Chrom, grant me my RAM…and if you do not listen, then the hell with you!

Step 1: capitulate

I heard his approval rating is insanely low for a president this early in their term. Unfortunately it doesn’t mean so much now but at least there are folks in the USA not lapping it up, no idea where they were on election day though.

What’s the whole weeping and gnashing of teeth thing, is that something different to hell?

I’m not a biblical scholar but my understanding was there was biblical basis for it. Especially mentioned by Jesus as he was an apocalyptic preacher. Something like this sounds like it fits the bill pretty well:

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Like I said though I’m not a biblical scholar. Although I’m not sure simply being denied an infinite reward is that much better really. It’s still effectively an infinite punishment for something you have no control over.

I agree he said a lot of cool stuff for sure but ultimately he was an apocalyptic preacher. I think it’s immoral to tell people they need to accept your God or you’ll go to hell, personally, so that’s one not cool thing.

“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

Pretty messed up given that belief is not something you can even really choose.

please !!

And good luck to you, mate. Pushing back against maga is a worthwhile goal I just don’t think pissing off everyone at your workplace or people who engage with you is the best way to go.

Well sure, unless you want to pretend you’re achieving anything other than making yourself feel smarter by throwing around gotchas and completely failing to engage in any meaningful discussion. If you want to call it something else that’s ok but it seems based on your replies all you’re interested in doing is preaching to yourself to reinforce your own ideas.

Sorry people aren’t receptive to your mental jerk off sessions at work then I guess.

This whole manner of engaging in a discussion is just really annoying and most people probably won’t find it worth their time to engage with you, let alone people who just want to do their jobs. Maybe spend some time learning about how to engage with people productively or you’ll be in for a bad time whenever you step outside your echo chamber.

Maybe try shutting up about politics? Work isn’t really the forum for that generally although it can depend on your relationship with your colleagues. If you want to talk politics try doing it with other people you have a closer relationship with, nobody owes you a forum for political discussion.

Any advice for getting started with journalling? It’s been recommended to me but it’s not something I’ve ever really done before.

OneDrive to rule them all, OneDrive to subscribe them

OneDrive to pester them all and in the darkness sync them

In the land of Microsoft, where the data lies.

Well, I’m a Star Citizen backer, so…

Hard to tell exactly, but if you want to be more convincing and engaging in these kinds of discussions I would suggest a couple of things. I’m not an expert here by any means though so take with a grain of salt:

Give up trying to convince someone to your side in one conversation. The most you can hope to do is plant a seed for further reflection that may eventually lead to the person changing their mind but don’t even count on that.

Try not to come into the conversation assuming you are right. It can influence the way you talk, makes you less engaging and more easy to dismiss because it can be annoying for people. Try to see it as an opportunity to test and refine your own views, that’s something you can control and an outcome you can benefit from regardless of the other person.

In that spirit, spend time upfront asking questions and understanding the other person’s point of view even if it seems obvious at first. This is a good time to find the areas you both agree on which is going to be really important. Emphasise the areas you agree on and express your agreement whenever you can.

Once you have a good understanding of the person’s position and the areas of agreement, you can start using those areas as a foundation to start building the case for your side. Don’t push too hard, express your views and ask for their opinion, ask them about what they disagree with specifically and listen.

That’s all the generic advice I have really, just try to frame it in your mind as a chance to understand why someone might think the way they do and what you might be wrong about and you won’t leave disappointed. If they’re not willing to engage at all though, best to just move on and not push.

This is simply a false dichotomy. There’s plenty of blame to go around and a large share rests with all the people that had the power to stop this but chose not to.

If you’re saying shit like “orange man bad” unironically I really don’t think you do.

It’s a government orchestrated bioattack on the unvaccinated! Just look at the data, the virus is specifically targeting the unvaccinated!! Wake up sheeple!!!1

Don’t trust your lying eyes. The constitution says what the supreme court says it says.