I’ve been thinking we should play on xenophobe’s fears to get them to support actions to curb climate change.

At least their bigotry will have some positive result then.

Of course, ideally, they could be convinced that not “all brown people are bad” (sic) and also support climate change action, but we all now how likely that is.

Is this Grok output?

It’s an easy rule, yes. It’s also an easy one to overlook if you’re not paying attention.

“Word je blij?”, but also “wordt je moeder blij?”.

It’s not like people don’t understand the rule. No native Dutch speaker would say “Loopt jij?”

I think the main errors happen with “voltooide deelwoorden” (past participle). Then you need mnemonic devices like “'t kofschip” to know whether it’s t or d (or determine it using what you would say in the past time of the verb). It doesn’t help that e.g., “gebeurt” and “gebeurd” both are correct depending on the tense used.

Also the fact that the t drops when the verb is inversed in the 2nd person singular present tense, and not e.g., past tense (“Je wordt” but “Word je”) is a weird rule.

It’s not thát complicated and if you pay attention, you should be able to get it all right. That’s why I think such mistakes are more a sign of carelessness and not of stupidity.

So basically Anno 2307?

I haven’t played Anno 2205, but what your describing seems a bit further in time than that game. The start of colonization of the Moon vs settling/trading with the full solar system.

Exactly. In Europe for example, you see the stylized “e” symbol on packaging very often. It means that a negligible amount are below the advertised volume/weight.

So if the package says 600ml, they might have to set the machine to 610ml to ensure they satisfy this condition.

No, it proves me right. People are still willing to pay for the service despite the price hike. So it must mean that people think this non-essential service, for which there are alternatives, is worth the money.

Unfortunately, this is users allowing for this kind of behaviour.

The original comment was that voting with your wallet doesn’t work. I’m saying that it’s a problem with enough people voting with their wallet. If you are the only person that cares about something and stop buying from a particular company, they will not even notice it.

On the other hand, look what happened when bud light had this thing with a trans influencer and conservatives got ridiculously upset with this, as they do. ABInbev is still feeling the effects of that.

1% might have 50% of the wealth, they do not account for 50% of the spending. Especially not at Taco Bell.

Pure capitalism is broken af, but companies like this will feel it if 10% of costumers stops going there. The increase in price can recover some of it, but only to a certain extent. It’s a simple supply and demand issue.

That being said, I’m not from the US, so take my opinion on local issues with a grain of salth. And I definitely don’t mean to imply that wealth inequality is not an issue. On the contrary.

Do you think farmers should not use any tractors and pick their crops using manual labour?

That would also create a lot of jobs.

Gotta remember where you came from.

Snoking is bad for your skin though 🚬

Yes you are! Don’t sell yourself short.

Or people that drink much more often, see this post, and find it too confronting for themselves.

Are you really saying printing money is the only possible cause for inflation?

I’ve been to Italy multiple times (actually on a plane to leave for Milan right now). I never had any problem communicating while there.

Maybe it has the opposite effect, I’m not an expert at all.

If I had the urge to watch porn with drawn or AI generated kids, I would be worried about that though. If someone watches that without contemplating why, that’s problematic. If they do it as a coping mechanism, good for them, I guess.

I won’t shame anyone for their urges, how wrong they might be. You can’t decide what you want.

The reason it’s problematic is that they indulge their attraction to kids.

Not sure how many go from drawn CP to actual CSAM (I know, potential slippery slope fallacy), but they should be seeking professional help to deal with these urges.

Megaparsec, kilojoules, kilo electron volt,… are all very common.

Then on the other hand, giga solar masses is never used.

Who switches to miles if they initially use km? They’re the same order of magnitude.

When was this?

We did a trip with my friends’ Tesla earlier this year. Normally would have taken us 8 hours, now it took 10 (or maybe it was even 12h instead of 10).

The car also wasn’t properly charged the night before for some reason, so we left with half a “tank”. That added an extra stop. I also think there were a lot of traffic problems which contributed in the extra time.

I also don’t mind to stop every 2 hours or so to charge. Perfect time for a bathroom/coffee/food break. But I’m not used to driving long distances. I know some people like to drive for 4 or 5 hours straight.