This was in Cleveland, in the Mississippi Delta. For those who don’t know, the Mississippi Delta had some of the largest plantations in Mississippi and the racial and economic divide still very much holds up today. Plus Mississippi authorities are some of the most racist in the country, so no foul play my ass

Actually, please don’t. It’s Lemmy and we need all the users we can get

I’m from MS, and my anecdotal experience is not representative of everyone. That being said, the number of people I knew that who experienced sexual abuse in their marriages was shockingly high compared to other placed I have lived.

People like Kirk will see that quote and say things like, “See, not every belief is equal and not every belief should be defended, that’s how we got to this point.” The mental gymnastics is incredible

Personally, I think very few people in life are truly independent and never need help or assistance with something. As far as thriving, I know way more people that are struggling with something like their finances, health, or something else.

I think most people either get lucky early on and their lives generally go well, or they don’t get lucky early in life.

Edit: As a child, I thought life was hard but ultimately a good experience if you put in the work and did the right things. As I got older, I realized that my life is mostly bleak but with some good experiences throughout.

Ah fuck the movie was a little different than I remember

Here I am thinking, “Damn $7500/mo, I could gross that every month for the rest of my life for my partner and I, and we’d be more than comfortable.” Then I realized it’s still less than $100k/yr, and inflation is a bitch.

…I’m never going to be able to afford a house, will I?

Not sure if your username is better as a sarcastic remark to the other poster or for your post lmao

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To save a click, 52.5% of new apartments are being built in the Sun Belt, namely Texas and Florida. It’d be fucking fantastic if more populated states with more expensive housing were pushing this statistic than anything.

Don’t look up!

Literally the evolutionary equivalent of “eh, good enough”

Actually not a bad game.

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Yes, we already knew this because of the data and the context of the thread. The other poster was not questioning that, which is why I only referenced the cases in which someone innocent could be falsely accused.

Between 14k and 50k lives potentially ruined [out of roughly ~700k already destroyed]? It takes a special kind of willful ignorance to say that isn’t a lot, and a certain kind of stupidity to deny the evidence supporting it.

Edit: Added some words since reading comprehension is difficult for some.

Not quite, Royal Guards typically know what they were getting into - it’s a little more involved than just joining the military and being tricked into the position.

It’s easy to judge someone else’s situation when you have the context of only your own life to compare their decisions to.