The "What Are You Thinking About Right Now?" PIP

[Enrico_sw]

2 hours ago, jkjk said:

 

That has not been my personal experience, both the far left and far right are quick to view things that way. It's either agree with me or you are attacking me.

 

Far right activists are crazy and I don't like them either, but they're usually more silent, because we all know they're crazy. On the other hand, far left activists have a lot of support in the media, social media, etc. that's why they feel more confident in attacking other people. They think they have legitmacy.

 

Also, people forgot what happened in the USSR, China, Cambodia (the khmers rouges were one of the worst of the worst), that's why far left activists (who are usually younger) think that they are reasonable. On the other hand, we all remember WW2.

 

2 hours ago, jkjk said:

Also, I always assume I'm wrong, so I probably am here as well.

 

Well, you shouldn't depreciate yourself. You have a lot of things to bring to yourself and others.

Spoiler

 

 

[jkjk]

^  Oh no, you used my words against me.   

[Enrico_sw]

1 minute ago, jkjk said:

^  Oh no, you used my words against me.   

 

I didn't, I just hit the submit button by mistake after writing my first sentence.

 

Now, I think I finished saying what I had to say.

[Enrico_sw]

34 minutes ago, jkjk said:

🚀      Successful Launch      

 

I didn't know you liked space missions.  It's great. I really like Elon Musk and what he's achieved. Believing in your dreams and combining intution/reason is often the right method.

[jkjk]

5 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

I didn't, I just hit the submit button by mistake after writing my first sentence.

 

Now, I think I finished saying what I had to say.

 

It's okay either way. I think it's a good thing to admit I can be wrong.  

 

I would make a bad con-artist. One of the ways they work is to never admit you are wrong. 

[jkjk]

7 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

I didn't know you liked space missions.

 

I believe space exploration is important for human advancement, in the same way that exploration has always been important throughout human history.

[Enrico_sw]

3 minutes ago, jkjk said:

It's okay either way. I think it's a good thing to admit I can be wrong.  

 

It is a good thing, to be used with parsimony I think. I used to work with Chinese and my French-Chinese colleague explained me that in the Chinese culture people rarely admit that they're wrong in order to "keep face". It's probably a bit "too much" (and it can be annoying), but I understand (at least partly) the basis behind this logic.

 

I like Far Eastern cultures (though some of them are really complicated). Japan is probably my favorite.

 

3 minutes ago, jkjk said:

I would make a bad con-artist. One of the ways they work is to never admit you are wrong. 

 

Yep, that's how they work. I recently watched a Star Trek episode with a con artist and even in other species that's how they work

[Enrico_sw]

10 minutes ago, jkjk said:

 

I believe space exploration is important for human advancement, in the same way that exploration has always been important throughout human history.

 

So do I. That's also why I like astronomy, astrophysics and... space operas (like Star Trek, Star Wars, The Expanse or The Orville).

[Enrico_sw]

It's funny because Star Trek is usually considered as Sci-fi with some scientific basis, but... most of the stuff they say (in physics and also geology, biology, etc.) don't really make sense (given what we know). Of course, we don't care, because it's a fiction, so any new laws can be inventend and the suspension of disbelief works, but... sometimes the ST laws contradict themselves

 

Star Wars doesn't rely much on our world's science (for example, lightsabers don't really make sense... they're not lasers and they could be some kind of plasma torches, but that wouldn't make sense, you could disable them with a magnet really easily).  If Star Wars work it's because it's far far away and it's the right mix between fantasy, science-fiction. It's like old myths and tales, with both European and Far Eastern influences (the Jedi design was heavily influenced by the samurai)

 

Anyway, I'm rambling on again.

[Stromboli1]

5 hours ago, Prettyphile said:

I refuse to have any kind of convo like this on BZ as my opinion will often be sited  as being racist because I'm a white woman who supports her country and MAGA 2020. I am actually what the majority of left/liberals on this forum would hate, so I just shut up and stay in my lane.

 

It also doesn't help that in this situation that I grew up in a extremely heavy law enforcement and military family, so I've heard about it from both sides of the coin.

