Not really. The thing about oldies stations is that they play songs that have become popular not just then, but now as well. People forget a lot about the mediocre and bad, like Disco Duck: youtu.be/i_WEMCUhF0E
During the last ‘election summer’ things went haywire but ultimately nothing meaningful really happened, and not a whole lot really changed as a result of that unrest. This time things are going haywire again, and it seems like something big will happen but people thought that the last time… Would it just be better to...
I’m guessing it’s from dry air god me but even with humidifier I always have to blow my nose a bunch of times in the morning. Sometimes my lungs feel tight for a while after waking up. This happen to anybody else? Why does it happen for you?
Question inspired by the news that Dave and Busters is supposed to be adding gambling to their games. And of course there are the sports betting apps....
It may not be beneficial for a government to ban a vice as the costs of banning it may cost more than the costs of society to bear the burden of dealing with the vice.
Of course, there are separate discussions as to how governments should allow capitalism to interact with vices. Take tobacco as an example, a generation ago, tobacco was allowed to be advertised as any other commercial product. That has significantly changed since then, to the point where some governments go so far as regulating packaging.
I expect gambling is on the deregulation path as it is a way for some governments to raise revenue without raising common taxes while the societal costs are seen as low.
The nation was built on ideals it wasn’t practicing at the time. It has made the country a hypocrite, but it also gives guidance on what the country should be.
That there is a conflict between the ideals of the country and the current practice of those ideals is nothing new.
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights abuses suffered under white minority rule....
Yep. And on the flip side, if I call a communist a socialist, it may be true technically, but I’m connotating that they want social capitalism instead of full communism.
And while theory written 100 years ago may have those terms be near equivalent, the meanings of those words have drifted a little since then.
If you are going by theory, sure. But if the word socialism gets used in conversation today, it will probably get interpreted as something like the Nordic model.
Google Fit dev APIs shutdown set, fate of Android & Wear OS apps go unannounced (9to5google.com)
Was music really better "back in the days"?
Tell me all the trash music/artists you know from around the 50s to 70s.
How long have you gone without being in a romantic relationship?
How much time have you spent being single?...
Should I avoid or engage in current news right now?
During the last ‘election summer’ things went haywire but ultimately nothing meaningful really happened, and not a whole lot really changed as a result of that unrest. This time things are going haywire again, and it seems like something big will happen but people thought that the last time… Would it just be better to...
What would your last words be?
Who else wakes up and has to blow their nose or clear their airways every morning and why?
I’m guessing it’s from dry air god me but even with humidifier I always have to blow my nose a bunch of times in the morning. Sometimes my lungs feel tight for a while after waking up. This happen to anybody else? Why does it happen for you?
What are legitimate arguments for legalization of gambling?
Question inspired by the news that Dave and Busters is supposed to be adding gambling to their games. And of course there are the sports betting apps....
I really like this song! (lemmy.world)
I guess I’m just Single Minded...
How does lemmy deal with ban evasion?
How many songs are about Courtney Love?
How long is one obligated to keep a kid’s gift?
If you buy someone’s kid a toy for their birthday or a holiday, how long before you’re not offended to find out it’s been chucked?
What would an ENSH*TTIFIED Linux distro look like? [video] (tilvids.com)
Do you think America as a nation is genuine?
Kind of a vague question. But I guess anyone that responds can state their interpretation....
Google lays off around 200 'Core' employees and will replace them with workers in India & Mexico (www.msn.com)
A3 receipts is wild AF (lazysoci.al)
South Africa's apartheid victims demand reparations (www.dw.com)
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights abuses suffered under white minority rule....
What's the most fucked up movie you ever watched?
What are your go-to YouTube channels to fulfill your Tom Scott itch now days?
Is your job fulfilling?
Is everybody just phoning it in for a boss that just needs you to do busy work?
I can see them just fine, so you're welcome. (lemmy.world)
spoilerIt’s two Romulan warbirds. I’m sure someone else can back me up for the non-believers.
Why there is so much communist propaganda on lemmy?
Even from people that never lived in a communist state...