chaosCruiser

There are countries you don’t want to visit, because you could lose your life, organs, and/or money (not necessarily in that order). There are also some places, where you’ll also get thrown in jail for strange reasons, or no reason at all. Nowadays, when people think of countries to avoid, they also group USA with places like North Korea, Mali, Russia, China, Syria, Afghanistan etc.

Why did I watch that documentary about the central park of New York, just when it became clear I won’t be traveling there. Might as well get even more hyped by watching documentaries about the amazing cities of ancient Babylon or the legendary library of Damascus. Good luck trying to have a vacation in those places.

It’s actually happening then. Reading 1930s history keeps on getting more and more relevant each day.

Those are some pretty interesting conditions. Sounds like in order to make this work, you shouldn’t enter through an official land border crossing. Instead, you should enter through other means (plane, ship, rocket), but you should also just chill out as a tourist for two weeks before making a refugee claim. Makes me wonder what’s the rationale behind this.

Occasionally, I watch some queer videos on YT, just to see how they see the world from their perspective. Recently, the tone has shifted and some are even advising other people to go back into the closet. Especially gender minorities appear to be afraid of what’s going on these days. Maybe someone in that category could convincingly claim that their life is in danger. I wonder if it also applies to gay people.

Many Germans were wondering the same thing nearly a hundred years ago.

Some of them decided to move while they still had the chance. You could say it’s traditional to move across the ocean if your country becomes a totalitarian dictatorship. The other options aren’t that nice though. Once the system falls apart you could be judged for just going with the flow.

I haven’t been able to come up with a good explanation yet. Previously, I thought it was just plain stupidity and ignorance. Now, I think it might have something to do with the way media manipulates the masses. Still not satisfied with my own explanation though. Is it the culture? Modern tribalism? Cognitive biases? Who knows.

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 39% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency; a CNN/SSRS poll found that 41% of Americans approve; and a NBC News Stay Tuned Poll found that 45% of U.S. adults approve.

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Turns out, Trump is more popular than Musk, but all of these numbers are still amazingly high.

It’s basically just an alternate home feed with the first 2 videos mildly related to what you were looking for. The rest are there to distract you from getting stuff done. The whole point is to boost engagement, watch time and all the other social media cancer terms.

Nobody does.

You missed your stop. You were supposed to step off at 1930s Germany, right? Well, now we’re already headed towards medieval Spain. You might like the inquisition though.

It was a risky comment, and people didn’t like that. Fair enough. Occasionally, taking these kinds of risks produces interesting results though.

Exactly. There were only moments of relief between being chased by a t.rex or a bunch of velociraptors. Even when the protagonists ride into the sunset, the seeds of the next disaster are already sprouting.

Thanks for taking the time to analyze my wrecklesly risky comment.

I’m kinda curious, which part you found so offensive?

It’s like that t.rex scene in Jurassic Park. It got really scary, there was plenty of damage, but it all worked out in the end. Peak entertainment. 🍿

Well, except if you’re that one guy who got eaten alive. I guess Americans might feel like that.

My guess is, he looked on his desk, saw 3 coke cans, 5 burger wraps, 2 sharpies and 1 diaper. A new trade policy was born that day from such an inspiring sight.

Maybe President Musk can just tell secretary Trump to pull some strings and make sure his best buddies at the courts turn a blind eye to all of these shenanigans.

Cannelloni-Vermicelli Exploration program? You know, to find out what happens if you mix both on the same plate? Will the Italians assassinate you before you can take the first bite? Will the pasta annihilate as soon as they touch? Will it be delicious? Who knows, and now we will never know.

I would argue that being polite also does good to the person writing that line.