I say yes. It’s one of my favorite genres (if you can call it one) and definitely includes loop-based plots like Groundhog Day and Primer. But I also enjoy the Terminator Series and Back to the Future and others that don’t really loop that way. I suspect most fans are similar. It’s hard to imagine enjoying one premise but not the other.

Also: https://xkcd.com/657/

Lake Superior has the same surface area as the entire country of Austria. It even has its own climate systems. Hell yes it should count, let alone the entire lake set. They’re more like inland freshwater seas.

Your anecdote is only the surface level. People may be spending more at shops because they expect inflation will keep going up and the things they need will just get more expensive. And they don’t expect they can save for larger purchases like housing or renovations so they’re buying lower level items while they can afford them. These sort of shallow effects might look like a prospering economy on the outside but they can mask an uglier core.

This is unfair to snakes. They’re fascinating creatures and (aside from some invasive species) have a role in the ecosystem. Fascists are so vastly worse.

I could go give it a negative review if that would help you feel more grounded.

Just kidding, congratulations :)

Right? That should be the message. Average folks appreciate essential services if you press them. But there have been enough scandals and mismanagement (esp. schools and healthcare) that they’re very distrustful that their tax dollars are being used correctly. I don’t know if it’s audacity so much as they just don’t understand that the GOP has been actively sabotaging our systems for decades. But the Dems never seem to call that out, like they’re afraid to name and shame their opponents as liars and swindlers.

The Dems kept making big proclamations about how the economy has rebounded under the Biden administration. But no one except the wealthy has benefited from that. It felt genuinely insulting every single time. Average folks in the US keep seeing bills, grocery prices, subscription services, and especially housing costs rise steadily. People are so worried about paying for these core things.

But the party never listened to Bernie and just kept saying “look, we fixed it” when they clearly didn’t, and I believe that drove away voters.

I went to a brewpub the other day and I thought I respected them. But then the side of tots they gave me (for an upcharge no less) couldn’t even fill one hand. So disappointed.

Hold onto your butts, we’re going exponential.

What kind of restaurants and food are popular there? Is it a fairly even mix of things from neighboring cultures, or does something stand out? Anything unique to the region?

If it’s labeled “holy” I assume a priest stuck his willy in it, so no.

I went there a couple months ago, and it seemed like all the native folks spoke Irish (Gaelic) to some degree. It was pretty surprising, I thought I’d have to go to the west coast to get away from English, but nope, signs everywhere were printed in Gaelic and even the first cabbie I encountered in Dublin was more than happy to chat about linguistics!

No EU member has English as its main language

Ireland?

Whew. 100% to all that. Cheers and hang in there, friend.

Ah, thanks. I agree now that I’ve gotten more context.

I was a bit on edge because some jerk tried calling me a racist for suggesting maybe this isn’t the fascism it looks like (sadly, turns out it is). So I thought perhaps you were calling me a brownshirt, which is a particularly nasty insult against people of my origin.

I didn’t post it, I’m just explaining what I think the author intended. But I certainly don’t agree with them. I come from an immigrant family that fled the original brownshirts.

I didn’t claim it was good satire. That’s just the supposed purpose of that subreddit. I personally think this is pretty pathetic.

Ok, apparently there are actual hateful idiots in that thread. You didn’t share that part previously. Not too shocking though. That’s why I don’t use reddit.

For you brilliant commenters reacting angrily, this doesn’t represent actual views. /r/UnethicalLifeProTips is satire.

EDIT: Well it’s supposed to be satire, anyway. I won’t claim it’s succeeding.

Where are these supposed US leftists who didn’t vote blue, exactly? I’ve seen a lot of vitriol towards them but not actually encountered any.

I’ve only seen people who fit half the description – e.g. users from lemmygrad or hexbear who railed against Harris but also support Putin or China… Those probably aren’t US voters.