[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 23 points 7 months ago

So the choice given to a dying old man faced with watching his "retirement" and healthcare costs drain whatever meager remains of the estate he might leave behind is faced with this choice:

A) Spend six figures on the various hoops needed to legally kill yourself. B) Spend 40 cents on a really good 9mm cartridge.

Medically assisted suicide doesn't work in places without public healthcare. You can NEVER be certain that the decision isn't driven by financial concerns, and like ALL HEALTHCARE IN THE US, its really only available to at least marginally wealthy people in the first place.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 31 points 8 months ago

Especially since they aren't even light any more. Compare a Ford Ranger from the 1990s or early 2000s to the current generation and it looks like a toy. The current generation of light trucks and SUVs are bigger than full sized trucks and SUVs from 20 years ago.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 26 points 8 months ago

The key point is that he was also recently institutionalized after making threats and SHOULD have had his guns seized, even under existing law.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 32 points 8 months ago

This one shooter is likely to nearly match the TOTAL homicide rate for Maine last year (30). I think that when a state is looking at HALF THIER TOTAL MURDERS being from a mass shooting event, its time to stop treating them as an insignificant aberration and as a legitimate contributor to overall violence.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 27 points 8 months ago

Super weird that he just totally forgot to pay it and they totally forgot to collect it. Wonder why that never happens with any of my loans?

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 45 points 8 months ago

Right? It was ALWAYS going to be someone like this because it was always going to be a Republican. This is what voting for Republican's means. You get whacko assholes in charge.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 36 points 8 months ago

It is a Republican majority, it was never NOT going to be that. This is the person that that they are, even marginally reasonable humans are VASTLY in the minority of the GOP.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 28 points 8 months ago

It is funny to me that they gave up on the Windows phone right when it was starting to actually kinda work and gain some market traction.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 23 points 8 months ago

You realize that this is the EXACT outcome they would have expected right? You think Hamas expected Israel to surrender to paragliders? This was what they WANTED to happen. Now the whole world is watching Israel losing their shit on civilians and their international support is crumbling all around them. Hamas doesn't give a shit about the palestinian people, but they do care about getting Israel into a position to be openly attacked by its Arab neighbors without the US and Europe coming in to fight on their behalf. It looks like that plan is actually going pretty well.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 28 points 8 months ago

Hasn't Israel been killing them since LONG before they took hostages? Why would release them suddenly make it stop?

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 35 points 8 months ago

YouTube is perfectly happy if people who block ads go away. Do you really think your traffic is beneficial to them if you don't watch ads?

I mean, I hate it too, but it's obviously not a bad business decision.

[-] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 53 points 8 months ago

I bet they got a lot of grants and other funding. They aren't disclosing their costs so you can assume it's less that you imagine.

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