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wolf_2202

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wolf_2202 108 points 2 years ago

So you killed one person? To save numerous others? When the others would’ve died through your inaction?

Curious.

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wolf_2202 106 points 2 years ago

Just make the jokes while out of earshot.

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wolf_2202 54 points 2 years ago

Generally these sorts of feuds are a flash in the pan without breaking Kayfabe. This, however, is quite different.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake are two of the most successful artists in the industry. Their music appeals to very different tastes. Drake’s music has been relaxed, poppy, and laid-back. Think of the kind of hip-hop/pop that you’d listen to in a car with mixed company or at a bar. Kendrick Lamar’s work is much less approachable by pop-music standards. It’s more emotional, bitter, and raw. His most recent album feels almost like an explosive therapy session. They’ve both seen regular airtime, but Drake’s music is much more palatable to a wide audience.

Kendrick fans will see Drake’s music (and by extension, Drake himself) as “fake” or as a “sell-out” since his music aims for the most broad appeal possible without making a “statement”. Drake fans will see Kendrick and his music as “angsty”, downplaying Kendrick’s success since Drake is more popular in the “mainstream”.

They both have their pernicious aspects. Drake has allegedly used money and coercion to silence women that he’s slept with, allegedly isn’t super involved with the lives of his children, and allegedly surrounds himself with registered sex offenders (including allegations of questionable conduct coming from his Instagram account). Kendrick has… let’s say “complicated” opinions on R-Kelly and the way music platforms like Spotify responded to his downfall. However, to my knowledge, Kendrick faces far fewer allegations of sexual misconduct (at least nothing that’s publicly known).

What makes this particular “beef” (or feud) exceptional is the degree of vitriol coming from Kendrick toward Drake. And it’s not anything that Drake can really “defend” against. I’m not suggesting that Drake himself is a sex offender, but surrounding yourself with registered sex offenders is horrible optics. In addition, some of Drake’s entourage has flipped, becoming informants for Kendrick and confirming some of the rumors floating about.

Anyway, that’s my summary. Full disclosure: I personally prefer Kendrick’s music to Drake’s. However, I don’t really care too much about feuds in the rap world. I just hope no one resorts to violence.

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wolf_2202 53 points 2 years ago

Beware of the tankies, folks. I’ve seen them out here on Lemmy. They’re hopping from reddit and fb to here.

Keep your head on a swivel and remember that blog posts aren’t news articles.

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wolf_2202 50 points 2 years ago

So the federal government will hold a substantial amount of Bitcoin? Presumably by the Treasury? Who will make policy decisions and regulations about how the bitcoin can be held and distributed across the government? And this will be different than our current system because the money is in the computer now?

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wolf_2202 47 points 2 years ago

I am also intrigued by Putin’s plan to take all our country’s conservatives.

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wolf_2202 44 points 2 years ago

Open denigration of them, Trans folks, women, Haitians, and all non-white Americans.

He is a severely silly person who should not be taken seriously about anything by anyone. Unfortunately, he is taken VERY seriously by a dangerous group of folks.

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wolf_2202 41 points 2 years ago

Yes. I don’t personally understand what the story is here. I’ve never heard of any high-profile politician going into an scheduled interview without a team providing a list of approved questions.

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wolf_2202 28 points 2 years ago

Read in good faith, this seems to be a prediction that conservatives will litigate against doctors who perform gender affirming care by leveraging clever wordplay: “converting” from one gender to another using hormones and surgery as “therapy”. It misses the point that “conversion therapy” is a very specific practice removed entirely from the concept of gender-affirming care.

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wolf_2202 23 points 3 years ago

He is on record lauding Romania for its corruption, citing it as a major reason for having moved there. Dunno what to tell to tell him. He is presently bitching about reaping the exact crop he sowed.

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wolf_2202 22 points 2 years ago

thank mr skeltal

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wolf_2202 20 points 2 years ago

No. For the same reason that I wouldn’t avoid a relationship with a woman for having an appendectomy.

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wolf_2202 12 points 2 years ago

I know it’s bad when I rattle off some shit, deadpan, to my therapist and she furrows her brow like a disappointed teacher before saying “that is a fascinating upbringing”

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wolf_2202 11 points 2 years ago path: 0 9876110 9876147 9876219 9876347 9876634 9877428 9877855 9878354, hotness: undefined, score: 11, children: 1
wolf_2202 10 points 2 years ago

THE MAN IN GAUZE. THE MAN IN GAUZE.

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wolf_2202 10 points 3 years ago

I was identified as “gifted” in elementary school and was offered to participate in the 4th/5th grade split class. It was an accelerated program where we got to do all kinds of interesting science experiments, read harder and more interesting books, and learn math at a much faster pace than the other classes. I really loved it. The math was super interesting and all my friends were there. If your kiddo is interested in the class and gets along with the other students, I think she’ll do great.

As stated in other answers, the curriculum is significantly less important than your parental involvement. Ask her often what SHE likes most about the program (writing, math, the humanities) and listen, then encourage extracurriculars that conform to those interests.

What I DON’T see mentioned in the comments, though, is the fact that a “gifted” student is a “special needs” student. If your little kiddo is constantly around people that tell her she’s “smart” and “full of potential”, (statements that are undoubtedly true given your circumstances) her expectations of herself will be much higher than those of her “non-gifted” peers. Fulfilling these expectations will take a long time through school, college, and career. In this time, the assurances of her intelligence will seem to ring hollow as the inevitabilities of life take their toll on her development. Even more important than fostering her intellect is fostering her patience with herself. Your kiddo has to understand that it’s okay and natural to fail; and that smart people fail A LOT. “Gifted” students that never learned this lesson tend to burnout pretty early in life.

Anyway, thats enough from me. You’re on the right track in my opinion. Everyone else’s comments have been spot on and I wish I would’ve read this forum post when I was 11.

All the best to you and your kiddo

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wolf_2202 10 points 2 years ago path: 0 10663481 10665867, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 0
wolf_2202 9 points 2 years ago

That depends on the decay factor of one centaur to the next. If the centaurs shrink by anything more than a factor of two, then no. The creature will converge onto a single length.

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wolf_2202 7 points 2 years ago

It’s debian-based, but such an outlier from the rest of the linux ecosystem that it might as well be its own beast.

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wolf_2202 7 points 3 years ago

You dare speak its name??

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