I don’t think diamonds have ever been an investment?
Maybe not a ring, but loose gem stones definitely were an investment due to their rarity.
Diamonds and other gem stones are going the way of aluminum. Aluminum used to be a rare metal until industrial smelting techniques were developed in the 19th century.
A lot of people who use that term to describe other tankies seem to be using it the correct way while people who are tankies seem to want to change it to something else because of the implications of that definition.
To anyone on .world, which is obnoxiously in line with the United States status quo, I am a ‘tankie’ because I do not believe that China is evil, that Russians are ‘orcs’, that the Cuban people deserve to be starved by our sanctions, that Joe Biden has to support Palestinian genocide and continue Trump’s border policy because ‘its complicated’, and anything else that is critical of my own country and its actions that continue to harm people not as fortunate to be born in my same geographical location.
I wouldn’t call you a tankie for that. The closest thing may be the Russian orc thing, but that is more a statement that Russians are still human while fighting an immoral war.
That the Cuban sanctions are still going on are stupid and support for Palestine is consistent with general leftist theory regarding freedom.
I’m moreso curious if laptop functions have been offloaded to phones. If you have a full gaming desktop, do you see the use case for an additional laptop? or if most people here don’t see the need for the increased processing power of a desktop, do you just use your laptop and a phone?...
I used UberEats except for when I got a gift card for DoorDash. I’ve seen some restaurants stop using UberEats while they still use DoorDash. There really isn’t difference in terms of delivery service quality.
Lemmy, I have completed tens of modules across several different universities. I have been course-hopping for long enough that I’d have a bachelors degree by now had I found and stayed on a course that suited me. I can’t be asked to commit to one and study it for yet another 3 years before I get a degree*. Yet I feel like...
Get an internship or something so that you have an end goal in mind for your degree. Taking a collection of random classes isn’t what gets you a degree and it seems like you don’t have a goal other than getting a degree.
It is traditional for democracies to call the winners to congratulate them unless the country believes the election was not valid. I would expect Biden to call Modi just like he would call Sheinbaum, Mexico’s President-elect.
States dinners are less about the Head of Government/State and more about deepening ties between countries. I would expect a state dinner whether or not Modi was Prime Minister because of how important India has become in world politics.
I’ve had some people call me judgemental because I’m seeing them do something wrong/failing at something and I’m trying to show them how to do it right. A lot of people get very defensive about being taught how to do something.
A lot of minor social media sites got created by groups unwelcome to larger sites. Lemmy in general has a tankie pedigree. At least tankies aren’t fascist, but they can still be insufferable.
Parasocial relationships refer to one-sided relationships in which a person develops a strong sense of connection, intimacy, or familiarity with someone they don’t know, most often celebrities or media personalities. These relationships exist only in the mind of the individual, who experiences a bond despite the lack of...
There have been leftists who were also anti-immigration. Cesar Chavez campaigned against illegal immigration as he saw those immigrants as a main source of scab labor. The main economic argument against an open border policy is that it depresses wages.
It just happens to be that the right uses anti-immigration more as it is the easiest economic giveaway to low wage citizens.
Diamond industry 'in trouble' as lab-grown gemstones tank prices further (www.cnbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16504047...
Are you a 'tankie'
I keep seeing this instance is overrun with tankies so hey, lets do an informal survey like I’ve seen on hexbear...
Do you use both a personal desktop and laptop?
I’m moreso curious if laptop functions have been offloaded to phones. If you have a full gaming desktop, do you see the use case for an additional laptop? or if most people here don’t see the need for the increased processing power of a desktop, do you just use your laptop and a phone?...
Woman, 25, who threw milkshake at Nigel Farage unmasked as Labour-backing adult model (www.express.co.uk)
The woman who threw a milkshake over Nigel Farage is a Labour-supporting adult model, it can be revealed....
What service do you prefer and why to order food to your home?
Thinking of trying this out. I am seeing GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats. Where to go?
3rd year in university and getting nowhere. What should I do?
Lemmy, I have completed tens of modules across several different universities. I have been course-hopping for long enough that I’d have a bachelors degree by now had I found and stayed on a course that suited me. I can’t be asked to commit to one and study it for yet another 3 years before I get a degree*. Yet I feel like...
India’s early election results point to rebuke for Modi and his party (www.washingtonpost.com)
Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by ex-assistant (www.bbc.com)
In a lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleges the star sent her lewd texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her, according to US media....
Spirals (mander.xyz)
One in three Republicans now think Donald Trump was wrong candidate choice (www.newsweek.com)
One in three Republican voters would have preferred a different candidate to Donald Trump for the upcoming presidential election....
Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right (abcnews.go.com)
What are you insecure about?
I have imposter syndrome, both at work and in my relationship.
I am genuinely confused by hexbear's opinion on the Ukraine war (lemmygrad.ml)
What I have learned:...
Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal (www.cnbc.com)
Grandpa Joe Hate: The Next Generation (lemmy.world)
I don't want to form parasocial relationships with people I fap to
Parasocial relationships refer to one-sided relationships in which a person develops a strong sense of connection, intimacy, or familiarity with someone they don’t know, most often celebrities or media personalities. These relationships exist only in the mind of the individual, who experiences a bond despite the lack of...
Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/biden-immigration-border-crackd…