tyote
I'm Tyler, from Tennessee. 30y/o.
Joined Dec 2022
"Good intentions, like mother’s milk, are a perishable commodity. As wealth accumulates, men decay, and sooner or later an aristocracy that once might have aspired to an ideal of wisdom and virtue goes rancid in the sun, becomes an oligarchy distinguished by a character that Aristotle likened to that of 'the prosperous fool' — its members so besotted by their faith in money that 'they therefore imagine there is nothing that it cannot buy.'"
─ Lewis H. Lapham
@OracleSpirit No need to say more. You're 100% correct. 👍🏻
@OracleSpirit I think they do see it, but what they really see is that their numbers rise faster if they instigate strife and discord.
We have so many megacorps built off profiting from war, and death, and slave labor, and political influence, and slim to none who are truly built for the opposite. As long as those corpos have the money, power, and influence, it doesn't matter what anyone else sees. They can steer the ship however they see fit.
@OracleSpirit No profit in peace.
@VikingWarlock Wow, they must really want to promote it if they gave the store free cases. I can work with the name, but it does sound funny if I say "Starry" instead of "Starry soda" lol. "Classic Sprite" was the first thought that hit me when I tasted it!
Can't believe they had this recipe up their sleeve and dished out Sierra Mist for so long.
Picked up a bottle of Starry soda. For those out of the loop, it's what Pepsi discontinued Sierra Mist to produce.
My review: like it a lot more than Sierra Mist. Tastes like how I remember Sprite tasting as a kid.
@mach Ariat and Duluth brands usually have better quality compared to Wrangler, at a similar price range. Especially if you shop sales.
If you just want a cheap, sturdy pair of working jeans, Rural King actually has some decent ones.
And now, five minutes of spiritual therapy from Henry Rollins. #cosomusic
"grip" ─ rollins band
@Pam4Aruba
It wasn't that dire thankfully 😂 😂
@DallasBarnett Well, now I've gotta give it a watch/play! Here's hoping it isn't predicting the future...
@DallasBarnett Literally, or is this just a really good joke? Haven't followed it. 😅
Two fun-facts I recently learned:
1. Us mammals are saved from many fungal diseases because those fungi can't thrive inside such a warm body.
2. Fungal adaptation to rising global temperatures could quickly change this.
I've made this argument so many times and the most coherent response I get is, "So you're just gonna give up, huh?"
Am I supposed to believe I can kill a nuke with a gun?
tyote
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The Catholic church really did excise several books from canon, when there's a verse in the Bible that says anyone who does so will basically go to Hell. That's either hubris, or an admission.
You take the faulty translations and the excised books, and then add in the fact that most people think italics in Biblical text is done for emphasis, when really it's an older way to show a translator's "interpretation" of that word, and you have one mangled book & church.