On a greentext community? Blasphemy!

Instead of Satanic rituals, it’s improvisation and arithmetic.

It’s necessary for 4chan, yes.

Not in my experience. It’s all just “go out and vote!”

I’m not arguing against people being informed. I’m arguing against uninformed people being encouraged to vote.

High voter turnout does change the results in many cases, but generally that’s simple negative feedback. Average Americans didn’t have to be well informed to vote against Trump in 2020, for instance - Trump saw to that when he made an ass of himself publicly on a regular basis. And people notice things like wars and recessions and whatnot. That’s not the same as an informed voter base.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating tests or anything for voting. We’ve seen what that leads to.

I’m thinking more along the lines of self-determination. If someone has no interest or knowledge of politics, they should refrain from voting.

Now, continue that train of thought. Imagine that the person not voting is one of the politically ignorant mentioned in the quote.

What are they going to do at the polls? Are they going to add signal or noise? What is accomplished by them choosing a candidate at random?

Letting people who are informed make decisions for you happens all the time. Engineers and safety officers determine speed limits. Architects determine how the buildings you enter are constructed. Panels of electricians, firemen, and manufacturers determine the electrical codes that keep your house from randomly catching fire or electrocuting you. Interested people organize community events you attend. What makes politics any different?

My personal ideal would be that only the informed vote. Anyone has the right to become involved, as well as the right to abstain and accept the choice of their peers. Unfortunately, many people form their political opinions in echo chambers and are less informed than they think.

It’s just little girls that will try to eat those. There seems to be no gender barrier to toddlers trying to eat little plastic pieces like this.

Edit: bah, I meant it’s not just little girls.

Turns out being an idiot isn’t a barrier to home ownership.

As long as they don’t vote, who cares? It’s the imbeciles that vote that cause the problems.

Yes.

I’m not an anime guy, but I loved the manga (except Marika). How’s the anime compare?

Only for lazy shits.

I had a gallon bottle that I used. I only filled it completely maybe twice in seven years. I’d pull over on the shoulder in the country and pour it out the passenger window. Give it a good rinse every few days and a thorough washing every month or so and it wouldn’t even stink.

Even for the people that use small bottles and throw them out, they can save them long enough to throw them away at a truck stop. There’s no excuse for throwing your full piss bottles and other trash on the side of the road.

This pissed me off so much when I was a trucker.

Businesses don’t have to let you park in their lots. Cities can put up no truck parking signs. States can restrict parking on entrance ramps.

Stop giving them excuses to do so! You’re just making things worse for drivers out of sheer laziness. Truck stops let you throw away your trash in dumpsters.

Yep.

Oh, for sure. I lived not too far from where I do now when I was younger and flipped burgers for a living. I had holes in the floor of my trailer where possums would come up at night and raid the cat food.

Still, being able to wake up, walk outside, and take my morning piss off the front porch while watching the sunrise was some compensation. Being out away from everyone is appealing to some people.

In some cases it is.

I live on an acre about 100 miles from the nearest sizable city. I’ve got a workshop, pecan trees, a pool, a smoker trailer, a bonfire pit fifteen feet across, and lots of peace and quiet. No HOA, no city ordinances, no traffic, and the only loud neighbor is a donkey that brays a few times a day.

That would cost me at least half a million in the city. The little apartment I used to rent Pre-COVID cost me nearly as much as the house payment I pay now.

Is it for everyone? No. There’s no excitement, limited shopping and dining options, and anywhere I want to go is at least a twenty minute drive. But it’s great for me. My job sends me all over the world so I get my fill of the city while living in hotels. Going home is a breath of fresh air.

It makes me think about the manga where a guy wakes up with a girl for his hand.

Sounds interesting, I’ll check it out.

Fortunately, the US military doesn’t want to recruit people who want to to die for their country. They want people willing to kill for their country. You know, just like every other military in the world.

Divide the circumference by π, it’s a bit over an inch in diameter. Somewhere between 3 to 4cm.