Yeah, this is depressing in so many ways. Poor kids.

Oh my god this is why we can’t have nice things ffs

Borderlands is soo fun! I’m not the person you’re replying to, but I love it, soo… It’s mostly run-and-gun, but there’s some puzzle-solving, and some light tactics. Very lighthearted fun, the game is terribly self-aware and loves to take the piss out of you and itself.

I’ll humour you! Time is fascinating and malleable and really quite intangible.

So, if you want, fire away with anything you find fascinating about the concept of time!

I don’t share your idealism, friend, but I admire you for it.

If prisoners are not given the right to vote, there exists no good reason for them to want to reform. We must encourage the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-criminals into society else we are doomed to find that they will reoffend again and again.

Treat someone like a criminal and they will have no choice but to act like it.

Nah. This is inherently flawed, because much like the present system, an intercept can be inserted at any point in the hierarchy to favour the rich and mighty.

Ah yes, the classic take: your anecdotal experience is conclusive evidence.

Well, yes, but the reality is that the crowd-sourced aspect of it is what protects you. But you’re right, there’s always an element of risk!

Except that acknowledging that the world exists doesn’t constitute a blanket statement…

Agreed. But FOSS apps for Lemmy exist, use one of those!

Yes, sorry, that was the point I was making (albeit poorly). Rural US is an impossibility unless you have a car.

You made it through; that’s an achievement in and of itself these days.

A mass call-out the likes of which has never been seen haha

A worthy achievement in and of itself. Keep it up, I believe in you!

Hey, well done, keep it up! I’m well onto my 52-book target this year for the first time ever (yay!)

Congrats!

Totally agree. Plenty of places outside the US that have decent rural public transport.

And, you know, there’s a whole planet that exists outside of the US…

That last line chef’s kiss