunct?
Yeah, that too. I block the notification element with my adblocker
That just means OP deleted their post. This can happen for many reasons, but the most common is they get embarrassed at the replies, decide they don’t want it on their post history, or they think the downvotes mean something, like on Reddit
Technical inaccuracy can also spoil a punchline
My prediction: