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cuba libre is such a shameful cocktail
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mojitos tho
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Apr 13, 2023 00:57
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My mom was fairly convinced that Havana Syndrome was caused by some secret Russian or Chinese weapon because she saw a thing about in on CBS News and the Today Show. That poo poo was as mainstream as it comes. I don't believe that it exists for the simple reason that anyone holding one would immediately use it to blast their own mind as clean as a sheet of new paper.
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Apr 13, 2023 01:06
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an actual dog posted:most of the traffic these accounts get from twitter are gonna come from other people linking to articles, doubt the official accounts we're doing much yeah but even counting all of that it’s tiny, so if Elon flips out and blocks npr.org links the way he did with substack it’s still a minimal loss zuck could wreck some stuff, though
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Apr 13, 2023 01:06
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Shear Modulus posted:how many articles has npr run on havana syndrome we innocent stenographers aren't state affiliated i swear
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mawarannahr posted:cuba libre is such a shameful cocktail It is however a great book and a major influence on RDR2 if that's your jam
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Apr 13, 2023 01:46
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mawarannahr posted:cuba libre is such a shameful cocktail Rum + Coke is for someone with a sweeter tooth than I have. Gin + Tonic is the superior cocktail.
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Apr 13, 2023 04:09
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just like with brainwashing, the fact that we're accusing our enemies of doing it means we're totally trying to make it work
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Apr 13, 2023 04:20
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Clark Nova posted:goddamn I didn't think it was possible for a major media organization to get so completely and thoroughly owned by elon loving musk Goddamn, y'all sucking Musk's weird little dick pretty hard
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Apr 13, 2023 05:36
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Zeroisanumber posted:Rum + Coke is for someone with a sweeter tooth than I have. The lime juice is an important aspect of the Cuba Libre cause it helps cut the sweetness
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Apr 13, 2023 05:40
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Cuba Libre is awesome, but only if it's actually hot outside.
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Apr 13, 2023 06:55
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speaking of Cuba - the whole state affiliated thing drives me crazy because if I were to imagine a news media that I could trust almost undoubtedly it would be free and publicly funded
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Apr 13, 2023 07:08
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the milk machine posted:oh gosh I hope he’s ok Glenn's alright.
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Apr 13, 2023 14:23
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BrotherJayne posted:Goddamn, y'all sucking Musk's weird little dick pretty hard eh, it was funnier a week ago  https://twitter.com/gbrumfiel/status/1646142743628972032 I can't leave twitter because the CIA disinformation campaigns are integral to my work as a journalist 
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Apr 13, 2023 15:50
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this is revisionism it was an ice axe
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Apr 13, 2023 16:46
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Apr 13, 2023 17:30
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comedyblissoption posted:there were no verification problems when discussing items like the steele dossier, russiagate gossip, or claims that the nypost story was the work of russian operatives, so no that was not actually the reason the steele dossier didn't need to be verified because every human knows on a deep and primal level that the piss tape is real. you're not even learning it from the dossier, you knew it from the moment you were born.
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Apr 13, 2023 19:13
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it's like the plot of Foucault's Pendulum, sure he cynically made it up but before he knew it he ended up locked in a garish hotel room watching the gold flow from Eldritch Trump
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Apr 13, 2023 19:17
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Stop Asking Whether Money Buys Happiness. The Atlantic.
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ikanreed posted:Stop Asking Whether Money Buys Happiness. The Atlantic. I only read the paywall prologue, but let me tell you that money is a great tool for helping others, if that’s what brings you happiness.
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IIRC money does buy happiness up to a point and that point is essentially where people feel they have enough money to be financially secure and have their material needs met and then beyond that point it doesn’t really move the needle much. surprising I know
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ikanreed posted:Stop Asking Whether Money Buys Happiness. The Atlantic. that guys name is Michael Mechanic. lol
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christmas boots posted:IIRC money does buy happiness up to a point and that point is essentially where people feel they have enough money to be financially secure and have their material needs met and then beyond that point it doesn’t really move the needle much. This is a lie to keep people from asking for raises. Money buys all the happiness. You don't even have to work at a certain point. They lie about lottery winners too. Very few of them go bankrupt and most of them are way way happier than before they won.
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christmas boots posted:IIRC money does buy happiness up to a point and that point is essentially where people feel they have enough money to be financially secure and have their material needs met and then beyond that point it doesn’t really move the needle much. Yes and we need to keep a certain percentage of our population below that number so the rest can live in fear of becoming like them at all times. And so Elon Musk can buy a major communication platform on a bender
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mawarannahr posted:that guys name is Michael Mechanic. lol stop asking why this oil change costs $500, by michael mechanic
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Money buys you freedom from things that make you unhappy. Unfortunately a lot of people invent problems once they run out of their own. Money can buy solutions to those too and after a few cycles of that, well it kind of explains rich people
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PostNouveau posted:This is a lie to keep people from asking for raises. Money buys all the happiness. You don't even have to work at a certain point. See, this is where I sort of disagree. I mean, obviously, you need money for food, shelter, healthcare, etc. And a lot of the things that I think do make people happy, hobbies and experiences and such, you need money to take advantage of those. And then there's the security of a safety net; if you couldn't work anymore, would you have enough money for all of those other things? All of that requires money, so I'm not here saying that you shouldn't ask for a raise or that people trying to earn more money aren't enlightened or anything dumb like that. Money is nice to have, and I think we all agree on that. But the money itself isn't what makes people happy. And there's a certain threshold -- I don't know offhand what the number is. I've seen the studies that put it as low as $75k, but I'm not convinced--where your money isn't really affording you more security or more freedom in your life. Beyond that, it's just the disease of capitalism telling you that you need more money so you can buy more expensive things, and then once you run out of those, you need to earn more money just to make the number go up. And I think that's why you see so many rich people who are simply miserable because they've fallen for the trap that is thinking that the money itself is going to make them happier. Or to put it succinctly: Acelerion posted:Money buys you freedom from things that make you unhappy. Unfortunately a lot of people invent problems once they run out of their own. Money can buy solutions to those too and after a few cycles of that, well it kind of explains rich people
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when you have too much money you lose your humanity
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We should study what things actually make you happy and monetize them more.
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YaketySass posted:We should study what things actually make you happy and monetize them more. That's arguably the purpose of social media
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if that’s what the economist the saying, America’s in for big trouble
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The theory is that once you reach $[comfortable plateau], you can buy anything you want. However, once you're standing on that plateau your wants can expand to what people upslope of you have. Two cars, a house, retirement paid for, kids' college funds? But why don't I have a lake house?
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It's so great nobody in my generation can buy a house
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that article says some dumbass economists found the happiness effect of quadrupling a person's income was roughly the same as "having a weekend" and less significant in an absolute sense than "having a headache" there is just no way that's true for any kind of person that works for a living. if that's what your study says then your study is stupid and you should throw it in the trash
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prosperity gospel is less patronizing than the meek will inherit the earth bullshit
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the milk machine posted:that article says some dumbass economists found the happiness effect of quadrupling a person's income was roughly the same as "having a weekend" and less significant in an absolute sense than "having a headache" As with most of these studies, the effect of the actual impact of money on most people is disguised by the fact that the vast majority of money is totally wasted on people with absolutely zero need for more of it. Quadrupling a single 100,000/year income achieves next to nothing, but our society is engineered to do that instead of doubling 12 incomes of 25k, which does matter.
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comedyblissoption posted:prosperity gospel is less patronizing than the meek will inherit the earth bullshit Yeah, but see, if you're actually religious, that one is the literal word of God, and prosperity gospel... Isn't.
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comedyblissoption posted:prosperity gospel is less patronizing than the meek will inherit the earth bullshit Meekness is an attitude of being content with both honor and dishonor. It is an imitation of Christ, who said, “Learn from Me, for I am gentle [meek] and lowly in heart” (11:29). The meek are God-controlled and have mastery over their passions, especially anger. Meekness is not passive weakness, but strength directed and under control. The earth that the meek will inherit is not power or possession in this world, but the new earth, which is everlasting (Rev 21:1)
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