Democracy doesn’t work particularly well when the voters are uneducated or otherwise missinformed. That when the country starts doing things that are against its and its own citizens interest. Corruption, legal or otherwise, also contribute to making it disfunctional.
Marijuana is its own special category, but club drugs (which for some reason include date rape drugs), inhalants and steroids are all in a “miscellaneous” category together?...
The body is a super complex chemical eco-system. Messing with it is understandably super difficult, if you do not want to cause damage. All drugs have side effects. Known or otherwise. Using drugs for any reason is like throwing a funnily shaped wrench in to a factory you do not fully understand. It always causes problems. In medical science we try to figure out what type of wrench causes the least destruction while providing some benefit. We then weigh the benefits against the downsides. Leave these decisions to someone that has dedicated their life to this science. Let them make educated guesses for you. Instead of you just guessing. Generally, don’t use any drug unless you have to. Stop as soon as is recommended by your doctor. Assume that any drug you use, will have a permanent, accumulative detrimental effect on the body. Just to be safe.
So prices will go up until you and me will get around with rickshaw. Whoever is poorer pulls the other. And while we bump forth; we wont have to worry about continued plastic pollution. Our rickshaw is made of metal and wood.
Feel like 24 hours is too little to do anything special with. Would have been a little more interesting question if the timespan would have been longer. A year?
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don’t come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don’t really get upset by...
Ukraine has been rationing ammunition and bullets; meanwhile the Russian army has been using ‘human wave’ tactics by sending poorly trained recruits to the frontline in a bid to force Ukraine use up all of its ammunition....
A young women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia was secretly sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights”....
Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday....
I do not know if it’s true for all countries, but at least the USA and the UK require your passport to be signed to be valid. And I know that when I fly, I sometimes get checked if it is signed....
Legacy from a time when it was used as authentication. I guess. I sure find myself not reproducing my past signatures very well. Never got me in to trouble.
There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large....
You can’t defund education and not expect this outcome. If you want a functioning democracy, you need good and complete education for all citizens. I doubt there is any cheaper fix for this problem. An educated citizens is, on average, more resistant to bullshit. Education is the best investment a democracy can make.
The reality of modern tech (files.catbox.moe)
Amazon Workers Say They Struggle to Afford Food and Rent (time.com)
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be privileged and safe (lemmy.world)
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)
Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded. (www.propublica.org)
The way my daughter's middle school health class classifies drugs is insane. (lemmy.world)
Marijuana is its own special category, but club drugs (which for some reason include date rape drugs), inhalants and steroids are all in a “miscellaneous” category together?...
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption (www.theverge.com)
Ladies if all the men of the world disappeared for 24 hours, they are fine they will come back, BUT during those 24 hours what are YOU doing?
This question has been around for a while but I’m curious as to your answer
[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don’t come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don’t really get upset by...
Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)
So what's changed Microsoft? (lemmy.world)
A cool guide to most popular foreign cuisines in different European countries (i.redd.it)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2834788...
Truth Social keeps shrinking despite the Trump trial and looming election (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump hit the jackpot this spring when his social media company finally went public....
Roman snail dye found in UK for the first time (www.bbc.com)
A rare dye made from snails for the robes of the Roman elite almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed at a cricket club....
Situation 'dire' for Ukraine despite delayed US aid package (www.euronews.com)
Ukraine has been rationing ammunition and bullets; meanwhile the Russian army has been using ‘human wave’ tactics by sending poorly trained recruits to the frontline in a bid to force Ukraine use up all of its ammunition....
EU and NATO condemn Russian cyber attacks against Germany and Czechia (www.euronews.com)
Women's Rights Activist in Saudi Arabia Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison (www.theguardian.com)
A young women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia was secretly sentenced to 11 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights”....
2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England (apnews.com)
Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday....
Judge fines Trump $9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial (www.reuters.com)
Anon envies the AVGN's power (sh.itjust.works)
Why do passports need to be signed to be valid?
I do not know if it’s true for all countries, but at least the USA and the UK require your passport to be signed to be valid. And I know that when I fly, I sometimes get checked if it is signed....
Analysis: Misinformation has created an alternative world for some Americans (www.cnn.com)
There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large....