So post non-US centric content.
So post non-US centric content.
Also speaks to their average reading comprehension and ability to follow basic instructions.
ITT: I’m not a part of the two generations you specifically asked for, but here’s my life story anyway.
Holy shit, is that the guy from the ice cream episode of Modern Marvels?
Doomerism. Not even once.
Of course the only reasonable answer is all the way at the bottom.
I tell you, the worst part of Lemmy is the users.
Proof that if a system or technology exists, nerds will try to run Doom on it.
OK.
As someone who has lived in multiple states I can confidently say that your preconceived notions about our country are not based on reality.
That is NOT the typical experience in the US
In certain parts of Wisconsin, yes, but not the rest of the US.
Holy shit I had to do a lot of scrolling to get to the real answer.
Try using “precisely” or “roughly” where applicable. It lets people know you’re talking about firm realities and aren’t using hyperbole.
It’s a stupid, imperfect workaround and I hate that it’s necessary, but it’s the best we have for a decade or three until people stop bastardizing “literally”.
Very, very different from a dishonorable discharge from the military.
Not with a dishonorable discharge.
No, this is very, very far from normal here.
Nothing is stopping them from doing it, which is why when the cops get a report of someone pointing a gun at people they have no choice but to assume it’s real (unless it’s obviously shaped like a super soaker). If the person training their gun-shaped object on passersby points the gun at the cops they usually get shot because the cops aren’t willing to bet their life that it’s not some asshole who put orange acrylic paint on the tip of a real gun.
There are some hobbyists that paint their guns to look like a Nerf gun or a Nintendo gun controller. The general consensus is “it would be stupid to take this out anywhere other than the range”. This is much less common than the opposite: toy or pellet guns that look very realistic.