CuriousCat Archive Page 6 of 202

  1. Hey, you leave my mother out of this!

    in response to how was it

    and ulittledogtoo

  2. Did you have Mpox coming back on your 2024 bingo card?

    no I put full stack lat pulldown

  3. What couch multiplayer game are you bringing for the sleepover?

    Nidhogg

  4. doesn't capitalism cause inflation? I've seen the whole "consumer demand when wages are raised" argument so many times now but i just realized it might be because of greed from producers?

    inflation is part of capitalism. it's actually the goal of economists to keep inflation at a low but steady rate.

  5. would Kamala Harris win if she stood against Israel at this point or would it back fire

    looks like she's gonna win regardless, but, yes. all the polling implies it would boost her numbers.

  6. Is it a bad idea to turn your hobby into your job?

    KIND OF

  7. sid hoffman or sid frenchman?

    Sid Caesar

  8. worst thing you've ever seen in a school bathroom?

    someone cracked open the toilet paper dispenser and pissed on the roll

  9. Brie Larson or Brie Larson?

    in response to Ian or Danskin?

    tell me more about this Parent Trap remake

  10. Brie or Larson?

    in response to Ian or Danskin?

    Brianne Desaulniers

  11. Ian or Danskin?

    in response to Blake Lively or Emma Stone ?

    Brie Larson

  12. Blake Lively or Emma Stone ?

    Brie Larson

  16. Is Baking Bad the US version of that british baking show?

    in response to (DA) Do you like baked goods?

    who called the show Nailed It instead of Baking Bad?!

  18. Are eggs the only things you have eaten by accident?

    in response to Did you ever accidentally eat an egg?

    one time a partner accidentally fed me a beetle

  20. Other than "because it's true", why is it that "weird" as an insult really bothers the Republican Party? Not saying they aren't weird, but some part of me is kind of still surprised it's sticking.

    because the most important thing to them is being normal

  21. I don't know how to ask this without it sounding like I'm doing a bad faith anti-vegan thing, but: how do you generally interact with/ avoid/ react to mosquitos? Or to be more general, do insects generally register different than vertebrates when it comes to animal rights/welfare from your perspective.

    if I catch them biting me I brush them off

  22. You said a while ago "everyone has better sex than conservatives." What did you mean by this? Is there a specific reason conservatives are bad at sex?

    yeah, they are compulsorily heterosexual and they hate women

  23. What if the eggs were from a literal magic wizard? Am curious if going to extremes beyond reality is enough to change anything.

    in response to What about eggs from a free-range farm?

    I think the misunderstanding here is: I haven't intentionally eaten an egg in 20 years. I do not still have cravings for eggs. eggs are weird. and they give me the shits.

  24. Here like CuriousCat.

    in response to Why are we here?

    oh.

    self-loathing.

  26. the eggs are compromised. we've been made. wipe Everything.

    in response to The Eggs

    looks like I caused a bit of a

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    scramble

  27. OP here, I was referring to collectivization in the Soviet Union, the Great Chinese Famine, and the famines that happened during the Derg regime in Ethiopia. Those had nothing to do with the United States or any other country for that matter, except for the legacy of colonialism in Africa.

    in response to (DA) Hm, yes, "for some reason". I wonder if the United States would have any idea of what could be the reason for food security being endangered in socialist states...

    I would recommend any revolutionary movement look at the causes of those famines and avoid them

  30. If you could have one sword would it be enough

    is it the masamune

  31. Is Nick Fuentes gay?

    he's never sucked my dick, if that's what you're asking

  32. (DA) Hm, yes, "for some reason". I wonder if the United States would have any idea of what could be the reason for food security being endangered in socialist states...

    in response to Compared to most of the world, we have much more. It could be *a lot* worse. By any metric, the U.S. has the best freedom of speech protections of any country. With food security not so much, but I used that example because it’s something that seems to go wrong with collectivization in socialist states for some reason.

  33. Why are your thoughts on Hogg by Samuel Delany?

    I haven't read much of his literary pornography. it seems... not my jam. his sci-fi and autobiographical work are plenty horny as it is.

  35. You're compromising WITH the eggs.

    in response to The Eggs

    the eggs want to be eaten?

  36. So not gonna take this open opportunity to gush about a thing you enjoy?

    in response to Why The Last Jedi is in that list?

    I prefer to enjoy The Last Jedi quietly to myself

  37. Why are we here?

    there is no why. we just are. I find that very exciting.

