It seems like you maybe thought I was saying the exact opposite of what I was trying to say. I’m not sure if that’s your error or mine, so let me be clear: “Social construct” doesn’t mean “not real”, it means “important to consider when dealing with other people”.
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I like American music. Do you like American music? I like American music, too.
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Race being a social construct does not make slurs any more permissible to use.
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Fuck Cars@lemmy.world•This is a lovely gesture, but also it's pretty sad (and very North American?) that if your car dies at the store you can't get home without relying on the tenuous kindness of strangersEnglish7·17 hours ago…which is much more likely in a walkable community where people actually see each other every day instead of locking themselves away in metal boxes.
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Ask@piefed.social•What's your favourite meat that isn't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?13·2 days agoIf your definition of meat is limited to “animal flesh”, I don’t know what to tell you. I’m just gonna make myself a peanut butter sandwich.
You’re right! Which album is best for housecleaning, in your opinion?
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century?47·2 days agoIf they’re using fake papers to work, they’re paying income tax (and payroll tax is paid for them as well) but can’t file for a refund or unemployment insurance payments. They pay into Social Security but won’t be able to collect it (though I think anyone under 50 can probably relate to that).
When they buy things, they pay sales tax like anyone else.
They pay their landlady’s property tax if renting and pay it themselves if not.
I don’t have one
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?52·2 days agoI am not arguing for surveillance
just parroting the talking point of those who are?
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Ask@piefed.social•What's your favourite meat that isn't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?2·2 days agoBlack beans are definitely the favorite, I eat a lot of Mesoamerica cuisine. But cannelini beans are great in soups, chickpeas work with everything, and red beans are also great in certain preparations.
Doesn’t really keep my bike where I expect it to be, though, does it? So what does all that violation of human rights actually buy us?
1880, right after the Great Fire
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?20·2 days agoHa! The police don’t pursue crimes against cyclists.
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?21·2 days agoThe needs of the many cannot outweigh the human rights of the few.
ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is the first thing you'll do if one day your identity gets purged from all records and no one recognizes you?3·3 days agoFind a nice squat, I suppose. Then get to work on securing a new legal identity.
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