CompostMaterial

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[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Considering it's Texas, I'm surprised they didn't give him a medal. Oh, wait, he's black, that explains it.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Good thing the world didn't lose anything valuable.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, irony is lost on children so once a slang word that relies on being ironic starts being used by children it is pretty much dead.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I dont mind new slang if it can be understood from context. When people started using Yeet it was pretty clear what it meant.

In the other hand my kids friends started saying everything was "so sigma" and it was clear that they didn't know what it actually meant. Even when I looked on urban dictionary, I still couldn't figure out what the definition was based on how it was being used.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Depends on how complex it is. Ever see the XML behind SharePoint? 🤮

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I use white electrical tape. It drastically reduces the light brightness but allows enough though to know the light is on.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you for being more articulate in your explanation of the age issue than I was. I agree whole heartedly. 64-65 is retirement age, I like to see presidents that are experienced but not at what would normally be the end of their working years.

Personally, I'd like to see a max cap for ALL elected officials at 70.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Old, yes, they are both old. Not elderly, but old. The minimum age for a present is 35. I would very much like to start seeing younger presidents that will be more in touch with what current issues really are and can energize a younger generation of voters.

And yes that was exactly my point on having a white man as an anchor.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (8 children)

It is obviously a cycle we need to break. That said, a campaign has to make choices that lead to victory. Kamala is already a person of color and a woman. If she wins, it would be only the second time to have a non-white President and the first woman.

The fact is that while many us are hungry for change to the old norms, many will be more conservative to change (and I don't mean in the crazy MAGA way). Having an old white guy on the ticket acts as an anchor for those who are too scared to fully jump into all out change, ensuring that those votes aren't lost to the other side.

[–] CompostMaterial@lemmy.world 151 points 1 month ago (18 children)

In a written statement to the police, she has alleged that her husband "chained her and left her in the forest to die without food or water".

Hey, look at that, "mystery" solved within four paragraphs.

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