  38. What about eggs from a free-range farm?

    in response to so you can still eggs, right?

    you don't want me to explain to you how little "free range" actually means

  39. What should be done about the opioid epidemic?

    free healthcare

  40. Is the government supposed to be able to help fix my life?

    the government's singular reason for existing is to make your life better, in my opinion

  42. what eggs WOULD you be able to eat? animal eggs are off the table, cadbury eggs aren't vegan either, faberge eggs are metal and jewels

    die eier von satan

  43. Should Democrats ever try to work with Republicans?

    perhaps, to earn their trust before laying them gently and unwittingly on the chopping block

  47. (DA) oh just admit it, you wanted vegan super powers and to date Brie Larson

    in response to Why are you vegan?

    I keep waiting for her to call...

  48. Coolest thing about being vegan

    in response to Where are you vegan?

    you learn the secret handshake

  49. how are you, vegan?

    in response to Where are you vegan?

    nothing much dog what's up with you

  50. will you compromise just to eat eggs (source of protein) ?

    in response to Why are you vegan?

    compromise with what

  51. What are your thoughts on the allegations against Anthony Burch ex. The stuff about him being a shitty and abusive co-worker and doing some skeezy shit re: women applying to work at Gearbox during his time there? I ask because i was always under the impression that stuff was just shit made by GGers to defame him but with all the recent BL movie dust-ups going on rn I've seen Gita Jackson and Holly Green alluding to some of that shit being true, actually

    oh great, I wonder if people are gonna think THAT'S me as well.

  52. (DDA) this is only tangentially related, but the whole "conservatives are just stupid" feels like a cop-out, a way to avoid saying "conservatives are actually in favor of being lied to, because the lies feed their worldview and the truth is unappealing to them."

    Blaming conservatism on stupidity is the cowards excuse; conservatives support a fascist, racist, rapist Biff Tannen type because he does something for them emotionally, not cuz of a low intelligence quotient

    in response to Filling social media feeds with "obvious jokes" about the opposition until gullible voters start taking them seriously is certainly PART of misinformation campaigns. When Republicans make "obvious jokes" about us, we brand them "weird" if not outright psychotic. Funny how crude jokes are only harmless when we're the one's making them. How about we all agree to stop making a joke out of American democracy, even if the Republicans don't?

    "capable of thought but disinclined"

  53. Where are you vegan?

    in response to Why are you vegan?

    when are you vegan

  54. Compared to most of the world, we have much more. It could be *a lot* worse. By any metric, the U.S. has the best freedom of speech protections of any country. With food security not so much, but I used that example because it’s something that seems to go wrong with collectivization in socialist states for some reason.

    in response to What are the chances of good things be tampered with or destroyed in a revolution? Like there's a lot we take for granted that could easily be lost, like freedom of speech and even a consistent food supply.

    [citation needed]

  55. Filling social media feeds with "obvious jokes" about the opposition until gullible voters start taking them seriously is certainly PART of misinformation campaigns. When Republicans make "obvious jokes" about us, we brand them "weird" if not outright psychotic. Funny how crude jokes are only harmless when we're the one's making them. How about we all agree to stop making a joke out of American democracy, even if the Republicans don't?

    in response to The root of the problem is that U.S elections are little more than popularity contests that CAN be swayed by an "obvious meme", but that's beside the point. Hilary Clinton lost to Trump in 2016 because of online misinformation, and smear campaigns. It's not right to use the same tactics *against* Trump and his VP in 2024, just because it's "punching up" when WE do it.

    you keep reverting to abstracts because it lets you avoid saying "I think couchfucker jokes could affect the election" which is a) a lie, you don't actually believe that, and b) FUCKING HILARIOUS.

    like I genuinely don't think you could form a coherent moral philosophy out of your own putative position here. you believe some Republicans are so gullible that memes can change their votes. ok. so we shouldn't meme cuz it would mislead them. also you know Republicans are gonna mislead them non-stop for the entire campaign cycle. and they're too fucking gullible to be reasoned out of it. so your idea of "democracy" is to just hand a chunk of voters over to the liars and let them believe Hillary Clinton is head of a pedo ring and Kamala Harris is a communist pretending to be Black and Obama was born in Nigeria and was friends with one of the Weathermen? that "democracy" means "the people are too fucking ignorant to govern but you have to let them follow the loudest liar in the room"?

    like, if I genuinely believed that's how the world works, I would argue that, if there's NO HOPE of them believing the truth, I would rather they believe harmless lies about a guy fucking a sofa than the white supremacist ones, cuz those have body counts.

    but, of course, I don't actually believe that's how the world works and neither do you. find a better hill to die on, fam.

