oh, neat!

i didn’t know that!

hic sunt dracones; here be dragons

leones means lions ;)

the ancient greeks are so fucking jealous right now…

Ate without table -3

yes, true, but not exactly why i used the phrasing “wrong AND incomplete”:

i wrote it that way, because without clarifying that “destruction” means many different things apart form the common interpretation of “to kill”, it’s difficult for a casual reader to know what the convention actually says.

if anyone wants to shorten the definition to fit into a dictionary, they should be more responsible in their phrasing, so that this exact problem is less likely to occur.

so i do fault merriam webster here for providing an incomplete, oversimplified definition.

maybe read the actual convention on genocide instead of relying on a dictionary then?

because the case of abducted children stated above is explicitly stated in the convention…the dictionary definition you found is simply wrong and incomplete.

Astrology and homeopathy doesn’t even begin to fucking compare with nazism

sooooo…ummmm…here’s the craziest thing; hold on, you’re not gonna believe this:

the nazis were SUPER into astrology, homeopathy, and similar shit!

nazi occultism is essential to nazi ideology, so not only are these concepts intimately intertwined, they form one of the pillars on which nazi iedology is built: “alternate science”

“alterantive science”, “aryan science”, or whatever else it’s called (it doesn’t actually matter, all of it is the exact same shit: NOT science), is an important part of fascist power structures in that it serves as a vehicle to legitimize the crazy racist and supremacist shit they want to believe.

phrenology, homeopathy, eugenics, and all the rest of the dogmatic bullshit played a major role in the 3rd reich by delegitimize the “jewish science”.

sound familiar? it should!

the modern equivalent is “woke science”, which, you know, is just regular science…

so, no, nazi ideology doesn’t “compare” to astrology and homeopathy: those are essential parts of nazism and the associated anti-intellectualism!

(ExtraHistory has a recent video series on the topic of nazi occultism; it’s on youtube and nebula, if you’re interested to learn more!)

Also, why do you call out astrology but not christianity?

not sure how it would play out nowadays, especially in the U.S., but in the 3rd reich the church was a significant source of resistance against nazi rule.

the reasons for that include the church having a vested interest in keeping some control over the population and it’s own propaganda, but the vast majority of resistance came from individual clergy members refusing to bow to the cruelty of the nazis, and defending their communities.

these priests resisted both directly and indirectly, rallied rebels, organized smuggling operations, provided meeting places, sheltered refugees, sabotaged, and generally made the jobs of the nazi oppressors that much harder.

many, MANY clergy members were murdered by the nazis for their resistance, and quite a few officially received martyrdom status, and a few are regarded as national heroes for their efforts!

so i’m an atheist, vehemently against the church and think that:

• it’s an institution of power and control over the poorly educated to keep them nice and distracted from the class struggle
• think the tax exempt status of churches, with little to no oversight on how that tax-free income is spent, is bullshit
• the priesthood serves as a shield for masses of sexual predators
• the indoctrination of young and vulnerable minds that haven’t had a chance to develop countermeasures to such influence is morally abhorrent
• the church has, and in some cases continues to, committed heinous crimes against humanity

…but you chose the one period in history that actually makes it kinda clear what benefits the church does provide.

like i said, i’m not a fan, and if it wasn’t the church i’m fairly confident others would have stepped up and taken on similar roles of resistance, as many indeed did at the time, and yet this is one of the few instances in which the members of the clergy were quite clearly on the right side of history for once…possibly the only time.

sooooo…yeah…unlucky example in this (very specific) context…

there’s a lot fascinating history around these two topics, highly recommend checking it out! ;)

for additional context:

the anti-jewish sentiment in europe goes back to the early middle-ages, and only fell out of fashion (mostly, until recently) after the holocaust and the de-nazification programs in austria/germany.

same goes for anti-roma/sinti racism and anti-black racism; very old concepts, always convenient tragets for the far-right, since the sentiments are difficult to completely eradicate and easily spread by mass media.

actually, i think you’re wrong about the ultra-rich being “essentially normal people”.

by all evidence they seem to have developed a serious mental disorder, a kind of trained sociopathy.

I’ve never seen it put in such clear nonchalant terms as in this interview .

give it a watch, it’s extremely interesting and really puts into perspective how…just utterly inhuman the minds of the ultra-rich really are…

u/fuckswithducks, that you?

Multiplay games won’t work with it

that’s not actually a guarantee: BG3 has multiplayer and works just fine without the launcher. as do plenty of others.

so you admit you have no idea, and then make a definitive statement to NOT get vaccinated.

you do see the hypocrisy here, right?

and “at least” means they do not know what happens after, presumably because data is not yet available.

given that they very clearly state that getting fresh-ups does help, the reasonable assumption is to get the vaccine just in case.

not the other way around, like you did.

you are spreading misinformation, if you say not to get the vaccine, just because you assume that it has downsides.

to use your own argument: IF fresh-ups had negative effects, they would say so in plain words.

they don’t do that, which shows nicely how dumb of an argument that is.

this is FALSE:

The point still stands: The STIKO does not recommend yearly fresh-ups for people who have base immunity. You still got a fresh-up. I didn’t. Thus, I followed their recommendations, you didn’t.

the guidelines say protections last at least 12 months, after which you should still get a fresh-up, even if you have base immunity:

Die Kombination aus Impfung und Infektion (hybride Immunität) verleiht einen guten Schutz vor schweren Krankheitsverläufen nach SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen, der auf Basis der bisher verfügbaren Untersuchungen mindestens 12 Monate anhält.

the recommendation literally says EVERYONE, and in this case specifically “Für Personen im Alter ≥ 18 Jahre und Schwangere ohne Grunderkrankung” (the very same paragraph, right at the beginning), has protections that last about 12 months.

this is INCLUDING “Basisimmunität”, which that same paragraph states lasts about 12 month.

they really shouldn’t use “Basisimmunität”, because it sounds like it lasts indefinitely, which is false; it lasts about 12 months, and then decreases in effectiveness.

this is apparently the part you can’t read properly: the base immunity is NOT permanent.

getting a fresh-up is the recommendation.

