Bro, did you seriously compare small sedans to a small pickup that people are actually asking for?

…I’d continue this but it’s clear your comprehension is lacking.

And who lobbies for lower emissions regulations so that they can sell bigger polluting trucks while consumers constantly say “where’s my small car?”? Who lobbies the government to give them subsidies that make the meat so cheap that it’s the best option for the consumer vs plant based protein?

Everything a person could do in these instances is being done in the opposite direction 1000x more and you sit here and go “but people!”

But sure, I’ll just whip out my checkbook and lobby some politicians and change this myself. And I’ll eat less meat while the people going to the climate conferences all fly their own private jets to it and create more pollution in a day than I will in a lifetime. That’ll really show em!

No. Individuals make up <1% on their own. You want to make a difference? Target the 99%. This is just bullshit propaganda like telling us recycling is our duty instead of corporations producing less junk.

Yes, let’s focus of men vs women instead of individuals vs corporations.

I thought we were past this “it’s the individuals fault despite corporations producing the vast, vast majority” bullshit.

Umm … My first post: maybe stop attacking everyone and you’d find more supporters. That is an argument. But you’ve been too busy… checks notes …attacking me endlessly. I started by critiquing someone saying males are too insecure to be governed by a woman. That maybe that kind of inflammatory language doesn’t help. And… Here you are being inflammatory and wondering why you aren’t winning.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

And yet when told I disagree with you you immediately go off about maga Nazis. That’s your strawman. You can’t stop foaming at the mouth about it while other Democrats are trying to have an actual conversation with you. Some of you are just as rabid as the people you hate.

Agreed. About the only thing I would search Lemmy for is obnoxious Linux snobbery. That, they have on lock.

You need to remember first of all what sites like reddit, digg, and now Lemmy actually are. They are link aggregators. The content is anything and every thing. Just link to it. It’s that simple. And if you feel it is in a place that might get removed, screenshot it, archive.org it, copy into an online Google Doc, and post that. There’s no reason we need 500 identical “How do I do X?” posts just to fill content. Do you want 500 posts clogging your feed about how to fix the same printer issue over and over?

Another great strawman. I’m a registered Democrat. Thank you for proving my point. Because only a conservative could disagree with you /s

I’ll chose having values and standing for something, yes.

Nah, I’m a liberal getting sick of my own party and people for being hypocritical themselves.

Maybe stop with the strawman argument and you’d get a bit further. Myself, and I’m sure plenty of others, are really sick of being painted as a villain before even entering the conversation. All you’re doing is furthering the divide, not shortening it.

I see it all over Lemmy - angry liberals painting the opposition as vile and inhuman. Making all these strawman up. Makes other liberals not want to associate with you. Makes you seem just like the people you vilify.

You want a society of love and acceptance? Start with yourself. Create a happy accepting vibe around yourself and make it grow from there. But don’t salt the ground and then wonder why nothing grows.

Edit: hey geniuses downvotting me and calling me conservative scum: I’m a registered Democrat. Thanks for proving my point with more strawmen. You assume that if someone disagrees with you they’re immediately a MAGA Nazi instead of someone who legitimately disagrees with your methods and actions. You taint the discourse just as much as your opposition.

You really live up to your name

The sediment that gets pushed out into the surrounding water. That gets pulled up with the ball as it creates negative pressure behind it as it rises.

Bro, the ocean is FILTHY. Like, crazy filled with stuff. Like, you could take a coffee filter and pull stuff out filthy. Like the water has so many living organisms in itself it’s basically alive.

And let’s talk about the salt. Corrosive af salt.

This isn’t impossible, but the people trying to point out why this is CRAZY difficult are right. This will not be a set it and forget it scenario by far. It will need regular maintenance. The issue is whether that maintenance is easier or harder than a dam or stationary tank.

Like, why can’t we build these in giant freshwater reservoirs? Stick them a pool. Or why does it need to float? Wouldn’t a tank at the bottom of a pool with a pump do the same thing? Or two tanks at different heights with a conection between them and a pump? This is just mechanical energy being stored for later. Do the work when it’s cheap and reclaim it later.

Now imagine this 27 foot wide ball shooting water out of its bottom while on the sea floor and tell me there’s still no silt being stirred up. Or algae. Or mineral buildup.

“When you’re alone in another country” implies OP is an expat, but then they don’t go to their consulate? Riiiiiight. OP is a scammer.

“See these platforms as unreliable”.

You prompted ChatGPT to write this for GoFundMe. This isn’t that kind of platform AT ALL. Yeah it’s unreliable, because you’re a scammer who can’t even scam well.

Bullshit. If you were legit looking for help, you’d be asking for financial advice, food banks, etc. Resources to actually help. Not some pity story followed up with “you can find my contact info in my profile”. Your comments read like AI or someone’s writing exercise.

You real and want some advice? Look into declaring bankruptcy and restructuring your debts.

In a situation like this it’s better to discourage the behaviour entirely than to play a game of ever increasing barricades. Training the cat to not get into things it shouldn’t is much more worthwhile than having to baby proof each individual thing.

If you’re gonna post spam, at least spell it right.