You are allowed to say sweary words on the Internet.

What about those freaky-looking bald cats

There are plenty of cheat sheets online. The main thing is understanding that there are different modes, knowing what they do, and how to switch between them and issue commands.

And you weren’t curious about how it worked? Not at all?

Also “the Jews killed Jesus” is a classic antisemitic trope.

It’s also a Bible story, so probably not even true in the first place.

Nononono…“never again” means "never again for Jews". Other genocides are a-okay.

You’re going to have to explain this convoluted logic to your grandchildren when they ask you why you voted for genocide.

Abuse doesn’t have to be physical, though. It can also be emotional.

I’m not saying to drop your friends and family at the first signs of negativity. There are people, though, who are not good for you, and nothing you can do can change that. The sooner you figure out who those people are and get them out of your life, the better.

My friends are not MEANT to make me happy. They are meant to be there when I’m unhappy.

What if they make you feel worse when you’re unhappy?

I mean, it looks like we agree that friends should, if not make you happy, at least make your life better in some way. I’m talking about the people who are making your life worse.

Sometimes they’ll have to “make me unhappy” to make me realize my mistakes. That’s what friendship is all about.

What if you don’t agree that they’re mistakes?

Would you really maintain a relationship with somebody who made you unhappy? Somebody who abused you? Somebody who didn’t respect you? And if so, why?

People can help people, yet lately they only think of themselves.

Why “lately”?

It’s not only thinking of yourself. It’s thinking about yourself and the people who aren’t fucking you up. If somebody has a history of toxic behavior, then you have to take that into account. If you let that affect you, you’re A) harming yourself and B) are less able to help the people who actually do love you and respect you.

“Going through a mental crisis” doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re treating your friends like shit. If you treat your friends like shit, and that drives them away, whose fault is that?

There are, of course, exceptions, but those have to be people whom I care for and love very, very much. And even then, if the toxicity is too damaging to my own mental health, I have to cut them off for my own good. At the end of the day, all human relations rely on a cost/benefit analysis. If I’m losing more than I’m gaining from this relationship, why should I continue it?

I also don’t think you’re doing that person any favors by ignoring their bad behavior.

Or, worse, the essay doesn’t support their argument at all. Because they didn’t actually read it in the first place.

You should be able to explicate your own argument, though. “Read this book” isn’t convincing on its own.

If we can’t get rid of the electoral college entirely, electors should at least be proportional. For example, if Kamala Harris gets 25% of a state’s votes and Trump gets 74%, then Harris should get 25% of the electors from that state (instead of zero).

The dude’s name is Israel Katz. That’s like having an official in the US government named America Jones.

So, what do you think is happening in Palestine? In Lebanon?

Maybe it’s not very addictive for you. It is for most people.

The way you are with coffee is the way I am with nicotine. I’ve smoked. I’ve quit smoking. I’ve started again. The most craving I’ve gotten for a cigarette was incredibly mild. Once I read that nicotine could trigger certain diseases that run in my family, I quit tobacco completely and I’ve never looked back. I haven’t had a cigarette in about 18 years, and quitting was trivially easy for me.

Based on this, I could say “Cigarettes aren’t very addictive. They’re easy to quit!” And of course, I’d be dead wrong.

Or maybe…hear me out…different people like different things. Some people don’t like GUIs and enjoy working in the command line. For some other people, it’s the opposite.

It’s just different preferences.

A couple of times I’ve had it autocorrect to complete gibberish. Go home, GBoard, you’re drunk.

A surgeon can have a little fun as a treat.