Forums were great but the friction to find and join new ones was very high.

Right, why would I bother with the reddit IPO? IPO pricing is all over the place. If I want it - I don't - I'll buy it day 1.

It's not all of a sudden. The Spring Break crowd has been controversial for decades. Bar and hotel owners of course love them. Locals unaffiliated with the tourism industry are more ambivalent and always have been.

Race is not a biological term but it's absolutely a sociological term, i.e. a complex social construct we've created based on superficial physical characteristics

Well, we're certainly not getting away from mining with solar and wind.

In fact, the amount of uranium used is so low that the amount mined per megawatt-hour is probably way less than for building solar and wind.

Thanks. Is lemmy.world the best instance for general discussion?

It's easy if you pay attention at all times. Do not fall into your ingrained habits. If you stay focused, especially while turning, you won't have a problem.

I have never driven a manual on the wrong side. I wouldn't do that. I would rent an automatic.

Yes. Defense is important. Pacifism is unworkable in today's geopolitical sphere. Weapons create peace.

No. The State of Hawaii is the largest landowner on Maui, followed by the real estate company Alexander and Baldwin. Do not spread misinformation please.

This is so irrelevant, who CARES

Can be improved by ignoring votes on posts from people who haven't actually opened the post, and also ignoring votes entirely from serial downvoters. You could even make certain votes more powerful, say if someone who never votes on something decides to vote - that should weigh more than someone who votes everything (especially if they upvote or downvote everything)