  57. Why are you vegan?

    no animal needs to suffer for me to live, so I can't justify having animals suffer

  58. The root of the problem is that U.S elections are little more than popularity contests that CAN be swayed by an "obvious meme", but that's beside the point. Hilary Clinton lost to Trump in 2016 because of online misinformation, and smear campaigns. It's not right to use the same tactics *against* Trump and his VP in 2024, just because it's "punching up" when WE do it.

    in response to I absolutely believe those voters exist. I think we can both agree that the average modern republican voter isn't very bright. They either don't know, or don't care to know about Trumps worst transgressions. But they might be swayed by a salacious rumor about his VP. The so called progressives who would eagerly exploit that fact, are part of the problem with what passes for American democracy.

    you're saying we can't make jokes about Republicans because Republicans are too gullible to recognize jokes and that means jokes are the same as misinformation campaigns, and whether or not these exceedingly gullible Republicans exist in any significant number is irrelevant because it's the principle of the thing

  59. best fnaf game

    lost levels

  62. What are the chances of good things be tampered with or destroyed in a revolution? Like there's a lot we take for granted that could easily be lost, like freedom of speech and even a consistent food supply.

    we have neither

  63. Diff Anon:
    Does FMK imply that it's a sexless-M???
    Also, like... K the Z is obviously Correct.
    I get the impression that in a lot of the myths Hades is kind of a "wife guy" really devoted to Persephone. I'm surprised you wanna try and intrude on that.

    in response to FMK Poseidon, Zeus, Hades

    I'm poly, I'm not intruding I'm ADDING

  64. How does one serve cunt?

    braised with white wine sauce

  67. I absolutely believe those voters exist. I think we can both agree that the average modern republican voter isn't very bright. They either don't know, or don't care to know about Trumps worst transgressions. But they might be swayed by a salacious rumor about his VP. The so called progressives who would eagerly exploit that fact, are part of the problem with what passes for American democracy.

    in response to If voters who would otherwise vote Republican choose not to based on a lie perpetrated by the Democratic party, then the dems have utilized the spread of misinformation for political gain. Just like Trump and the alt right do with impunity. Which only serves to further the dissolution of American democracy.

    you believe there are people so fucking gullible they could be swayed by an obvious meme and the threat to democracy is not letting them be swayed by lies? feel like there are at least two greater threats to democracy in that sentence...

  68. Yeah, and YouTube, as well as the organizations they're part of (like the American Communist party and the National Network on Cuba). I'm aware of the irony of "purging" people for being too authoritarian, but I wouldn't even call that hypocrisy; more like "giving them a taste of their own medicine".

    in response to Should we purge tankies from our ranks?

    this reminds me of something someone told me: you know how, for a while there, ever six months someone on Reddit would announce a general strike, but when the date came around nothing happened? apparently, each time this happened, the strike's subreddit would devolve into people arguing about what the organizational structure of the strike should be. who were the voting members, how would consensus be reached, how would responsibilities be delegated? no outreach to existing unions, no efforts to organize a strike fund, no communication with previous strikers to learn from their efforts, no contact with lifelong activists. all that had to wait 'til they figured out who was in charge of what, who were the moderators, etc. and they never got that sorted in time for the strike.

    debating who gets to sit at the table of The Movement when, near as I can tell, there is no "movement" is the same. that cart is leagues ahead of the horse.

  69. Apparently a lot is going on with student loans right now.

    I got an email saying "we're trying to do more stuff, technically we can't do any of it right now cuz the court said so, but if we do pull it off then man oh man stuff is gonna happen (for other people, you don't qualify)."

    is there more?

  71. Diff Anon:
    IDK, I feel like conservatives have buttressed a lot of my privileges. That sure feels, in the moment, good for me.

    in response to Do conservatives ever do ANYTHING good at all?

    every night the master gives his table scraps to his favorite dog before he beats the lot of them. with every blow, the favorite thinks, "but I am special."

  72. IT'S CALLED THE CAP SWITCH YOU UNCULTURED SWINE

    in response to With or without the wing cap from Mario 64?

    I WASN'T SAYING IT WAS *CALLED* THE RED BUTTON IT JUST *IS* A RED BUTTON DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW ADJECTIVES WORK YOU PUSILLANIMOUS TOADY

  75. YOU ARE NOW BOWSER. Your first act?

    in response to YOU ARE NOW MARIO. Your first act?

    SD off the ledge with my last stock while doing my first bit of damage to M2K's Sheik, thereby denying him a JV5

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