“I agree with the Nazi-defenders” is a hell of a stance to take.

There aren’t enough large predators to keep their population in check. That’s not the same thing as being the apex. Dingoes would be more common if they weren’t so widely killed at the behest of whining farmers (we have a similar problem with gray wolves and mountain lions).

There’s RC but it’s owned by the Keurig Dr Pepper group so that’s kind of a lateral move. Shasta exists. Other than that, store brands or glass bottles (Boylan makes pretty good stuff).

Fair enough, I should know better than to use absolute statements in nature and that does highlight the delicacy of small island ecology. (It’s still true for Australia though which has enough dangerous animals for the domestic cat to be firmly a “mesopredator”)

No some people are too small-minded to understand the layera of long term benefits provided by good zoos.

Nitpick, but cats aren’t an “apex” predator in any environment. They are hunted by pretty much every carnivore at least as big as a coyote, including large birds of prey.

We really need to emphasize data analysis more in school, that’s obvious surface-level stuff they just didn’t consider.

Good for you, they’re still as in the way as a tall man with a large hat in front of you at the cinema.

(Neither can they, they just think they can.)

Same. I’ve blocked ~75 users so far. I’ve had more than enough of bad-faith arguments and concern trolls in my life, shaving away the worst offenders doesn’t magically turn my experience into an echo chamber.

There is a lot that happens in utero. Sharing the mother’s immune system, learning the voice of the mother and people around them, not to mention the various hormonal changes that prepare the mother physically and psychologically to care for an infant.

Pregnancy can be dangerous but we really need to be careful whenever we introduce new medical technology.

Yeah, it’s a real privilege to be subjected to a bigoted rant while waiting for an elevator because they assume you’ll be on their side in the coming race war.

Effort, talent, technology, taste, there’s lots of reasons for something to look bad.

but really it’s the exploration that makes it soul-like

Maybe ideally but mostly it means “hard combat against bosses with predictable attacks you learn to dodge around”.

“Sentinels of the Multiverse” is a fairly popular board game (within those circles) and it looks pretty rough. Pokemon S/V got rightfully dunked on for looking like shit but it still made a bunch of money. “The Case of the Golden Idol” is highly regarded. Runescape.

sweating profusely while counting rings

People in lower positions also need to assert boundaries in the workplace.

Lane assist makes people complacent and inattentive. If you aren’t going to pay attention to driving then don’t sit behind the wheel.

My seat sensor is capacitive so if I have something sufficiently wet (like chinese takeout) or my phone plugged into the charger with the cord slack on the seat it thinks there is a person and beeps incessantly.

Yeah that’s the only part of GEarth I really care about.