[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago

I'm looking at rooves now. Cheapest metal roof was 18k, standing seam was 30k, highest end traditional shingle was 11k. 1200sqft

I don't think I'll be here long enough to make it worth it but I really like the idea. Only concern was being under some old trees that have been dropping dead limbs which might dent the roof

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

Technically he's right just in the bad contractions of capitalism way. Just like when excess food was burned during the depression, shifting coastlines would create completely new real estate speculation opportunities and new displaced buyers

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago

No one is forcing you to act this way. Your lack of compassion is evident in your inability or lack of desire to criticize those guidelines which directly result in the death and disablement of thousand a month

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 8 points 5 days ago

Hmmm did the science change or did the engine of capital decide it couldn't afford to have people treat covid in the way it should be. How is advocating for wearing a mask now in the midst of these regular waves no longer following science

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago

"My heart goes out to the people who have had family members die, but I'm going to call people who want to do something about it extremists"

Please kindly fuck off

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

live in bubble wrap forever

Shit like this is why you're getting so much flack. It's so fucking patronizing it makes me only want to tell you to fuck off

Wearing a mask, social distancing, and regularly washing your hands isn't living in bubble wrap. Having basic concern for your fellow man isn't living in bubble wrap.

I know multiple people with long covid. I know even more who are immunocompromised who are forced into hermitude because people like you cannot fathom to understand the experience of living a life that isn't yours and how actions completely out of your control can completely destroy your life. Please do some soul searching and find a shred of empathy.

1.5% of deaths now per some quick CDC research

I'm sure the over 4000 families in the past 3 months who had someone die from covid feel similarly to you, that their loved one was not statistically significant and that it's for the best that they're dead so people like you don't have to live in bubble wrap

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Did it suddenly stop having long term damage to the immune and cardiovascular system or did capital decide it was time for everyone to get back to work?

Sorry you haven't been paying attention in you comfortable bubble, but covid never stopped being an issue

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/covid-19-can-surge-throughout-the-year.html

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2024/study-suggests-reinfections-virus-causes-covid-19-likely-have-similar-severity-original

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 88 points 3 months ago

Thank God, it's finally a beneficial use for this personality trait of mine

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 88 points 3 months ago

If only JFKs head hadn't just done that

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I wasn't sure what this lady was talking about about here in a video about Aaron Bushnell: youtu.be/6f8MYAF1L9M?t=1032, but after searching found this: youtu.be/krG2dRS1ITE

Chances they are going to actually try this? What will happen if they do? Will Isn'treal attempt to sink them all with Ansaralah defending them and creating a naval starting flare to WW3?

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 87 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A Kamala presidency:

Weed - Illegal

Xanax - Sold in vending machines nationwide

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— 🇳🇱/🇿🇦/🇮🇱 International Criminal Court in The Hague:

  1. The court has ruled 15 to 2, that the State of Israel must immediately abide by all the provisional measures as established.

  2. The court has ruled 16 to 1 that anyone who incites genocide against the Palestinian people must face immediate punishment.'

  3. The court has ruled 15 to 2 that the State of Israel must prevent the destruction, and commit to the preservation, of any evidence of its crimes against the Palestinians.'

@Middle_East_Spectator

The Hague International Court of Justice: The court found that the reports and evidence provided by South Africa were reasonable ; Some of the rights that South Africa is seeking make sense.

🚩 @ResistanceTrench

The Hague Court: Israel must end the siege and take measures to meet the needs of the besieged people.

🚩 @ResistanceTrench

The Hague court: Israel seems to have committed war crimes and violated the genocide conventions, but the court needs more time to issue its final opinion.

In response to Hamas military operations, Israel has committed war crimes and subjected Gaza residents to collective punishment.

This court requested Israel to stop the military operations against the residents of Gaza.

🚩 @ResistanceTrenc

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Protest Guide (hexbear.net)

I am finally in a place where I'll be able to attend a protest but don't know what to expect.

I've got the basic understanding of leaving behind phones, don't drive and take public transit, bring first aid supplies, and wear nondescript comfortable clothing that will cover most exposed skin and is easy to move in, but what actually happens at these? Any good ideas for signs?

Other tips appreciated!

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I'm so tired (hexbear.net)
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I don't know how to live with only allowing some politics into my life. I cannot navigate the extremes of escapism vs awareness.

In escapism and avoidance of news I can be 'happy' to an extent. Surface level. All sugar. Nothing to sustain me. Jumping from one rush of dopamine to the next. Play a game, buy something, drink, smoke, watch another rehash of a popular piece of media. Rinse and repeat until death, contributing nothing but a mountain of plastic to this sick Earth.

Alternatively, I immerse myself in the ills of the world. The sheer amount of suffering surrounding me. Those without a place to call home, ignored or hated by their fellows. The masses who live in that escapism because they feel the same as me, at some level, but turn inwards to avoid confronting it. Convince themselves that things will work themselves out. That the adults are at the wheel and are doing what's best. Or others still, too focused on the requirements of survival for themselves and their families to think about anything more. Knowing in their core that no one will pick them up if they fall.

For all the good I see happening, it seems there is twice as much bad to destroy it. To maintain the status quo. To watch as our world slowly dies or to dump fuel to the fire. The solutions to me are clear, and the symptoms of these problems are widely recognized across the world but the mechanisms for addressing them are blocked. We are told to believe global politic is a zero sum game. That there must be winners and loser and that we cannot cooperate for the betterment of all. Even the understanding that this evil system is circling the drain brings me no joy for it is doing its best to take everything beautiful with it. Extinction after extinction, natural wonders lost to time. A clock rapidly approaching a point of no return.

I don't know how to end this. I want to have an optimism of the spirit, but it is so damn hard. I cannot dedicate the time I want to the things I find important because I'm too busy studying for something I don't want to do while working to make someone else rich in a field that only contributes to the misery of many, albeit many steps removed. I cannot seem to square my morals with my existence while continuing to provide for those who depend on me. I'm decently well off and comfortable yet hate so much of my life because it all feels so pointless which adds to my guilt for not even being able to do something with it.

Anyways, thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

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I am finally taking action, I have wanted to use this too often

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 97 points 1 year ago

You're such a redditor

It's also kinda hard to have 99% of people dislike China if 18% of the global population lives there and is very satisfied with their government, not even counting anyone in Russia, other parts of Asia and the Pacific, Central and South America, or Africa.

You're really showing whose opinions you actually care about. A bunch of propagandized to the brim, comfortable Americans, Canadians, and Europeans

[-] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 79 points 1 year ago

Time for you to go make friends with the fascists and shitlibs who share your opinions I guess

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