That sentence by Barnwell he quotes actually is the worst kind of analytics I’m-the-smartest-person-in-the-world horseshit, though.

Civilians, I meant.

It’s an incredible portrait of the imperial mindset, the way this discussion is happening: everyone speaks as though the outcome is necessarily a consequence of what the United States does or does not do. But the world is outside of our control; we don’t get to dictate the flow of history. And the sooner we recognize…

Fun fact: the US killed more Syrians in Mosul than Russia killed in Aleppo.

Freddie alone endures

I would just point out even to diehard Sony fans - monopolies are terrible for consumers. If Xbox ceases to be an effective competitor to Playstation, and the Switch remains in its own real niche, there’s no market incentive for Sony to make a better product. The last thing you should want as a Playstation owner is…

Fan entitlement sucks.

But do you acknowledge the methodological difficulty here? That this is an issue where there are real controversies over methods that aren’t motivated by sexism?

they’re telling us that it doesn’t exist at all.

I mean, the thing is that this is an issue where there are legitimate disagreements about methodology and conclusions. It’s very hard to do sound social science on these topics. Reasonable people can reasonably disagree about the size and sources of the wage gap. But as soon as you accuse anyone who thinks the gap is…

He hasn’t learned and he sure as shit isn’t fit to teach.

vSo you think he shouldn’t get another chance? For the rest of his life? It’s a life sentence of unemployment? You think that’s progressive?

I would like to print out this comment and frame it.

And if he never gets a job thanks to a prior conviction, his chances of re-offending go through the roof. So maybe we should stop celebrating him getting frozen out of every possible professional opportunity.

For the record, an inability to get work after someone has been convicted of a crime is a key predictor of recidivism.

I’m one of the happiest people I know.

Alternatively: don’t do cardio.

“the pseudonymous”

lol

I’ve been lifting for 15 years, I’ m finally on a good diet, I’m both leaner and more muscular than I’ve been since I was in my early 20s, and I’m hitting PRs on a number of core lifts. And I can’t do more than like 3 fucking pullups at a time.