When someone leaves you a home for nothing when most of the people around you cannot afford one, that is ‘wealth’. If I did not have to worry about rent, healthcare and car payments, that would make me wealthy - because it is the wealthy who do not have these concerns to the same degree as the majority of the population. Generational wealth is also a great way to keep the ‘undesirables’ out of a community - and has been used so multiple times in the past. It’s one of the reasons why people from poor families statistically end up just as, or even more poor than their parents.

I am convinced that religious extremism creates the very conditions that lead to the sins they are trying to avoid. Sex outside of marriage is a sin. Nudity outside of marriage is a sin. Sex inside marriage should be missionary-position only. A woman’s body is sinful. Thinking about sex is a sin. Is it any wonder why all of these zealots end up doing the very things they rail against? Have your religious delusions if you will, but biology is going to win that battle one way or the other.

That’s the real question, isn’t it? When our employers demand more of our time than we get to spend with our actual families, the take-it-slow life just isn’t a possibility. Unless you’re independently wealthy.

Second this. I don’t really listen to a lot of mainstream stuff, so Bandcamp is really awesome for finding really great indie stuff.

I hope you’re correct, but I don’t think you are.

If you honestly think they’re going to stop with free lancers and gig workers, I’ve got some land in Alaska to sell you. Please just watch the video. This is not just going to affect gig workers and freelancers.

That would be my guess - that these people will be sent to Trump’s for-profit concentration camps. It’s straight out of the Nazi playbook.

It’s both sad and insane that we have to imprison people to protect them from our own law enforcement.

Is America great again, yet? Asking for a friend.

Considering how unqualified for his own position Hegseth is, I’m sure this administration will have no problems finding random dipshits to fill in.

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Heheh…a very wise man once told me that ‘every truth begins as a heresy’. In the 30+ years since I was told this, I have found it to be completely accurate. :)

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I think it’s okay as long as it is a temporary thing. I would definitely look into a quality therapist who can address any underlying issues.

I honestly prefer Lemmy over Mastodon. My experience with Mastodon has been one of screaming into the void with very little actual engagement with anyone. Also, it just seems like everyone is trying to sell their product or advertise their blog. It probably depends on which tags one chooses to follow, but I grew tired of it very quickly. I haven’t had the same experience with Lemmy for whatever reason, which is why I prefer it.

As has been mentioned before - Howard Zinn. His ‘A People’s History of the United States’ is jaw-dropping. This book literally changed my life.

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Right, so leaving jobs off your resume is probably not a good idea. Year-long gaps in your employment history will get you passed on, as well.

So if you’re keeping off any jobs that you’ve worked at for less than 2 years, does that mean you lie about dates to cover up the gaps?

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