“Wait, it’s all projection?”

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“Always has been”

Love this one, especially on vinyl

Wait, it’s all projection?

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Always has been.

You’ll be hard pressed to find someone deny basic science in today’s world.

They didn’t outright deny it (out loud), but they cast doubt and equivocate about the parts that don’t agree with their preexisting worldview.

Jesuits have done some decent work for humanity, but they are not scientists, mostly because they start from a premise they want to be true and find evidence for it instead of the other way around.

Edit: in fact, why did knowledge need to be “curated” through the Dark Ages? I’ll give you a hint: it starts a “C” and ends with an “atholicism”

You’re not wrong; the most self-consistent theistic philosophies tend to lean that way.

But on the other hand, you’re missing the whole point of the comic

I have a very specific viewpoint on this issue, as I live in a vacation destination. Various investors are buying up every property that comes up for sale in my community (large corporations, small companies, wealthy individuals looking for vacation homes, etc.)

Every single property that gets bought, gets renovated or otherwise improved to the point that there’s no chance in hell anyone living and working in the community full-time can afford to buy, unless they bought their first property before 2016. Since then, home ownership among my colleagues has become a pipe dream (and without giving away too many personal details, let me just say my colleagues and I are well-educated professionals making way above the median income for jobs in the area).

As I type this out, I’m listening to a million-dollar house being built in the lot behind me (which will almost certainly sit vacant >80% of the time), a shit rental being turned over next door (which charges $3k/mo for a 3/1.5), and two short-term vacation rentals partying across the street (which usually charge at least $300-$400/night).

Regardless of who it is, investors buying up housing is a huge problem for people that are trying to own their own home, especially first-time buyers.

That doesn’t mean “is a symptom, not a cause.” If it’s actually supply and demand, then the investors buying the housing is part of the problem, not just a symptom. The investors are decreasing supply and increasing demand, so it’s really two sides of the same coin.

Personally, I think that just building more houses isn’t the answer, because the corporations can just keep buying them up. This will continue to artificially decrease supply and increase demand, which keeps them making a profit. And as long as corporations can make a profit with this model, they will (and people will continue to suffer).

Heard.

I mean, to be honest, I tend to like pretentious sci-fi, so I still might give it a chance, but thanks for giving me some context for prioritization

That’s too bad. Are the first two seasons worth watching on their own or should I see if it finds a new home before starting it?

The OA looked interesting, but I haven’t looked into it beyond the autoplayed trailer. Do you have a 1 sentence description/comparison?

Letterkenny and The Good Place, with a side of The Witcher and Shoresy

Edit: Archer and B99 are always strong choices, too.

Thanks, I got it figured out. I think it was just that the non-local instances were only showing posts made after I subscribed, so it took a bit before there was enough content to show up

I think this is the answer, because this morning in Liftoff I’m seeing posts from all of my subscribed communities.

Thanks for the insight!

I tried that in Liftoff and Jerboa, but I’m only seeing posts from lemmy.world, no matter how I sort, so I figured I was doing something wrong.

Maybe it’s just a bug or maybe it’s because I just added a bunch of non-local communities this afternoon and they haven’t gone through yet. I’ll try on a desktop tomorrow and see if everything’s cleared up.

Thanks for the help!