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PeriodicallyPedantic

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  • What do you think is a realistic peaceful solution to the China-Taiwan issue?

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  • You have a crazy definition of "advocate".

    Apparently if you describe it, that is considered "advocacy" even if you explicitly denounce it.

  • The size of Portugal compared to Spain

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  • Thank you, I've always wondered how their sizes compare, this is a great visual representation. So clear.

  • Just so there's no confusion

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  • I honestly do not believe that when I said that, you not only didn't but we're unable to imagine an egg that by all properties confirmed to the expectations of a chicken egg until an alligator miraculously hatched out of it.

    I do not believe you're debating in good faith

  • What do you think is a realistic peaceful solution to the China-Taiwan issue?

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  • Why are you conflating "peaceful" with either "act of peace" or "good"? I explicitly said it wasn't fair, eg that it's unethical and I don't support it.

    All I'm saying is that China has a clear path to stop the world from getting involved if they do decide to invade, and that China has had recently success taking over countries with little violence.

    So your framing this as though I'm a Gretzky supporter is kinda wild.

  • What do you think is a realistic peaceful solution to the China-Taiwan issue?

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  • It's almost like you intentionally misunderstood my comment to make a point.

    Would it be an act of peace? Absolutely not.Would it be peace_ful_, if you ignore everything else I said in my comment? Absolutely not.

    But if OP is looking for the most peaceful (least bloodshed) way of "unifying" Taiwan and mainland China, then this is how. Remove Taiwan's value to the west, propaganda tf outta the next gen, come in with overwhelming force as the world looks on and does nothing, install pro-china govt officials, ramp up propaganda, withdrawal blantant military force.

    I explicitly said this was not fair eg it would be bad and unethical so this isn't something I support obviously.

  • What do you think is a realistic peaceful solution to the China-Taiwan issue?

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  • Peaceful or fair?

    For peaceful, I think that China needs to make it so the world doesn't depend on them for high end chip manufacturer, so the USA stops caring about them because they're not a critical strategic national interest. Then they just invade.

    The world isn't doing shit about Gaza, the world is barely doing anything about Ukraine. I think the world sits by and watches it happen, if they're not a critical strategic interest.

  • Nevermind the drink I'm holding

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  • Are you 5?

    You're clearly not supposed to answer OP's question honestly. No context is needed.

  • Nevermind the drink I'm holding

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  • Linoceros

  • What are some Ship of Theseus bands, where all original members have been replaced by someone new?

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  • Naw, I think a few of the original members are still there

  • What are some Ship of Theseus bands, where all original members have been replaced by someone new?

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  • So, not "technically" at all (see my user name)

  • Loops is a new short form platform created by Pixelfed creator Daniel Supernault.

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  • Oh get over yourself

  • Loops is a new short form platform created by Pixelfed creator Daniel Supernault.

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  • Short form is cool because it's like constrained writing.

    Tiktok was pretty great while it was just silly videos.\ But it's not short form anymore so it's full of political essays and propaganda.

    I kinda hope that loops is more like vine than tiktok or vertical YouTube. But it'll probably be up to the instance to govern video length.

  • Just so there's no confusion

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  • "you mean alligator egg"

    No, I didn't. And yet you still likely understand what I mean, or get close enough to what I mean that it doesn't matter, unless you're being intentionally obstinate.

    And what do you think of the idea that the egg is simply a phase in the life of an animal, that the chicken is the egg it hatched from, not just the former inhabitant? In this case how can the egg be owned by the animal that laid it if it is itself an animal?Like the caterpillar is the chrysalis is the butterfly, the chicken is the egg.

  • How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

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  • I'll need to look into it a bit more, but I'm skeptical that this will work in practice:

    How can they confirm that I'm the owner of the passport? How do you prevent them from selling the fields they requested, that have been uniquely linked to you? How do you prevent the government from keeping track of all the services you're using?

  • Small little shenanigans

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  • I know it's my name, but I have to congratulate you on the excellent pedantry!

  • Small little shenanigans

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  • Isn't that just because they use non-magnetic metals for implants?

  • Just so there's no confusion

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  • I get that that's the premise of the joke.But that not the premise of the dilemma, which pretty clearly implies it's a chicken egg.

    The dilemma would have no meaning of it was "what came first? The chicken or the horseshoe crab egg?"

  • Just so there's no confusion

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  • This is the best argument I've heard yet.

    Someone could argue that the egg isn't part of the animal, the "egg stage" just applies to when the animals was growing in the egg. But it's a pretty difficult argument to make.

  • Just so there's no confusion

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  • I feel like this kinda answer just shows you haven’t really thought about the problem in depth.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Midnight is a stupid time for the clock to roll over to the next day

  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Good head-to-head reviews of handhelds that can run bazzite

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Handheld PC reviews only cover Asus and Lenovo.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    If eating a banana is ~0.1μSv, then what is holding a banana for an hour?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Performative vegetables: veggies you pack in your kids lunch even though you know they won't eat them

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    It would have been really funny if a video game ejected the disk if you lost too many times

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    I'm glad I got a glass dinner table: otherwise I'd never know how much gunk my young child smears in the underside of the table

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Quick Shot

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    I don't piss in the shower, that's gross.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    The movie cars is crazy

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    How do people like toast and bread rolls, but not bread crust?

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Low flow toilets

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Everyone knows what first aid is, but what is second aid?

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Sitting on the toilet

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    It's not funny, we need to talk to you

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    Gotta make sure we're under warranty

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    I kinda feel like if I had one good fart, that'd really sort things out for me right now

  • hmmm @lemmy.world
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    hmmm

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Mmmm spicy Kraft Dinner Mac&cheese