Joshe

She's still there. I saw it in the interview video when you said something like "wtf cu**?" lol

lol, someone needed to slap that mf. One thing I immediately perk up for is people being assholes to animals. I can't be quiet about that either, regardless who don't like it. I'm a bit more tame than you, though, lol. I would have just said "What the fuck is wrong with you?" and stared him down like we can fight if he wants to. lol

😂love it

Yeah, it takes some getting used to. And it's easy for things to spiral out of control.

Jesus. I feel your pain. Luckily, my mom is apolitical but leans conservative. If she was a Rush or Beck fan, that would not be good for me, lol. A few of my family members were tuned into Fox News heavily during the Trump era, so they got all swept up. It was difficult spending time with them during that. I'd walk into their house with Fox News blaring and the whole time I'm just like wtf. They'd have Trump coasters on the coffee table and Hillary Clinton's face on toilet paper in the bathroom, lol.

Oh no! lol One example of how you could employ my suggestion is saying something like "Yes, I'm glad Trump got the border problem solved but I didn't like how ICE has killed a few innocent people. I think they could have went about that differently". Saying shit like that positions you as someone who can see the value in what Trump does, but also that you're not blindly looking past the failures the way that they are. So basically, try to find cheap points of agreement on inconsequential stuff so that you can smuggle something in to get them thinking in a more nuanced way. That's my current tact.

Also, it can be helpful to smear a Democrat from the outset. It buys you more credibility with them, lol.

Unless you’re very rhetorically skilled and good at debate, it’s probably best to keep quiet. One-on-one is a different story, but it’s hard to manage them all at once. What I like to do is find things I can agree with them on, then use that to smuggle in something to get them thinking more critically. One angle even MAGA can usually latch onto is the “corrupt elite politicians”. If they bring up socialism, ask them if they like the government paying for roads and social security and if they say they like those things, then they aren’t against socialism 100%, just to a degree. I feel like this whole socialism point needs to be explained to them at this time. If you feel like speaking up, pick your battles. I wouldn’t argue with them on immigration/black person shoots cop.

I'm not going to play your petty games. You got a nasty little demon in you that needs exorcised. We're done here. Move on.

Everything after the sentence you and your AI cherry-picked for attack. Arguing over petty shit makes me feel nasty, so we’ll pick this back up when there’s actually something to argue about. In the meantime, adjust your AI prompt with “be sure to steelman so you don’t miss the essence.”

Lol. Damn bruh. You gotta stop letting AI do your thinking. It only works up to a certain level. Like, did you say to your AI “ Josh’s use of gaslight doesn’t seem right here?”, lol. You’re right though, gaslighting wasn’t accurate. But apparently, you and your AI failed to account for “Josh could have pattern-matched to something and blurted out an inaccurate term with two seconds of consideration before moving on to his more substantial and relevant point”. You’re right that my cognitive ability is only slightly above average. Perception is my strength, not cognition. It’s how I know you used AI.

My car has turbo. I only ever use it to pass people. Push the automatic stick left and the whole dash turns red and the screen shows a funny animation of the entire car turning from blue to red to indicate you’ve switched into “Sport mode”. Lol. Pretty fun.

Seek @oOo's council. Tell him to explain it like I'm 5. 😂

Yeah, listening to you explain your concepts over video was much nicer than reading your explanations of them on screen. I understood better and liked you much more over video, lol. It's interesting how that works.

Good point. I don't have any carpet. I might change my tune if I did. Shoes themselves are not responsible for a lot of dust. Obviously, they are hitting surfaces and nothing much is sticking to them. They make these things called "rugs" that you place in front of your doors. lol

What's funny is every time I started worrying about getting sick from all the elements, that's when I actually did start noticing things and feeling off. It's funny how when I don't worry about it, it doesn't bother me.

The main thing I think about it stepping in front of a Wal-Mart toilet to piss, then carrying all that back into my house. When shit like that happens, I try to find a nice patch of grass to scoot my feet across. lol. But I'm not about to start making it a rule to take my shoes off at the door. I almost never get sick. I've never had the flu. I've only had colds a few of times in my life. I'm 40. I chalk that up to not being afraid to get dirty. I sit down in the grass and roll around with my dog daily. Then lay down on my mattress if I feel like it. lol Wash everything every two weeks... you're fine.

I actually like it. The accent itself carries a warm/friendly intonation with it, which makes the most mundane of statements much more interesting and often more friendly. Like, when I speak, I don't sound anywhere near as friendly as you, but I wish I did. It got me thinking about how accent itself can shape our relationship to our fellows. I'd choose your accent anyday over any American accent.

Wtf is this, gaslighting? Can you backup your intuition? You probably don't know shit about this guy. He said some legit things. The fact that you think you can say such a statement from such a limited amount of information is insane dude. Like, you're going to need more than this one post to draw from before you make such statements. Now I'm wondering, are you gay?

Oh shit. Didn't realize AION was OP. Please disregard me.

lol, done.

Taking your shoes off at the front door.