Assuming they intend to use their power for good in some way, then maybe?

Many do, and I don’t really have a moral obligation to oppose them personally then. The main obstacle would be my fear of dying in a nasty way when it all falls apart (which is probably made more likely by being nice).

Even before I saw that guy preach, I thought he was the creepiest-looking person ever. His sermons and lifestyle don’t help.

Wow dragonfly mating is cool. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that.

On the wing it’s more formation-style, though. Do lovebugs twist around to face the same way? I was impressed because I was imagining them flying together wile pointed opposite directions.

I mean, it’s not really a new problem, although it’s just been ordinary health issues rather than AI.

Usually disability has been addressed very poorly, though.

It probably won’t take long in this case, haha.

Meanwhile, TIL there’s a bug that can fly while conjoined for mating.

If by personality you mean individual-level differences in behavior, yes, definitely. (It’s old now but it holds up)

I mean, it’d be odd if there was variation like there is in all organisms but it somehow didn’t extend to the brain.

Even wilder, because of the semi-decentralised way an octopus’s central nervous system is set up, it’s been suggested each tentacle might have a personality of it’s own, on top of the octopus’s!

It sure seemed like one, yeah. One unusual thing is that there was apparently a Discord channel with multiple marks in it at once.

My interpretation of what that means is something like “knowledge about how to live well”.

One thing I wish I knew when I was younger is that no matter how smart you are, you’re not that smart. So, unless you have a positive argument why someone else hasn’t thought of a thing, they have.

A simple corollary to that is that meritocracy doesn’t exist, which is also why this fact gets played down in public discourse.

Avoiding the famous things…

Tracking mud into someone’s house. The most striking cultural difference is literally just taking your shoes off as a guest.

Alligators, tropical diseases, hurricanes for the most part.

Flag-worship. Which is ironic because tomorrow is Canada Day, but really the US is on a whole other level.

Government deadlock.

Pennies.

Embargoing Cuba.

Most affordable compared to what? Non-western cities can get crazy cheap. I remember a video of a day out on the town in Lilongwe, Malawi for a single USD.

I’m in rural Alberta, and you’re still going to be hard-pressed to find a sub-1000CAD rental.

Lol. We have ~3 grocery stores and everyone knows they collaborate to rip us off. I’d take food off the list.

It’s been a while since I checked, but I think Vancouver was the most expensive city for a while in terms of property values and rent. Nowhere is as cheap as cheap US areas, and southern Ontario is close to Vancouver. It should be getting a bit better, but that’s because the government went into disaster mode to fix it.

The healthcare and water are legit, though.

A pretty long track record of high-quality journalism. Same as the BBC.

Sure, they’re owned by Qatar. As of last I checked it serves as more of a status symbol than a propaganda outlet, though, at least in English.

I like how Nichole’s last message to Lemmy was just a bunch of crypto wallets and some lame, one-sentence excuse for why we should fill them.

I mean, you could call it strategic, or you could call it relying on substances as a crutch to manage your emotions.

I’m not saying that’s always bad, necessarily. There is the school of thought that it’s just a tool, like in your edit. But, it’s important to remember it can become a habit.

China is not the West, haha. There’s a reason we’re suspicious of them.

Clearly, the BBC made it all up. Because it contradicts them. /s

Literally the newest top-level comment right now.

At 12 I kind of doubt any mind-tricks are required. If the kid wants to cuddle why not?

But at least they’ve stopped the gays!

Oh wait.

Yeah, I remember reading it and thinking it was funny in middle school.

Is it actually?