 

Back in 2006 when I showed any kind of support for President Trump or Right leaning issues I lost friends on BZ, and the relationships have never recovered as a result. Myself and a couple others were mocked, and basically told our opinions were wrong nearly daily.  If we posted a video in support of what was going on it turned into a 2 page back and forth shit fest. We tried to show grace by allowing them to say whatever they wanted, while we said nothing, and in the end it left none of us thrilled with being silenced, picked on and belittle... So yeah, I don't talk about anything heavy, and if I make mention of it, I do not reply to people who want to talk about it.

 

Many of my friends are lefties and I don't hold grudges towards them, nor do they me with me (middle of the road libertarian)............ we just have civil discussions about topics and subjects.  A huge problem to the divide within the country is the media and big tech who stoke the division for click bait money.

 

I'll talk with anyone to see where they're coming although I might disagree with them.

 

4 hours ago, Prettyphile said:

I have both conservative and liberal opinions on many things, some moderate as well, but the end of the day that doesn't matter because all anyone does is focus on my love of MAGA and that my points of view are different therefore to many on the left I am shite.

 

I grew up in San Francisco bay area and used to be very liberal, then I got married, hit a new tax bracket, bought a home and moved to suburbia (which I thought I would loath, but I love the quiet and stability it offers )  and i stopped focusing on just me and what I wanted and started focusing on WE and what we needed. I had a huge shift in my reality as a result and never looked back.

 

As we get older the more conservative we get due not be able to keep up with the changes in lefty politics and we want the world how we grew up.

 

We have a hierarchy of generations and each generation below their own thinks that they're soft. It's just the way it is.

[jkjk]

12 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

Many of my friends are lefties and I don't hold grudges towards them, nor do they me with me (middle of the road libertarian)............ we just have civil discussions about topics and subjects.

 

I'll talk with anyone to see where they're coming although I might disagree with them.

 

Are you talking about discussions with people in-person? I ask because I find it easier for things to remain civil in those situations than online, especially with people you speak with regularly.

[Stromboli1]

Just now, jkjk said:

Are you talking about discussions with people in-person? I ask because I find it easier for things to remain civil in those situations than online, especially with people you speak with regularly.

 

Yes

[jkjk]

^  Thought so, it makes a big difference. Tone is so important, and that's nearly impossible to implement while reading.

[jkjk]

In disaster/alien movies there is almost always a moment when the characters realize something bad is about to happen and some version of these two lines follow:

 

"Who do we call?"

"Everyone."

 

It's very predictable and sounds ridiculous, but if they don't have it the movie is missing something. Makes me smile every time.  

[Cult Icon]

The Air & Space museum in DC has displayed two shuttles- it's a sublime experience to be there.  I saw the Enterprise, apparently now it's replaced by the Discovery:

 

 

I don't really like the styling of the astronaut gear I saw today.  Too much like a Halloween costume

 

I miss the old popular interest in space pre-9-11  - much more healthy than obsessing over terrorists and economic problems

 

The old gear was more Sci-fi ish

 

[PrettyDeadThings]

 

Chaos erupts in 25 major cities from NYC to LA as protesters torch cop cars, burn buildings and loot stores on fifth night of violence that has left three dead and dozens injured

    Scenes of destruction continued to spread across America as the death of the black man at the hands of white cop Derek Chauvin ignited outrage over what many feel is a systemic problem with police brutality
    11 states and the District of Columbia activated the National Guard while at least 25 cities put curfews in place
    In Minneapolis, protesters fled after cops hurled tear gas while some responded by launching fireworks
    The National Guard was activated to the White House as the Secret Service agents struggled to keep control  
    The Big Apple was ablaze as NYPD vehicles burned while shock footage showed cops violent to protesters
    One person was shot dead and three injured when gunfire rung out during a protest in Indianapolis
    In Atlanta a cop suffered 'significant injuries' when they were hit by an ATV
    A man commandeered a police horse in Chicago and rode off on it
    LA deployed the National Guard for the first since the 1992 Rodney King riots

    A Dallas man was beaten up by a mob when he allegedly tried to defend a store from looters with a machete

 

 

Heading to Atlanta, this should be interesting.

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Morris won the match, but Newman won the beauty contest

 

 

[Stromboli1]

@Prettyphile

 

Trump says the US will designate ANTIFA as a terrorist organization......................................... bout fucking time!

[Matt!]

23 hours ago, jkjk said:

It's very predictable and sounds ridiculous, but if they don't have it the movie is missing something. Makes me smile every time.  

 

Now that's wholesome!