Do most people even know what socialism is?I ask, because I have some serious doubts about that. It seems to me that most (especially those from the U.S.) think that a responsible government doing what governments are supposed to do anyway (like provide the basics, like free healthcare) is... See More »
How the Current Generations are Defined.Baby Boomers - born 1946 to 1964. Generation X - born 1965 to 1982. Millennials/Generation Y - born 1983 to 2001. Generation Zed - born 2002 to 2020. Generation Alpha - born after 2020. This is how I see it. Basically correct?
Were the 1980's really all that special? Poll (2) See Poll OptionsI'm asking for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because I wasn't there to experience it, but also because of what I actually do know about that decade... See More »
The Gullibility of "Boomers".I actually know a few, because I work with them. Literally everyone at my shop is older than I am; I'm the youngest there. Anyway, my concern is this; why are they so gullible? Especially when it comes to anything to do with the internet or AI. We... See More »
Some of the things I have faith in, because it just makes so much sense to do so.Examples: 1. The existence of an independent, objective reality. This isn't something I, or anyone else, can actually prove, but what are the alternatives? Believing that when I die so will everyone else? Would reality just cease to be, would it pop... See More »
Civilisation isn't going to collapse.Contrary to what all the scaremongers may claim on platforms like 'YouTube', there are no signs that one can point to that may indicate that we're about to be thrust back into the Stone Age. I really do not know why so many people worry about this. I... See More »
My very own sister has decided to become a "prepper"!Ugh! I guess she's absorbed too many YouTube videos from the scariest, most deranged people on Earth - "Americans". 🤪 Maybe it's time for me to move out of her home, and find a place of my own. Not that I can afford to though. Maybe I could live in... See More »
This will be an unpopular opinion, but...I'll say it anyway; I don't believe most of the world's nuclear weapons even work anymore. If I had to bet, I'd say that at least 65% of them either wouldn't work as intended, or even work at all. The last time the Soviets tested a device was way... See More » (1)
What's so special about Scotch?I just do not understand all the hype about it, because it tastes disgusting. Quite often I'll come across a character in a novel that will be crazy about the stuff, even when it makes no sense for that character to be so fond of it (ex. they'll be... See More »
Dr. House EpisodeYes, I know it's a TV show, and therefore fiction, but this is the kind of pure, unadulterated misinformation (I was going to say "crap", but that might be rude for some people) those of us who aren't murderously deranged have to deal with. Some... See More » (1)
Dehumanisation is the first step on the road to elimination. Agree? Poll (3) See Poll OptionsAs I see it, whenever a dominant group wants to initiate a policy of discrimination and eventual elimination of a disadvantaged and relatively... See More »
Do pro-abortionists ever think about the possibility that they themselves may have been 'aborted'?If, for example, their own mother had decided at the time that having a child was just far too "inconvenient". The possibility was always there, and if that had happened then they would never have had the chance to experience life. Do they ever... See More »
A Question That No Pro-Death Abortionist Seems to Want to AnswerAnd that question is of course at what point in its development does it become wrong to end the life of a "foetus" (a.k.a. baby, a.k.a. human being that has yet to be born)? I'd really like an answer to this question, because I've never, ever come... See More »
The "Elites". Who are they exactly?We hear so much about them, but who are they exactly? The Rothschilds? The Bushes and Clintons? The billionaires like Musk and Gates? The Illuminati lizard-aliens that David Icke apparently believes in?
Complacency, the 'Tall Poppy Syndrome', and an inability to care about things that actually matter.All of the above, combined with an inability to "think big", a lack of imagination, and a ready acceptance, and encouragement of, mediocrity. They are the "qualities" that define Australia. No ambition, no grand visions. Just inertia, and the belief... See More »
Being Optimistic About the Future of HumanityYes, I know, that's not an easy thing to be when we're constantly being bombarded by scare stories about how, for example, AI will eventually not just make us all unemployed, but kill us off as well because it won't find any use for us (complete... See More »
Did Anyone Else Here Notice this Huge Mistake in the Film "Gravity"? Poll (1) See Poll OptionsYou know, that film with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. It was a good film, but... (spoiler alert) That scene about a third of the way through... See More »
SpaceX and the LEO Litter Issue Poll (7) See Poll OptionsElon Musk places far more junk in LEO (low-earth orbit) than anyone else alive, making him the biggest contributor to our concerns about the Kessler... See More »
A Hypothetical Scenario Poll (7) See Poll OptionsYou've been informed that you only have about three to four months left to live. How do you respond?
Summer is Vanishing, and the Climate in My State is Getting CoolerIn the state of Victoria, Australia. Our winters are getting colder, and so are all the other seasons. We barely have summer anymore.
Can't Change My Profile ImageI keep getting the message that it "may be inappropriate" for some reason whenever I select any image whatsoever. Has anyone else ever had this issue?
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