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  • Good things can come from bad decisions, and bad things can come from good decisions.

    The existential questions come up regardless. Either way you ask yourself why, what's the point, if you matter, if anything matters. And the answer is always no reason and something extremely important, there is no point and the point is because someone cares, you and everything matters but also not at all and certainly not to the universe.

    And that's ok.

  • This was the first and the one thing they united to do everything in their power to ensure passage in 2016.

    Everything else following was theater and/or smaller scale quid pro quo. Those actions still have serious consequences, especially for reproductive rights and minorities, but delivering money to the wealthy is the one true gospel.

  • My favorite is when the question starts out with "I don't have insurance and can't afford to see a doctor, but I have dandruff and it just won't go away", and the first response is "I know you said you can't afford it, but you should really just see a doctor".

    Like, sure, homeopathy is slightly better than snake oil because it doesn't generally have random poison in it, so getting recommendations for that is worthless. But that doesn't mean asking people who have been through similar things for advice is also worthless.

  • the people of South Dakota, not the politicians in Pierre, will be the ones to decide whether to restore Roe v. Wade as the law of South Dakota

    This reminds that although abortion rights are the most important result of Roe v Wade, there are other rights that were abrogated when it was overturned. It's hard to say all that was lost, and those generally won't be recovered with these efforts.

  • Same idea as immunotherapy shots or sublingual drops.

    Whether it's actually local, and if the allergens are actually concentrated enough to make any difference, is a very different question. Set of questions.

  • "That doesn't work for me."

    Also,

    "You creating and mandating a plan for our future that doesn't involve discussing my wants and needs shows that you don't value them"

    I don't have any idea what the rest of your relationship is actually like. From the little here, sounds like you're ready to move on, and so is she. If she's giving you that ultimatum from another country she may also be hoping you do the hard part and break up with her, relieving her of whatever feelings of guilt that might be associated. Remember though... No guilt is necessary from either of you to move on. You want different things from the time that you have, and that's ok.

  • Basic premise most agree with in 2024: wars of aggression are bad.

    Who is the aggressor, what is their political history, what are the skin colors involved, what are the respective ideologies, who are 'allies'... all of those things influence how the baseline premise is perceived.