As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning the Gaza Strip into an upscale seaside resort with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities. The proposal is said to require...
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government...
I could absolutely be wrong about this because I’ve never really looked it up, but I thought “duty to retreat” still allowed use of lethal force once there is nowhere left to retreat (for example, once in your own home).
I asked a question on a forum about why a command wasn't working. They said I didn't have an interpreter installed on my computer and were making fun of me. I showed them that I had one installed and that wasn't the problem, but they continued to talk sarcastically to me without explaining anything. Only one of them suggested...
All of the “rules” you’re describing are effectively just gaslighting people who have been bullied into thinking they asked for it. It takes so little effort not to be a dick to people. It’s like the lowest effort thing I can think of.
Asking questions is fine; asking without doing prior research is fine too. Online bullies want others to think you need to have a PhD thesis on the topic before you’re allowed to ask a question and that mindset is ridiculous.
Ask your questions
alina
, don’t apologize for it, and just ignore the assholes. It’s totally fine to look for a human connection first, you don’t need that doctorate beforehand.
Would you walk into a religious place of worship, a strip club, a gun range, or Costco without at least knowing how to interact with that space?
I wouldn’t walk into a strip club period, but for all of your other examples I would absolutely go to those places to figure out how to interact with them. Frankly, I do not understand why you wouldn’t. Who is more qualified to explain to you how to interact with them than the people you want to interact with?
You’re accusing me of “white knighting” (hello, painfully 2010s virtue signaling catch phrase) for saying that people shouldn’t be shitty to each other. I’ll counter by accusing you of enabling that negative behavior by making excuses for it.
“Being mean to people is a good thing because it teaches them to [something]” is an indefensible sentiment.
Yes, nobody is entitled to your answer to a question and you’re fine to just not answer any question you don’t want to. Being a dick about it, though, is actively harmful to both the person you’re being a dick to, and the community you’re participating in.
It’s interesting that people defending being a dickhead so frequently fall back to accusations about intelligence. E.g.:
If you want to keep asking questions unintelligently, though…
For a group of people so very concerned with intelligence, I wonder if anyone has taken the time to explain to you the concept of emotional intelligence.
I’ll take it a step further and say that most of the people I’ve worked with have been amazing. Really just some very enjoyable people to be around.
Something about the field though seems to really attract the super assholes and they’re so assholish that they color the perception of the whole field.
It’s really unfortunate how a very loud, very obnoxious minority can have such an outsized impact.
Donald Trump announces plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on "all or any goods" exported to the US from 1 February...
Too bad but not unexpected. I think the game itself had potential; I like the classless concept and there was a “just go out and play” feel that was cool.
The story, however, was… was there a story? I honestly can’t remember one. Also the PvP systems were dumb.
"Those rights don't count": Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting ( www.salon.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42161854
37-year-old man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis was an ‘American citizen’ and licensed gun owner, city officials say ( www.independent.co.uk )
White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue" ( arstechnica.com )
The “Board of Peace” Plan for Gaza Will Subjugate Palestinians, Journalist Warns ( truthout.org )
As President Donald Trump formally inaugurated his so-called Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, his son-in-law Jared Kushner presented his vision of turning the Gaza Strip into an upscale seaside resort with gleaming skyscrapers and entirely new cities. The proposal is said to require...
Zach Bryan’s anti-ICE song drew ire from Trump officials. Is country music waking up? ( www.theguardian.com )
Emerging stars are starting to critique Trump’s immigration crackdown – defying the genre’s legacy of conservatism...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says ( apnews.com )
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government...
Why are programmers so rude to beginners?
I asked a question on a forum about why a command wasn't working. They said I didn't have an interpreter installed on my computer and were making fun of me. I showed them that I had one installed and that wasn't the problem, but they continued to talk sarcastically to me without explaining anything. Only one of them suggested...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Donald Trump announces plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on "all or any goods" exported to the US from 1 February...
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that disagree with Greenland takeover plans ( www.rte.ie )
US President Donald Trump has said he may impose trade tariffs on countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland....
Amazon Games confirms MMO New World has a year left before it goes offline permanently ( www.videogameschronicle.com )
it's just the worst