Phoenicianpirate

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You aren't alone. Historically before calculators were common, engineers and mathematicians would actually have books with basic arithmetic answers already done, or they would hire people (usually women) called 'computers' (no joke, that's what the term was used for before computers as we know it were invented) to do the basic calculations for mathematicians so they can focus on the more complicated stuff.

So even a highly talented mathematician from the 1910s and 1920s would still struggle as you do.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is why the US has fairly loose gun laws. Historically governments in the US were quite tolerant of vigilante violence against opposition to laws and social norms, such as racism and misogyny. It allowed the government and police to technically keep their hands clean while letting others do the dirty work. On occassion they would arrest and charge a few of them, but by and large most of them went unpunished. With mass shooters they will of course never see the light of day again (if arrested) but in secret they will love their actions.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Funny you should mention a casino. Remember when Donald Trump bankrupted multiple casinos? That is actually quite impressive given how often casinos attract people even during recessions as they get stressed and desperate.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Many of those people could have been swayed to vote democrat if the democrats fucking addressed the actual fucking issues and actually gave them a damn narrative to go by. Saying everything is fine when nothing is fine and the Republicans are constantly screwing them over (while also 100% deflecting ALL blame elsewhere) is delusional at best.

Also fuck AIPAC.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I worked in customer service for 7 years. I am aware... so very aware...

To give you an idea, when I worked for Verizon mobile, it was a few times a week that I came across a client who did not know how to hang up their cellphone calls. No joke. It took such a while to get them off the hook it wasn't funny. And if you ask me why I wouldn't hang up on them, it was because Verizon had a strict no hang-up policy. You were not allowed to hang up on a client no matter what. It was grounds for immediate termination.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

And there will be more people lining up to have their faces eaten, too. They will love it.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Story of my life right there.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good thing I got a new computer now. They'll just blame democrats (who do have a lot to blame for not countering the bullshit of the Republicans over the past 45 years) for it and insist that the tariffs would have brought prices down if they were done without democratic interference...

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The sheer stupidity of the dems is kinda astonishing. The reason why Obama won is because he had a goddamn narrative. Yes we can! Change you can believe in! It's almost like they were onto something... then they did nothing.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 63 points 1 day ago (18 children)

Maybe it's because I took economics as far back as high school, but even just from reading high school history books I knew what a Tariff was. How the FUCK did they not know that?

I am also willing to bet that they will eventually blame the democrats for breaking the system, as they always do.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

Exactly. Which is why so many super expensive houses are actually fucking run down in run down shit neighborhoods.

I rarely agree with dictators, but when Xi xing ping said that houses are for living and not speculation he damn well was right.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I ended up getting permabanned from reddit for saying that Lebanese people don't blame all their problems on Israel, just the the problems they do deserve blame for.

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