[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

I've often joked that Jesus didn't redeem humans in the eyes of God, he redeemed the Hebrew god in the eyes of western culture.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 70 points 3 months ago

Ok, so my boring take on this: I think the word privilege is overused. In my mind there is a basic level of human decency everyone should be treated with. If you are treated above and beyond that, you have some privilege. Situations like the one mentioned in this post (to my mind) don't speak to a lack of privilege, but to the presence of oppression.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Let's be real here: the entire US government is supporting a genocide in Gaza. Trying to make it out to be a problem only on the left feels incredibly dishonest.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

As an ex-christian, the most un-christlike behavior is often espoused by Christians.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

You could seriously text without looking at your phone screen. It was awesome!

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

As a resident of Milwaukee, this made me lol

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

That's my understanding as well. So since I don't see anyone else saying this in detail here goes:

I am not a biologist or a medical professional, but this is my understanding of the process.

The human body does not monitor blood oxygen levels. When you or I hold our breath, the feeling of urgent discomfort we feel is due to a rise in the carbon dioxide (more specifically the carbonic acid) in our blood. Inhaling pure nitrogen will still allow CO2 to exit the bloodstream, so if someone is not made aware of the fact that they are breathing pure nitrogen, they won't even know they are dying.

This person knew they were being executed, which I can only imagine induced a ton of stress and anxiety, yes. However, if you were to tell me that I was being executed tomorrow but I could pick which of the methods currently employed in the US I would be killed by, this would be at the top of the list.

If you want to argue that executing people is morally wrong and we should stop, sure, let's have that discussion. However, we don't need to characterize this method as more inhumane than others to do so.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

My guy, this is the onion

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

Buy a gun, I guess?

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

When all the infrastructure is gone, let the user decide between starving and eating shit.

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Is there an angry upvote on Lemmy yet?

[-] somtwo@lemmy.world 50 points 8 months ago

Not trying to be contrarian or a smart-ass, but aren't water cooled systems kinda just air cooled systems with the radiator moved elsewhere?

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