So small talk is a horrible name then.
Could one, instead, just ask “Hey, are you willing to get into a big deep metaphysical conversation right now?” Then ask the question?
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So small talk is a horrible name then.
Could one, instead, just ask “Hey, are you willing to get into a big deep metaphysical conversation right now?” Then ask the question?

Very hungry.

People need to miss at least three meals in a row before they start getting serious. We don’t have the material conditions yet to act.
The universe wanted memes, so it made us.


I wish I felt less socially awkward about making positive comments about others appearances.
Global sports events have never been hosted by governments with terrible human rights records right?
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No no no noooooo.


It is sad, but the DNC should never have run him for 2024.


I’ve had a couple lemmy arguments where I missed a subtle point that the other person was making and mistook it for something else.
You just got to bite that bullet, I usually say: I’m sorry. I misread what you were saying. It’s my bad.
And then I continue on with any other disagreements I may have, but if there’s none then I usually end it with. Have a nice life.
The moment it is more about winning than it is about truth, the less interesting the conversation is to me.
It’s because they haven’t thought about it.
They’re so used to the paradigm. I pay money. I get product. I get support.
So when they get the product but they don’t pay money, their brain short circuits and thinks they deserve some kind of support.
In a capitalistic world, communistic projects are confusing. Which is sad.
You got to get that Monopoly on violence.


In the old days the viruses would just put a skull up on your screen or some other nonsense.
Now the virus hides and they track everything you do and steal all your passwords and banking information.
It’s better for them to not go loud. Otherwise they’ll be discovered. And the point is to stay hidden as long as possible to collect as much data as possible.
Most people don’t know their computers are infected.
You also hate capitalism right?
I try to ask the author to let them know I think it is dank. I don’t think it is required. Just think it is nice to do.
You are correct, but the average person is not paying attention to that kind of stuff.
This is allowed.
This is the capitalistic way. The weak must die.
Context?