I mean, it’s the same, you just turn around at the end of the ride as you’re leaving rather than the beginning. But, it’s simply not how it’s done.

Yeah, similar weather relatively speaking.

I’ve never been to Toronto, so I can’t talk too much trash, but I have been to Vancouver many times and experienced how awesome it is. And, they both cost a similar amount!

I mean, artisanal gold mining is still a huge thing in certain less-than-awesome areas. The basic way gold works is what inspired it in the first place.

Yes, there’s a lot of unspoken rules that are out there, but never actually enforced. Facing the other way in an elevator was one example I remember from my social sciences classes.

You know, I’m not actually sure how binding it is exactly, aside from not totally. It must do something or they wouldn’t bother getting pretend consent.

It’s weird they don’t put more effort into stopping them, TBH. I’ve heard it’s because they’d rather collect extra analytics than do any foolproofing that might interfere with it.

It happened gradually, like frogs in a kettle.

When it was just a guy putting up a sign in front of his smithy it was kind of harmless. Ditto for having a single text-only paper ad so people wouldn’t have to walk directly by. But, it was a slippery slope.

Most investment instruments, apparently, going by the reactions I get when I explain shorting IRL. It’s like people think there’s only a few approved transactions and doing anything creative (or actually standard but clever) must be a crime. Feudalism’s over, guys.

Privacy, food safety and environmental regulation basically mean Europe, but then Europe has crazy anti-migrant sentiment at this point. So, maybe one of the Scandinavian countries that’s still relatively welcoming? Portugal might also track, if you don’t mind a country that’s economically moribund.

Honestly I don’t get what the hype with Toronto is. It costs like Vancouver but with Calgary’s weather and general vibes.

Holy shit, why even implement the message then? There is no good answer.

There’s no way I’d waste that moment on something serious.

“Skibidi”, which would be funny because I’m not that young.

Yep. Kids are a great example, actually. They do what adults learn to hide. That being said, it’s not universal either. You see tender kids that want to be friends with worms sometimes.

Intrinsic sadism is a thing, and it’s more common than you might think. Usually the same people also have empathy, though, and they’re constantly working against each other. I can’t really comment on what percentage of that group gives in to it, or what it’s subjectively like.

As I understand it, ActivityPub-compliance basically requires that a vote is tied to an actor. Although, they could have made a dummy actor do it. Maybe they were worried about stopping vote manipulation?