Why should he worry about how much he’s thinking about your comment? Isn’t provoking reactions part of posting something like that publicly or was it mainly meant as venting?

I actually agree with his sentiment but wouldn’t really be able to explain what exactly irks me. I think there can be value in reflecting on how relationship dynamics or social environments contribute to people drifting toward more extreme views. That doesn’t mean it’s your fault or that you’re responsible for his choices. But your first comment came across as if you saw yourself as having little or no role in the dynamic at all and I don’t think that’s true.

I think it actually makes sense to think about some of the questions posted by @[email protected]. You might be able to better understand why you reacted so strongly.

It’s very much in the direct traffic flow of bikes, is it not? They then have to pass onto the street with cars or wait.

At idle, when the 5 HDDs are spun down, it’s around 25W. When everything’s up and running and under load it’s around 50W.

That’s hilarious.

Great, now I’m a dad, apparently. Thank you!

Monkey sees, monkey wants. I’m in desperate need of a personality. Is this hat real?

It’s not all that different in Germany.

Do you have a recipe for this criminally good-looking Cherry Cream Cheese Cake?

Exactly, that’s why this is such a lame take. Roughly 3/4 of all agricultural land could be restored by switching to a plant based diet.

That’s a pretty textbook ad hominem, so I don’t think there’s much to continue here.

Have a good one, either way.

Edit: Saw that you used an alt account to downvote me twice. That’s actually kind of pitiful. You won this argument, okay champ?

My dude, you’re lost in the sauce. You edited your comment to mention the dot-com bubble after I posted but why would we even talk about that? YouTube wasn’t founded until several years later.

Why wouldn’t I talk about VC? YouTube was backed by VC a couple of months after its creation.

What are you talking about? I’m kinda speechless. In tech it’s absolutely normal to not be profitable after 3 years. Amazon, Uber, Tesla, Netflix. Just off the top of my head. You can find many more. And we don’t even need to talk about AI. Have you seen their profits?

That’s standard procedure for a start-up. You rely on investment money and focus on growth rather than profitability.

I don’t understand the nostalgia for a YouTube that was supposedly only created for our enjoyment. It never existed. It was always going to squeeze as much money out of its users as possible to satisfy its shareholders.

That’s an interesting point. Perhaps there was a time when quality was the defining metric and customer enjoyment was considered. In hindsight, this was short-lived, as other metrics became more important in order to satisfy stakeholders. My point is that this is always bound to happen in a capitalist system.

I love the illusion and enjoy immersing myself in it, but let’s not kid ourselves. It has always been about profit.

Yeah, it’s a trend on Reddit that’s spreading (see what I did there? Heh, sex). I don’t like it at all. The punchline is either non-existent, “heh, sex” or women being horny. Just uninspired stuff. I get why the artists do it, it pays the bills. But I’m not too keen on it.

That’s a cool idea! As others, I’m not too keen on using Telegram. Would it run with other messaging apps like Signal or Threema?

That’s more like a fever dream than a shower thought.

Ah, I see. Yes, I was too loose with the terminology. It was oversimplified and exaggerated for comic effect. But I can see now how that can be difficult to decipher. You won, I concede.