Well the other thing is that it’s very difficult to instantly tell from a pseudonymous internet comment whether the writer is a normal person up for a civilised discussion or a troll just looking to wind people up. And no offence, but you sounded pretty pro-brexit so not unreasonable to suspect you were a troll!

Sealioning is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity, and feigning ignorance of the subject matter.

Whether or not you’re intending to do this your comments do come off a little bit like that. I don’t really like the term that much as people often use it to dismiss any further discussion, but it could be why the other commenters don’t want to chat.

Alright, alright, the shurethra if you want to get technical

Looking at this and your other comments I think they just don’t want to engage with the sealion

but why pick up the phone at all?

Because sometimes it’s someone actually calling for you

Don’t worry friend, by asking this clarifying question we already know your answer is ‘a sufficient amount’

You’ve got me there

Relevant xkcd, you were warned about this at least a decade ago

I don’t think there’s anything “fringe” about QM

This has got to be bait, it’s like a yank wrote every point deliberately wrong

The yanks were fed up of being the geopolitical bad guys and the only other counties they could think of were the UK and France

Yeah, afraid so

I believe individually packaged tablets actually do help reduce overdoses because you can’t just chug the whole bottle in one go. Yes it’s more wasteful but it does save lives.

Bit harsh, brain boy doesn’t even have the perm

We’re all adults here, the context is perfectly civil in my book. Never censor yourself, you’re not a newspaper subject to broadcasting regulations. If you want to be profane then go fucking nuts!

Your allowed to say “fucked” on the internet

Please explain the current inequalities black and ethic minorities face.

I wish I could also thank you for a proper reply, but it really seems like you’re taking the piss. If you don’t even understand that racism is a thing, then it’s not really worth the effort of trying to explain any of this to you.

Research has shown that students from Black minority and ethnic (BME) backgrounds are less likely than white students to achieve a first or upper second class degree, despite high level entry qualifications. Deep rooted inequalities and systemic racism contribute to this. Furthermore, this can lead to differences in employment outcomes between white and BME students long after graduation.

Imagine we have a student from a disadvantaged background. They win a place at university and they receive the tuition fee loan and maintenance loan from student finance. In the majority of cases, these loans will not cover their living costs and this is why 67% of students now have to work part-time while they study. If you cannot rely on the bank of Mum & Dad, the pressure of studying and working to cover your costs such as food, books, equipment, travel and accommodation can take its toll on your studies. 79% of students now say they worry about money constantly.

Of course, scholarships do not have to be exclusively offered to BME students. They can also be used to achieve other diversity targets, such as attracting women into STEM or disadvantaged students in to the professions.

https://www.thescholarshiphub.org.uk/scholarships-diversity-inclusion-initiative/

I get your point, it’s just hard to give a shit when one amoral megacorp takes some profit away from another. Google owns and profits from YouTube videos and occasionally throws a few pennies to the creators if they haven’t broken this week’s selection of ever-changing arbitrary rules.

Are you pretending to misunderstand because you’re a racist, or do you actually misunderstand because you’re an idiot?