“Most” - shorthand for “any rational peoples, which obviously excludes the USA.” Almost everything here is subject to aggressive capitalist games - to the point that no matter how much the finance types deny it (and they do - ferociously), you’ll never convince me that “capitalism” doesn’t come from the term “capitalize,” the definition of which is “to take advantage of.”

Honestly surprised it’s that low a number.

Why just fathers? Mothers are no less capable of screwing up their kids - ask me how I know.

TBF, tho - they are likely products of generations of poor parenting. We’re just in an age where we’re finally learning how to do better.

Which “them” are you talking about? It sounds like you mean the bootleg sellers, which implies you support Amazon. Mind you, I have no problem supporting the creative types making the content - it’s the absurdly large corporations milking customers for all they can that I have difficulty wanting to support.

I’m sure that word was chosen deliberately to add irony.

Frankly had already assumed that from the post title alone. Not saying a Dem wouldn’t do it, but the comparative likelihoods are highly unbalanced.

Guess I care about myself more than I realized.

Yes, immigrants willing to help strangers randomly knocking on their door are destroying this country!!!

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Nah - it lasted weeks, not days when I suffered this. Now that I’m older, it’s more that once I actually do interact, I’m instantly looking for ways to escape - like why did I put myself in this position again?!?

Not if she’s lactating, you haven’t.

When I was a kid in Europe, they used to play CBS Radio Mystery Theater on the English-language radio station for the American military forces stationed there. I liked those, too. I hated history as a subject, but they did a dramatization of The Murder of Caesar that always stuck with me. Guess I just needed history to be entertaining to get something from it.

Thanks for reminding me of this. I spend a lot of time behind the wheel for my new(ish) job, so I could use this type of entertainment as most podcasts I’ve tried just don’t do it for me. The only spoken thing I listen to with any regularity is Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, which isn’t even really a podcast.

Aurich is the creative guy, Ken Fisher founded it.

ETA: Confirmed by Wikipedia.

Aurich is the creative guy, Ken Fisher founded it.

ETA: Confirmed by Wikipedia.

Ars has been around since the mid 1990s. Granted the sale to Conde Nast changed them slowly over time, as well as broadening the focus significantly, but it was likely a case of grow or die since the PC nerd market isn’t anywhere near what it used to be.

Oddly played by the polar opposite in Mark Hamill.

Both are quite common in the US.

Android users can use YTDLnis for a nice GUI FE. It’s also available for install from IzzyOnDroid.

Oh, so that’s the reason you & Dad are always fighting!

Should be an easy win since mirror-universe versions of us are supposed to be opposite personality types. The one in the mirror is probably a lovey pushover at heart.

…let’s not get started on line endings

Aww! But, Mom…!