Yes, they are tankies. Arguably tankies are No True Leftist or they wouldn’t be fellating right-wing regimes, but at least purportedly and self-identified…ly… they are not only “leftist” but “Communist”, ML is Marxism-Leninism after all.
This place is noticeably more anticorporate - which makes sense because corporations tend to be dicks - and leftist. Enshittification is a fairly apt term for what goes on.
“You’re welcome” was always taught to me as the proper thing, but sounds slightly stilted. They express the same sentiment, roughly, but “[it was] no problem” is arguably clearer about it. I personally just think it’s a slightly “nicer” nuance.
Of course, sometimes maybe it actually was a problem, and then I’d only say it if going out of my way to be nice about it.
The advice is wank, from people who don’t know jack about this. And yes, I know - I don’t, either. That is why I don’t try to answer questions on hugely complicated fields I don’t know. Almost nobody even considered posting a source for anything and that is a huge red flag in a question that is basically about science.
Given that the advice is off-topic, wrong, potentially risky or some combination, I am not wrong about the general sentiment. If you wanted me to phrase it some other way, maybe you could’ve been more, uh, constructive.
After all, commenting “this is the pure dietary sugar of discussions” and then walking away is the pure dietary sugar of discussions.
Holy crap, don’t get your dietary advice from this place apparently.
Bottom? This is par for the course.
Depending on what you mean by respect and opinion, yes. If you’re discussing an opinion then someone is probably going to expect you to explain why, that’s a logical point to cover in any such discussion. Even if it’s subjective. If it’s an opinion on something objective, then there’s an actual burden of “proof” and possible consequences, and the stakes rise accordingly.
There aren’t many reasons to “properly” respect an opinion that is irrational (not just subjective), factually wrong (“interpretation” only goes so far), dishonest, or anything like that. I’m skeptical of endorsing any opinion until I know why it is what it is.
Ha! Get rekt, Meta.
“Underrated” and “awesome” tend to just… mean roughly the same thing in this context, and it’s so individual it’s hopeless to try to recommend stuff based on that alone. Popularity or unpopularity doesn’t necessarily speak to how much you’ll like it, either.
Recommendations are easier to give the better you know your tastes, and the better you can describe them.
You can also do some thinking about what you like and why, and see how others describe that song/album/artist/whatever to get some useful starting points. If you want to nerd out, Wikipedia and the like can tell you a lot about musical influences that shaped this or that style, and you can track it down and see if it resonates with you.
As they say, you’re not a train or plane, you don’t need to announce your departure. I do completely get your complaint about the negativity here, though, it’s… a lot. Wanting some distance from that because it’s a bummer is perfectly reasonable.
Best of luck in the future.
… OK, but seriously, what the fuck is it? Marketingspeke is cool (apparently), I get it, but what does it literally do?
“Finally”? Barf.
Whatever works, of course. I’m not trying to go all hipster, I just think it’s sort of pleasant work with the whetstone, and having crazy sharp knives is weirdly satisfying.
All you need is a bulldozer and a cement truck.
Small set of whetstones so I can keep my kitchen knives absurdly sharp. Sharp vs “meh” vs dull knives make a huge difference in speed, comfort and safety. I’ve scuffed my knives a bit getting into things, but at least they’re sharp as hell and touching them up only takes a few minutes.
Also it’s hardly unconventional, but a quick read thermometer (fold-out type) is almost a must.
Acoustic?
Black, no flavoring aside from the tea, brewed strong with a small splash of milk and 1-2 tsp of sugar for a large mug.
The potential existence of sentient life out there? Sure. Space is big.
Anything that’s ever interacted with us or is likely in a position to ever be able to do so? No. Space is big.
Because when you simply ask for donations, the vast majority of people don’t.
So don’t?