Tubthumping by chumbawumba

Gold isn't a feasible world reserve currency. It might be handy to have, but most people don't have it. Where as the number of US bills in global circulation (M0) is so large, that any country wishing to print/distribute enough of their currency to replace it - would automatically depreciate that currency many times over. The world uses the US dollar as the reserve currency because it already got everywhere, it's already out there in people's hands in the strangest of places. Mostly where borders meet, and instability exist. America's hard power would have to decline far far far faster than it currently is... and I can't think of what would make that happen. Maybe if Trump passes a law that all US military vehicles have to be dismantled and destroyed? Outside of that, the US dollar as the reserve currency will likely remain. Also BRICS may not have enough gold in reserve to back their currencies, and it's unlikely so many countries would all agree to risk that instability all at once. So I don't agree with your idea that "it can happen fast". ...all that said, America's real problem is that it probably doesn't have a democracy anymore. Like, unless participation and protest numbers go through roof - that part of America may be.... damaged beyond repair. That's what citizens should be focusing on.

As pointed out, I didn't say anything about brave. But your later reply also doesn't really explain why people choose nonstandard browser A over B... Regardless... That tinkering is all you.

Lesbian and bisexual women are different. They have learned telepathy from all their pet cats. They have also learned the stand-offishness from their cats so sadly, it still doesn't help them make the first move.

afaik typst cannot be easily transpiled to latex. so even if it's a better experience, it isn't a good idea to write the a whole article in typst. most toolings in academic literature are built around latex.

The Matrix films were trans allegories. this isn't a fan theory either, the the Wachowskis (the two sisters who directed the films) said their original intention for the films was to be a trans allegory. (source) "That was the original intention but the world wasn't quite ready," Quote by Lilly Wachowski. she and her sister came out as trans after the films came out

Totally. It’s the same as seeing a post on social media and just believing it 100%

I'm talking about how much it costs to get this service, rather doing it yourself. It will take longer to do it yourself as someone who isn't doing it every day (and you don't have a sewing machine in this scenario, right?)

No shortage of crazy on the internet 🫠

Everyone has their fetishes, who am I to judge.

Crazy cool!

::: spoiler spoiler Brilliant and tuxedo :::

I feel like this comment exaggerates how far the human eye can perceive into the universe. Anything you can see with your eyeball is only as far as a few hundred light years, which means it would be extremely unlikely that any star you can see is significantly different in location "now" than when the light emitted. Also it would be extremely unlikely for any star you can see with your eyes to have died between the time light is emitted and when you experience it. That's a different story for things you can see through a telescope, or through a camera, but just looking up... Those points of light are pretty close and extremely bright stars. You do point out the light from the stars dim due to inverse square law, but don't forget they also red-shift due to the expansion of the universe. The cosmic microwave background radiation didn't start as microwaves, it started as red visible light that slowly red shifted into the infrared, then into microwave.

Keep in mind that guy makes multiple accounts some days, and getting called out is probably what he wants. In all honesty he probably has some kind of mental condition, but that doesn't mean constantly subjecting others to his fetish is ok. Just remember, some people are here not because they chose Lemmy, they're here because everywhere else system/IP banned them already