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by narratives1 1y ago
I use a Chrome extension that lets you take any video player (including embedded) to 10x speed. Turn most things to 3-4x. It works on ads too
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by narratives1 1y ago
This attitude is my problem with this day. If this is a day celebrating the nation and how we overcame the evil of slavery to create something better, emancipating millions of fellow Americans, I’m for it. If this is a federal holiday to “c
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by narratives1 1y ago
Are the economic conditions now the worst they’ve ever been in human history? By all accounts they seem to be among the best: your food is stable and cheap, shelter is affordable for the vast majority and it’s good shelter, a/c, electr
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by narratives1 1y ago
All the reasons they cite are no where near the main reason for the collapse in birth rates. Look at charts of birth rates in any country. Easy enough to google. Look at the decline and when it declines. There was a decline due to the globa
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by narratives1 1y ago
African, Asian, and Latam exchanges included, many of which go defunct. Japan’s has been basically flat among developed countries
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by narratives1 1y ago
This is almost the definition of technical analysis: “chart always reverted to mean so it will always revert to mean” Note that almost every exchange outside the US has been flat or negative for decades. The US has held a precious position
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by narratives1 1y ago
I’ve come to understand “getting in shape” is literally that. Food just gives your body energy and nutrients, how you use your body decides what shape it’ll take (how it directs that energy and nutrients).
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by narratives1 1y ago
I’ve heard this before and just don’t get it. Buying healthy food is generally cheaper, or just as expensive in my experience. Buy some vegetables, some chicken, some fruit, eggs. These are generally very affordable, you just have to cook w
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by narratives1 1y ago
Yet here I am on the other side surprised to hear you and others saying you’re lathering your poopy butt with your hands in a restaurant bathroom We all gotta wash our butts, but it just seems more civilized to do it in the shower as you ca
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by narratives1 1y ago
You’re last line is correct, it certainly counts less if money isn’t changing hands. Not because money is some sacred object, but because money changes hands when you’re doing work for others. Money is just a lubricant that allows you to co
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by narratives1 1y ago
What are you escaping from in this case?
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by narratives1 2y ago
See through the noise. It’s not in American interests to annex Canada. This is negotiation
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by narratives1 2y ago
Doing big impactful things is hard, of course he’s failed here and there. On balance, it’s made him a billionaire. His successes minus his failures still far and away surpass your abilities in this area (deal making). Any argument that rest
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by narratives1 2y ago
Sure, there’s a way to conduct yourself at these places. From her account: there’s no indication that he was being rude, only that she felt he didn’t provide her preferred amount of solemnity. If it were anyone else there’d be nothing to co
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by narratives1 2y ago
Histrionics. Such a warped view of reality should be treated the same way we treat flat earthers
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by narratives1 2y ago
What was she expecting exactly? The Holocaust was a tragedy. For the vast majority of people, it’s a very distant, remote, almost abstract tragedy. It happened generations ago thousands of miles away from most Americans, in a world entirely