No one should be making permanent, lasting decisions with potentially major impacts on society until after their brain has fully developed- so roughly around age 24.

By which I obviously mean no one under 24 should be allowed to have kids.

cue the Church’s self-righteous and unbearably self-serving indignation

Sit still? Be quiet? Fine.

Consciousness falls inward, a galactic space battle with sapient dinosaurs ensues

Better be sure. They can run at 25-30mph (faster than Usain Bolt)

The Abyss created the “liquid” CGI technology that was later used in Terminator 2, to make the liquid metal T-1000.

Ah you’re right.

Look at these wrinkled old scrotums. Each directly responsible for the downfall of America. Each palsied, spotted claw dipped in the misery of our better citizens.

If leadership is synonymous with accountability, then let the full weight of America’s mighty stumbles rest on their backs. Let them stagger and carry it for the rest of history.

I agreed that they are the natural outcome, in the absence of effective regulation. Sans means without.

Capitalism inherently concentrates wealth, and as wealth concentrates, it builds upon itself while seeking out novel opportunities to deepen influence. We see this phenomenon in modern economic scenarios as individuals gain the ability to co-opt political forces, and create larger and larger wealth watersheds.

In other words, the existence of billionaires is a symptom of a broken system- one that has NOT effectively been regulated. They become monopolistic entities unto themselves. Billionaire brands then gain further leverage via network effects, creating a snowball that only government intervention can safely defuse. It doesn’t matter if one billionaire is “good,” nor one politician. As Edwards Deming famously said, “a bad system will beat a good person, every time.”

Exactly this.

I’ve never understood recency bias in friendship. If we’re friends, what does it matter how long its been? Why does a relationship degrade simply because time has elapsed? Is your brain so fickle? Is there no expectation of continuity? Loyalty? Does a treasured item that’s been put in a drawer for a time lose its innate value?

In this regard, I prefer my brain to whatever the hell normative is; I don’t require constant or regular affirmation to remain steadfast in my beliefs.

Sure, sans regulation. The point of govt regulations is to ensure that platforms that control two sided markets are not given complete largesse to fleece the participants. It’s ultimately a defeating strategy with diminishing returns, as both producers and consumers lack the necessary surplus required to participate AND to invest/reinvest resources toward long term growth. Another reason that stock buy-backs used to be illegal.

And obviously you can probably guess I believe they should be illegal again.

Idaho also ranks in the bottom half of states for primary care and physician availability. 39 of Idaho’s 44 counties are health professional shortage areas

They’ve already lost 1 of every 5 OBGYN since 2022.

Warren lost any credibility in 2016 2020. She shattered her legacy as fully as Biden is draggin his own name through a river of shit now.

Starting 40 years ago. They’ve been tripping over themselves to throat the Corporate dick for decades.

Easily 60%

Biden is trying to skate on his “Oh I’m an old grandpa looking figure, look at my creepy-ass smile.”

As though people will forget how his actions (and inactions) curated the requirements for our current scenario. Including giving Harris a nearly impossible task, which she also managed to flub as hard as possible while lighting a BILLION dollars on fire.

A better functioning government would break up these conglomerates as they operate like cartels, price fixing and gouging and colluding with each other, all at consumer expense, while simultaneously watering down product offerings to their worst versions.

This is NOT the free market.

I’m not saying it’s right, but I’d understand it

They’ll ALL bend the knee and smoke the pole when it’s presented.

Mmm. Yeah. Evolution. Human giraffe hybrid. Let’s see the branches of this tree.

History has suggested over and over that she’s a bit actor in a grand play of scoundrels. Her every utterance is a paltry smokescreen and a gross injustice. This cabinet will be a Who’s Who of vile sludge and Sue Collins will assuredly press her mark to history’s register of villains.

Oh for sure. Learning about religion is the surest path to atheism, but that doesn’t excuse charlatans who drape themselves in Christianity’s swag.