I moderate a community. Do I need to move that community? Or can I just give it over to my new account?

So small talk is a horrible name then.

Could one, instead, just ask “Hey, are you willing to get into a big deep metaphysical conversation right now?” Then ask the question?

Very hungry.

People need to miss at least three meals in a row before they start getting serious. We don’t have the material conditions yet to act.

What does this mean format? I think I get it but I’m not sure…

The universe wanted memes, so it made us.

Wow, that is a jump. I’m curious, how did you get here from my comment?

Yes, I agree. But in our current climate we have media and not a whole lot of social interaction. So for all intents and purposes currently media is driving our culture.

I wish I felt less socially awkward about making positive comments about others appearances.

The media creates the culture.

Thanks, yes, in this case I think it makes sense to vote third party.

Ah, I see, you have done the math. Ok, this is the only condition which I would consider voting 3rd party not morally dubious. Thanks!

That is because you are effectively throwing your vote away.

Or you don’t care or want to give the more evil of the two dominate parties a small advantage while telling yourself you are good. I guess you do you.

I think firewitch’s point was that third parties almost by definition have zero chance of getting a candidate elected in a first past the post system. This is pretty common knowledge.

Prior to the second election of trump. I would wholeheartedly agree with you.

But as time goes on, it’s looking like we don’t have a democracy but a fascist dictatorship or oligarchy. In which case accelerationism may actually be the lesser evil.

I don’t think that is what OP is referring to. I interpreted it as the strange measuring stick tankies use to compare the democrats and the republicans. Even accelerationists agree that the Republicans are way worse than the democrats.

Lately, they have been trying to tell me that North Korea is a democracy.

It is sad, but the DNC should never have run him for 2024.

There is probably also depression in there. It is pretty easy to get depressed when you have ADHD.

I’ve had a couple lemmy arguments where I missed a subtle point that the other person was making and mistook it for something else.

You just got to bite that bullet, I usually say: I’m sorry. I misread what you were saying. It’s my bad.

And then I continue on with any other disagreements I may have, but if there’s none then I usually end it with. Have a nice life.

The moment it is more about winning than it is about truth, the less interesting the conversation is to me.