The rural population isn’t the issue, it’s suburbia which is where the majority of the US population lives.

It’s not dense enough for public transportation to be viable and it’s zoned in a way that makes pedestrian traffic a non starter.

Suburbia causes a lot of problems. I understand why it exists - owning a house with a yard is nice. I personally wouldn’t want to give that up to live in an urban environment if I didn’t have to

I’m one of those older Trekkies who will complain about the aesthetic choices of the DSC sets.

My view is that there is a certain style with sci-fi shows of this nature that are part of their identity.

Large swings in design choices are very distracting to the point of being off putting to me unless there is good reason for it.

One thing I absolutely applaud Disney for is how they’ve managed to modernize but still keep the 70s aesthetics in their Star Wars shows. And I wish Trek had followed the same path.

I’ve seen… Primer and Gattaca.

No.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent

• Salvor Hardin

I can’t think of a better way to explain the difference between the books and the show then that quote.

Can you imagine Salvor of the show ever saying that?

I never watched x-files when it aired.

I tried to watch it a few years back but only made it to season 2. Maybe it gets better later, but the show was so formulaic that I grew bored of it pretty quick.

Aside from some fish which evolved with no eyes (which is kind of cool), the only other thing you are likely to find down there is a dead body that everyone decided was too dangerous to recover.

Do I need sources for the failed invasion of Kyiv?

Everyone knows about it.

This comment is the equivalent of some guy telling you that you’ll be paid in exposure and that the exposure is going to be worth way more than money in the long run, just trust me bro.

It’s called qualified immunity.

The idea is that if a police officer accidentally violates someone’s rights while trying to do their job and wasn’t aware they are not at fault.

It’s not a law but the result of a court case. Many of us want a law passed to remove it.

Yeah. This is the one that came to my mind.

Dude straight up ended his career. His band members left, label dropped him and his colabs said they wouldn’t work with him anymore.

Turns out he was a lieutenant in the oath keepers and the FBI grabbed him. Last I heard he made a plea deal and got put into the witness protection program.

He is the band and it can’t exist without him. Even if he could continue, he’d have to rebuild it from the ground up.

It’s a shame, I really Loved Demons and Wizards, the iced earth / blind guardian colab group.

… Based on some song lyrics I feel I should have seen this coming when looking back though.

Keep in mind that depending on the type of eye issue they may not need them all the time. In this example the person only needs then to read and it might actually make their vision worse to wear them when not.

… The very first link you provided shows a chart that has more assistance going to corn than beef, more going to soy than dairy and more going to wheat then pigs.

https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020bdcat-1320x743.png

???

Hermit reporting for duty, sir!

Yes, it’s generally considered rude to switch languages specifically to hide your conversation.

It’s because most will assume you are doing it to talk shit.

Then don’t answer?

It’s not like sending the call to voicemail is going to hurt my feelings.

Asking to call seems redundant. The call is the ask.

Ohh, I’m fully aware.

I love messaging even I have a physical keyboard infront of me.

It’s specifically the mobile keyboards I hate.

Because I hate typing on mobile devices I don’t like texting.

If you try to have a conversation with me over text Imma either call you if it’s important or start giving you one word answers to everything.

Thankfully most people know better than to try and communicate with me in general!