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  • Capitalism sucks for the same reason Communism sucks. For the same reason Libertarianism would REALLY fucking suck.

    Because people fucking suck.

    People will always abuse the power they have to keep/accrue more of it.

    Look at unions. Absolutely necessary for workers to unite and fight being taken advantage of by the companies who see them as nothing more than a number on a sheet. But then they can become the problem. (Look at the police unions for a perfect example.)

    Religion. It was a great tool that helped raise civilization from small tribes. It created ethical mores that cemented the value of the individual. Then the ones that became powerful went on to become institutions of manipulation and control

    There needs to be a balance and Communism is not it.

    The original commenter is right. This is a stupid meme.


  • sartalon@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldTeeth Whitening?
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    2 months ago

    My dentist disagrees. He recommends moderation, but says it is not harmful, much less dangerous.

    I do it myself, about once a year, and I don’t have any issues at all.

    My dentist said I could do it more often if I felt I needed to, 3-4 times a year, and my enamel would be fine, as long as I followed the directions.

    I tried googling it and found no source that corroborated your statement. (I did find a Mayo Clinic and NYTimes article that both support my dentist’s claim.)

    I’m willing to listen if you can provide an article, but your “objectively wrong” comment seems a little, well, objectively wrong.



  • I still think in words and images, but there is no voice.

    Something else that came up in previous discussions. I remember emotional response more than specific things. For example, my wife can remember what we wore, what we ate, and other specifics, of a date we had years ago. I barely remember even the location, but I can easily recall that I was happy about the date, but there was some mild frustration early on, something about the restaurant, but then feeling better about it later.

    I say this and my wife says, “Oh yeah, we were annoyed because we had reservations but still had to wait 20 minutes, but then we were given an appetizer.”

    However, before my comments, she couldn’t recall if we liked the place or not.

    I’ll remember if I liked someone, but not why or even their name.