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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • Patriotism and nationalism has zero place in society.

    Not true. Patriotism is wanting and seeking the best for your country. Because our society relies on those physical divides, patriotism would actually improve society. Nationalism is deciding that whatever your country is doing already is the best simply by virtue of self-identification. There is no desire for improvement outside of an individual perception so it, functionally, can never offer any improvement for society.

    One is potentially beneficial. The other is cancerous.






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    7 months ago

    I think you’re missing the point a bit… bands represent things too. Wearing shirts from bands that you know nothing about runs its owns risks that are not dissimilar to the risks of wearing anything that sports a design or symbol you know nothing about. For all you know, they could be causing the same level of “harm” which, in its purest sense, is none since it’s just a shirt but could also be advertising something you’re completely ignorant to.

    But sure… keep wearing that Lostprophets shirt because you think it looks cool…





  • That’s one opinion. The other is that I like that all my devices operate seamlessly with each other and save me time and aggravation. I like that I can give my parents Apple products and not worry about them downloading things that might compromise their data or mess up their devices. The fact that limits exist is exactly what I like about Apple products. When I pick them up, they work.

    I say this as a current and previous owner of multiple PCs that I built myself and multiple Android devices. I used to love dicking around with all that stuff. Now I just need it to work and I need it to be secure and reliable. I get that with Apple products. I don’t get that with Linux, Windows, or Android anymore.