NOT getting a fresh-up is AGAINST the recommendation.

You still got a fresh-up.

i can’t believe i have to state this again, but: I AM A DIFFERENT USER.

i never said anything about getting the fresh-up.

stop spreading anti-vax biullshit, just because you can’t read properly.

and especially don’t go around telling other people they can’t read, if you yourself are the one incapable of it.

to quote YOU:

learn to read.

that’s not what I’m responding to.

here’s what you actually wrote:

If it was actually negligible then the STIKO would say “everyone should still get vaccinated”. But it isn’t, so they don’t.

which is a flat out lie.

they DO recommend everyone get at least one vaccine. and they still recommend that.

AT LEAST ONE.

you wrote the exact opposite of what you’re claiming now and it’s straight up disinformation.

screw that bullshit cop out you buried in parentheses halfway down AFTER, and completely disconnected from, a closed statement that is entirely false.

you can’t post a false statement, then another false statement, and then add a caveat at the end that amounts to little more than “just kidding…unless?”.

the STIKO recommendation also is not either/or as you frame it.

the actual recommendation is:

• ALWAYS at least 1 vaccine, regardless of everything else.
• at least 3 contacts with the pathogen in total, including any and all vaccines

that you falsely presented as no longer being the case. it is still the case.

on top of everything, you are the one who can’t read, since you haven’t even realized that I’m a different user entirely and not the one who made the side-eye comment.

to quote another user:

glasshouses --> you --> stones

yo, why are you fucking lying about the STIKO recommendations?

the link you yourself provided says to definitely get the vaccine, in no uncertain terms:

Für Personen im Alter ≥ 18 Jahre und Schwangere ohne Grunderkrankung ist aus Sicht der STIKO eine Basisimmunität weiterhin für einen Schutz vor schweren COVID-19-Verläufen ausreichend. Wichtig für die Basisimmunität ist, dass das Immunsystem dreimal Kontakt mit Bestandteilen des Erregers (Impfung) oder dem Erreger selbst (Infektion) hat. Mindestens einer dieser Kontakte soll durch die Impfung erfolgen. Die Kombination aus Impfung und Infektion (hybride Immunität) verleiht einen guten Schutz vor schweren Krankheitsverläufen nach SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen, der auf Basis der bisher verfügbaren Untersuchungen mindestens 12 Monate anhält.

(i’m not gonna bother translating that into english; sorry about that, but it’s not worth the effort.)

the STIKO makes it ABUNDANTLY clear that you absolutely should get AT LEAST 1 vaccination for “Basisimmunität” (basic immunity).

take your outright lies elsewhere with your anti-vax bullshit.

there’s a whole sub-community around building physics exploit driven crafts:

look up “kraken drives” ;)

bit late to the party, but:

it’s not that reports out of a warzone shouldn’t be questioned… it’s the way the user up top chose to frame their skepticism.

it reeks of alt-right divide-and-conquer tactics…

there’s plenty of people with poor articulation, but this is not that. this is on purpose.

there’s a certain way the far-right tends to speak that’s very distinct, once you start noticing it. and tankies, certainly not by accident, use a lot of the same language.

thank you very much!

also: ha! i’m doing the same thing! currently at book 2 ;)

you probably already know this, but for anyone else:

The Cosmere Series (of which the Mistborn Saga is a part of) does heavily feature Sci-Fi as well as post-apocalypse themes alongside (mostly) fantasy (Sci-Fi: the sunlit man, tress of the emerald sea; post-apocalypse: Stormlight Archives, Yumi And The Nightmare Painter), which made me think OP was talking about this series specifically.

In some of the other books it is mentioned that all of the powers originally came from a being called Adonalsium (basically God). what fuels all these manifestations of powers is called Investiture. Each Shard of Adonalsium manifests different Powers, Allomancy is just one of them.

so it’s a unique mix of classic fantasy, sci-fi, and post-apocalypse genres in a single gigantic saga, in which the sci-fi and post-apocalypse themes are intentionally kept vague and in the background.

highly recommend all of the other books!

they are great in their own right, and also give a LOT of extra bits and peaces of the overall lore!

what’s best about the series is, as you’ve already explained, the “hard-fantasy/sci-fi” approach to powers: all power requires some kind of source, everything comes from something.

best to do the Stormlight Archives after Mistborn (either order works), then the rest; order doesn’t really matter, although i recommend Tress of the emerald Sea and The Sunlit Man to be read last, because they contain a lot of sci-fi lore, which is best enjoyed last (imho)

also: Stormlight Archives Book 5 is coming relatively soon, i think it’s december?

austria is gonna burn before we give up falco, lol